The ISSMA Junior High/Middle School/Elementary School (JME) Event is our state assessments for the GIS Prelude (6th Grade) Orchestra, GJH Allegro, Vivace, and Cadenza Orchestras. Our ensembles will perform 3 pieces for three adjudicators providing scores and verbal commentary. This event is the third of four required concerts for our Orchestra Students Grades 6-8. This is also the only concert we cannot communicate a set date or time for performances before February. When we register for the event in January we are able to help avoid student conflicts by listing individual student conflicts. For this reason our GIS 6th Grade Orchestra often performs around 5pm and our GJH ensembles typically perform between 6:30 PM and 10:00 PM (yes…10 PM…yikes) on Friday night but the exact dates and times are set by ISSMA. There is no cost to attend this adjudicated event but audience members must be very quiet so the judges can do their job as effectively as possible.

The GCS Orchestras host this event at Goshen Junior High School. More than 20 schools and over 1200 student performers participate in the event. Hosting is great for us but many volunteers are needed to make the weekend successful.