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Concert Dates

October 1 (Wed). 6:30pm Cross MS, 7pm, CDO HS

December 10 (Wed), 6pm Elementary School, 6:30pm Cross MS, 7pm CDO HS

March 4 (Wed), 6:30pm Cross MS, 7pm CDO HS

May 13 (Wed), 6pm Cross MS, 7pm, CDO HS

Symphonic Only, ABODA Festival, 10/15@Tucson HS

Symphonic and Concert Orchestra, ABODA Festival 2/25/26@CDO HS

CDO Orchestra/Cross Orchestra Concert schedule

October 2 (Wed) Fall Concert at 7pm, (Cross@6:30pm) CDO Auditorium (5pm Call) 

December 11 (Wed) CDO Feeder Concert at 6pm (Elementary@6pm, Cross@6:30pm, CDO@7pm) CDO Auditorium (5pm Call)

March 5 (Wed) Spring Concert at 7:00pm, (Cross@6:30pm) CDO Auditorium (5pm Call) 

May 14(Wed) Final Concert at 7:00pm, CDO Auditorium (5:30pm Banquet) Cross@6pm

CDO Orchestra (Including the concerts above)

October 2 (Wed) Fall Concert at 7pm, (Cross@6:30pm) CDO Auditorium (5pm Call) 

October 16 (Wed) ABODA Festival at Tucson High School  (Symphonic only)

November 1, Deadline for sign up for Regional Orchestra Audition and Solo Ensemble Festival for CDO students.  ($25 application fee, payable to CDO, memo: Orchestra audition) 

December 11 (Wed) CDO Feeder Concert at 6pm (Elementary@6pm, Cross@6:30pm, CDO@7pm) CDO Auditorium (5pm Call)

January 18 (Sat) Solo Ensemble Festival

January 25 (Sat) Regional Auditions at Palo Verde High School 

February 14(Fri) and 15(Sat)  AMEA Regional Festival (Participants only)@ Cholla High School 

February 19 (Wed) Deadline to register for All State

March 5 (Wed) Spring Concert at 7:00pm, (Cross@6:30pm) CDO Auditorium (5pm Call) 

March 6 (Thu) Arizona Friends of Chamber Music performance (Listening) at Leo Rich Theater, then perform at ABODA Festival at Catalina Foothills High School. (Symphonic Only) 

March 8 (Sat) AMEA All State Audition, Phoenix (Student must have completed Regional Festival and must have been placed in the first half of your instrument.  Violinists must make 1st Violin at the Regional (or first desk of 2nd Violin) in order to qualify.

March 27 – March 30, Orchestra Trip to California (Tentative)

April 10-12 (Thu-Sat), All-State Festival, (Participants only)

April 23 (Wed), AMEA State Festival (Only participates if we receive Superior Rating in March)

May 14(Wed) Final Concert at 7:00pm, CDO Auditorium (5:30pm Banquet) Cross@6pm

May 16 (Fri) Honors Assembly at 6pm, CDO Auditorium (5pm Call) Non Seniors only. 

Concert Dates at CDO High School for 2023-2024 Seasons
October 4 @6:30pm (Cross), 7pm (CDO)
December 13@6pm (Elementary), 6:30pm (Cross), 7pm (CDO), CDO Feeder Concert
March 6@6:30pm(Cross), 7pm (CDO)
May 8 @6pm (Cross), 7pm (CDO)

Cross/CDO Orchestras
12/7/22@6:30pm

Cross/CDO and Feeder Concert (Harelson, Donaldson, Mesa Verde)
3/1/22@6pm

Cross/CDO Final Concert
5/10@6pm

Welcome back to the new school year. I am very excited to start the new year.

For CDO HS info, go to https://cdoorchestra.com/cdo/

For Cross MS info, go to https://cdoorchestra.com/cross/

For Harelson ES info, go to https://cdoorchestra.com/harelson/

Thank you, Toru Tagawa, Orchestra Director

Canyon del Oro High School, and Cross Middle School Orchestra’s Final Concert

May 11 @6:30pm, Canyon del Oro High School Auditorium, 25 W. Calle Concorida, Oro Valley, AZ. (Auditorium is located SW corner of the Campus in the Fine Arts Building).
Free Admission

6:30pm- Cross Middle School Intermediate Orchestra, then Advanced Orchestra

7pm – Canyon del Oro High School Concert Orchestra
7:15pm – Canyon del oro High School Symphonic Orchestra featuring 9 Seniors as soloists. Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins, Saint-Saens: Allegro Appasionato, Haydn: Concerto in C, Bruch: Kol Nidrei, Morricone: Cinema Paradiso, Telemann: Viola Concerto, Mozarto: Violin Concerto No.3, Phillips: The Gentle Giant. Soloists: Emma Guzman, Lily Galvan, Fiona Merritt, Jordan Heaps, Noah Nelson, Miki Hernandez, Mackenna Webster, Chase Hammett and Aiden Dionise.

CDO Feeder Concert, featuring students from Donaldson, Harelson, Mesa Verde Elementary Schools, Cross Middle School and Canyon del Oro High School Orchestras.

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 @6pm

Canyon del Oro High School Auditorium

Admission: Free, mask required.

Time:

6pm : Elementary Orchestra

6:30pm: Cross Middle School Orchestra, (Intermediate then Advanced)

7pm: Canyon del Oro High School Orchestra, (Concert, Symphonic then Combined)

Please help us by donating your Arizona Tax Credit to CDO HS Orchestra. (2022, Competing at the Worldstrides Anaheim Music Heritage Festival)

Go to CDO Webpage/Quicklink/Bookstore  https://az-amphitheater.intouchreceipting.com/
User Name: Student ID Number  (You can sign in as a Guest!!)
Password: Last Name with Capital first letter
Go to : Shop,    Then Click: Item at student’s school
School Type – High School, then click: Canyon del Oro High School
Categories: CDO Tax Credits Donation

Find: Orchestra, type in the amount, then click buy, then go to Checkout (upper right corner), then pay with your credit card.  You will need to type in your address, credit card number.

Or You can send us the check
ArizonaTaxCreditDonationFormCDOHS
Please fill out the form, then print, Check payable to CDO, memo: Orchestra, and send it to
Canyon del Oro High School
Attn: Orchestra Director, Toru Tagawa
25 W. Calle Concordia, Oro Valley 85704

CDO/Cross Orchestra Concert will be on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 @6:30pm at Canyon del Oro High School Fine Arts Auditorium (25 W. Calle Concordia, Oro Valley). Please park in the West Parking lot. Concert is free and open to the public. Masks: Required to enter the building. Concert order: Cross Intermediate, Cross Advanced, CDO Concert, and CDO Symphonic Orchestras.

Dear Students and Parents,

              Welcome to the new school year. My name is Toru Tagawa, and this is my 13th year as the Orchestra Director at Canyon del Oro High School. I am looking forward to working with all of you and making great music. At CDO, we have two orchestras, the Concert Orchestra and the Symphonic Orchestra. The Concert Orchestra is open to intermediate level students, and the Symphonic Orchestra is only open to advanced students and audition is required.

In both orchestras, we will cover a variety of literature from J.S. Bach to full orchestra music. We will be learning about composers, scales, key signatures in addition to playing your instrument. 

Please read this handbook carefully and sign the online contract by August 17, 2021. Link is at Orchestra Handbook 2021-2022 Make sure to put your T-shirt size, you will receive one Orchestra T-shirt. We will make T-shirts after we are able to meet in person. 

Symphonic Orchestra meets in the 2nd Period.

Concert Orchestra meets in the 3rd Period. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. 

Sincerely,   

Toru Tagawa, ttagawa@amphi.com, 520-696-5797

Director: CDO Orchestra       

For Orchestra handbook, instrumental rental form, go to https://cdoorchestra.com/cdo/