Charlottesville High School Orchestra

SINCE 1982, Virginia’s Charlottesville High School Orchestra program has grown from eight members to one of the largest in the commonwealth, and has earned a national reputation for excellence. Consisting of String Ensemble and Concert Orchestra, we have garnered top prizes in music festivals in the United States—from New York to Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Williamsburg, Nashville, Orlando, Virginia Beach, and Myrtle Beach—and abroad in the Caribbean; London, England; Vienna, Austria; Florence, Italy; Paris, France, and Dublin, Ireland. We have performed by invitation at five VMEA conferences and at the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic.

Four students wearing masks pose for the camera holding their instruments in front of a Jeffersonian style building

News

The cover of the CHSO Lisbon and Madrid 2020 Prospectus including a photo of a young man in a tuxedo holding a chello

Lisbon 2021 Prospectus
Charlottesville High School String Ensemble has been invited to perform in the prestigious Lisbon International Youth Music Festival.

A violin painted with an Appalachian mountain scene against a black background.

Painted Violins 2020 Fundraiser
Thank you to all who helped support the Charlottesville High School Orchestra by bidding on one of these beautiful violins.

Five students hug each other while posing for a portrait after their performance

CHSO Video Wins 3 Gold Medal Advocacy Awards
Students from the Metro Nashville Public Schools perform Bebe and Cece Winans’ We Need Another One (Right Now) with the CHS Orchestra and Choir.