Lost and Found Christmas Party Items! - NUYCO

Hello! What a wonderful pre-holiday send off today. Thanks to all the parents and members who helped! 

We had some dishes left behind... Let me know if any of these are yours!

Have a wonderful holiday break. See you on January 8!

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

Attendance Form

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Rehearsal and Christmas Party! - NUYCO

Hello families! We have a normal rehearsal on Saturday, 9:30-11:00 AM. Suggested practice spots...

1. American Fiddler's Hoedown
2.  first three selections from Fiddler on the Roof
3. Saturday Night Waltz (reviewing what we covered last week)

After rehearsal, please stay for our Christmas party! 11:15-12:15 or so. It is not required, of course, but it will be a lot of fun and a great way to get to know each other. NUYS and NUYCO will be combined.

- Bring an appropriate wrapped white elephant gift. No need to buy anything - just your junk that could be someone else's treasure.  

- You are welcome to bring a snack/treat/protein offering to share. Especially protein offerings! Cheese and crackers, nuts, sausages, meatballs, etc. Otherwise it could turn into a sugar-fest! This is not necessary, only if you would like. One NUYCO member asked about any allergies last week - I know we have a peanut allergy in NUYCO, but the party is combined with NUYS and I'm not sure about their allergies. There will be lots of options. Bring whatever you have on hand or would like to share.

- We will eat, do the white elephant gift exchange, and play a game or two. You are welcome to leave at any point, or not attend if you are unavailable. 

See you on Saturday! As always, please fill out the attendance form below if you will be gone. This is much more reliable than texting me ... but I will accept that as well! We just like to know who to expect. :)

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

Attendance Form

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Rehearsal and Updates - NUYCO

Hello families! We have a regular rehearsal on Saturday. Hope to see you there. If you will not attend, please fill out the attendance form so we do not worry about where you are! :)

I sent out a new copy of Saturday Night Waltz to you on Monday. Let me know if you didn't get it!

We need parent volunteers to help at our Christmas party on December 18! We need treat and protein offerings, as well as parent volunteers to set up and clean up. Find the sign-up here. Or simply text or email me that you would like to help and I will add you to the list. :)

For the Christmas party, we will have a white elephant exchange game. Please bring a wrapped item to trade! This does not need to be something you buy. It's your junk that could become someone's treasure! It must be appropriate (no indecency allowed).

See you on Saturday!

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

Attendance Form

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Rehearsal - NUYCO

Hello families! We are finally coming back to rehearsal after Thanksgiving break! We will see you tomorrow, December 4, 9:30-11:00 AM! 

We are trading Ashokan Farewell for Saturday Night Waltz! I'll hand it out tomorrow. 

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

Attendance Form

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Rehearsal - NUYCO

Hello! Hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving.

Remember, no rehearsal tomorrow, Nov. 27. 

YES rehearsal: December 4, 11, and 18

Christmas Party: December 18 - we need parent volunteers! Sign up here! We need decorators, set-up and take-down help, and treat/protein offerings.

NO rehearsal: December 25 (Merry Christmas!) or January 1 (Happy New Year!)

YES rehearsal: January 8

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

Attendance Form

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Rehearsal! - NUYCO

Hello families! What a wonderful concert on Friday. I had so many people tell me how incredible and "top-level" NUYCO sounded. I remember going to NUYCO and NUYS concerts when my brother was in the symphony and I don't think NUYCO ever sounded like they do now. Quite an accomplishment! 

Just a reminder that we do have rehearsal on Saturday! 9:30-11:00 AM at Promontory School. We'll be handing out new music! See you then!

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

Attendance Form

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Concert Tomorrow! NUYS

Greetings NUYS family!

Thank you to everyone who attended our dress rehearsal on Tuesday.  You sounded AMAZING, and I can't wait for the performance tomorrow night!  Please review the information below so you know when, where, and what to do tomorrow.

Time Schedule - 

4:30 pm - Setup - If you can come this early, we'll appreciate your help.

5:15 - 5:45 pm - NUYS Sound Check on stage (30 minutes can go quick! So please be in your chair and ready to tune by 5:10)

6:00 - 6:30 pm - NUYCO Sound Check on stage

7:00 pm Concert! Invite friends!

Location -

Ogden High School - 2828 Harrison Blvd (google maps link)

Parking is available on both sides of the building.  Parking is also available alongside the bus roundabout along Harrison but the west doors will not be open.

The doors that will be open are the south east doors with access through the courtyard from the north parking lot; and the doors in the South parking lot by the sports fields.

Help - 

We will need help moving chair and stand carts to the stage before the concert as well as stacking them and returning the carts to the band room directly after the concert. 

We will also need a couple of parents to pick up any programs/trash that are left behind in the theatre.

Volunteer by signing up on the volunteer collaboration spreadsheet!

Clothing-

We wear standard "Concert Black".

This is the posted description from the website:

Male: Black tux or equivalent suit, 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. 

Food -

You may want to bring a sack dinner to eat during the NUYCO sound check. If you do, bring only WATER to drink, eat only in the hallways of the school, not in the band room or the auditorium. Clean up after yourself meticulously, please. :)

Music/Folders - PLEASE READ!! VERY IMPORTANT!!!!

After the concert please leave your folder on your stand! String players, make sure that both folders are on the stand before you leave the stage.

We are going to have a fantastic concert! Be sure to let all your family and friends know! Here are links that you can share through Facebook and email: 

Here is the event on Facebook! 

Here is the Press Release for the concert

Upcoming Calendar items:

Concert Friday November 12, 7 pm

No rehearsal Saturday Nov 13, the day after the concert

Yes rehearsal Saturday Nov 20

No rehearsal Saturday Nov 27, the weekend of Thanksgiving

December Rehearsals: Saturdays December 4, 11 & 18

No rehearsals on Christmas or New Years

Christmas Party Volunteers:

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to help so far, be we could still use some more volunteers for the Christmas Party which will be after rehearsal on December 18th. It is for members of both orchestras. See the spreadsheet linked above to sign up.

See you tomorrow!!

Jayme McKenna

--

Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Attendance Form

Concert on Friday! - NUYCO

Hello! This will (probably) be the final email before the concert on Friday. Please contact me if you have any questions!

Find all the concert details in my email from last week or on the blog HERE.

If you/your child will be wearing a mask on stage, please wear a black/dark mask. If you do not have one, we will have disposable black masks you can wear. 

Remember - white and black! And long socks! :) See you on Friday at Ogden High School at 5:30-5:45 PM, early enough to get ready for our on stage sound check.

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

Attendance Form

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

NO Extra Rehearsal - NUYCO

Maestro West cancelled NUYCO's participation in the extra rehearsal on Tuesday! NUYS will still be rehearsing, if you have members in both groups.

Thanks! 

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

Attendance Form

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Concert and Calendar Details - NUYCO

Hello! Here are all of the concert details I know you have been wishing for, along with important calendar items. :) Please email me if you have any other questions or concerns!

PUBLICITY

Share the Facebook event! Share the press release! Invite your friends and family!

SCHEDULE

4:30 Set up - we would appreciate the help!

(5:15 NUYS sound check)

6:00-6:30 NUYCO sound check. Please arrive earlier than that and be ready to go ON STAGE at 6:00. 

7:00 Concert begins!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We need help setting up at 4:30 (moving chairs and stands to stage, setting up the stage, etc.) We also need help striking the stage and auditorium after the concert (moving chairs and stands off the stage, picking up programs and trash, etc.) Sign up here!

LOCATION

Ogden High School, 2828 Harrison Blvd

Parking is available on both sides of the building, as well as alongside the bus roundabout along Harrison. However, the west doors by the roundabout will not be unlocked. 

The doors that WILL be unlocked are the south east doors with access through the courtyard from the north parking lot and the doors in the south parking lot by the sports fields.

CLOTHING

Everyone, specialists included, wear WHITE on the top and BLACK on the bottom. That means boys wear a white dress shirt, a calm, not-distracting tie, black slacks, black shoes, and long black socks. Girls wear a white blouse/dress shirt, black skirt/slacks, black shoes, and long black socks/tights.

FOOD

If you come at 4:30 to set up (thank you!), you may want to bring food. Food is only allowed in the hallways. And the only drink allowed in the building is water! 

Here ends the concert details. Please keep reading for calendar items!

Extra rehearsal: November 9, 5:30-7:00 PM, Promontory School - Maestro may cancel our participation in this, depending on how tomorrow's rehearsal goes. Stay tuned!

Concert: November 12, 7:00 PM, Ogden High School - sound check starts at 6:00 PM. Be early!

NO rehearsal: November 13, the day after the concert

YES rehearsal: November 20

NO rehearsal: November 27 (Happy Thanksgiving!)

YES rehearsal: December 4, 11, and 18

Christmas Party: December 18 - we need parent volunteers! Sign up here!

NO rehearsal: December 25 (Merry Christmas!) or January 1 (Happy New Year!)

YES rehearsal: January 8 

Whew, got that? See you tomorrow!

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

Attendance Form

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

NUYS Concert Details for next week & Announcements for tomorrow

Greetings!

Concert Details

Publicity

Here is the event on Facebook! 

Here is the Press Release for the concert

Time Schedule

4:30 pm - Setup - If you can come this early, we'll appreciate your help.

5:15 - 5:45 pm - NUYS Sound Check on stage

6:00 - 6:30 pm - NUYCO Sound Check on stage

7:00 pm Concert! Invite friends!

Help

    We will need help moving chair and stand carts to the stage before the concert as well as stacking them and returning the carts to the band room directly after the concert. 

    We will also need a couple of parents to pick up any programs/trash that are left behind in the theatre.

Volunteer by signing up on the volunteer collaboration spreadsheet! 

Location

Ogden High School - 2828 Harrison Blvd (google maps link)

    Parking is available on both sides of the building.  Parking is also available alongside the bus roundabout along Harrison but the west doors will not be open.
    The doors that will be open are the south east doors with access through the courtyard from the north parking lot; and the doors in the South parking lot by the sports fields.

Clothing

We wear standard "Concert Black".

This is the posted description from the website:

    Male: Black tux or equivalent suit, 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. 

Food

You may want to bring a sack dinner to eat during the NUYCO sound check. If you do, bring only WATER to drink, eat only in the hallways of the school, not in the band room or the auditorium. Clean up after yourself meticulously, please. :)

Upcoming Calendar items

Extra rehearsal this coming Tuesday, Nov 9, 5:30 to 7:00 pm; please come if at all possible!

Concert Friday November 12, 7 pm

No rehearsal Saturday Nov 13, the day after the concert

Yes rehearsal Saturday Nov 20

No rehearsal Saturday Nov 27, the weekend of Thanksgiving

December Rehearsals: Saturdays December 4, 11 & 18

No rehearsals on Christmas or New Years

Christmas Party Volunteers

We are still hoping for more volunteers for the Christmas Party which will be after rehearsal on December 18th. It is for members of both orchestras. See the spreadsheet linked above to sign up.

This Saturday's rehearsal schedule

Doors Open 8 am - come help set up

8:30 to 9:10 - Sectionals (Strings combined, Woodwinds and Brass in their usual locations)

9:15 full orchestra

Beethoven

Russian Christmas

Hatikvah

Concerto

--

Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Attendance Form

Press Release - November 12, 2021 Concert

Facebook Event Link

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony and Chamber Orchestra will present their season opener concert November 12th, 7:00 pm, at Ogden High School Auditorium. Admission is free thanks to season sponsors.The Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Nathan West, will open the concert with a program of opera-themed music including Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, and a medley of Italian tunes.

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony will then take the stage with the first movement of Beethoven's 6th Symphony, the Violin Concerto No. 3 by Camille Saint-Saëns featuring concert master Hugues Herpin, and will follow that with Eliot Del Borgo's Hatikvah - The Hope, and Alfred Reed's Russian Christmas Music.

Hugues Herpin:
Hugues is a senior at Ridgeline High School and has been playing violin for 10 years. He moved from France with his parents 3 years ago to start his high school in the US. In France, he studied violin and music theory, and participated in choirs, orchestras, and ensembles at the Conservatoire de Nancy. He is currently studying violin with Rosemary Hatch and Robert Waters from Fry Street Quartet. Hugues has participated 3 years in region and state Solo and Ensemble where he got excellent and superior ratings for his performances in his school chamber orchestra, ensembles, and solo experiences. He also participated in All State Orchestra. He was assistant concertmaster at NUYS and his school orchestra last year and is now the concertmaster for both.

Hugues loves music and especially playing and sharing music with others. He also loves composing music. He composed a piece for his high school string orchestra which they played last year and is working on multiple other pieces including a string quartet, clarinet sonata, and more. Hugues loves cinema and his also working on composing the soundtrack of a movie for the Moonshiver Movie Festival in Cache Valley.

He would like to thank everyone he’s met that helped him become a better musician over the years as well as all his friends from France and the US and his family.



The Northern Utah Youth Symphony & Chamber Orchestras are projects of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, supported by Utah Arts and Museums and George S & Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation. Season Sponsors who provide the funds to offer these concerts free of charge are PetsFirst! Wellness Center, Edge Orthodontics, Classical Strings, and BrainTrainUT-Aaron Gardner.




NUYCO - April 2021


NUYS - April 2021

Tomorrow's rehearsal - NUYS

Hello!

My name is Jayme McKenna, and I will be the new NUYSO General Manager after the November concert. I have some very big shoes to fill, but I am looking forward to the opportunity to work with all of our incredible young musicians!  

Here is our rehearsal schedule for tomorrow:

                          8:00 am - Doors will unlock

                          8:30 - 9:30: Sectionals with time at the end for a break and setup.

                            - Strings will be combined in the Gym

                            - Winds and Brass in the usual locations

                           9:30 - Combined rehearsal begins

                             - Beethoven

                              - Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto
                              - Russian Christmas Music
                              - Hatikvah

                            11:00 - Clean up

                            11:30 - Doors locked

ATTENTION: We will be holding an extra rehearsal November 9th, 5:30 - 7:00 pm at Promontory. Please mark your calendars!

Here is a Facebook event link and Poster for the concert. Please share with family and friends!

See you tomorrow!

Jayme McKenna  

--

Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Attendance Form

A Few More Announcements - NUYCO

I apologize for the two emails this week, but I didn't want to wait on these announcements. :)

ATTENTION: We will be holding an extra rehearsal on November 9, 5:30-7:00 pm at Promontory. Please make every effort to attend!

Remember to fill out the Attendance Form to let us know about absences.

Here's a Facebook event link and a poster for the concert. Share with your friends and family to show them how cool this is going to be! Invite them to the concert!

See you at rehearsal tomorrow, 9:30-11:00 AM! I will be gone until next week, so email or text me if you have anything for me.

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

Attendance Form

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Lost ring - NUYCO

Hi families!

The attached picture is of a ring that was found in the Promontory library earlier this week. The school wondered if it belonged to someone in our group? Let me know!

See you on Saturday, 9:30-11:00 AM. I will not be there. Let me know if you need anything from me!

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

Attendance Form

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Weekly Info - NUYCO

Hi families! We had a blast at the retreat. We missed the members who couldn't come, but we'll catch you next year! We also handed out t-shirts, either at the retreat or Saturday's rehearsal. Wear them around, show them off, recruit more players! :)

NUYCO Photo Album: Here are a few videos and pictures I took at the retreat! Check them out. It gives you a look at the 24 hours of semi-organized chaos. :) Photos from future rehearsals, parties, and concerts will also be added here.

Youtube Playlist: Maestro has uploaded full piece recordings of this concert's pieces. It may be helpful to listen to them when you practice!

Attendance Form: Please let me know if you won't be attending rehearsal! We base our rehearsal plans around the members who attend; if we plan sectionals and then the entire cello section is absent (without letting me know), we have a big problem! Here's a handy dandy link to the attendance form. Fill it out for the whole year. Or the night before. I don't really care. Just please fill it out. :) The link is always at the bottom of every email, as well!

Concert: The first concert is scheduled for November 12 at 7 PM at Ogden High School. Save the date! More info, of course, will be coming about parking, location, schedule, etc.

See you on Saturday, 9:30-11 AM! 

Retreat, Concert time, extra rehearsal date - NUYS

1. Volunteers: I need another dad to stay overnight at the retreat. Thanks to all who have signed up to help! Please look at the volunteer spreadsheet for more opportunities... We also need a few more people to sign up for (or just bring!) Saturday afternoon snacks for the retreat. 

2. The concert time is about to be solidified at 7 pm on Friday November 12. If that's a problem for anyone as far as getting to the concert and performing with us (call time will be earlier!), SPEAK NOW or FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE. I have asked several times now, but I'm just checking one more time before publicity kicks in. 

3. Just a heads-up: the date of an extra practice for this concert, if we decide to set one up, will be TUESDAY, November 9th (not Thursday as originally anticipated).  

I'll be in touch if I think of anything else! 

Retreat info including links to the roommate form, and google maps to the camp.

:) Julie

--

Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Attendance Form

Yes! There IS rehearsal this Saturday! - NUYS

Greetings! 

I hope you are enjoying fall break... If you are in town, PLEASE come to rehearsal! :)

Here's the plan for tomorrow's rehearsal:

First hour, sectionals:

Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion - Stay in the Gym with Maestro Dunn

Strings in the following locations: 

Violin 1 - Stage

Violin 2 - West hall

Viola - Entry Hall

Cello - East Hall

Bass - Wherever you want :)

Take a 5 minute break at the end of sectionals, and be ready to play together by 9:30

Doors will unlock at 8:00 am and lock again at 11:20

Here are some things that you might not have looked at yet:

Volunteer Spreadsheet

Retreat info

Do you still need to fill out and turn in a medical form or a payment form?

See you tomorrow! 

:) Julie

--

Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Remember, if you are sick or quarantined, please stay home. Use the Attendance Form to let us know.

Retreat Info & Volunteer Needs - NUYS

Greetings! 

Tomorrow's Rehearsal...

We will have sectionals for 45 minutes, including strings sections, then a full orchestra rehearsal starting at 9:15 am.

8:00 Doors unlock, come help set up, turn in papers or anything else before rehearsal

8:30 sectionals - brass to the left, woodwinds to the right, violin 1 on the stage, violin 2 in the library, violas in the entry hall, cellos in the gym, basses can choose to stay with cellos or go into the hall

9:15 full rehearsals - music order will put the Beethoven last so those who don't play will be dismissed early

11:00 clean up

11:30 doors lock (chamber will be at retreat, so it'll just be us!)

Retreat

Our retreat is two weeks away on 22 and 23 October! For those of you who are new, we take a 24 hour time-out at a camp with amenities. 

Yes, bathrooms. Flush toilets. Showers. They feed us, and we use the lodge for rehearsal space. Chances to play games, get to know each other, and just enjoy the time away, and also have 3 intensive rehearsals for the upcoming concert!  It takes the place of our regular Saturday morning rehearsal. 

Many of you have already paid the $60 (this just covers the cost - the money goes straight to the camp).  There are heated cabins, four with 10 beds each, and four with 6 beds each. There are safe places to keep your instrument, and the lodge is heated, even overnight for those with large instruments. 

We need at least 2 adult women, and at least 2 adult men to come as chaperones to keep tabs on all the crazy musicians (just kidding - they do sleep at night!). Your overnight fee ($30) is covered, but we ask you to pay for whatever meals you eat with us. If you can't come for the whole time but can at least come overnight, we can also accommodate your schedule. 

Please see the linked PDF for all the details, a chance to request a cabin mate, and a volunteer spreadsheet to sign up for all things NUYS (not just the retreat!).

TShirts, medical forms, etc

Those missing forms etc have been reminded separately.

Thanks, y'all! See ya in the morning!

🎶

Julie

--

Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Attendance Form

NUYCO Retreat - one last email

My apologies if you received this twice, once this morning and now. My 7 AM brain had a problem and sent this to last year's NUYCO group. Whoops!

One last email about retreat...

1) Please bring your own music stand if you have one available.

2) Please bring a coat/jacket, gloves, and a hat/beanie! It will be cold and rainy for a good portion of our retreat.

See you TOMORROW, Friday, October 8!

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

Attendance Form

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

NUYS - Concert Time Request & Other Details

Concert Time - Super Important!

Our concert is scheduled for November 12, which is a Friday, at Ogden High School. I have heard from one student who would need the concert to be later in the evening, at 7pm.  If you have a conflict with the concert being this late, I need to hear from you. This could mean you are in a pit orchestra that night, and you need the concert to be earlier in the evening instead of later. 

I strongly request you contact me ASAP regarding any insurmountable conflicts. A reply to this email would be fine.

Additional details 

I will be sending additional emails this week regarding missing Shirt Orders (have you ordered yours? If not yet, click here for the t shirt order form). 

There are still medical forms needed so I can turn in food restrictions to the camp for retreat, and so we have your info in case of emergency during any other activities. Everyone who hasn't turned one in yet will be contacted separately.  

A few haven't taken care of their tuition and payment form. If you are one of those, please bring it Saturday!

Retreat is Oct 22-23. We are going! Yes! If you haven't already decided what you are doing, I need to hear from you. If you can't come to the whole 24 hours (preferred), you can come to part of it. But we have to know your plans, and will adjust your fee accordingly.

A rehearsal plan will be sent separately! 

Thanks!

Julie

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Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Attendance Form

NUYCO Retreat is on Friday! All the info here

If you are not attending retreat, disregard this email. Do not come to rehearsal on Saturday at Promontory! No one in NUYCO will be there. :)

Hello families! At long last, here is all the info you will need for the retreat THIS FRIDAY! Text (435.452.8173) or email me with questions!

-- Directions: Here are handy dandy directions for getting to the camp. 

-- Sleeping Info: At Camp Earley, everyone sleeps in one lodge. Girls on one side, boys on the other, with a line of adult chaperones down the middle.

-- Packing List: This won't be a comprehensive list. Bring anything else you think you might need. :)

-- Itinerary: Find the schedule here. Drop off is 5 PM on Friday; pick up is 5 PM on SaturdayYou are welcome to join us for the whole retreat or part of it! 

-- Check in: All NUYCO members will be checked in AND out by a parent or guardian. We will confirm that we 1) have your permission form, 2) your payment, 3) ask if you are sleeping over, and 4) get the parent/guardian's signature. If you carpool with someone besides your parent/guardian, please make sure I have all the forms and payments I need and that I know your sleeping arrangements! NUYCO members cannot attend retreat until we have the $30 retreat payment and the permission form. If you don't know if I have yours, *please ask*. :)

-- Carpool: I don't set up carpools. But if you would like to set up a carpool from Cache County or Weber County, etc., I am happy to send you contact info for other families who live in your area. This would need to be done before Friday. :) Adult specialists are not able to help with carpools, just NUYCO families.

-- Volunteers: We need at least one male to chaperone. Maestro West will be the other male chaperone. Please contact me asap if you are available! If you cannot do it the whole time, for only Friday evening or the overnight or Saturday, that is good too. Just tell me!

-- Food Offerings: Your $30 retreat payment goes towards the camp fee and the food, so we will be providing the meals. But we would welcome any desserts or snacks! Anything from brownies and cookies to clementines and Ritz crackers. Text or email me if you would like to contribute something. Maestro loves homemade desserts, so bonus points for that. One of the NUYCO members does have a peanut allergy; she is good at managing it and we will have peanut free items available, but she might appreciate a dessert or two that she could have. :)

We are so excited! See you there! 

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

Attendance Form

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

NUYS Announcements and important reminder

Greetings!

Rehearsal Time - important reminder

This Saturday's rehearsal is on the EARLY SCHEDULE. We start at 8 am and run until 10 am. We did announce this last Saturday and it has been on the calendar from the beginning, so hopefully everyone has internalized the message. 

Rehearsal Plan

This Saturday our goal is to give everyone a better overview of the music, see how everyone fits together, and gain more confidence in what you need to practice. So we will be together the whole time - no sectionals. We will begin with Beethoven, and we have decided to ONLY play the first movement of the Beethoven 6th Symphony, at least for this concert. We will also be sightreading a new piece, Hatikvah by Eliot Del Borgo. I (Julie) think you'll like it. 

Here is the order of the rehearsal. If you do NOT play in the Beethoven 1st movement, you may sneak in at 8:30 am instead of beginning rehearsal at 8.

7:30 doors unlock

8:00 rehearsal begins

Beethoven 6th, mvt 1

Russian Christmas Music

Hatikvah

Saint-Saens

10:00 rehearsal ends - please help clean up!
10:15 doors lock

Thanks! Still working on the volunteer spreadsheet, and will let you know when it's ready so you can sign up to help out!

See you Saturday!

Julie

--

Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Attendance Form

Lots of Details - Please Read! NUYCO

Hi families! Please read this all the way to the end and email or text me with questions. Lots of info because lots is happening right now!

-- Rehearsal Time Change: This is a biggie! Our rehearsal is EARLY this Saturday. 8:30-10:00 am. See you then!

-- Youtube Playlist: Maestro West has updated our playlist for recordings of the music for this concert. Check it out.

-- Retreat Permission and Medical Form: I need this filled out for each member in NUYCO asap, regardless of whether they will be to the retreat. If there is an emergency during rehearsal, I need to know who has medication and who can't eat peanuts - things like that. Please print it and fill it out; then either send it to rehearsal, scan and email it, or text me a picture!

All Things Retreat! (Hopefully we will have the t-shirts back from the printers before the retreat! It's nice to take a nature-y, matchy matchy photo in our NUYCO shirts. Cross your fingers!)

-- Attendance: I know that the Hearns and the Fowlers will not be coming to the retreat; they are the only two families I am aware of. If you will not be to the retreat and you have not told me, please do that right now! We are planning how much food to buy and would like to only buy what we need.

-- Retreat Permission and Medical Form (again): I need this especially if you will be at the retreat! We will be eating eggs, peanut butter, and other foods. I need to know if you have any allergies, severe or not. Asap, asap, asap!

-- Directions: Here are handy dandy directions for getting to the camp. 

-- Sleeping Info: At Camp Earley, everyone sleeps in one lodge. Girls on one side, boys on the other, with a line of adult chaperones down the middle.

-- Volunteers: We need at least one male to chaperone. Maestro West will be the other male chaperone. Please contact me asap if you are available! We would also welcome any females who would like to come, whether to spend the night or help in the kitchen one or both days. Text or email me if that sounds fun to you!

-- Food Offerings: Your $30 retreat payment goes towards the camp fee and the food, so we will be providing the meals. But we would welcome any desserts or snacks! Anything from brownies and cookies to clementines and Ritz crackers. Text or email me if you would like to contribute something. 

Did I forget something? Undoubtedly. :) As always, text or email me with questions, concerns, or comments. 

Remember, EARLY REHEARSAL on Saturday - 8:30-10:00 am. Please use the Attendance Form linked below if you will be absent!

You're great! Thanks!

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

Attendance Form

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