CODA Honor Orchestras

2026 CODA Honor Orchestras

December 4-5, 2026, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA

CODA Honor Symphony Orchestra, Bruce Walker, Conductor
Big City Lights by Marie Douglas
Rise by Zhou Tan
Overture to The Song of Hiawatha by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
CODA Honor String Orchestra, Abigail Alwin, Conductor
The Mile-Tall River Wall by JaRod Hall
Deep River arr. by C.L. Thomas
Like Snowdrops You Will Shine by Katia Beaugeais
Melrose Avenue: Danza Arabia by California Guitar Trio, arr. by Carrie Lane Gruselle

Student Information Form (for students to submit to their director)

Directors, please read the following instructions for setting up your Director’s account and adding student auditions.
Director Instructions for CODA Honor Orchestra Audition Submission

Schools with small or growing music programs may qualify for a School Fee Waiver. Information can be found at the bottom of our FAQs page.

Both of the CODA Honor Orchestras are only open to high school students in grades 9-12.  Students in grades 7 and 8 are eligible to audition for the Junior High All-State Orchestras.