CMEA Porterville Orchestra Festival
Buchanan Chamber Orchestra & String Orchestra
Porterville High School • Porterville, CA
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
LAST UPDATE: 3/3/26 • 9:30am
General Trip Details
Emergency Contacts: John Lack, Director • 509-389-0467 (Emergencies Only).
Student Transportation: Provided to and from event via School Bus
Meals Provided/$ for Meals Needed: Pack a sack lunch. Bring $ for dinner
Festival Details
Festival Site: Reedley High School, 740 W North Ave, Reedley, CA 93654 (Map Below)
Festival Begins: First band at 8:30am
Admission: Free
Festival Schedule: Click Here
String Orchestra Performs: 3:00pm
Chamber Orchestra Performs: 4:30pm
Spectator Parking: TBD
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.
Itinerary - Wednesday, March 4, 2026
10:36am 2nd Period Ends
10:45am Load Buses
11:00am Depart for Porterville
12:30pm Arrive at Porterville HS/Lunch on your own ($). You may go to any restaurant within a 10-minute walk from Porterville HS
2:00pm Report back to Porterville HS/Change into Concert Attire
String Orchestra
2:30pm Warm Up
3:00pm Performance
3:30pm Sight Reading
4:00pm Watch Porterville Military Academy Phoenix Band
4:30pm Watch Buchanan Chamber Orchestra
5:00pm Hang out until Chamber is done with sightreading.
5:30pm See ‘Everyone’ schedule below.
Chamber Orchestra
3:00pm Watch Buchanan String Orchestra
3:30pm Watch Harmony Intermediate Orchestra
4:00pm Warm Up
4:30pm Performance
5:00pm Sight Reading
5:30pm See ‘Everyone’ schedule below.
Everyone
5:30pm Change & wait for buses.
6:00pm Buses Arrive/Load Buses/Depart for Buchanan HS
7:45pm Arrive at Buchanan HS/Dismissed
