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Greetings!
Thanks for the great time this weekend at the retreat. Please be sure to contact me if you have suggestions for our retreat next year. We are on the Camp UTABA calendar for October 26-27, 2012 -- maybe it won't be snowing. Nice!
This is just a quick reminder that there is NO rehearsal next Saturday. Happy Thanksgiving. It is (in my opinion) the best holiday of the year!
Next rehearsal: December 3, 9:00 - 11:15 am, ACYI.
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Julie Gardner
Robert Bott
Thanks for your hard work this morning, and a huge thank-you to Diane Austin and Amy Braithwaite for working with the violins, Anna Henke for working with the cellos and basses, and Diane Beeton working with woodwinds -- a big thank-you to all of you for helping to make it such a productive rehearsal. You are truly appreciated!
I have attached the Retreat Permission Form and the Retreat Information sheet that I handed out at the end of rehearsal today. Please look them over, and fill out the permission form. I would like to collect all of the Permission forms next Saturday. (I will have cookies for everyone who remembers to bring their permission form!)Extremely Important: I will be sending individual emails today to each member about their plans are for the retreat. I need to know by this MONDAY if you will be attending all or part of the retreat, and which meals we need to order for you. Remember, we'd love to have you there -- even it it's just for part of it. Camp UTABA needs a headcount!
Location: Box Elder Middle School Auditorium, 18 S 500 E, Brigham CityClick Here for an exact location on Google maps of where to enter the building (the green arrow); you can also "zoom" or "get directions" as needed.8am Strings Rehearsal9am Woodwinds and Brass join rehearsal11:15am (or possibly earlier) End of Rehearsal (LYCO is right after us)4:00pm Arrival Time for Concert4:30pm Concert Begins (LYCO is first)5:45pm Concert will end by then :)
Please note that there is a small admission fee for the concert: $3 for Adults, $2 for children (11 and under), $12 for Families under one roof.
If you have questions about concert attire, please contact me by replying to this email, or call me 435.723.8262.
Please note that I diligently update the Online Calendar, so if you have questions about where, when, what, how, who, or whether (giggle), you might check the calendar. If you have a Google account, you can actually subscribe to the calendar. Ah, the intrigue of technology!Did you know that every email I send to the group is posted on the website? So, if you aren't sure what I said and you deleted your email, check it out! LincolnYouthSymphony.blogspot.com
I'm still looking for a camera volunteer, as mentioned last week.
Thanks bunches for everything! I'm wishing Rob a safe trip home from Boise!
A big congratulations to all the students who auditioned for the Concerto Night concert. It takes a long time and a lot of work - and diligent practice - to prepare a concerto. I'm sure you see that as you watch Krystell prepare for her performance! She is a great example to all of us. (If this is something you are interested in doing in the future, please talk with Rob or me and let's choose a piece together that will work well for the orchestra -- before you spend a year learning it!)Our concerto night performers will beJoshua Musselman, from Logan, playing the first movement of Piano Concerto No 1 by LisztRyan Stocks, from Brigham City, playing the first movement of Cello Concerto No 1 by Saint-SaensAndrew Johnson, from Perry, playing the third movement of the Violin Concerto by MendelssohnThese are three of the pieces we will be diligently learning for our next concert! I'm excited because they are all FULL orchestra pieces -- not that we don't love the Accolay, but it's only scored for Strings! :)
I no longer have a van to haul percussion, and I need someone with a large enough vehicle to fit a few timpani & other various pieces of equipment. I can NO LONGER do this myself, so I need a volunteer to meet me at ACYI on Saturday, Nov 12, at 7:15 am. We load percussion, haul it to the Middle School, and leave it there for the day. Preferably, the same volunteer would then haul the percussion equipment back to ACYI after the concert (at about 6pm). It's a good deed to help a stranded symphony manager! Let me know if you'd like to help! :)
Still looking for someone to video the concert -- if you don't have a good camera, I have one that works really well and records the sound very nicely. Let's get together on it, K?
This Saturday, November 5, is our last rehearsal before we go to the auditorium for the dress rehearsal. We have a lot of work to do, and Rob is going to be out of town for a wedding. Actually, he loves us so much that he tried to get out of going, but in the end he really needs to be in Boise, so he has created an elaborate schedule for us. We will be having sectionals (split into smaller groups) for the first hour, and then running through pieces during the second hour + 15 minutes. Please be on time, and come ready to work! :)
This is the one with the big change, and it only involves the strings: The strings will be starting rehearsal on Saturday November 12 at the Middle School Auditorium (18 S 500 E, Brigham) at 8:00 am. Yes, you read that right. Woodwinds & Brass will join us at 9:00 am, the regular time. Rehearsal will be over by 11:00 or 11:15 am and LYCO will begin their rehearsal as soon as we are done. If you think you're going to die, bring a snack! :)
Remember we have changed our concert time to 4:30pm. Please arrive at 4:00pm dressed for the concert. We perform after LYCO. I have posted the press release (with the non-silly photos) on the website. Click here to read it. Hopefully the papers will publish it!Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for students, and $12 for all family under one roof.Why is there is an admission charge to the concert? (I wish it were free!) If someone wants to take the banner of finding sponsors for our concerts, we would be able to do away with admission, but at this point, it covers the cost of the hall and also supplements some operating expenses. Please come talk to me or a member of the board if you would like to carry this banner!
Thanks for everything - especially all your support! You are all awesome!Extra Extra: Don't find yourself frantically searching thrift stores for black clothing the day of the concert!
- Male: Black tux or equivalent suit (*this includes black slacks and a black jacket), white dress shirt, black bow tie, black socks, black shoes.
- Female: Black dress, formal trouser suit, or blouse & skirt, midriff covered, conservative neckline, skirts & dresses at least tea-length, slits no higher than knee, black stockings, black shoes, accessories & trim in black.
