Fwd: Tour :)

Hi!

I sent an invitation to everyone so you have access to a folder on Google Drive to share pictures. If you didn't get that invitation

​, please contact us for the link. ​

Only those who have been given access will be able to use this link.

I already put all of my pictures in. There really aren't very many! I hope you all have amazing ones to add as well! (This one is from Mrs Fielding.)

And here, in the order written, is the series of Limericks we composed on the way home. (Realize, folks, that the last 3 verses were written in the last 3 miles, and no one is allowed to be offended!)

The musicians of NUYS

They really think they are the best

If they watch Mr Dunn

Performing's more fun

Where they're going next you'll never guess

The viola's the very best section

They don't really remember the question

Two measures ago

They lost all control

Their bows are in different directions

Percussion likes banging the gong

They never can see the baton

Don't ask them to play

They've been counting all day

And they don't know what measure they're on

Our conductor is really so old

His truck always breaks on the road

He's often* so late

But we still think he's great

He's shrinking but still leads our fold

The first

​s​

are cocky and smart

They think they own every part

They steal melodies

So make them stop please

Balance is truly an art 

(Keep it down up there!)

The seconds are rather neglected

For solos they're never selected

They try really hard

So bless their dear hearts

A species that should be protected

They cellos are seldom* in tune

O please take them out of the room

We want some relief 

From all of this grief

A sectional's needed soon

The brass is always too loud

They really are all rather proud

They play with pizzazz

And they can play jazz

We need them to please the crowd

For woodwinds we write a haiku

We've run out of time - what to do

The basses are great

They determine our fate

And we really like touring with you!

*I've replaced always and never with often and seldom. Just to be less snarky!

​The chorus to the Limerick song is:

Aye, aye, aye, aye

In China they never grow chili

So sing me another verse

That's worse than the first verse

Make sure that it's foolish and silly!

Have a great summer!

Julie​

Tour: Last Minute Items and Clothing Clarification

Greetings!

Saturday's rehearsal was FANTASTIC!  We are so excited for this week.  Here are a few reminders and Performance Attire clarifications:

Departure Time

Our meeting time is now 7:30 AM at Promontory.  Please arrive a little before.  You will be tagging your luggage (luggage tags provided) and when the bus arrives at 7:45 am you will help load.  It will be important for us to depart by 8:30 am.

Lunches

Day One:  Reminder:  Bring a Sack lunch for Cove Fort.

You will also be given a bus ride snack and at Cove Fort we will hand you bottled water for your lunch. 

Day Two: We have ordered 6" Subway sandwiches and will provide lunch items (drink, chips, cookies etc.) for our ride to Zion.  

There will also be a snack provided for Zion.

Day Three:  Please bring lunch money.  A bus ride snack will also be provided.

Attire Clarification

Cove Fort Performance:  NUYS T-shirt or any other solid color shirt (no logo shirts) with clean, decent (no holes) bottoms i.e., pants, or capri, or knee length shorts or skirt, khaki or jeans. This is what you will wear onto the bus Wednesday morning! 

Workshop #1 & Workshop #2:  NUYS T-shirt or any other solid color shirt with jeans. (These are first thing Thursday and Friday mornings.)

Zion Excursion:  Sturdy shoes, hiking attire, sunblock, hat recommended, water bottle. Shorts OK. (Thursday, right after Workshop #1)

Tuacahn Performances:  Your New NUYS Tour Shirt (provided first day of tour), khaki bottoms, i.e. pants, capri, knee length shorts or skirt.  (If you can avoid it, shorts NOT preferred at these performances.)

For the entire trip: Please no tank tops/cami tops/ no shoulders or bellies/ no short shorts.  We care about what we're doing and want to look the part of a professional group! We reserve the right to invite you to change into something more appropriate for the performance if deemed necessary.

The Tuacahn Stage and the Mini Amphitheater Stage were built especially so that the performers would not be in any direct sun so it should be a little cooler and there should be no sunglasses necessary!

Thank you!

Debra and Julie

PS If you have any questions, please please ask! 

--

​

​

​T​

he website is a 

​searchable ​

blog

​ where​

 

​a​

ll group emails are posted

​.​

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

​

And be sure to use our ​Attendance Form​ to let us know if you are arriving late, leaving early, or missing a rehearsal.

Important Tour Information: Parents Please Read

Tour Parents and Participants:

We have a few items that need attention:

Case Measurements

Please, Please, Please RIGHT NOW, grab a tape measure and input on the Google form your case measurements.  We are trying to finalize a trailer and transportation of our equipment!  

Are Your Traveling With Us?

We're also interested in knowing which families will be traveling with us on tour.  Please reply to this email if you are 1) Car-a-van-ing with us and leaving with us from Promontory and returning with us to Promontory OR 2) Traveling to St. George but going to meet the group there = see you at the first concert at Tuacahn!

Packing

Please plan to only have your musician pack a "carry on" size piece of luggage and only ONE piece of luggage.  A purse, pillow, blanket and to do things can sit in the seat with the musician, but all other luggage will be put in a trailer or under the bus.  We are making room for instruments first, then luggage since we will only be gone three days.  Here are the

​ luggage​

dimensions:  22 x 14 x 9

Itinerary

A final itinerary is attached. Please note that some events changed days i.e., the Back Stage Tour.  This was mainly due to being able to store our instruments in the hotel versus a hot bus while at Zion's.  

Departure Time
Our departure time is now 7:30 AM at Promontory.  This is due to a rule that bus drivers can only be on the road so many hours.  In order to make the performance time at Cove Fort and then our Back Stage Tour, we have to change bus drivers in SLC.

Performing Attire

• Cove Fort:  NUYS T-shirt or any other solid color shirt (no logo shirts) with khaki bottoms i.e., pants, or capri, or knee length shorts or skirt.  
  
• 
  
• Workshop #1 & Workshop #2:  NUYS T-shirt or any other  solid color shirt with jeans.
  
• 
  
• Zion:  Sturdy shoes, hiking attire, sunblock, hat recommended, water bottle.
  
• 
  
• Tuacahn Performances:  New NUYS Tour Shirt (provided first day of tour), khaki bottoms (see Cove Fort).  Shorts NOT preferred at these performances.
  
• 
  
• Please no tank tops/cami tops/ no shoulders or bellies/ no short shorts.  We care about what we're doing and want to look the part of a professional group! We reserve the right to invite you to change into something more appropriate for the performance if deemed necessary.
  
• 
  
• The Tuacahn Stage and the Mini Amphitheater Stage were buil
  ​t​
  especially so that the performers would not be in any direct sun so it should be a little cooler and no sunglasses necessary!
  

Lunch Money

Reminder to send a little money with your musician.  Originally we were planning on stopping to get meals twice but due to time restrictions, we will provide the lunch on Day 2.  Your musician will be responsible for any lunch funds for Day 3.  In addition, there is a gift shop if your musician wants a souvenir.

Is Your Student Riding Home with You?

If your student will not be riding the bus home, PLEASE WRITE A NOTE ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER WITH YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER and provide it to Debra on the morning of Departure.  

Rehearsal Saturday

Another reminder for rehearsal Saturday.  It's a long but necessary one and thank everyone that can make it!  Rehearsal starts at 8:30 am.  Please see the previous email for more rehearsal details.

--

​

​

​T​

he website is a 

​searchable ​

blog

​ where​

 

​a​

ll group emails are posted

​.​

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

​

And be sure to use our ​Attendance Form​ to let us know if you are arriving late, leaving early, or missing a rehearsal.

The Big Rehearsal Announcement

Hey all!

Mission Impossible has been deemed - er - impossible for us because of the lack of time we have to put it together. It has once more been removed from our list of music. Just leave it in your folder. We'll collect it with everything else afterwards. 

If you haven't put your case measurements on the spreadsheet, we would be super happy if you would, please! Click Here. :)

We are picking up T-Shirts Monday June 12. If there is anyone that needs their shirt washed before wearing (like if you have skin sensitivities), please let me know so we can make arrangements. 

Don't forget I made a cool list of links to help you practice the music we are playing. Click here for the post on the blog.

Next Week's Schedule:

After doing an intriguing hand raising exercise in rehearsal today, a decision has been made. Did you notice passive voice there? Well, I can own it. I made the decision!

The big announcement is that we are going to have a Big Rehearsal next Saturday. And an informal concert. And Lunch. But not in that order. (However, NO midweek rehearsal.)

Read below:

What: Marathon Rehearsal

When: Saturday, June 10, 2017

Where: Promontory School

Schedule:

Rehearsal: 8:30 to 11:00 am

Lunch: 11:00 to 11:30 am

Rehearsal: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm

Tour Kickoff Concert: 1:30 pm, parents and family invited, in the cafeteria, (very informal: Come a few minutes early to set up your own chair!)

Food instructions:

Bring your own lunch.

Bring your own water (no sticky drinks) 

Bring a finger food to share, if desired, suggestions below:

Veggies

Fruit

Cookies

Chips

Or Something Creative

Thanks for all your hard work! Let's rock this!

Warmly,

Julie :)

--

​

​

​T​

he website is a 

​searchable ​

blog

​ where​

 

​a​

ll group emails are posted

​.​

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

​

And be sure to use our ​Attendance Form​ to let us know if you are arriving late, leaving early, or missing a rehearsal.

Important Tour Information

Reminder and 4 IMPORTANT TO DO's FOR TOUR:

 

1. Rehearsal

Reminder:  Rehearsal TOMORROW, Saturday, June 3rd @ 8:30 am

PLEASE try to be there, and come early to help set up.  

We only have (2) rehearsals left!

(From Julie: Mr Dunn and I are considering adding a mid-week rehearsal, depending on how things go tomorrow. Please come with intelligence on which days work for you during the week. Monday thru Friday, Morning, Afternoon, Evening... If we decide to add a rehearsal, we will do so by the raise of hands! That's so hi-tech, right?... if you won't be there tomorrow, use the attendance form, but in the explanation box, also tell me when you can rehearse mid-week.)

 

2. Tour Medical Release & NUYS Release

Below is a list of participants WHO STILL NEED TO COMPLETE & TURN IN THEIR FORMS.  YOU ABSOLUTELY cannot board the bus without these forms.  Please turn them in at Saturday's rehearsal.  If you cannot turn them in Saturday, mail them to Debra Francis, 1457 Lake Street, Ogden, Utah  84401.

We need ORIGINAL signatures with ALL blanks completed.  The most important blank is the name and phone number of an adult to contact in case of an emergency.

(List has been removed for posting on the blog)

​Email Julie if you need the form. 

3. Last Payment

$25 Payments still needed from the following... Checks to LBSS. Cash is fine too.

​(list removed for blog post)

 

4. Equipment Measurements

We are going to haul not only you, but also your luggage AND your instruments.  TODAY, PLEASE add your info to the Google Spreadsheet to let us know the measurements of your instrument case and the type of case.  If you do not provide these measurements, you run the risk of holding your instrument on your lap the entire trip!

Here is the full URL if the link above doesn't work:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zxwbfh4QmUC7nyH9g9wxL0IgMR6Pydd0U7W4D-KcT_4/edit?usp=sharing

Getting pretty excited about this! 

Please let us know if you have any questions,

Debra Francis

Julie Gardner​

--

​

​

​T​

he website is a 

​searchable ​

blog

​ where​

 

​a​

ll group emails are posted

​.​

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

​

And be sure to use our ​Attendance Form​ to let us know if you are arriving late, leaving early, or missing a rehearsal.