Summer is flying by and school starts back next month! Along with school comes... Orchestra rehearsals!

The Alabama Youth Symphony will begin rehearsals on Sunday, August 24th. These rehearsals will be at Samford University's School of Music.


The Birmingham String Orchestra and the Birmingham Prelude Strings will start rehearsals on Monday, August 25th at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham.


If you have auditioned and been accepted to a MOP youth orchestra, we'll be emailing you additional rehearsal info soon. If you haven't auditioned but would like to - let us know by clicking here! We are looking forward to a great year of music and hope to see you at a concert!

Audition forms are now available for the 2014-15 Youth Orchestras. 

Auditions will be held May 19-24, 2014. To register for an audition - complete the appropriate form and return to the MOP office. For more information about the 3 youth orchestras, visit our Orchestras page.

If you have any questions, contact us at [email protected]. 

If your child is interested in learning to play a string instrument in a MOP class this year, it's not too late to register - visit the Register Now page and download the appropriate registration forms. 

You can mail forms directly to the MOP office or deliver to string class instructor. Contact the MOP Education Office with questions at (205) 231-9504 or email us.

After-school string classes will begin September 23rd. You can find the class schedule HERE.

September is a busy month at MOP each year... 
The fall registration period is brief but full of activity! Mr. Merryman and Mrs. Pipkin spent hours on the road recruiting at schools across town. We made thousands of flyers. We answered dozens of email and phone inquiries. We held five registration meetings for our after school classes. 
September is a busy month but it's probably our favorite month at MOP. We look forward to a new year of classes and we can't wait to hear our young musicians - your friends and family - enjoy the gift of music.

Our after school string classes began this week in locations all over Birmingham: Hoover, Vestavia, Trussville, Liberty Park, Greystone, Oak Mountain, Inverness, and Mountain Brook!

We will begin our classes in Jefferson County and Birmingham City schools next week - if you haven't sent in your registration form, please mail it to us asap! Contact us if you have any questions: 231-9504 or 231-9509.

Is your child interested in one of MOP's after school string classes? Attend a registration meeting to find out more and register on-site!

Hoover Public Library - Thursday, Sept. 13, 6:00 p.m.
North Shelby Library - Saturday, Sept. 15, 1:00 p.m.
Crestline Elementary School - Tuesday, Sept. 18, 7:00 p.m.
Paine Intermediate School - Thursday, Sept. 20, 6:00 p.m.
Vestavia Parks & Recreation - Thursday, Sept. 20, 7:00 p.m.