Updates 11/13:
Our Winter Concert will be Tue 12/3 at 7:00 PM in the MPR

Rehearsal Schedules

  • ​Rehearsals
    • Location: Room B11 (Mr. Finley's classroom, next to the front office)
    • Beginner Orchestra: Monday and Thursday after school, 2:30-3:20 PM
    • Intermediate Orchestra: Wednesday after school, 2:30-3:20 PM and Friday before school, 7:40-8:20 AM
​All about Orchestra...
Thank you for your interest in the Trace Orchestra Program! Orchestra is available to 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students only.  Students will learn about all the orchestra instruments during the first week of class. They will then have the opportunity to choose which instrument they want to play. We do our best to give everyone their first choice, but it will depend on the number of instruments and sizes available.

​Only students who participated in the Trace Orchestra last year are eligible for Intermediate Orchestra.  If your student has experience playing a string instrument and you would like to set up an audition with Mr. Finley, please email the Trace VPA Boosters at [email protected] and we will help facilitate the audition.
We need your support!
A donation of $50 per student per program is requested but not required to participate. Make your donation here today! Your support helps us cover costs such as sheet music, books, instrument repairs, and the purchase of new instruments. Every donation, big or small, makes a difference—thank you for considering!

About Mr. Finley

Mr. Eric Finley started his musical training when he was eight years old. Since then, he has played with and served as concertmaster for many orchestras and ensembles in the Bay Area, including the Redwood Symphony, Nova Vista Symphony & the San Jose State University Symphony and Chamber Ensemble. He has also appeared as a guest violinist in early music ensembles throughout the Bay Area and the United States. Currently, Eric studies baroque violin with Carla Moore. He has also studied with Michael Sand, David Douglass, and Mary Lou Galen. Eric holds a BA in Environmental Studies from San Jose State University and an MA in Education from the University of San Francisco.