CMEA Orchestra Festival
Buchanan Orchestras
Fresno High School • Tuesday, March 25, 2025
LAST UPDATE: 3/10/25 • 12:10pm
General Trip Details
Emergency Contacts: John Lack, Director, 509-389-0467
Student Transportation: Provided to and from event via School Bus
Meals Provided/$ for Meals Needed: Please pack a sack breakfast to eat when we return to BHS.
Festival Details
Festival Site: Fresno High School, 1839 N Echo Ave, Fresno, CA 93704 (Map Below)
Admission: Free
Festival Schedule: Click Here
BHS String Orchestra Performs: 10:48am
BHS Chamber Orchestra Performs: 12:09pm
Spectator Info & Parking: Vehicles that are parking and planning to stay (parents included) may park in the staff parking off of Echo and McKinley. All adult visitors (non-directors) must check in at the main office.
Important Reminders
Out of respect for fellow audience members and spectators and copyright laws, please do not video record Buchanan/Alta Sierra Instrumental Music Performances. Thank you for your cooperation.
Students will be excused from all missed classes. Please see your teachers for missed work.
Please be a GREAT audience if you attend the performance!
Packing List
Instrument, Music, Mutes, Rock Stops, Stools, etc.
Concert Attire: Click here.
Lunch: Bring a sack lunch.
Itinerary - Everyone
8:40am School starts. Meet at BHS Bandroom.
9:00am Load Buses & Depart for Fresno High School
9:30am Arrive at Fresno HS.
9:54am Watch Golden West Intermediate Orchestra
Itinerary - BHS String Orchestra
10:21am Get instruments and go to warm up.
10:48am Buchanan String Orchestra Performance
11:15am Sight Reading
11:42am Put Instruments away
12:09pm Watch Buchanan Chamber Orchestra
12:36pm Wait for Chamber to Sightread.
Itinerary - BHS Chamber Orchestra
10:21am Watch Clovis West Chamber Orchestra
10:48am Watch Buchanan String Orchestra
11:15am Watch Oak Grove Elementary String Orchestra
11:42am Get instruments and go to warm up.
12:09pm Buchanan Chamber Orchestra Performance
12:36pm Sight Reading
Itinerary - Everyone
1:00pm Load Bus/Depart for BHS
1:30pm Arrive at BHS Bandroom. Put instruments away and change. Eat lunch.
2:15pm Return to class.
