The Cy-Fair High School Orchestra program serves to provide high quality orchestral, ensemble, and solo training for young musicians. Dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in musical education and performance, the orchestra provides the opportunity for students to discover within themselves a source of enrichment, beauty, and a means of aesthetic expression, which will last a lifetime. 

The Cy-Fair Orchestra Program seeks to develop the following in each of its members: 

1. Self-discipline, self-confidence, responsibility and dependable behavior

2. Respect for others, loyalty to the ensemble, and pride in the organization

3. Proper respect, use, and care for equipment

4. The ability to work with others in a variety of musical environments

5. The ability to read music at a highly developed level

6. Fine tuned artistry, musical awareness, control and technical facility

7. A robust knowledge of a wide variety of orchestral literature

8. A functional knowledge of music history, theory, terminology, and historical practices

9. The ability to comprehend and foster higher-level thinking skills

10. A lifelong love for the musical arts that will continuously enrich and bless their lives