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

LYS Saturday Report & Gala Update January 26th, 2008

Greetings!

I know you get tired of me, but don't stop reading!  If you do nothing else, fill out and email me the form under "Gala Fundraiser" below ASAP.

I MUST hear from EVERYONE. Thanks!

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."

Gala Fundraiser: Friday, February 8th, 2008

I went to the Chamber of Commerce Fundraiser & Auction last Saturday. It was incredibly well organized, and I hope people had fun... But I think our dinner will be more fun than theirs!

Remember, you have two tickets each and you must treat them like money . Every ticket must be accounted for (or I'll get in trouble!). Final count needs to be in to the caterer one week ahead, so January 31st.

This means I must hear from you. Copy the following form, paste it into an email, fill it out, and send it back to me at LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com

Name:
LYS Instrument:
Phone:
Number of Tickets I've already turned in money for:
Number of Tickets I've already collected money for:
Additional Tickets I expect to sell:
Total Number of Tickets (add the three above numbers):
I have a service, item, or idea for the Auction/Door Prizes:

I have attached the bulletin board information again in case you need it. When you print it, be sure your printer is set to "landscape."

Remember our menu is a Dutch oven dinner with a choice of pork spare ribs or barbeque chicken, Dutch oven potatoes, glazed carrots, salad, roll, and cobbler for dessert. It's going to be well worth it, and fun. So sell those tickets!

Ticket details:

• For the LYS musician who sells the most tickets, there will be a $20 gift check to the store of your choice.
  
• Please email me with how many tickets you've sold.
  
• We can sell up to 200 tickets for the 6:00 dinner, and we've only handed out about 140. If you have people and need more tickets, call or email me, and I will get tickets to you (mail or drop off).
  
• LYCO musicians are selling tickets too, and competing for their own $20 prize.
  
• Right now, I have only received money for 4 tickets... Argh!  Now is the time to make this happen.
  

If you know someone who will donate an item or service that can be auctioned or used as a door prize, go for it! We can give receipts for tax-deductible donations. Several moms are also contacting local businesses for donations of door prizes and auction items -- Thanks, ladies!

My mother-in-law sent a quilt. I'm bringing it to LYCO today to show it off!

We will need people to help set up, serve food, and clean up. Everyone is expected to participate in some way. Those who didn't sign up at the last rehearsal will be contacted by telephone with an assignment.

The entertainment is important as well. Here are some details:

• It will be "background" music, so people will not be expected to stop visiting while you perform.
• It does not necessarily need to be classical. However, any entertainment must be cleared with me.
  
• I will need the name(s) of performer(s), approximate length of time, and the title/style of what you are doing so we can create a pleasant program with a nice flow.
• If you have another talent you would like to share, we ask that it be music oriented and that you keep it clean... NOTHING even REMOTELY off-color.
  
• This is a great opportunity to perform for a more casual audience. This can be solo & ensemble music, or simply a practice performance opportunity.
  

If you have ideas or questions or wish to be involved in a large or small way, please contact me GJulieKay@juno.com or our fabulous board member and Gala chairperson Tamera Terry office@infovets.com.

 

Upcoming dates and changes to remember:

 

February 2nd, THIS SATURDAY--NO rehearsal. Every music teacher in the state will be in St. George for a convention! This is a change from the original schedule.

 

February 8th, Friday Next Week, Gala Fundraiser.

February 9th, Regular Rehearsal

February 16th, YES Regular Rehearsal. 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 also a change from the original schedule.

 

February 23rd, Regular Rehearsal

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.

 

March 8th, Regular Rehearsal

March 10th, Abravanel Hall. NEW INFO: We have been scheduled to play in and attend the Afternoon Session, which starts at noon and goes until 4 pm. We play at 3:00 pm. We will have bus schedules etc for you soon.

 

These dates are now correct on the website.

 

Next Rehearsal: February 9th, 2008

Our next rehearsal is the day AFTER the Gala Fundraiser.

Normal time, 8:00 for everyone.

Treats: Violas, Cellos & Basses.

Our Last Rehearsal: January 26th, 2008

 

Thanks to Cindy Child for working with the winds on the Tchaikovsky.

Big Announcement:
James announced the Board's decision to have only one conductor for LYS, and that Abravanel Hall will be his last concert with us. We realize that May would have probably been his last concert with us anyway, but we will still miss him very much. We wish you all the best, James, in your bright future!  You will be a great teacher at the new High School in Salem, and you will make great strides as you continue your Masters Degree at BYU.

John also officially announced, for anyone who didn't know, that his wife Misa is expecting twins in June... or May! Congratulations.

We also signed up for jobs at the Gala Fundraiser. We expect everyone to contribute, so if you didn't sign up we will be contacting you.

 

Second Violins brought treats. I know it was good. I saw Orange Juice, and Cups, and heard about Bagels. I never actually went and ate! I must have been busy. Thanks to the Second Violins. They know how to bring treats!

 

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 at http://LincolnYouthSymphony.googlepages.com. Click on "Fundraising" on the left sidebar.

 

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

James Arbizu

LYS Gala Update & Saturday Report Jan 19th, 2008

Greetings!

I sent this a few minutes ago, and it seems to have met with catastrophic failure! Rather frustrating... so, here goes another attempt. :)

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!

Gala Fundraiser: Friday, February 8th, 2008

Remember, you have two tickets each and you must treat them like money . Every ticket must be accounted for (or I'll get in trouble!), and all checks and cash that you have collected so far must be turned in at the next rehearsal. Final count needs to be in to the caterer one week ahead, so January 31st.

We have a menu! The Dutch oven dinner will be a choice of pork spare ribs or barbeque chicken, dutch oven potatoes, glazed carrots, salad, roll, and cobbler for dessert. It's going to be well worth it, and fun. So sell those tickets!

Ticket details:

• For the LYS musician who sells the most tickets, there will be a $20 gift check to the store of your choice.
  
• Please email me with how many tickets you've sold.
  
• We can sell up to 200 tickets for the 6:00 dinner, and we've only handed out about 140, so I will have more tickets next Saturday.
  
• It's okay if you sell extra tickets - bring the money and I'll trade it for tickets - but if you've sold a whole bunch, let me know ahead of time!
• LYCO musicians are selling tickets too, and competing for their own $20 prize.
  
• I will keep a running total on the website, and we can see who the front runner is for the prize!
  

If you know someone who will donate an item or service that can be auctioned or made into a door prize, go for it! We can give receipts for tax-deductible donations. Several moms are also contacting local businesses for donations of door prizes and auction items -- Thanks, ladies!

My mother-in-law will be donating a quilt - and maybe two quilts - who do you know that makes hand-crafted things?

We will need people to help set up, serve food, and clean up. Everyone is expected to participate in some way. Those who don't sign up at the next rehearsal will be contacted by telephone with an assignment.

The entertainment is important as well. Here are some details:

• It will be "background" music, so people will not be expected to stop visiting while you perform.
• It does not necessarily need to be classical. However, any entertainment must be cleared with me.
  
• I will need the name(s) of performer(s), approximate length of time, and the title/style of what you are doing so we can create a pleasant program with a nice flow.
• If you have another talent you would like to share, we ask that it be music oriented and that you keep it clean... NOTHING even REMOTELY off-color.
  
• This is a great opportunity to perform for a more casual audience. This can be solo & ensemble music, or simply a practice performance opportunity.

In a few minutes, I will be sending a separate email you can forward to people you might want to sell tickets to. There will be an attachment with a printable flyer suitable for a bulletin board in your music studio, for instance. Be sure to write your name and phone number in the blank so you can sell the ticket and get the credit!

If you have ideas or questions or wish to be involved in a large or small way, please contact me GJulieKay@juno.com or our fabulous board member and Gala chairperson Tamera Terry office@infovets.com.

 

Upcoming dates and changes to remember:

 

January 26th, Regular rehearsal.
 

February 2nd, NO rehearsal. This is UMEA and every music teacher in the state will be in St. George! This is a change from the original schedule.

 

February 8th, Gala Fundraiser.

February 9th, Regular Rehearsal

February 16th, YES rehearsal. 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 also a change from the original schedule.

 

February 23rd, Regular Rehearsal

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.

 

March 8th, Regular Rehearsal

March 10th, Abravanel Hall. I will give you more Information as I receive it.

 

These dates are now correct on the website.

 

 

 

Since there was no rehearsal today, there is nothing to report about it. :)

Our Next Rehearsal: January 26th, 2008

 

Everyone needs to be at rehearsal at 8:00 am.

Sell tickets. Bring money! 

 

Remember: Second Violins for treats. Sigh.

 

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 at http://LincolnYouthSymphony.googlepages.com. Click on "Fundraising" on the left sidebar.

 

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

James Arbizu

LYS Saturday Report January 12th, 2008

Happy Tuesday!

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!

Gala Fundraiser: Friday, February 8th, 2008

We handed out two tickets to each musician on Saturday. I also snail-mailed tickets to musicians who missed the rehearsal. They went out yesterday.

More detailed information on the menu, etc., will be coming out very soon (we have a meeting tomorrow night), but feel free to sell those tickets! For the LYS musician who sells the most tickets, there will be a $20 gift check to the store of your choice.

Please contact us if you have access to someone who will donate an item or service that can be auctioned!

We will also send more information soon about the entertainment and other help we will need.

Prepare for a great opportunity to perform for an audience. This can be solo & ensemble music, or simply a practice performance opportunity. Gear up for a fun party! We will be teaming up with Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra and Lake Bonneville Community Symphony.

If you have ideas or questions or wish to be involved in a large or small way before we start making assignments , please contact me or board member Tamera Terry office@infovets.com.

 

Upcoming dates and changes to remember:

 

January 19th, NO rehearsal. (That's this Saturday) Good luck to everyone in Allstate Orchestra! 

 

February 2nd, NO rehearsal. This is UMEA and every music teacher in the state will be in St. George! This is a change from the original schedule.

 

February 16th, YES rehearsal. 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 also a change from the original schedule.

 

March 1st, Concert at Box Elder HS Auditorium, tickets at the door: $1 for children up to 11 & seniors; $2 for ages 12 & up.

 

March 10th, Abravanel Hall. I will give you more Information as I receive it.

 

These dates are now correct on the website.

 

 

 

Our Last Rehearsal: Saturday, January 12th, 2008

 

John was gone to a wedding, and James did a great job taking the entire rehearsal.  Thank you, James!

Our treats were... Not very hearty. But we are grateful to the girls who remembered to bring Keebler cookies and Gardhettos. Why is it always girls who remember? Hopefully we'll have at least one more person remember next week!

NO REHEARSAL NEXT WEEK, JAN 19th.

Our Next Rehearsal: January 26th, 2008

 

Everyone needs to be at rehearsal at 8:00 am.

Sell tickets. Bring money! 

 

Remember: Second Violins for treats. Sigh.

 

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 at http://LincolnYouthSymphony.googlepages.com. Click on "Fundraising" on the left sidebar.

 

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

James Arbizu

LYS Saturday Report January 5th 2008

It's another Saturday Report on Wednesday!

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director, 435.723.8262, LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com or GJulieKay@juno.com. Access past LYS Saturday Reports, fundraising information, calendar, membership, etc., by clicking "weekly rehearsal report" on the Lincoln Youth Symphony website: http://LincolnYouthSymphony.googlepages.com

Remember to email me about attendance. This means a missed rehearsal, or if you will be leaving early or coming late, and please be choosy about what constitutes a "good reason to miss."

For the most part, everyone has been fantastic about letting me know!

Commitment makes this orchestra thrive! Block out Saturdays for the year. Tell people you are already booked.

This is a long one, but be sure to look through the whole thing. Good information... and important, too!

Please add LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com to your safe sender's list. My emails may be coming from that address from now on.

Gala Fundraiser: Friday, February 8th, 2008

Julie's Personal Soapbox: When I played in the Salt Lake Symphony, I participated each year in their "Vienna Ball" which was a phenomenal event at the U Ballroom with BYU Ballroom Dancers and a huge silent auction. It turned into a very long night. All we seemed to hear about for weeks and months ahead of time was "Vienna Ball This" and "Vienna Ball That." It was not until I became involved in a symphonic organization at a deeper level that I realized how such a fundraiser took the stress off the rest of the year. A night when thousands of dollars came into the coffers put a stop to constant worry over how the organization would function over the upcoming year. Supporting ourselves also makes us look better and we will qualify more easily for grant money. This Gala is going to be our Salt Lake Symphony "Vienna Ball" without the walzes and polkas.

Please support us in this endeavor! We are looking for donations for the silent auction and the door prize(s). These can be small or large items, or theme baskets. Tickets will be numbered, and people need not be present to win (so they can buy a ticket to support the effort but they don't have to make it to the dinner.)

 

Please contact us if you have access to someone who will donate a large item that people will buy tickets for a chance to win it in a drawing!

 

We will begin selling tickets very soon for this evening of food and entertainment. Expect this to be the major fundraiser for the year; we know we can bring in much more than the measly $300 we made at the car wash last year.

Every musician will be expected to sell tickets, and also help out or participate in some way, either with the entertainment or other work. Prepare for a great opportunity to perform for an audience. This can be solo & ensemble music, or just a great performance opportunity. Gear up for a fun party! We will be teaming up with Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra and Lake Bonneville Community Symphony.

If you have ideas or questions or wish to be involved in a large or small way before we start making assignments , please contact me or board member Tamera Terry office@infovets.com.


Important Scheduling Changes:

 

We found out that our April 19th concert is the same night as MORP at BEHS. This would be a bad thing, so we changed the date to May 3rd and found out that it is the same night as Senior Cotillion (sorry if I spelled that wrong) at WHS.

 

SOOOOO.... We now have the BEHS auditorium for May 2nd. It's a Friday.

If there is a REALLY MAJOR problem with this, Please.... Let me know ASAP!

 

 

 

Upcoming dates and changes to remember:

 

January 19th, NO rehearsal. (That's week after next) Good luck to everyone in Allstate Orchestra! 

 

February 2nd, NO rehearsal. This is UMEA and every music teacher in the state will be in St. George! This is a change from the original schedule.

 

February 16th, YES rehearsal. 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 also a change from the original schedule.

 

March 1st, Concert at Box Elder HS Auditorium, tickets at the door: $1 -- children up to 11 and seniors -- $2 -- 12 and up.

 

March 10th, Abravanel Hall. More Information as I receive it.

 

******Date Changes are NOT YET REFLECTED on the WEBSITE.*******

 

 

 

Our Last Rehearsal: Saturday, January 5th, 2008

 

Despite the snow, we had a great turnout. It was a treat to have Clarinetist Cindy Child come work with our clarinet players. Thanks, Cindy!

 

We checked out Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony (we'll be playing the 3rd movement). You should already have Hungarian Dance, Bacchanale, Beethoven's 5th, and Fugue in g minor in your folders.
 

Our Concerto Auditions went well with several musicians who had worked extremely hard and put forth an amazing amount of effort. For the March 1 Concert, our soloists will be Jana Gardner playing Mozart's 2nd Flute Concerto, 1st mvt, and Candace Child playing Marcello's Oboe Concerto in d minor. Congratulations, Ladies!

 

The Winds, Brass and Percussion brought treats, but only two people remembered (Thank you girls)! Next week it's up to the First Violins to get back into the swing of things and show us how it's done!

Our Next Rehearsal: January 12th, 2008

 

Our rehearsal time will again be 8:00 am for Strings only.

 

Winds, Brass and Percussion: Please come at 9:00 am. 

 

Remember: First Violins for treats. Sustenance. We love healthy refreshments!

 

Our Program for the Remainder of the Year:

 

No, we are not playing everything in your folders for the March 1 concert!

Here's the plan:

 

Concert, March 1st

• Tchaikovsky 4th Symphony, Scherzo (3rd Movement)
• Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 1
• Mozart Flute Concerto in D (Not yet in folders)
• Marcello Oboe Concerto in d (Not yet in folders)

Abravanel Hall Concert, March 10th

• Tchaikovsky 4th Symphony, Scherzo (3rd Movement)
• Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 1
• Saint-Saens Bacchanale

Concert, May 2nd

• Beethoven 5th Symphony, First Movement
• Bach Fugue in g minor
• Saint-Saens Bacchanale
• Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol, First Movement (Not yet in folders)

 

Music Inventory

 

I'm going to leave this particular story here since we are so proud of it: The Friday before Christmas, Marsha Stokes and I did the bulk of the work moving twelve filing cabinets full of Golden Spike Music into my garage in Perry. 7 of them seem to be full of Orchestra music, and the other 5 seem to have Marching Band music in them. The music looks to be in good shape, and if it's not usable by us and the parts are all there, we may be able to sell it on Ebay or to local schools as a fund raiser.

But the point is: We are now ready for the music inventory. We can't use it if we don't know what's there! We need willing helpers, and if someone has a propane heater, my garage is frigid!

I know I had you pencil in January 19th for an inventory party, but I have found out that will not work for me. Sorry to change plans on you! We may do it on a couple evenings so we are not taking up so much family time on the weekends.

 

Please let me know if you have any suggestions.
 

 

Membership Fees

 

I will be meeting with the treasurer this week about Membership Fees.  If you have not paid or made arrangements for your membership fee, I will begin contacting each of you on an individual basis soon.

 

Thanks very much to those who have saved me the trouble by contacting me instead. You are a blessing in my life!

 

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 of 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 at http://lincolnyouthsymphony.googlepages.com. Click on "Fundraising" on the left sidebar.

 

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

James Arbizu

Concerto Audition Revised Schedule

Hello!

Here is the final audition schedule:

11:10 Nathan S
11:20 Hope
11:30 Jana
11:40 Candace
11:50 Ed

Sorry if this causes you any trouble. If your time has been adjusted and you don't have a chance to let your accompanist know, we will simply wait! Sorry I didn't have a chance to send this earlier.

See you tomorrow!

Julie

LYS Concerto Audition Information for Saturday January 5th 2008

Concerto Auditions

Concerto Auditions are next Saturday, so it's high time that I give you a better idea of the format and what to expect.

Auditions will be held directly after the January 5th rehearsal beginning at 11:10 am in the choir room. Auditions will be closed. This means that only the musician, accompanist, and judges will be allowed in the room. The judges will be our conductors, John Findlay and James Arbizu, and our Executive Director, Marsha Stokes.

If you are auditioning, please stay in the band room where we normally rehearse and begin warming up for the audition. Please have your accompanist arrive at least 10 minutes before your assigned time.

There are 5 auditions that I know of, and the order of auditions has been determined randomly (thanks to my daughter Rachel who drew names for me). Please look at the schedule below and let me know right away if there is a problem with your assigned time.

11:10 Nathan S
11:20 Hope
11:30 Jana
11:40 Rhiannon
11:50 Candace

Memorization is strongly encouraged but not required. Also, if your piece is longer than ten minutes, please let me know so I can adjust the schedule. Your accompanist should also shorten the "tutti" sections to save time. This is a normal practice in these types of situations, so they will know what you are talking about.

Remember that a soloist has stage presence, and in addition to musicianship, the judges will be watching for this. From the moment you walk onto the "stage" (in the choir room), be sure you take control of the performance situation. Your poise and professionalism, including your ability to end with a flourish no matter what happens during the performance, will make a difference to the judges. Be sure to smile with confidence, and don't forget to bow!

I believe this will be the last year that this concerto audition will be free and closed to musicians who are not LYS members. In lieu of charging an audition fee, all contestants are expected to perform at the February 8th Gala Dinner, Fundraiser, and Auction. We want to show off our best and brightest, and if we're going to procure this music, we need your support at the fundraiser!

Fabulous!

Please let me know if you have any questions.

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

LYS Saturday Report December 29th 2007

Hello Parents and Musicians!

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director, 435.723.8262, LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com or GJulieKay@juno.com. Access past LYS Saturday Reports, fundraising information, calendar, membership, etc., by clicking "weekly rehearsal report" on the Lincoln Youth Symphony website: http://LincolnYouthSymphony.googlepages.com

Remember to email me about attendance. This means a missed rehearsal, or if you will be leaving early or coming late, and please be choosy about what constitutes a "good reason to miss."

For the most part, everyone has been fantastic about letting me know!

Commitment makes this orchestra thrive! Block out Saturdays for the year. Tell people you are already booked.

Thanks to all who keep us going. 2007 has been a great year!

Please add LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com to your safe sender's list. My emails may be coming from that address from now on.

(And remember us if you are looking for a tax-deductible place for your money to land before the end of the year!)

Gala Fundraiser Date Change: February 8th, 2008

Our Fundraiser Gala and Silent Auction has been moved one day earlier: It will be Friday, February 8th, 2008. Please block this out on your calendar. We expect this to be the major fundraiser for the year, and we know we can bring in much more than the measly $300 we made at the car wash last year.

Every musician will be expected to sell tickets, and also help out or participate in some way, either with the entertainment or other work. Prepare for a great opportunity to perform for an audience before solo & ensemble contest. Gear up for a fun party!

If you have ideas or questions or wish to be involved in a large or small way, please contact me or board member Tamera Terry office@infovets.com .


Our Last Rehearsal: Saturday, December 15th, 2007

 

We checked out Bacchanale and, for most people, Beethoven's 5th Symphony (we'll be playing the first movement). We will check out Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony (we'll be playing the 3rd movement) on January 5th since we now have the missing parts and transpositions. You should already have Hungarian Dance in your folders.

We will be choosing from these for our trip to Abravanel Hall on March 10th. We will also be playing some of these at the final concert, which will most likely be on April 19th.

 

The final piece(s) for our next concert (March 1) will be a concerto (or two) from our concerto auditions on January 5th.

 

The Violas, Cellos, and Basses brought treats. Thanks to everyone who remembered (especially Amylee)!

 

If you meant to audition and didn't make it, please contact me. We might be able to have you come at 7:45 on Jan 5th!

Don't forget, we are still trying to fill seats in the brass section -- horns, another trumpet, a tuba or bass trombone. Let's expand our ability to play fabulous music by filling all our seats!

Our Next Rehearsal: January 5th, 2008

 

Our rehearsal time will again be 8:00 am for everyone.

 

We are relying on the Winds, Brass and Percussion for treats. Sustenance. We love healthy refreshments!

Our Concerto Auditions will be right after rehearsal that day. Students who I know of that are auditioning are: Rhiannon, Jana, Candace, Nathan S, and Hope. If there is anyone else (Eddy?) please contact me immediately. Otherwise, I will only send the detailed audition information to those five students.

 

Music Inventory

 

The Friday before Christmas, Marsha Stokes and I did the bulk of the work moving twelve filing cabinets full of Golden Spike Music into my garage in Perry. 7 of them seem to be full of Orchestra music, and the other 5 seem to have Marching Band music in them. The music looks to be in good shape, and if it's not usable by us and the parts are all there, we may be able to sell it on Ebay or to local schools as a fund raiser.

But the point is: We are now ready for the music inventory. We can't use it if we don't know what's there! We need willing helpers, and if someone has a propane heater, my garage is frigid!

Pencil in January 19th for an inventory party. There is no rehearsal that Saturday. Plan to bring a laptop computer if you have one. RSVP so I know how many people will be here.

 

Membership Fees

 

If you have not paid or made arrangements for your membership fee, I will begin contacting each of you on an individual basis soon.

 

Thanks very much to those who have saved me the trouble by contacting me instead. You are a blessing in my life!

 

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. :)

 

Fundraising

 

If you purchased grocery certificates at the concert, you know by now how easy it is. If we make this an ongoing fundraiser, it can make a big difference. I will have green flyers for the grocery fundraisers at rehearsal. Please participate in this program. It is a painless way to raise money for the youth symphony. More information at http://lincolnyouthsymphony.googlepages.com. Click on "Fundraising" on the left sidebar.

 

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

James Arbizu

LYS Saturday Report, December 8th, 2007

Hello Parents and Musicians!

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director, 435.723.8262 or GJulieKay@juno.com. Access past LYS Saturday Reports, fundraising, calendar, membership, etc., by clicking "weekly rehearsal report" on the Lincoln Youth Symphony website: http://LincolnYouthSymphony.googlepages.com

Remember to email me about attendance. This means a missed rehearsal, or if you will be leaving early or coming late, and please be choosy about what constitutes a "good reason to miss."

For the most part, everyone has been fantastic about letting me know!

Commitment makes this orchestra thrive! Block out Saturdays for the year. Tell people you are already booked. 

We have just one more rehearsal this month before the break.

Here's hoping that everyone taking the ACT survived this morning.  These are the people I know of that missed for that reason: Josh, Amylee, Sonee, Nathan S, and Andrea. I hope that the test went well for you! :)

 

If you missed this morning and didn't let me know why, please do.

 

Thanks to the wonderful people who brought their renegade music this morning! Hannah, please remember to bring yours next week, and Cameron, please give your music to Shannon ASAP!  Thanks a million!

Today's Rehearsal: Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Thanks for the well-attended rehearsal this morning!  You are a pleasure to work with.

 

WELCOME to our new violinist Erik Nilson from Weber High. Very glad to have you!

 

And WELCOME to Cherie Bennett, our percussionist. Glad to have you back!

 

We had fun sightreading today. For the record, we played 12 pieces:

 

St Lawrence Overture, Washburn

Gipsy Overture, Isaac 

Ballet Suite, Shostakovich

March & Minuet, Handel

Die Meistersinger, Wagner

March of Homage, Liszt

Festival March, von Weber

Fugue in g minor, Bach

Hungarian Dance No. 1, Brahms

London Symphony, Haydn

Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah, Saint-Saens

Fourth Symphony, Third Movement, Tchaikovsky

 

Many of these pieces are arrangements and we knew we were simply sightreading for fun, but sightreading is a fabulous skill. We checked out one piece of music to take home: Hungarian Dance by Brahms. We will also be checking out Bacchanale by Saint-Saens next week. The 3rd movement of Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony will be checked out as soon as we work out the transpositions and missing parts, hopefully by next week.

 

We will be choosing from these for our trip to Abravanel Hall on March 10th.

 

The final piece(s) for our next concert (March 1) will be a concerto (or two) from our concerto auditions on January 5th. I will send a separate email with details about this sometime this week.

 

Unfortunately, the Violas, Cellos, and Basses didn't have a chance to "organize" treats, and there was no food! So they get to try again next week. 

 

If you meant to audition this morning and didn't make it, you can still come next week. We'll see you at 7:45! Call or email with any questions. (We had one new violin, but I was expecting one other violin and a viola this morning.)

Don't forget, we are still trying to fill seats in the brass section -- horns, another trumpet, a tuba or bass trombone. Let's expand our ability to play fabulous music by filling all our seats!

Next Week

 

Our rehearsal time will again be 8:00 am for everyone.

 

We are relying on the Violas, Cellos, and Basses for treats. We get one more chance! Let's have at least something that's healthy. I already have cups and napkins left over from those great treats from the 1st and 2nd violins, so I'll bring them along.

 

As we continue to plan for the rest of the year, we will be sightreading a couple more pieces next week: Beethoven's 5th Symphony, 1st movement, and the Capriccio Espanol by Rimsky-Korsakov. Fun! 

 

Music Inventory

 

We are looking into a big Music Inventory Computer Laptop Party to find out what's in the Golden Spike Youth Symphony filing cabinets sometime during the Christmas Break.  I'll let you know when and where as soon as I know!  (Laptop not required.)

 

Membership Fees

 

If you have not paid or made arrangements for your membership fee, I will begin contacting each of you on an individual basis soon.

 

Thanks very much to those who have saved me the trouble by contacting me instead. You are a blessing in my life!

 

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. :)

 

Fundraising

 

If you purchased grocery certificates at the concert, you know by now how easy it is. If we make this an ongoing fundraiser, it can make a big difference. I will have green flyers for the grocery fundraisers at rehearsal. Please participate in this program. It is a painless way to raise money for the youth symphony. More information at http://lincolnyouthsymphony.googlepages.com. Click on "Fundraising" on the left sidebar.

 

Our Silent Auction and Gala Fundraising Dinner will be February 9th. If you are willing to help with this, please let me know.

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

James Arbizu 

 

 

LYS Saturday & Concert Report, December 1st, 2007

Hello Parents and Musicians!

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director. If you have any questions, I can be reached at 435.723.8262 or GJulieKay@juno.com. You can always access past LYS Saturday Reports by clicking "weekly rehearsal report" on the Lincoln Youth Symphony website: http://LincolnYouthSymphony.googlepages.com

Remember to email me about attendance. This means a missed rehearsal, or if you will be leaving early or coming late, and please be choosy about what constitutes a "good reason to miss."

For the most part, everyone has been fantastic about letting me know! Commitment makes this orchestra thrive! Block out Saturdays for the year. Tell people you are busy. 

We have two more rehearsals in December, and we miss

Fantastic Concert Last Saturday

Belated congratulations to all of you!  We sounded great, and I had some wonderful comments.  I would have emailed sooner but I spent Sunday sick in bed. Throwing up for 7 hours is never fun, but I'm glad it didn't happen on Saturday, although I'm sure everything would have still worked without me. I've been recovering all week, and playing in the Messiah. :)

You were great about turning in your music, as well. The only missing music as of today belongs to Rhiannon J (violin 1), Nathan J (viola), Rachel A (cello), Hannah F (cello), and Cameron C (low brass). Please Please Please turn in your music TOMORROW so I don't have to get mean!  I've already filed it, and it's a royal pain to file music that wasn't turned in with the rest. If you turned in music but not your manilla folder, you got credit for turning in your music, but please turn in the folder as well. And, for the vast majority of you, THANK YOU for turning in your music!  Bravo! 

One extra note: Nick H (violin 1) left some personal music in his folder. He won't be at rehearsals for the next concert, so if someone sees Nick at school or lives near him, please let me know. I can give you his music!

Tomorrow's Rehearsal: Saturday, December 8th, 2007

 

Rehearsal starts for Everyone (including winds) at 8:00 am. We will be passing out new music and also sightreading music -- some for fun and some to see if we want to play it. Plan to be done at the normal time -- 11:00 am.

 

I know there's an ACT test tomorrow morning, so please let me know if you are missing rehearsal. The only people I know of that won't be there tomorrow are Josh G, Amylee W, and Sonee K. Good luck on the test! :)

 

The Violas, Cellos, and Basses haven't had much of a chance to "organize" treats, but it is our turn, so let's see if we can do a good pot-luck job.  I already have cups and napkins left over from those great treats spread out by the 1st and 2nd violins, so I'll bring them along.

 

We will be having a few new players come audition tomorrow at 7:45. We look forward to meeting them! 

Don't forget, we are still trying to fill seats in the winds and brass section. Let's expand our ability to play by filling all our seats!

Membership Fees

If you have not paid or made arrangements for your membership fees, I will begin contacting each of you on an individual basis soon.

 

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, we'd love to give you credit for it, so please let me know! Thanks. :)

 

Fundraising

 

If you purchased grocery certificates at the concert, you know by now how easy it is. If we make this an ongoing fundraiser, it can make a big difference. I will have green flyers for the grocery fundraisers at rehearsal. Please participate in this program. It is a painless way to raise money for the youth symphony. More information at http://lincolnyouthsymphony.googlepages.com. Click on "Fundraising" on the left sidebar.

 

Our Silent Auction and Gala Fundraising Dinner will be February 9th. If you are willing to help with this, please let me know.

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

James Arbizu