The Woodlands High School Orchestra

Welcome to the page of The Woodlands High School Orchestra! Please check this page for current events, photos, video and more.

The Woodlands High School is one of six high schools in the Conroe Independent School District and is located just north of Houston in The Woodlands, TX. Our orchestra program houses 5 string orchestras, an electric string ensemble, a mariachi ensemble, and various chamber ensembles all of which give various performances and compete throughout the year. The program of almost 200 string players is

Operating as usual

09/11/2024

So proud of the 3 members of Orchestra and Mariachi that are part of our school's National Merit Semi-finalists this year!

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 09/06/2024

The social is in full swing

09/03/2024

Welcome back! This Friday we are having our first social in the orchestra room! ๐ŸŽป๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽ‰

We will be decorating instrument posters as well as playing several fun board games and video games. ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ

All orchestra students are welcome to come.

Friday 9/6 6:00-8:00pm.

Hope to see you there!

08/14/2024

Here is the schedule for the 1st day of school. ALL 9TH GRADERS REPORT TO THE 9TH GRADE CAMPUS TOMORROW MORNING! Seniors with late arrival MUST come to school by 7:15 AM tomorrow.

Freshmen in PHILHARMONIC Orchestra will meet at the 9th grade campus THURSDAY MORNING.

Freshmen may ride the bus to or home (Symphony Orchestra) from the SENIOR campus however PARENTS MUST call CISD Transportation at 832-592-8800 to find out what those bus numbers are. Symphony freshmen will go home from the senior campus on Friday afternoon and philharmonic freshmen need to be at the senior campus by 7:15 AM on Monday morning.

08/12/2024

We are so excited to see everyone on Wednesday! Please be on time! Chamber and Concert students please bring your instruments the first day!

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 08/07/2024

Twhs Orchestra hosted other CISD Orchestra Directors tonight for a virtual sight reading session of new music with composer Brian Balmages. We are so excited to bring some of these new pieces to our students when the new school year starts!

07/30/2024

Calling all incoming freshman orchestra members. Mr. Ponce will be in the Band Hall of the 9th grade campus during orientation to assign instrument lockers and answer any orchestra related questions. Stop by and say hello.

07/25/2024

So proud of our amazing students! Our Chamber Orchestra was selected to perform at the 2025 Texas Music Educators Association Conference!

07/23/2024

During orientation, come to the Orchestra Room and pick out your locker for violins and violas or the instrument you will play for cello and bass.

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 05/25/2024

We are headed home after a very successful day at UIL Texas State Solo and Ensemble Competition. Everyone is going home with a medal in hand. We are so proud of all our students' hard work. What a way to close out the school year.

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 05/25/2024

On our way to State Solo and Ensemble at UT Austin!

Good luck to all these wonderful musicians! So proud of their work ๐ŸŽป๐ŸŽถ

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 05/12/2024
Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 05/12/2024

Our seniors take the stage for the last time playing Con te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye). Congrats to the class of 2024. Go out and do great things.

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 05/07/2024

The room is set for our banquet

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 05/06/2024

Today was Fine Arts Signing Day at TWHS. Orchestra has 2 students headed to college for Music. We are so proud of all their hard work!

05/02/2024

All Conroe ISD schools will be closed on Friday, May 3, due to the anticipated conditions following the release of water from Lake Conroe, the aftermath of todayโ€™s heavy rain and flash flooding, and the uncertain weather forecast overnight and tomorrow morning. While all school-sponsored after-school activities are canceled, UIL baseball and softball games may still be played. Please check with the coaches for any updates to the schedule.

04/30/2024

Join us for our Rosas de Mayo Concert on May 4th at 7pm at TWHS Auditorium!

Come and join our celebration of Mariachi music. Invite friends and family to this wonderful concert! ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽป

Hope to see you there!

04/26/2024

TWHS Orchestra students and family... Banquet tickets are available now! Join us 5/7 to celebrate the year. Parents of seniors, check email for photo requests!

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 04/22/2024

Final Day! Amazing tour of the beautiful Disney Concert Hall. Fun lunch and shopping at the Santa Monica Pier.

Flying out tonight back home. So long LA until next time! โœˆ๏ธ

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 04/21/2024

Day 4! The magic continues at Disneyland California. Such an amazing day full of rides and Disney magic. Until next time. โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŽข๐ŸŒด

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 04/20/2024

Day 3! Started off with a tour of Hollywood Bld. Followed that up with an amazing performance by the LA Philharmonic ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽป.

Lunched at the Figat7th Mall then went on a tour of the Grammy Museum.

We had a quick stop at The Last Bookstore followed by dinner at El Cholo Mexican Restaurant.

Finally we took some Instagram worthy pics at Urban Lights.๐Ÿ“ท๐Ÿ“ธ

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 04/19/2024

A little late but here's Day 2 at Universal Studios!

Harry Potter World, Mario World and lots of fun. โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 04/18/2024

More Day 1 photos

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 04/18/2024

Day 1 DONE! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
Farmers Market, Tour of WB Studios, Dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe and a visit to the Griffith observatory.

Onwards to Universal tomorrow. โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŽข

04/17/2024

We've hopped off the plane at LAX

04/17/2024

Twhs Orchestra is Los Angeles bound

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 04/17/2024

Twhs Orchestra is Los Angeles bound!

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 04/17/2024

On our way to LA! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒด

It's Another Day of Sun!โ˜€๏ธ

Photos from The Woodlands High School Orchestra's post 03/28/2024

For the first time in school history, every student in orchestra performed at UIL Concert and Sightreading Evaluation and every student earned the highest award known as Sweepstakes! We are so proud of all the hard work of our students!

03/28/2024

Congratulations to our Chamber Orchestra for getting Sweeptakes at UIL Concert and Sightreading Evaluation. They were truly magnificent!

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Our Story

The Woodlands High School is one of six high schools in the Conroe Independent School District and is located just north of Houston in The Woodlands, TX. Our orchestra program houses 5 string orchestras, an electric string ensemble, and various chamber ensembles all of which give various performances and compete throughout the year. The program of over 200 string players is led by director Aaron Michaelson, who is an alumnus of the program, and assistant director Lea Gordon.

This page will be updated regularly with information and reminders about events as well as hosting live streams of our meetings and concerts throughout the year! For more information on the orchestra and a full calendar, please refer to our official website at twhsorchestra.org.

Videos (show all)

Welcome back! This Friday we are having our first social in the orchestra room! ๐ŸŽป๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽ‰We will be decorating instrument post...
This is what joy sounds like.  All of TWHS Orchestras playing together โ€ฆ Brian Balmages Ode to a Joyride.
Itโ€™s that timeโ€ฆ Time to say goodbye to Class of 2023! We wish all our seniors the best and canโ€™t wait to see whatโ€™s next...
Please enjoy "Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra performed by TWHS Orchestra at the Holly Jolly J...
Chamber with Irish Junkyard Jam by Balmages
A little Rhapsody In Blue from Concert Orchestra (George Gershwin are. Hopkins)
A little Cielito Lindo from our Rojo y Verde Mariachi ensemble!
It is "Time to Say Goodbye" to our Seniors
Our students enjoying their time at Graceland...

Location

Address


6101 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, TX
77381
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