Auditions are required for entrance into all performance groups and take place in the Spring. All performance groups play at both the Spring and Winter Concerts, as well as other concerts that each group organizes. The Music Division organizes and auditions students for Arts Days. There are five Arts Days during the school year which feature school talent in addition to school performance groups. The Division has recently been organizing poetry readings and student plays as part of Arts Days.
Academic teachers select performances for their classes to attend.
This further encourages the rich life in the arts available at Hunter. The instrumental performance groups include the String Ensemble , Jazz Ensemble , Band , Chamber Groups, Chamber Orchestra , and Orchestra. The main focus of this program is the development of ensemble skills, such as unified articulation, dynamics, sense of style, intonation, bowing technique, sound production, etc. Students learn about composers and performance practice from many different music periods. The String Ensemble consists of over 50 violinists, violists, and cellists, ranging from grades 7-12.