LYS Saturday Report!

Greetings!

Thanks for the very productive rehearsal today. We are making progress on our music, and having a nice time with it as well. You are all a delight to spend Saturday mornings with! I just want you to know that -- I would not love coming if it weren't for your smiling faces and hard working attitudes. Keep up the great work!

We look forward to having everyone back next week after a weekend of ACT tests and other things!

Here is the list of what we are playing for the Feb 4th concert:

Concertos:

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, last movement

Saint-Saens Cello Concert, first movement (ends at letter F)

Liszt Piano Concerto, first movement

Orchestra Pieces (if we don't use all of them, we will still perform them at Abravanel Hall):

Haydn Surprise Symphony (No. 94), Andante - second movement

Grand March from Tannhauser - Wagner

Little Russian - Tchaikovsky

Other stuff in our folders:

New World Symphony Excerpts (we probably won't play this one at all - we'll work up to playing the real thing)

Prometheus by Beethoven - we are planning to perform this at Abravanel Hall, so practice the fast parts!

We have one more rehearsal before Christmas break. Let's make it a great one! Today we had some extra help for the violins with fingerings on the Mendelssohn. Thank you, Amber Taylor! You are a gem! If you are a 1st or 2nd violin and you didn't make today's rehearsal, be sure to get fingerings from a friend. Help for the cellos is also on its way. :)

Links:

I have posted information on two competitions - a concerto competition for woodwind, brass and percussion players, and a chamber music competition for any group of 3 to 8 players - on the blog. It is good information worth passing on, so be sure to check it out!

I have also posted a cartoon featuring Haydn's Surprise Symphony. It made me laugh, so I hope you like it. Here is the link.

HELP!

Now, since we are laughing about the cartoon, I have to ask for parental help! We need more people on the Gala committees. You know you should help! Ticket sales (keep track of tickets sold by students - submit numbers for the caterer), Silent Auction (organize & display stuff for sale), Donations Committee (procuring donations), Decorations & Setup, Publicity, Entertainment. So far, if there is someone on these committees, it's only one person! Let's spread the love, get to know each other better, and have a great time into the bargain.

This year's Gala is on February 11th. 

Blessings to you all! Thank you for sharing your gift of music with us.

Julie Gardner

Robert Bott

LincolnYouthSymphony.blogspot.com

Haydn's Surprise Symphony

from The Hoffnung Music Festival by the late Gerard Hoffnung,

a very silly Englishman!

2012 Utah Chamber Music Competition for high school and university students

The Student Advisory Committee at the University of Utah School of Music
proudly presents the

SECOND ANNUAL UTAH CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION

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Open to college and high school chamber groups of all instruments and voice types

The Student Advisory Committee at the University of Utah School of Music is excited to announce the Second Annual Utah Chamber Music Competition! The competition will be held on Monday & Tuesday, March 5 & 6, 2012 in David P. Gardner Hall at the University of Utah. College and high school chamber groups of all instruments and voice types with three to eight musicians are invited to compete. Five groups will be chosen to win a cash prize, a one-hour coaching session with one of the judges, and a featured performance at the Winners' Concert on Monday, April 9, 2012. We are also very excited to announce that this year we will be offering a scholarship to the University of Utah Chamber Music Workshop to the top winners.

** Note from Julie: I encourage you to compete and I am willing to help you prepare for this wonderful opportunity. The application deadline is February 20, 2012. Click here to download and print a poster to advertise at your school and click here to view their competition rules and guidelines.

The purpose of this competition is to foster and inspire enthusiasm and passion for chamber music in students of all levels while providing opportunities to improve chamber music performance skills. It is our hope that through this competition, students will cultivate greater communication and collaboration across schools and communities in order to create uplifting and enriching music for all to enjoy.

To learn more about the Utah Chamber Music Competition as well as complete application materials and view competition rules and guidelines, visit umarket.utah.edu/uumusic.

Please direct all questions to umusac@gmail.com

We appreciate your help in continuing the success of the Utah Chamber Music Competition!

Sincerely,
School of Music Student Advisory Committee

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This event is funded in part by Fine Arts Fees.

The first annual Utah Wind Symphony Student Concerto Competition

The first annual Utah Wind Symphony Student Concerto Competition Legacy Music Alliance and the Utah Wind Symphony are pleased to announce the first annual Utah Wind Symphony Student Concerto Competition for junior high, high school, and college musicians. Designed to enrich music education in our state, this event will give three of Utah's top student musicians the opportunity to perform a solo work with the UWS. Selected students who advance to the finals round will participate in a professional audition process, helping to prepare them for professional auditions, job interviews, and other critical moments in their lives. An event like this is only possible through UWS's partnership with Legacy Music Alliance. Students will be selected through a competitive audition process, and three winners will be selected to perform with the Utah Wind Symphony in concert at the Rose Wagner Theater in Salt Lake City on March 29, 2012. All students who participate will receive written feedback based on their recording. Additionally, students will be competing for the opportunity to win one of the following scholarships generously donated by Legacy Music Alliance: Three $1,500 scholarships for collegiate division students Three $1,500 scholarships for high school division students Two $1,000 scholarships to junior high school division students Eligibility All woodwind, brass, and percussion students who currently reside in the state of Utah and are of junior high (grades 6 -9) high school (grades 10 -12), or college age (students who are currently enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs, no age limit) are eligible to compete. Application Guidelines Applicant must provide an unedited DVD video recording with piano accompaniment of the first or last movement of a work for their instrument from the approved repertoire list. A non-refundable $75 application fee is required. The fee will be waived for members of Legacy Music Alliance's moNET (Music Opportunity Network). Learn more about moNET at www.musicopportunitynetwork.org Application form, recording, and non-refundable application fee (checks payable to Utah Wind Symphony) must be postmarked by January 3, 2012 and sent together in one packet to: UWS Concerto Competition Committee, 1498 North 125 East, Layton, UT 84041. Applicants will be notified by January 21, 2012 regarding their selection as a finalist in the live audition. Live auditions will be held before a selection committee at Summerhays Recital Hall on January 28, 2012. Finalists are required to provide their own accompanist for the audition. The winners will be announced by January 30, 2012. The decision of the judges is final. All scholarship winners must be present at the March 29, 2012 concert to receive their scholarship. Important Dates January 3, 2012 - Application packet postmarked January 28, 2012 - Live audition for finalists held at Summerhays Music in Murray March 29, 2012 - Top three winners will perform with the Utah Wind Symphony, and all scholarship winners will be presented with their awards.

LYS: See You in Two Weeks!

Greetings!

Thanks for the great time this weekend at the retreat. Please be sure to contact me if you have suggestions for our retreat next year. We are on the Camp UTABA calendar for October 26-27, 2012 -- maybe it won't be snowing. Nice!

This is just a quick reminder that there is NO rehearsal next Saturday. Happy Thanksgiving. It is (in my opinion) the best holiday of the year!

Next rehearsal: December 3, 9:00 - 11:15 am, ACYI.

:) 

Julie Gardner
Robert Bott

Cookie Reminder

Reminder! 

I have cookies for everyone who brings the retreat permission slip on Saturday!

Strings: Don't forget we start at 8:00am, Box Elder Middle School, 18 S 500 E, Brigham City.

All other info: LincolnYouthSymphony.blogspot.com.

Need another copy of the permission slip? Click Here.

:)

Julie

Reply to this email or call me with questions: 435 723 8262.

Retreat Confirmation (Extra Note)

I just sent an email like the one below to everyone, but with personal information in it. 

Please contact me if you did not receive one -- that will mean I made a MisTaKe! 

So, I'm hoping you all got it and that you read it to the very bottom! Please REPLY to the aforementioned personal email I sent so I know you received it and I know how to count you for overnight and meals!  :D

Thanks so much for being awesome!

-- Julie

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Greetings! 

I'm just writing to every member of LYS and double checking on plans for the retreat. I've listed below who I am planning on attending, and whether there are any specific scheduling issues for that student, and what their payment situation is. Please feel free to contact me if you are looking for someone to carpool with. I'd be happy to connect people! The information sheet (which you keep) and permission form (which you turn in on Nov 12 in exchange for a cookie) are attached to today's email that I sent out earlier.

Student(s) attending:

Paid:

Any scheduling conflicts:

I must have a solid headcount by the end of the weekend. I will be turning in numbers for meals & accommodations on Monday morning. 

Thanks so much!

Julie Gardner

Links to Retreat Forms

Greetings!

This is for anyone who read today's email online and wants the attached documents (which are obviously not attached on the blog post!) so here are the links to PDF Files uploaded to Google Docs. Anyone with a link can view them - you do not need a Google account.

LYS Retreat Information 2011

LYS Retreat Permission Form 2011

Great! I'm hoping that works fine and dandy! :)

Julie

Concert then Retreat

Greetings!

Thanks for your hard work this morning, and a huge thank-you to Diane Austin and Amy Braithwaite for working with the violins, Anna Henke for working with the cellos and basses, and Diane Beeton working with woodwinds -- a big thank-you to all of you for helping to make it such a productive rehearsal. You are truly appreciated!

Retreat Handouts

I have attached the Retreat Permission Form and the Retreat Information sheet that I handed out at the end of rehearsal today. Please look them over, and fill out the permission form. I would like to collect all of the Permission forms next Saturday. (I will have cookies for everyone who remembers to bring their permission form!)

Extremely Important: I will be sending individual emails today to each member about their plans are for the retreat. I need to know by this MONDAY if you will be attending all or part of the retreat, and which meals we need to order for you. Remember, we'd love to have you there -- even it it's just for part of it. Camp UTABA needs a headcount! 

Remember next week's timeline:

Location: Box Elder Middle School Auditorium, 18 S 500 E, Brigham City

Click Here for an exact location on Google maps of where to enter the building (the green arrow); you can also "zoom" or "get directions" as needed.

8am Strings Rehearsal

9am Woodwinds and Brass join rehearsal

11:15am (or possibly earlier) End of Rehearsal (LYCO is right after us)

4:00pm Arrival Time for Concert

4:30pm Concert Begins (LYCO is first)

5:45pm Concert will end by then :)

Admission

Please note that there is a small admission fee for the concert: $3 for Adults, $2 for children (11 and under), $12 for Families under one roof.

Concert Dress

If you have questions about concert attire, please contact me by replying to this email, or call me 435.723.8262.

Calendar & Website

Please note that I diligently update the Online Calendar, so if you have questions about where, when, what, how, who, or whether (giggle), you might check the calendar. If you have a Google account, you can actually subscribe to the calendar. Ah, the intrigue of technology! 

Did you know that every email I send to the group is posted on the website? So, if you aren't sure what I said and you deleted your email, check it out! LincolnYouthSymphony.blogspot.com

Camera

I'm still looking for a camera volunteer, as mentioned last week.

See Ya Next Week!

Thanks bunches for everything! I'm wishing Rob a safe trip home from Boise!

Practice, Practice, Practice! It's going to be a great concert!

:) 

Julie Gardner

Robert Bott

LYS - Nov 12 Rehearsal Time Change - Please read to the end! :)

Greetings!

Thanks for a good rehearsal last week. It's going to be great to have everyone involved in the play back at rehearsal again.

Concerto Auditions

A big congratulations to all the students who auditioned for the Concerto Night concert. It takes a long time and a lot of work - and diligent practice - to prepare a concerto. I'm sure you see that as you watch Krystell prepare for her performance! She is a great example to all of us. (If this is something you are interested in doing in the future, please talk with Rob or me and let's choose a piece together that will work well for the orchestra -- before you spend a year learning it!)

Our concerto night performers will be 

Joshua Musselman, from Logan, playing the first movement of Piano Concerto No 1 by Liszt

Ryan Stocks, from Brigham City, playing the first movement of Cello Concerto No 1 by Saint-Saens

Andrew Johnson, from Perry, playing the third movement of the Violin Concerto by Mendelssohn

These are three of the pieces we will be diligently learning for our next concert! I'm excited because they are all FULL orchestra pieces --  not that we don't love the Accolay, but it's only scored for Strings! :)

Volunteers needed - if you have a sense that either of these might be something you can help with, please step forward! 

I no longer have a van to haul percussion, and I need someone with a large enough vehicle to fit a few timpani & other various pieces of equipment. I can NO LONGER do this myself, so I need a volunteer to meet me at ACYI on Saturday, Nov 12, at 7:15 am. We load percussion, haul it to the Middle School, and leave it there for the day. Preferably, the same volunteer would then haul the percussion equipment back to ACYI after the concert (at about 6pm). It's a good deed to help a stranded symphony manager! Let me know if you'd like to help! :)

Still looking for someone to video the concert -- if you don't have a good camera, I have one that works really well and records the sound very nicely. Let's get together on it, K?

November 5 Rehearsal

This Saturday, November 5, is our last rehearsal before we go to the auditorium for the dress rehearsal. We have a lot of work to do, and Rob is going to be out of town for a wedding. Actually, he loves us so much that he tried to get out of going, but in the end he really needs to be in Boise, so he has created an elaborate schedule for us. We will be having sectionals (split into smaller groups) for the first hour, and then running through pieces during the second hour + 15 minutes. Please be on time, and come ready to work! :)

November 12 Rehearsal

This is the one with the big change, and it only involves the strings: The strings will be starting rehearsal on Saturday November 12 at the Middle School Auditorium (18 S 500 E, Brigham) at 8:00 am. Yes, you read that right. Woodwinds & Brass will join us at 9:00 am, the regular time. Rehearsal will be over by 11:00 or 11:15 am and LYCO will begin their rehearsal as soon as we are done. If you think you're going to die, bring a snack! :)

November 12 Concert

Remember we have changed our concert time to 4:30pm. Please arrive at 4:00pm dressed for the concert. We perform after LYCO. I have posted the press release (with the non-silly photos) on the website. Click here to read it. Hopefully the papers will publish it! 

Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for students, and $12 for all family under one roof.

Why is there is an admission charge to the concert? (I wish it were free!) If someone wants to take the banner of finding sponsors for our concerts, we would be able to do away with admission, but at this point, it covers the cost of the hall and also supplements some operating expenses. Please come talk to me or a member of the board if you would like to carry this banner!

Concert Dress -- a reminder that you need to get your wardrobe ready.

Extra Extra: Don't find yourself frantically searching thrift stores for black clothing the day of the concert! 

• Male: Black tux or equivalent suit (*this includes black slacks and a black jacket), white dress shirt, black bow tie, black socks, black shoes. 
• Female: Black dress, formal trouser suit, or blouse & skirt, midriff covered, conservative neckline, skirts & dresses at least tea-length, slits no higher than knee, black stockings, black shoes, accessories & trim in black.

Thanks for everything - especially all your support! You are all awesome!

Julie Gardner

Robert Bott