2025-2026 Season

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Rehearsal Schedule:

Concert and Chamber:  4:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Symphony: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Rehearsal Location (unless specified otherwise):

Benjamin Franklin High School

Performing Arts Center

18864 E Germann Road, Queen Creek, AZ 85142

August
8/4	Monday	Auditions – 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
8/6	Wednesday	Auditions – 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
8/9	Saturday	Auditions – 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
8/25	Monday	Parent Meeting (with Students) – Benjamin Franklin High School – 7:00 PM
September
9/1	Monday	No Rehearsal (Labor Day)
9/8	Monday	First Rehearsal – Tuition & Contract Due
9/15	Monday	Rehearsal
9/22	Monday	Rehearsal
9/29	Monday	No Rehearsal (Fall Break)
October
10/6	Monday	Rehearsal
10/13	Monday	Rehearsal
10/18	Saturday	Fall Retreat – 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
10/20	Monday	Rehearsal
10/27	Monday	Rehearsal (Concert Attire Dress Check)
November
11/3	Monday	Concert – BFHS Center for the Performing Arts – 7:00 PM
11/10	Monday	Rehearsal
11/17	Monday	Rehearsal
11/25	Monday	No Rehearsal (Thanksgiving Break)
December
12/1	Monday	Concerto Auditions – 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
–/–	—	No Rehearsals Scheduled for December
January
1/5	Monday	First Rehearsal of 2026
1/12	Monday	Rehearsal
1/19	Monday	No Rehearsal (Civil Rights Day)
1/26	Monday	Rehearsal
February
2/2	Monday	Rehearsal
2/9	Monday	Rehearsal
2/16	Monday	No Rehearsal (Presidents’ Day)
2/21	Saturday	Play-A-Thon – 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
2/23	Monday	Rehearsal
March
3/2	Monday	Rehearsal
3/6	Friday	Concert – BFHS Center for the Performing Arts – 7:00 PM
3/9	Monday	Rehearsal
3/16	Monday	No Rehearsal (Spring Break)
3/23	Monday	Rehearsal
3/30	Monday	Rehearsal
April
4/6	Monday	No Rehearsal (Easter)
4/13	Monday	Rehearsal
4/20	Monday	Rehearsal
4/27	Monday	Rehearsal
May
5/1	Friday	Final Concert – BFHS Center for the Performing Arts – 7:00 PM
5/18	Monday	Auditions for 2026-2027 Season – 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
5/19	Tuesday	Auditions for 2026-2027 Season – 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM