Mounds View Orchestral Association

The Mounds View Orchestral Association (MVOA) supports the orchestras at Mounds View High School (Arden Hills, MN) and Chippewa Middle School (North Oaks, MN) in the Mounds View School district.  This orchestra program is one of the largest in the state with over 400 participating students each year between these two schools.  Many students participate in orchestra throughout their time in the district - some as many as nine years.  for this reason, the orchestra program provides a unique opportunity for students to form friendships that cut across typical academic and athletic high school peer groups.

        There are six distinct orchestra groups at the high school and five at the middle school including symphonic orchestras that with winds and percussion, string orchestras, chamber groups, and even a rock orchestra.  Focusing on musical excellence at each skill level, the directors foster a community of respect and work to engage the broad range of students.  The collaborative environment at both schools helps students become thoughtful, caring people with a passion for music and a heart for others.   

        The school district provides the core funding for these orchestras.  MVOA partners with the directors to help with expenses that go beyond the core curricular budget.  Donations to MVOA have recently covered performance and venue costs, community-building student activities, scholarship funds to allow students to participate regardless of need, and - when necessary - instrument repair costs to help keep school instruments in good working order. 

        Our mission is to ensure that the orchestras have the resources to reach their full potential, and that the orchestra directors have the necessary support to be able to focus on the students and the music without the added distraction of running sales-based fundraisers.  

        Enjoy some music from the Mounds View and Chippewa orchestras here or visit the MVOA facebook page for even more music including concerto concert soloists, chamber groups, and the rock orchestra.

Thank You for donating to the MVOA.  Your gift today will go right to work helping students create beautiful music!  

Mounds View Symphony Orchestra and Chippewa 8th Grade Orchestra Performing together - November 2018

Mounds View Symphony Orchestra plays "Hoedown by Aaron Copeland - November 2018

Combined Mounds View Symphony Orchestra with 4th and 5th grade Orchestras from the district playing the Willian Tell Overture together - February 2018