We have our first fall concert on Tuesday October 27th at Shepton HS Cafeteria. The concert will begin at 6:30 and rehearsals will be required starting at 5:30.
Shepton HS: 5505 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX 75093
6th period Symphonic orchestra students: Arrive at 5:20pm, unpack and meet on stage at 5:30pm.
5th period Chamber orchestra students: Arrive at 5:30pm, unpack and meet on stage at 5:45pm.
7th period Philharmonic orchestra students: Arrive at 5:40pm, unpack and meet on stage at 6:00pm.
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The concert starts at 6:30pm.
Orchestra Concert Norms and Expectations:
Students must stay for the whole concert. If you need to leave the concert early, I need to know by Thursday (10/22).
Parents, if your child cannot attend the concert, I need to know today so I can assign them an appropriate makeup project to complete.
Concerts are major grades and without proper notice your child will not be able to make up the grade within an appropriate time frame.
Parents, your phone should be silenced and please no flash photography
Students: no phones with them on stage or in the audience. Performers may leave their phones in their instrument cases or with their guardians.
Student performers must be in dress code: Concert Black
Black formal wear (black dress socks, black dress shoes, black slacks or long skirt with tights, black long sleeve button-down or blouse, no spaghetti straps)
Dress code violations -10pts, phone seen by director -20pts and phone is confiscated, talking/plucking/being disrespectful during the concert -30pts.
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Mrs. Madison Sykora
Madison Sykora is a violinist from Spring, TX and a graduate of Southern Methodist University's Meadows School of the Arts, 2020, B.M. in Music Education.
She began playing the violin as a 5th grader in Klein ISD, and began taking private lessons her 6th grade year to further her education. This was a game changer for Madison and truly ignited her love for music! Nearly 14 years later, she still plays violin as well as viola, cello, and bass. She recently got married in October of 2025 to Christopher Sykora, who she met at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts. In her free time, she loves walking in nature, cooking, and playing with her cat, Tiny Baby.