Please reply! Thanks!

Greetings!

I was so pleased with last Saturday's rehearsal. It really felt like we made good use of our time, and the Schubert is sounding great! We will be handing out at least one more piece (for the April 16 final concert) this Saturday, but we will still focus almost exclusively on the Schubert for Abravanel Hall for the next two rehearsals. I will send a separate email with the schedule and other information for Abravanel Hall.

Thanks to all of last Saturday's sectional specialists. You all did a fantastic job! Having "new blood" around really energized me. I hope it did the same for you.

Sarah Pehrson

Nada Pehrson 

Me :)

Chuck Thompson

Melanie Pehrson

Linda Hansen

This Friday is the Gala, 6pm, Brigham City Senior/Community Center, 24 N 300 W, Brigham City. The silent auction and door prizes will be awesome, and don't forget to buy raffle tickets. Paradise Furniture has donated a recliner - the winner of the raffle gets a certificate and goes to the store to choose their own color for the brand new chair (it will not be the floor model). Tickets for the raffle will be $1 or 6 for $5. Silent auction items are plentiful. It's going to be awesome, but you need to bring your neighbors and friends so that the fundraiser is successful. There's nothing like trying to squeeze blood from a turnip!

I will be making phone calls tonight to everyone who hasn't notified me about tickets. We need numbers for the Caterer by Wednesday.

Save me a phone call and send me an email, K? This is going to be a wonderful dinner and the Silent Auction is going to be stupendous. I have asked each student to try and sell 4 tickets. Please put an extra push on it today!

You are all awesome. 

It takes a great rehearsal with good attendance (like last Saturday) to really show me why I put so much time and effort into this. 

Thank you!

Julie Gardner

Robert Bott
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Utah Symphony Classical Countdown Student Voting

The following email is from Beverly Hawkins of the Utah Symphony. You all should vote! It sounds fun!

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Youth Orchestra Directors,

Utah Symphony would like to invite your student musicians to participate in the voting to select the pieces to be played on our Classical Countdown concert on April 26, 2011. You can help by forwarding this email to your youth orchestra, bringing their attention to the invitation in the box below. Thanks for your help in getting the word out.

We need your help! On Tuesday, April 26, the Utah Symphony will present a Classical Countdown concert on our Family Series. Big Budah from Fox 13 will host the concert, leading us through the thrilling countdown of pieces voted on by young musicians. That's where you come in.

We invite you to look through the list and vote for up to 10 pieces. Voting closes at 5 pm on February 28.

Then plan to join us for the concert on April 26. You'll want to see how your choices stack up to your young musical colleagues. Student tickets are only $8

($10 on the day of the concert). You can buy them at the Abravanel Hall ticket office or order them by calling 801-533-6683.

To vote, go to this link: http://poll.fm/2p66d

We can't wait to see the results!

Beverly Hawkins
Symphony Education Manager
801.869.9092

Great Concert!

Greetings!

Thanks for a great concert! I had many positive comments. Thanks to Hector and Sarah for all their incredibly hard work preparing to perform, and thanks to our extra helpers as well, including the really cool string players who played percussion for Aladdin! 

Wasn't Rob funny? 

Thank you, parents, for your continued support! Your youth are awesome!

Update: Last week, I contacted the dispatch for our bus to Abravanel Hall, but I'm still waiting to hear back. I will let you know the official schedule as soon as I know. Just plan to be gone from about 6:30am to 1pm on February 28th. That should about cover it! If you have a schedule conflict, you can have a parent drive you down, or pick you up early. We can discuss this at length as soon as I have the official schedule.

Gala Gala Gala Gala Gala

Oh, the Gala! Please Please Please bring ticket money this Saturday. The dinner is only 9 days away! Everyone needs to sell at least 4 tickets. To be in the running for the prize, you'll for sure need to sell more - Preston had 6 people buy tickets at the concert. Remember I have all the forms on the website. Click here for a direct link.

See you Saturday for regular rehearsal 9-11:15am!

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Press Release for Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society Fundraiser Feb 18

The Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society runs local projects supporting youth and adult classical musicians in Brigham City, Tremonton, Ogden, and surrounding communities. Lincoln Youth Symphony and Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra, as well as the Lake Bonneville Community Symphony, are projects of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society.

In addition to funding from the George S & Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation and the Utah Arts Council, the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society relies on their annual Gala Fundraiser Dinner and Silent Auction as an enjoyable way to spotlight local support.

So far this year, they would like to thank the following businesses that have graciously donated to the effort: Paradise Furniture, Honeyville Grain, Hair Therapee, Utah Jazz, Attitudes Salon, Footzoning from Misa Findlay, Piano Tuning from John Findlay, Hand-Carved Walking Stick from Bruce Howard, Alpine Gardens, Canyon View Animal Health Center, Classical Strings, Idle Isle Candy, Peach City, Holmes Clothing, Cover Up, Murphy's Appliance, Sonic, Hunan Village, Domino's, Drewes Floral, Premium Meat Company, Idle Isle Cafe, R & K Marble, The Ark. 

The organization is still seeking additional donations for their silent auction, as well as cash donations to support this worthy cause. It is imperative that this year's fundraiser be highly successful to keep the programs serving the youth of this and surrounding communities. Grant money is never a guarantee, and awards have been smaller each year for several years.

This event will be Friday, February 18, 2011, at 6:00 pm at the Brigham City Senior/Community Center, 24 N 300 W. Tickets for the roast beef dinner are currently on sale at $15 per plate. The evening includes a raffle for the Paradise Furniture recliner, a silent auction, and live entertainment. If you know a member of either youth symphony, please contact them for your tickets, or contact Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com.

Concert Tomorrow

Greetings!

Here's the low-down for tomorrow, February 5, 2011:

Don't forget that rehearsal is at Box Elder Middle School, 18 S 500 E, Brigham City, at 9am sharp. We may end at 11am, but we reserve the right to go until 11:15. Hee Hee. 

Don't forget to bring money for ticket sales to the Gala Fundraiser. I will have tickets for you!

Don't forget that the concert is at 5pm at Box Elder Middle School. It will last 30-40 minutes. Admission: $3 adults, $2 seniors, $2 children 11 & under, $12 Families under one roof.

Don't forget to bring your instrument. Ha Ha.

Don't forget to turn in all music except the Schubert after the concert. There will be a regular rehearsal every Saturday this month, even President's Day weekend.

Don't forget we will be playing the entire Schubert at Abravanel Hall on Feb 28, so start polishing that first movement again!

I'm glad to be home again! See ya tomorrow!

Julie Gardner

Robert Bott

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Abravanel Hall Schedule

Extra! Extra!

The information has arrived for our February 28 Abravanel Hall trip. I do not have the bus schedule yet, but I will soon. We are in the morning group and our performance time is 9:30 am. We will be listening to two orchestras (8:00 and 8:30), going upstairs at 9:00, performing from 9:30 to 10:00, then getting pictures. We then listen to groups at 10:30, 11:00 and 11:30.

Please plan to stay for the entire session (from 8am to noon) as it is very valuable for us to observe others' performances in addition to our experience performing.

I will not be there on Saturday, but there will be a mom there with tickets to trade for checks, so please bring in your Gala ticket money! Let's see who is farthest ahead!

Have a great weekend, and I'll see you at Box Elder Middle School for rehearsal on February 5th! Don't forget, the concert is at 5pm, not 7pm. (Rehearsal this Saturday, Jan 29, is still at ACYI -- just trying to avoid confusion!)

:) Julie

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Gala, Concert Time Change, etc., Saturday, January 22, 2011

Greetings!

Here is the run-down for today:

I handed out Gala ticket sales packets to everyone at rehearsal. If you weren't there today, I have uploaded the letters, ticket tracking form, & receipts to the website. Click here for the right page. This is so you can get started today, even without the handout! Notice that the page of receipts is also attached, which means if you use all four receipts that I handed out today, you can print more!  Save the date: the Gala is 6pm, February 18, 2011, at the Brigham City Community/Senior Center, 24 N 300 W. 

Please contact me if you have any items for the Silent Auction. The solicitation letter (for businesses) is also uploaded to the website. My dear husband just spent some time at Paradise Furniture, and there will be a recliner for the raffle! (Raffle tickets will be for sale at the door. They will be $1, or 6 for $5.)

Our Concert is 2 weeks from Today! I really need everyone to spend time on their music at home. Even if you think you'll never be able to play it, practicing helps things go better. Always. I'm living proof!

Concert time: The concert time has officially been changed to 5pm on February 5th, 2011. It is at the Box Elder Middle School Auditorium, 18 S 500 E, Brigham City. Admission is Adults $3, Children (11 & Under) $2, Seniors $2, Families (from one household) $12. 

I still don't have the schedule from the organizers for Abravanel Hall. Again, set aside Feb 28th. Details coming soon!

I have posted the press release for the concert on the blog. Check it out! 

I will not be at rehearsal next week. My uncle passed away this week and we are going to California for the memorial service. Tiffany will be working with the winds on the Fughetta. I know you can do it!

We will also include the strings (who are not playing percussion) in the Aladdin piece! 

Thanks for everything, and PLEASE let me know when you can't make rehearsal. Your absence is sometimes rather frustrating!

Julie Gardner

Robert Bott

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Press Release for Lincoln Youth Symphony Concerto Night Feb 5

Violinist Sarah Pehrson of Plain City and violist Hector Guadarrama of Honeyville will be the featured soloists in the Lincoln Youth Symphony's Concerto Night conducted by Robert Bott. The concert will be February 5, 2011, at 5:00 pm in the Box Elder Middle School auditorium, 18 South 500 East, Brigham City. Admission: Adults $3, Children (11 & under) $2, Seniors $2, and Families $12.

This annual concert features winners of the Lincoln Youth Symphony Concerto Competition. There were three winners this year. The third winner is Krystell Taylor from Plain City, but she is currently recovering from a broken arm and will be featured instead on our April 16 concert.

Sarah Pehrson will be performing Max Bruch's Concerto in G Minor, first movement (Vorspiel). She has played violin for 7 ½ years, studying privately for 5 ½. For the last year and a half she has studied with Peggy Wheelwright. She was in the 2009 All-State Orchestra and recently performed with the 2010 All-State Orchestra. Sarah has a love of all music; she enjoys playing in pit orchestras and loves to sing. She recently won her school's Sterling Scholar for music. Sarah is incredibly dependable and an extremely hard worker with a 4.0 GPA. She is a senior at Fremont High School. Sarah has been the concert master of the Lincoln Youth Symphony for two years, and is a past concert master of the Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra.

Hector Guadarrama will be performing Johann Baptist Vanhal's Concerto in C Major for Viola, first movement (Allegro Moderato). Hector is 16 years old, and has been playing viola for over seven years. He is a junior at Bear River High School and first started playing viola when he was in 4th grade. He has been addicted to the art ever since. He has been in numerous youth symphonies and ensembles, as well as community orchestras. He has competed in State Solo twice, receiving high honors both times, and plans on competing again this year. Also, this year marked his second year performing with All-State orchestra. Currently, he is an active participant in the NUYS (Northern Utah Youth Symphony) and the BYO (Bonneville Youth Orchestra) and is privately studying under Dr. Michael Palumbo, Professor of Viola, at Weber State University.

The Lincoln Youth Symphony is a project of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society. Please support them in their upcoming annual Gala Fundraiser Dinner & Silent Auction on Friday, February 18, 2011, 6pm, at the Brigham City Community Center. For further information about auditioning or joining the orchestra, or to donate a silent auction item to the fundraiser, please visit LincolnYouthSymphony.blogspot.com or contact Julie Gardner at LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com or 435.723.8262.

The Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society would like to thank Walmart employees for their recent generous contribution to our organization. Also a big thanks to the George S & Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, the Utah Arts Council matching gifts from Autoliv, local businesses, and the best parents and grandparents anywhere.

Weekly Email for Saturday 8 January 2011

Greetings!

It was great to see everyone again on Saturday.

This is a just a quick email. Please let me know when you aren't going to make rehearsal. It really cuts down on my dramatic dismay when people aren't there! It's really easy; just reply to this email with a date, and a reasonable excuse.

We miss having everyone rehearsing together at once. It makes it hard to prepare for a concert!

Oh, by the way, we DO have rehearsal this Saturday, notwithstanding MLK day on Monday.

AND we have a few things coming up: 

Concert February 5th

Gala Dinner February 18th

Abravanel Hall February 28th

More details will be forthcoming.

Again thank you for your dedication and hard work!

FYI: We will be saving the Accolay concerto (a strings only piece) for the April concert in hopes that our soloist will be well by then. She broke her arm on Saturday!

Concert Feb 5th:

Vanhal (Viola concerto for strings & trumpet - handed out Jan 8th)

Bruch (Violin concerto (Sarah's piece) full orchestra)

Schubert 2nd movement (work hard on this - we are prepping for a performance of both movements at Abravanel Hall on Feb 28th)

Fughetta (Winds only)

Aladdin and his Magic Lamp (Winds only with Rob narrating. Any strings interested in playing percussion please let me know.)

Sorry that this email is a little random. 

See you this Saturday!

Julie Gardner 

Robert Bott

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LYS: Last Saturday's Rehearsal, December 18th, 2010

Greetings!

This is Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, GJulieKay@gmail.com. 
Please contact me with any questions, or, as usual, with attendance issues. This is an attempt to make it really easy for you to contact me! :)

Last Saturday's Rehearsal:

Thanks to everyone who braved the storm! I couldn't believe we had 8 inches of snow at noon, and then it started Raining! What planet are we on?

Hey, flutists! You missed out on some friendly & free coaching! Jana came to rehearsal with me and covered the missing flute parts!... She might be talked into coming again on the 8th (she flies out on the 9th), but only if you are coming to rehearsal, K?

Things are starting to shape up for our next concert, and we even tried some music for wind ensemble. Thanks again for a great rehearsal, and Enjoy your Christmas and New Year break! My life is better because of you, and I hope you are enjoying youth symphony this year. Please let me know if there's anything I can do to make things even better!

Calendar in the Near Future:

December 25, January 1: Christmas & New Years (Don't come to rehearsal. I won't be there!)

January 8, 15, 22, 29: Regular Rehearsals, ACYI, 9:00-11:15am

February 5: Dress Rehearsal at BEMS Auditorium, 9:00-11:15am

February 5: Concert at BEMS Auditorium

February 12, 19, 26: Regular Rehearsals, ACYI, 9:00-11:15am

February 28: Trip to Abravanel Hall! 

Julie Gardner

Robert Bott

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