The Clements High School Orchestras are comprised of over 150 students in grades 9-12. We are a co-curricular program featuring four performing string orchestras, one fundamentals string orchestra, and a full symphony formed in conjunction with the Clements Symphonic Band.

          Membership in the Clements Orchestras is open to all string players with previous experience or training. Placement into the orchestra program is determined by audition in the late spring for the following fall semester. Audition performance materials are assigned and constitute the majority of the audition. These materials may include scales, etudes, orchestral excerpts, and sight reading. Other factors in placement include experience level, rehearsal etiquette, rehearsal/performance attendance, and eligibility history.

          String classes meet daily for fifty minutes, and may have one two hour rehearsal per week as needs dictate. The symphony meets once a week for two hours from January until their Pre-UIL and UIL performances in March.

          The performing string orchestras have four co-curricular performances per year, and two or three adjudicated/competitive performances. The adjudicated/competitive performances include:

          Texas Music Educators Association Honor Orchestra (Full and String)
          University Scholastic League Concert and Sight Reading Contest
          Regional or National festivals

          All of the performing ensembles have a distinguished long and distinguished record of success under the batons of Michael Fleming (1990-1998), Penelope Meitz (1998-2006), Dixie Addington (2006-2007), and Ginger Wolfe (2007-present). In 2009, the Clements Orchestras welcomed Associate Director Sabrina Behrens to our program.