St. Cecilia Academy for Strings

Listen to the St. Cecilia Academy perform Sinfonia No. 3 in G major by Antonio Vivaldi!

Students in grades 7-12 can join this after-school educational and performing orchestral program if they already have some proficiency with one of the following instruments:

• violin
• viola
• cello
• bass

The Academy plays varied music, including:

• Sacred music (hymns, Mass settings, sacred anthems)
• Classical works, such as those by Bach, Mozart, Vivaldi, and Haydn

The Academy is directed by Mr. Michal Sobieski, a well known Polish-American virtuoso violinist, and recently retired violinist of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.

• Our classroom rehearsals are on Thursdays from 3:30-5 PM, September through May, at Chesterton Academy (Edina, MN).
• We perform for concerts and Masses at Holy Family and other locations in the Twin Cities.

There is a $200 per instrumentalist fee per semester, payable in September and January. Scholarships are available.

Auditions are required prior to registration.

For more information or to set up an audition, please contact Director of Sacred Music Scott Turkington at Scott.Turkington@hfcmn.org or by calling 952.999.4887

Registration occurs twice a school year: in September for the first semester, and in January for the second semester.

Please register for the St. Cecilia Academy for Strings here. Your registration is not complete until you also complete the payment portion here.