Registration Now Open for the 2021-2022 School Year!
First Rehearsal: Monday, September 20, 2021 @ 6pm-7pm
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
String Sinfonietta is a string orchestra ensemble for students 12 and under who have some experience playing string instruments. This ensemble provides students the opportunity to excel in a collaborative setting with weekly rehearsals, coaching, and masterclasses by professional FSO musicians.
COVID-19 Safety and Precautions
We are continually monitoring the latest recommendations by the CDC and the state of North Carolina to keep you and your children safe and comfortable. The necessary safety measures will be updated as necessary. Currently, masks are required for everyone participating in String Sinfonietta due to the requirements placed by the venue. Hand sanitizer will be available, and seats will be wiped down before and after rehearsals. We will also conduct temperature checks upon arrival for rehearsals.
In addition to the above, we also ask that any student stay home if they do not feel well. Students and/or parents must communicate with the appropriate faculty of String Sinfonietta to let us know the student is not attending rehearsal.
If a student has been exposed to someone else who has COVID-19, they will be required to to stay home for a minimum of 14 days and must notify the faculty of String Sinfonietta when they were exposed and if they had attended rehearsal during the exposure window.
If a student tests positive for COVID-19, we will also require that the student stay home and they may not attend rehearsal again until they have been symptom free for a minimum of 10 days.
Any updates to procedures will be posted on the website and communicated via email.
How to Register
Please fill out the registration form by Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Once we receive your registration form, an FSO Staff member will then email you a link to pay your tuition online. If you choose to apply for financial aid, the link for the financial aid application will then be emailed to you at that time.
Tuition is $200 for the school year. You may choose to pay the year in full by October 1, 2021, or pay in two installments: $100 on or before October 1, 2021 and $100 on or before January 7, 2022.
Rehearsal Schedule
String Sinfonietta will meet every Monday from 6pm-7pm at Fayetteville Academy.
For questions or more information, contact us at info@fayettevillesymphony.org
About The Director:
Laurel Wachtler, String Education Coordinator: Laurel Wachtler, violinist, has taught private lessons for eight years in her private studio, as well as Snyder Music Academy, and Edwards Music. She has been the instructor for the violin classes at First Impressions Academy for three years. Her students have participated in the Middle School Youth Orchestra (MSYO), Cumberland County Youth Orchestra (CCYO), Junior Eastern Regionals (JERO), as well as the Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra. Several students were selected for the finals and have won prizes in the Kiwanis Talent Show.
Dr. Timothy Meyer Altman is Chair of the Music Department at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP). He is the Director of Bands, teaches trumpet, and conducting. He taught instrumental and general music at the elementary, middle school, high school, and university level in Virginia, Wisconsin, Kentucky, and North Carolina. The Varina High School band in Richmond, Virginia, under his direction, was a “Virginia Honor Band” with superior ratings in Marching, Concert, (and Jazz). 
