LYS Saturday Report February 23rd, 2008

Greetings!

It looks like I put the wrong date on last week's Saturday Report. It should have said Feb 16th, so now there are two that say Feb 23rd. Oh well. Such is life.

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director, 435.723.8262, LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com or GJulieKay@gmail.com.

Website: http://LincolnYouthSymphony.googlepages.com

Remember to email me if you will not be coming or you will be leaving early. I take roll every week!

This Week: March 1st, 2008

Strings: Practice the Tchaikovsky with your bow and a metronome. Get it tight, get the pitches right. Don't practice with pizzicato until you can nail it with arco.

Ed: Practice the Tchaikovsky. Please. :) (That really goes for everyone!)

Mozart People: It's Mozart!  Bowing should be off the string, rhythms precise. His music is deceivingly simple, and it takes maturity to play it well. The audience may be listening to the soloist, but that does not preclude us from playing with style. Same goes for the Corelli.

I'm so picky! How annoying of me.  :)

Rehearsal will be normal time, 8:00 a.m. for everyone.

This is our final rehearsal for our concert on Saturday Night.

Concert call time: 6:30 BEHS. Come help set up the stage. Admission defrays the cost of the hall: $2 for 12 and up, $1 for children 11 and under & seniors.

Black nylons: Girls! Ladies! Your concert dress needs to include Black stockings, not nude, not tan, not skin color. Black is the color for your legs. Black. Okay? Black skirt. Black blouse. Black dress. Black shoes. Black slacks. Black nylons.

Treats: 2nd violins, and 1st violins too, if they want to redeem themselves!

If you get the Standard Examiner and don't want to keep the article they printed, please save a copy for me. We don't get that paper. There may also be an article in the Box Elder News Journal and the Tremonton Leader. (I don't know if I made the deadlines or not, but I tried!)

Last Week: February 23rd, 2008

 

We had NO FOOD! ARGH!

Shall we shame the First Violins publicly or give them another chance? ;)

Here's hoping the Weber High Disneyland tour was exciting, and that those away for auditions had a successful experience.

I handed out permission slips for Abravanel Hall. I'm getting excited for the Youth Symphony Festival and hope you are too!  If you weren't there last week, I have a permission slip for you with your name on it. I'll give it to you on Saturday.


Upcoming dates and changes to remember:

These dates are now correct on the website.

March 1st, Dress Rehearsal, 8:00 a.m.

March 1st, Concert 7:00 pm at Box Elder HS Auditorium, tickets at the door: $1 for children up to 11 & seniors; $2 for ages 12 & up. Call time: 6:30 p.m. Please come help set up the stage.

 

March 8th, Regular Rehearsal, 8:00 a.m.

March 10th, Abravanel Hall.

• Load the Bus at ACYI: 10:45 a.m.
• Pick up other students in Farr West at the Melina's parking lot: 11:15 a.m.
  
• Arrive Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City: 12:30 p.m.
• Please bring a sack lunch. Crossroads mall is closed and there are no nearby eating establishments. You may eat on the bus or outside when we arrive. We are not allowed to eat in Abravanel Hall.
• 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Watch other orchestras perform.
• 2:30 p.m. We go to the Green Room to warm up.
• 3:00 p.m. We perform on stage.
• 3:30 p.m. We go up to the first tier for a picture. Bring $10 for an 8x10 picture; make checks out to Webster Photography.
• 4:00 p.m. Load the bus and head for home. We should leave Salt Lake by 4:30 p.m.
• 5:30 p.m. Arrive at Melina's parking lot, Farr West
• 6:00 p.m. Arrive at ACYI
• These times are always dependent on traffic and unforeseeable events, so we'll need to be flexible. Please have your parents come to pick you up a few minutes early just in case!
• There is room on the bus for cellos but not basses.
• This is not a "school excused absence" so we are leaving as late in the morning as possible so you won't miss too much school. If you need a letter to prove your proposed whereabouts, let me know.

March 15th, Regular Rehearsal, 8:00 a.m.

Membership Fees  VERY IMPORTANT:  We still have one Unallocated Membership Fee. Please contact me if you know anything.

 

Grocery Certificates  Email or call me if you want grocery certificates. More information on the website. Click on "Fundraising" on the left sidebar.

 

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

James Arbizu

Lincoln Youth Symphony Concert March 1, 2008

This email is intended for forwarding to friends and family. Invite them all!

Spend an evening with the arts... Come to our Lincoln Youth Symphony Concert!

The Lincoln Youth Symphony in Brigham City will be presenting their End-of-Winter Concert March 1, 2008, 7:00 p.m., in the Box Elder High School Auditorium at 400 S & 600 W. The concert will feature two outstanding young musicians, winners of the Lincoln Youth Symphony's January 2008 concerto competition. Candace Child will be playing Marcello's Oboe Concerto in d minor, and Jana Gardner will be playing Mozart's Flute Concerto in D Major.

The concert will also include Hungarian Dance No.1 by Brahms, the Pizzicato Caprice from Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony, and the Bacchanale from "Samson & Delilah" by Saint-Saens.

Admission defrays the cost of the hall: $2 ages 12 and up, and $1 for children and seniors.

Candace Child of North Ogden started playing the oboe in Michigan when she was nine, and has studied the oboe privately for five years.  She recently played principal oboe in the 2008 Utah All-State Orchestra.  Candace also enjoys choir and musical theatre and has performed lead roles in productions of HMS Pinafore, Annie, and Cactus Pass.  She is a sophomore at Weber High School.

Jana Gardner of Perry has studied flute for six years.  Most recently, she qualified for Salute To Youth Auditions by placing 2nd at the 2007 State Fair Music Competition. Jana studies flute with Jane Wadsworth of Salt Lake City. In 2007, she had a lead role in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Jana is a home schooled sophomore; she also attends Liberty Tree Academy in Ogden.

The Lincoln Youth Symphony is conducted by John Findlay and James Arbizu.

For more information, please visit LincolnYouthSymphony.googlepages.com or contact Julie Gardner 435.723.8262.

The Lincoln Youth Symphony will also be taking their Tchaikovsky, Brahms, and Saint-Saens program on the road, playing at the Youth Symphony Festival at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City on March 10.

LYS Saturday Report February 23rd, 2008

Greetings!

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director, 435.723.8262, LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com or GJulieKay@gmail.com.

Website: http://LincolnYouthSymphony.googlepages.com

Remember to email me if you will not be coming or you will be leaving early. You may not know it, but I take roll every week!

I once again included the information about Abravanel Hall under "upcoming dates" below.

Amy, please pass this on to LYCO as well: It's a mystery! I am missing a stand. I brought 6 Manhasset music stands to the dinner last Friday and only came home with 5. The missing stand has at least Gardner on it (it may have one of my kids' names as well), under the lip of the desk (you'll see the name if you turn it upside down). :) Julie

 

This Week: February 23rd, 2008

Normal time, 8:00 a.m. for everyone. I will be handing out permission slips for Abravanel Hall.

All you Weber High students who are headed to Disneyland, have fun. And Practice!

Everyone who can possibly be there needs to come. After this Saturday we have only the dress rehearsal before the March 1 concert. And Practice!

Treats: 1st Violins. I heard them talking, so I think it'll be good!

Last Week: February 16th, 2008

 

Well, we found out that we need to really knuckle down on the pizzicato section in the Tchaikovsky, make our pizzicato sound like... NICE..., and the section for just the winds in the same piece is a bugger! Practice, Practice, Practice.

 

Winds, Brass and Percussion brought treats. The oranges, cheez-it mix, cookies, etc, etc, were great! I couldn't believe how much food there was. :)


Upcoming dates and changes to remember:

These dates are now correct on the website.

February 23rd, Regular Rehearsal, 8:00 a.m.

March 1st, Dress Rehearsal, 8:00 a.m.

March 1st, Concert 7:00 pm at Box Elder HS Auditorium, tickets at the door: $1 for children up to 11 & seniors; $2 for ages 12 & up. Call time: 6:30 p.m. Please come help set up the stage.

 

March 8th, Regular Rehearsal, 8:00 a.m.

March 10th, Abravanel Hall.

• Load the Bus at ACYI: 10:45 a.m.
• Pick up other students in Farr West at the Melina's parking lot: 11:15 a.m.
  
• Arrive Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City: 12:30 p.m.
• Please bring a sack lunch. Crossroads mall is closed and there are no nearby eating establishments. You may eat on the bus or outside when we arrive. We are not allowed to eat in Abravanel Hall.
• 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Watch other orchestras perform.
• 2:30 p.m. We go to the Green Room to warm up.
• 3:00 p.m. We perform on stage.
• 3:30 p.m. We go up to the first tier for a picture. Bring $10 for an 8x10 picture; make checks out to Webster Photography.
• 4:00 p.m. Load the bus and head for home. We should leave Salt Lake by 4:30 p.m.
• 5:30 p.m. Arrive at Melina's parking lot, Farr West
• 6:00 p.m. Arrive at ACYI
• These times are always dependent on traffic and unforeseeable events, so we'll need to be flexible. Please have your parents come to pick you up a few minutes early just in case!
• There is room on the bus for cellos but not basses.
• This is not a "school excused absence" so we are leaving as late in the morning as possible so you won't miss too much school. If you need a letter to prove your proposed whereabouts, let me know.

March 15th, Regular Rehearsal, 8:00 a.m.

Membership Fees  VERY IMPORTANT:  We still have one Unallocated Membership Fee. Please contact me if you know anything.

 

Grocery Certificates  Email or call me if you want grocery certificates. More information on the website. Click on "Fundraising" on the left sidebar.

 

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

James Arbizu

LYS Saturday Report February 9th, 2008

Greetings!

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director, 435.723.8262, LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com or GJulieKay@juno.com.

Website: http://LincolnYouthSymphony.googlepages.com

Remember to email me if you will not be coming or you will be leaving early. You may not know it, but I take roll every week!

There is also new information below about Abravanel Hall under "upcoming dates."

It's a mystery! I am missing a stand. I brought 6 Manhasset music stands to the dinner last Friday and only came home with 5. Any information towards finding that missing stand would be greatly appreciated. It has at least Gardner on it (it may have one of my kids' names on it), under the lip of the desk (you'll see the name if you turn it upside down). :) Julie

Gala Fundraiser: Friday, February 8th, 2008

The Fundraiser was a fabulous success. Thanks to all who solicited auction & door prize items, set up, served, cleaned up, decorated, entertained, bought raffle tickets and auction items, sold dinner tickets, etc., etc. We raised over $2900 that night... Not bad for a first try!

We welcome any and all suggestions to improve on what we did for next year. I vote that the entertainers and other helpers get their dinner free next year!

We'd like to thank all those who donated auction items and certificates, as well as door prizes. The list is long, and in no particular order.

Drewe's Floral, LaVon Petersen, Classical Strings, Valerie Neslen, Murphy's Appliance, Golden Spike, Irma Bennett, Lynn Curland, Bert's Cafe, Hunan Village, Dominoes, Haircutters Salon, KFC, The Hole, Dixie Grill, Peach City, Taco Time, Salon 89, Yogurt Factory, Brigham Floral, Bella's, Chuck Sharp, Mansfield Architectural Services, Gayle Mansfield, Papa Murphy's, Wingers, Diane Austin, Arby's, and La-Z-Boy

Upcoming dates and changes to remember:

These dates are now correct on the website.

February 16th, YES Regular Rehearsal, 8:00 a.m. This is in exchange for the week off for UMEA. It's President's Day Weekend, and I'm sorry about that. Life can be tough sometimes! This is a change from the original schedule.

 

February 23rd, Regular Rehearsal, 8:00 a.m.

March 1st, Dress Rehearsal, 8:00 a.m.

March 1st, Concert 7:00 pm at Box Elder HS Auditorium, tickets at the door: $1 for children up to 11 & seniors; $2 for ages 12 & up. Call time: 6:30 p.m. Please come help set up the stage.

 

March 8th, Regular Rehearsal, 8:00 a.m.

March 10th, Abravanel Hall.

• Load the Bus at ACYI: 10:45 a.m.
• Pick up other students in Farr West at the Melina's parking lot: 11:15 a.m.
  
• Arrive Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City: 12:30 p.m.
• Please bring a sack lunch. Crossroads mall is closed and there are no nearby eating establishments. You may eat on the bus or outside when we arrive. We are not allowed to eat in Abravanel Hall.
• 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Watch other orchestras perform.
• 2:30 p.m. We go to the Green Room to warm up.
• 3:00 p.m. We perform on stage.
• 3:30 p.m. We go up to the first tier for a picture. Bring $10 for an 8x10 picture; make checks out to Webster Photography.
• 4:00 p.m. Load the bus and head for home. We should leave Salt Lake by 4:30 p.m.
• 5:30 p.m. Arrive at Melina's parking lot, Farr West
• 6:00 p.m. Arrive at ACYI
• These times are always dependent on traffic and unforeseeable events, so we'll need to be flexible. Please have your parents come to pick you up a few minutes early just in case!
• There is room on the bus for cellos but not basses.
• This is not a "school excused absence" so we are leaving as late in the morning as possible so you won't miss too much school. If you need a letter to prove your proposed whereabouts, let me know.
  

 

Next Rehearsal: February 16th, 2008

Normal time, 8:00 a.m. for everyone.

Treats: Winds Brass Percussion.

Our Last Rehearsal: February 8th, 2008

 

We had a good rehearsal, although we missed quite a few for the ACT and the USU auditions which were that morning. Here's hoping that went well for everyone!

 

Violas, Cellos, & Basses brought treats. It was pretzels and cookies this time. Thanks for remembering!

 

Membership Fees

 

I mailed membership information packets to people that I suspected hadn't received one, and I hope to have all membership fee issues resolved very soon. Perhaps we'll even find out who the unallocated membership fee belongs to! (See below)

 

VERY IMPORTANT:  Unallocated Membership Fee: We still have one fee that was paid in September and the last name on the check was Anderson; we are not sure who to credit that payment to . If it was you, or you have an idea of who it might be from, please let me know! Thanks. :)

 

Grocery Certificates

 

If you email me back with what you'd like, I can have grocery certificates at the next rehearsal for you. I will only have them at rehearsal if you prearrange for them. Please participate in this program. It is a painless way to raise money for the youth symphony. More information on the website. Click on "Fundraising" on the left sidebar.

 

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

James Arbizu

Our Gala

Greetings!

I just want to update you on the Gala!  We are excited about this event, and we hope that you are too. The tickets sales seem to have been rather slow, however.  Realize that this will be a very nice evening, suitable for inviting people who are not parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents... Call your youth leaders, or talk to the people in your neighborhood. It promises to be a very elegant and fun evening! And it's for a very good cause!

We encourage you to keep selling tickets, but we also want to make sure there's enough food for everyone that comes, so please let me know (if you haven't already) about how many tickets you expect to sell. We are turning in numbers to the caterer tomorrow, and we need at least 100 plates for the price he gave us. Currently I only have 50 tickets sold for sure! See my previous Saturday Report email, or check out the Weekly Rehearsal Report in case you missed the email about ticket sales reporting. I will also be making phone calls. (Anyone willing to help with phone calls?)

A lot of effort has been expended on making sure there will be plenty of nice items for the auction and door prizes. If you'd like to see a partial list of what is available, look at the gala page of the website. Click here to see the list.

I also have a list of people who are willing to donate to our auction and one of the people making the calls has small children, so we need someone with willing wheels to go pick up these items. Please contact me if you are able to help out with picking these things up!

Remember, NO REHEARSAL tomorrow. I am concerned about ticket sales especially without the rehearsal, but I am confident that we can make this work anyway.

But, no matter what, YOU are worth it!  The Lincoln Youth Symphony is nothing without YOU!

Have a lovely day,

Julie
435.723.8262
LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com
GJulieKay@juno.com