Items in bold are required evening performances (starting at 6:30pm, unless otherwise noted). Items in italics are optional events for selected musicians. September 26 MSBOA All-State Registration Deadline October 20 8th Grade C, O Potluck Concert October 19-23MSBOA All-State Band and Orchestra Auditions November 1 MSBOA Solo & Ensemble Registration Deadline November 10Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra (A2SO) Field Trip - 6th grade orchestra December 14 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Orchestra Winter Concert December 20 7th/8th Grade Band, Choir and Orchestra In-School Concert January 19-21Michigan Music Conference, Grand Rapids: MSVMA State Honors Choir Concert is on Thursday night; MSBOA Band and String Orchestra Concerts are on Saturday. January 14MSBOA Middle School Solo & Ensemble January 17 Slauson Incoming 6th Grade Invitational Collage Concert at 1:00pm (6th Grade Band, Choir, and Orchestra, Chamber Strings, Honors Choir, etc. perform for feeder school 5th graders) February 28Orchestra Night at Hill Auditorium - 7th and 8th Grade Orchestra(7:00PM) Daytime fieldtrip rehearsal time TBA March 2-4 or 9-11MSBOA Festival - 8th grade Orchestra (time TBD) Mid-April BGSU Middle School Honors Orchestra Festival - select 6th-8th graders(exact date TBA) May 118th Grade B, C, O Spring Concert May 167th Grade B, C, O Spring Concert May 256th Grade B, C, O Spring Concert June 78th Grade Promotion Ceremony - 8th Grade Choir and Orchestra