2024/25 Pinellas All-County Middle School Orchestra
All-County Orchestra Concert
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Mahaffey Theater - Duke Energy Center for the Arts
400 1st St. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Performance Time: 12:30 PM
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Mahaffey Theater - Duke Energy Center for the Arts
400 1st St. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Performance Time: 12:30 PM
Coordinator Information
Amari McDuffie
Band/Orchestra Director
Osceola Middle School
PCMEA All-County Middle School Orchestra Coordinator
[email protected]
Audition Information
*The Deadline for you to register your students via the Performing Arts Database is November 6th.
November 20, 2024 Orchestra All-County Audition
Site: Pinellas Park High School, 6305 118th Ave N, Largo, FL 33773
5:30pm-8:30pm
February 5th, 2025 Director Rehearsal
Site: Osceola Middle School
5:30pm-8:30pm
February 6th, 2025 Clinician Rehearsal
Site: Osceola Middle School
5:30pm-8:30pm
February 7th, 2025 Clinician Rehearsal
Site: Osceola Middle School
5:30pm-8:30pm
February 8th, 2025 Dress Rehearsal/Concert
Mahaffey Theater, 400 1st St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Times are to be announced.
Performance Information
Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Mahaffey Theater - Duke Energy Center for the Arts
401 1st St. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Clinician Information
Sarah B. Ball
Sarah Ball has been teaching orchestra for twenty-six years, currently at North Gwinnett Middle School in Sugar Hill, Ga, where she is one of two orchestra directors. The NGMS orchestra program has 475 students enrolled in grades 6-8. The 8th grade orchestra was selected to perform at GMEA in January (2012) and received the GMEA Exemplary Performance Award in 2009 and 2015. In December 2013, the NGMS Honor Orchestra was one of three middle school orchestras selected internationally to perform in Chicago, Illinois at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, and has performed at Carnegie Hall. The NGMS music department was recently awarded the inaugural Exemplary Program Award from GMEA (2017-18).
Mrs. Ball holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Appalachian State University and a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from Lesley University. She was named the NGMS Teacher of the Year for 2011-12 and was selected as the middle school Teacher of the Year for Gwinnett County. In 2018, Mrs. Ball was chosen as the GA ASTA String Educator of the year. She has served as state treasurer and president for GA-ASTA and has served nationally on the K-12 orchestra curriculum committee for and member-at-large.
She is currently a mentor for national ASTA and has supervised numerous student teachers during her career. Mrs. Ball was the GMEA Orchestra Division Chair and has held school leadership roles as curriculum and department chair at both Lanier MS and NGMS. She is currently the GMEA Vice President for All-State events. Mrs. Ball has presented professional development sessions at the school, county, state and national level including the national ASTA conference and The Ohio State University String Teacher’s Workshop.
She is active as a clinician, adjudicator, and conductor throughout the country. In addition, she has been on the staff of Encore Music Camp for twenty years as well as the GA-ASTA camp, and NGMS 6th Grade Bulldog Camp. She has served as conductor of the Kendall Youth Orchestra, a county-wide honor orchestra comprised of students in grades 6-8 for twelve years. Mrs. Ball started violin at the age of 10 in the Henderson County Strings Program (Hendersonville, NC) and currently resides in Johns Creek, Georgia with her husband Jerrod, and their cats, Topsy and Turvy.
Amari McDuffie
Band/Orchestra Director
Osceola Middle School
PCMEA All-County Middle School Orchestra Coordinator
[email protected]
Audition Information
*The Deadline for you to register your students via the Performing Arts Database is November 6th.
November 20, 2024 Orchestra All-County Audition
Site: Pinellas Park High School, 6305 118th Ave N, Largo, FL 33773
5:30pm-8:30pm
February 5th, 2025 Director Rehearsal
Site: Osceola Middle School
5:30pm-8:30pm
February 6th, 2025 Clinician Rehearsal
Site: Osceola Middle School
5:30pm-8:30pm
February 7th, 2025 Clinician Rehearsal
Site: Osceola Middle School
5:30pm-8:30pm
February 8th, 2025 Dress Rehearsal/Concert
Mahaffey Theater, 400 1st St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Times are to be announced.
Performance Information
Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: Mahaffey Theater - Duke Energy Center for the Arts
401 1st St. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Clinician Information
Sarah B. Ball
Sarah Ball has been teaching orchestra for twenty-six years, currently at North Gwinnett Middle School in Sugar Hill, Ga, where she is one of two orchestra directors. The NGMS orchestra program has 475 students enrolled in grades 6-8. The 8th grade orchestra was selected to perform at GMEA in January (2012) and received the GMEA Exemplary Performance Award in 2009 and 2015. In December 2013, the NGMS Honor Orchestra was one of three middle school orchestras selected internationally to perform in Chicago, Illinois at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, and has performed at Carnegie Hall. The NGMS music department was recently awarded the inaugural Exemplary Program Award from GMEA (2017-18).
Mrs. Ball holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Appalachian State University and a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from Lesley University. She was named the NGMS Teacher of the Year for 2011-12 and was selected as the middle school Teacher of the Year for Gwinnett County. In 2018, Mrs. Ball was chosen as the GA ASTA String Educator of the year. She has served as state treasurer and president for GA-ASTA and has served nationally on the K-12 orchestra curriculum committee for and member-at-large.
She is currently a mentor for national ASTA and has supervised numerous student teachers during her career. Mrs. Ball was the GMEA Orchestra Division Chair and has held school leadership roles as curriculum and department chair at both Lanier MS and NGMS. She is currently the GMEA Vice President for All-State events. Mrs. Ball has presented professional development sessions at the school, county, state and national level including the national ASTA conference and The Ohio State University String Teacher’s Workshop.
She is active as a clinician, adjudicator, and conductor throughout the country. In addition, she has been on the staff of Encore Music Camp for twenty years as well as the GA-ASTA camp, and NGMS 6th Grade Bulldog Camp. She has served as conductor of the Kendall Youth Orchestra, a county-wide honor orchestra comprised of students in grades 6-8 for twelve years. Mrs. Ball started violin at the age of 10 in the Henderson County Strings Program (Hendersonville, NC) and currently resides in Johns Creek, Georgia with her husband Jerrod, and their cats, Topsy and Turvy.
