Monticello Community Strings Orchestra

07/24/2025

Monticello's summer orchestra will give its 24th annual concert TONIGHT! (Thursday, July 24th.)

Come and listen to what the Monticello Community Strings Orchestra has been working on this summer!

Details:
Thursday, July 24th!
Monticello Community Strings Orchestra Concert
Directed by Michelle Schettler-Stein, and Rachel Vannett
7 pm
Free Admission!
Monticello High School Auditorium

07/16/2025

Come join us next week Thursday for an evening of fun music!

07/16/2025

“Playing Music Helps Older Brains Stay Sharp”

Yay for Community Orchestras and opportunities to keep playing !

Playing Music Helps Older Brains Stay Sharp

Musical training may protect the aging brain by preserving neural networks critical for understanding speech in noisy settings, according to new research.

Older musicians demonstrated better speech-in-noise perception and retained more youthful brain connectivity compared to older non-musicians.

These results align with the “Hold-Back Upregulation” hypothesis, which suggests cognitive reserve from enriching activities like music helps the brain age more gracefully.

Imaging data showed that musical training maintains efficient connections within auditory and motor regions, reducing the need for compensatory overactivation seen in non-musicians.

While cause and effect remain to be confirmed, the study highlights the potential of lifestyle factors in protecting cognitive health.

Researchers recommend exploring similar effects from activities like bilingualism and exercise in future studies.

07/05/2025

https://www.facebook.com/lilis.music1/videos/710171244964064/?mibextid=wwXIfr

02/04/2025

Early registration is open!

07/24/2024

Monticello's summer orchestra will give its 23rd annual concert tomorrow (Thursday, July 25th).

Come and listen to what the Monticello Community Strings Orchestra has been working on this summer!

Details:
Thursday, July 25th!
Monticello Community Strings Orchestra Concert

Directed by Michelle Schettler-Stein, and Rachel Vannett

7 pm
Free Admission!
Monticello High School Auditorium

07/11/2024

06/03/2024

We’re just a little over a week away from our first rehearsal of the 2024 season! If you have not yet registered, please do so ASAP so that we have enough music for everyone on the first night!

https://monticello.ce.eleyo.com/search?q=orchestra&redirected_yet=true

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d-HUxCowGDmB3bnKacovxZiQVZ2slCq7/view?usp=sharing

04/12/2024

Registration for the 2024 season is open!

https://monticello.ce.eleyo.com/course/4721/summer-2024%E2%80%941/monticello-community-strings

06/11/2023

Monticello Community Strings Orchestra is starting our 22nd summer concert season this Tuesday, June 13th at the Monticello High School. Feel free to still register online through Monticello Community Ed or arrive early and register at the door. We'd love to have you play!! 🎶😊

6pm-7:15pm: Concert & Camerata Orchestras (Beginner & Intermediate levels)

7:30pm-9:00pm: Symphony Orchestra (Advanced level)

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