Forms, Tuition, Retreat, FOOD, etc.

Greetings!

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the deadline for turning in the Acceptance, Release and Payment form. Thank you to all who have already done this.

Forms:

With our retreat coming up in just 3 weeks, don't forget your retreat forms tomorrow. There is a permission slip, and also an optional food suggestions form included at the bottom of the general information sheet. I automatically count everyone as "going" unless they tell me otherwise. Some people have already talked to me.

Important Food Announcement & Inquiry:

Our food committee head cooks from last year have discovered they will be unable to cook for the retreat this year. We have two options: Find someone else, or hire the Camp UTABA staff to provide the food for us. If there is anyone out there willing or able to feed upwards of 80 people for 24 hours, please contact me asap. (The camp kitchen is not available to us if we cater our own meals.)

However, we are not opposed to working with the camp staff for our menu needs, so don't feel too badly if you can't help out. I will have to know ASAP to coordinate our plans with them.

​Looking forward to a great rehearsal tomorrow!

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-Julie Gardner, Managing Director​

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NUYS Today, Parent Meeting, Retreat

Greetings,

I enjoyed listening to rehearsal today! Fantastic. :)

Thanks, everyone, for coming to the parent meeting today! If you missed it, here is a link to a PDF version of the PowerPoint; if you see something you would like to volunteer for, let me know, or turn in a volunteer sheet! 

T-Shirts

Please note that we are working on a T-Shirt design, and would like to have it solidified by next Saturday, so if you have ideas, check out the second-to-last slide on the above link.

Watch your email for a link to a Google Form for T-shirt size and color choices, coming soon. I loved the little cheer for the T-shirts. You are all so cool! :)

Year-in-Review 2013-14

Also, here is a link to the pictures and videos we had playing at the beginning of the meeting. (I waited to send this email until the upload was complete.)

Retreat

We handed out the retreat permission slips and the information sheet, including a food suggestions form. If you did not get these, please print off, fill out, and turn in. If you have a food allergy or similar situation, it is especially important that you turn in the food suggestion form. 

Thank you so much! 

Julie Gardner

Conrad Dunn

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Audition Results

Audition results are in! Congratulations on your successful morning. It was great to see everyone again and meet new people; thank you for your patience when we ran late. If you misplaced or did not receive the audition packet, we have made it available electronically on the blog. Here is the link. Don't forget to give those packets to your parents!

**This audition results list is in alphabetical order by last name. Seating will be assigned next week at rehearsal.**

Confirmed additional audition appointments are indicated below each section, as appropriate with a (+1) or (+2).

Flute/Piccolo

Allison Francis

Elizabeth Hinds

Haleigh Roche

Oboe

Katie Argyle

Hannah Harding

Garrett Johnson

Travis Seamons

Clarinet

Gabriel Marcotte

Megan Meservy

Bassoon

Matthew Nye

French Horn

Emma Harding

Makenzie Harris

(+1)

Trumpet

Joshua Carver

Kitsel Lusted

Nathan Stevenson

Isaac Thomson

(+1)

Trombone

(Several leads... Keep recruiting!)

Percussion

Krista Farley

Harp
        Kate Smith

Violin

Aidan Ames

Vanessa Bott

Megan Brasher

Jillian Brown

Briana Cook

Eliza Corrington

Yarmeen Finlayson

Sarah Francis

Stephanie Furfaro

Lauren Giddings

Rebecca Hales

Gabby Hammer

Hannah Hammonds

Leah Laing

Tia Luther

Cody McBride

Natalie Nef

Cara Peterson

Angela Potter

Jen Lin Russell

Rebecca Stamps

Sammy Suiter

Krystell Taylor

Casey Turner

Nevele Varble

Hannah Young

(+2)

​Viola

Rebekah Ashby

Alec Goeckeritz

Taylor Jensen

Clayton Johnson

Travis Martinez

Katie Robins

Elizabeth Wagstaff

(+1)​

Cello

Joshua Austin

Carter Fielding

Cambridge Hinds

Meagan Kaminsky

Jaquell Taylor

Nathan Wagstaff

(+1)

String Bass

(Keep Recruiting!)

​Thanks again! We are looking forward to jumping into the music next week. :)

Julie Gardner, Managing Director

Conrad Dunn, Conductor

Cartoon by Gerard Hoffnung

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Handouts from Auditions

An information packet was handed out at auditions today with the following cover-letter, plus the papers linked-to below so you can have extra copies as needed.

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Thank you for auditioning!

Audition results will be published today via email.

If you do not receive notification, please contact Julie Gardner: info@NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org or 435.740.4335.

Those selected to participate should:

1. Return next week for our first rehearsal (Sept 20); arrive early to help set up and get warmed up for rehearsal (which starts 8:30-11:00 am).
2. Invite your parent(s) to the Parent Meeting being held the following week after rehearsal at Promontory School, Sept 27, 11:15-12:00.
3. Read Membership Info, Rules & Policies.
4. Fill out the attached Acceptance,Release & Payment Form to be collected, with tuition, at the parent meeting.

The meeting will last no longer than 45 minutes.

Questions?

Julie Gardner, 435.740.4335

info@NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

A calendar was also attached to this packet. Although we prefer you check the online calendar, here is the link to the printed calendar handed out today. Please note that this calendar is incomplete; the online calendar will be updated as more information comes available.

NUYS Auditions

Greetings!

I am so excited to see everyone! If you have already registered, thank you. Auditions are this Saturday at Promontory School, 1051 W 2700 S, Perry. Please arrive in plenty of time to warm up and be ready. I will be there no later than 7:45 am to open up and prepare.

If you want to check your audition time, here is the link for that:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AujB2CaJbNNedG1RVzBUMS1iR3pXNmZaZ2hhTEp5QWc&usp=sharing

If you haven't registered, please do so if you have access to a computer; otherwise, just come. There will be paper forms available. Here is the link: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1L3ofiiSBuelDSi1LSpv59GT1AqqpohG-Ctl11pZCaQ4/viewform?usp=send_form

Currently we have the following instrumentation signed up for auditions:

3 Flutes

3 Oboes

2 Clarinets

1 Bassoon

1 Horn

4 Trumpets

0 Trombones

0 Tubas

1 Percussion/Timpani

1 Harp

25 Violins

4 Violas (+2?)

4 Cellos

0 Basses

Several of the pieces we want to play are AWESOME but we need more Horns and Trombones, Basses, Cello and a Tuba would be nice but not mandatory. 

Please recruit your friends! What a great opportunity to put this orchestra together and really make some Great Noise! (jk)

Thanks!

Julie Gardner, Managing Director

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Postcard to Print and Hand to Friends

Greetings, 

Did the Postal Service do its job? 

Did you receive your lime green postcard? Awesome! 

Here is a sheet of postcards just like that one for you to print and hand to friends when you invite them to Come Play With Us!

To play the best and coolest music, we need more French Horns, more brass in general, more flutes... and, of course, all of you!

Thanks!

~ Julie

PS If you feel like seeing some silly pictures of Mr Dunn, you might want to check out this link:

http://www.northernutahyouthsymphony.org/2014/08/photo-shoot.html 

​And be sure to like our Facebook page. ​

Postcard to Print and Hand to Friends

Greetings, 

Did the Postal Service do its job? 

Did you receive your lime green postcard? Awesome! 

Here is a sheet of postcards just like that one for you to print and hand to friends when you invite them to Come Play With Us!

To play the best and coolest music, we need more French Horns, more brass in general, more flutes... and, of course, all of you!

Thanks!

~ Julie

PS If you feel like seeing some silly pictures of Mr Dunn, you might want to check out this link:

http://www.northernutahyouthsymphony.org/2014/08/photo-shoot.html 

​And be sure to like our Facebook page. ​

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Photo Shoot

Today we visited the park right before a thunderstorm and took some pictures for our new poster; we only needed one photo for the poster, but here are few more.

You! Yeah, You!!!

Conductor's workshop for nasal hygiene

I've always wanted a baton through my head!

Where is my baton?

Where is my baton?

Seriously, I can't find it anywhere!

My Baton?

Okay, I think I found it....

Thanks, Ms Dunn, I always wanted a chihuahua named Fiona ... that doesn't like me.

So, in case you were wondering what Mr Dunn is like, now you have a better idea. Maybe.

Audition Sign-up is Open

Greetings, 

We are so excited to see everyone, and see who is new this year! 

Here is all the info you will need to sign up for our September 13, 2014, Northern Utah Youth Symphony auditions, and it's all so easy! There is an online participant form. Included in the form is the link for the audition time-slot spreadsheet. Currently the auditions are scheduled 8:30 am to 12:00 noon. We will add additional time slots as needed.

http://www.lincolnyouthsymphony.com/p/lys-audition-info.html

Please reply to this email with any questions. 

It's going to be a great year!

Warmly,

Julie Gardner and Conrad Dunn

PS If you are one of the 8 musicians (Tia, Clay, Krystell, Josh A, Jaquell, Allison, Travis, and Natalie) who will be auditioning August 23 with your concerto, you will not need to sign up for September 13 auditions. 

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Name Change: Northern Utah Youth Symphony & Chamber Orchestra

The Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, in celebration of its new fiscal year which begins today, announces that the Lincoln Youth Symphony and Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra will now be known as the Northern Utah Youth Symphony (NUYS - Say "Nice") and the Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra (NUYCO - rhymes with LYCO).

Thank you for your continued support throughout the years, and please be patient with us as not everything about the name will change immediately (hence the Lincoln email address and website), yet, if you are looking for us on Facebook, search for Northern Utah Youth Symphony.

Audition scheduling available soon.

Have a great day,

Julie Gardner, Managing Director

Conrad Dunn, Conductor

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