Meet at Highland Christian Church        1500 Forest Hills Blvd.  (Hwy. 279)        Bella Vista, Arkansas  72715

BHS ChamberOrchestra teacher, Jesse Collett, provided a concert on April 2,2024

BHS Chamber Orchestra is the elite orchestra at Bentonville High School and is determined by audition. It is comprised of 35-40 serious student musicians, grades 9 through 12. The focus for this ensemble is to develop the highest level of ensemble playing and develop professional level skills and expectations to compete at a national level. The difficulty range of music performed by this ensemble is grade 4 through 6. The BHS chamber orchestra plays regular concerts throughout the community. We also send smaller ensembles to play at public and private events allowing students to experience professional level expectations. The members of this ensemble are expected to audition for All-Region and All-State orchestra ensembles as well as participate in 4 BHS Orchestra concerts throughout the school year and Concert Assessment in the spring. This ensemble competes regularly at National competitions and clinics. The BHS Chamber Orchestra has competed and performed in festivals and clinics in New York City, Dallas, Kansas City, Chicago, Colorado Springs, Tampa, Albuquerque, Orlando and Nashville. The BHS Chamber Orchestra placed 3rd in the ASTA National Orchestra Festival in 2016 and competed for the Orchestra cup in New York City in 2017 and 2022.  We were awarded 1st Runner up at the National Orchestra Cup in NYC in March of 2022 and in 2023 won 1st in Chicago.