LYS invited to play on 4th of July with LBCS

Greetings!

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of the Lincoln Youth Symphony. I am sending this along to all youth symphony members. 

Looking for something to play in this summer? This may be the ticket for you!

Come play with the Lake Bonneville Community Symphony for the 4th of July concert!

They hope people will come to all the rehearsals, but they are open to people missing once in a while as well, as long as you do the best you can.

They are rehearsing in the Fine Arts Center, like usual for summer concerts, 58 South 100 West Brigham City from 6:30-8:30 PM, on the following evenings. 

Tuesday, June 9^th

Thursday, June 11^th

Tuesday, June 16^th

Thursday, June 18^th

Tuesday, June 23^rd

Thursday, June 25^th

Tuesday, June 30^th

Thursday, July 2^nd

4^th of July Concert:  Saturday, July 4^th at 4:00 PM in the bowery

 

Robert Frost (conductor of the Cache Valley Chamber Orchestra) will be conducting.  As always, it will be a pops concert, and when Mr. Frost chooses the music, we will let you know. 

If you are interested, please send your response to the symphony email at lakebonnsymph@gmail.com and check out the website for details. http://lakebonnsymph.googlepages.com/

Have a fabulous evening!

-Julie Gardner

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LYS Concert Report, April 24th, 2009

Greetings!

  

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony.  For previous emails (or to read this one in another location), see the Lincoln Youth Symphony Blog, our Weekly Rehearsal Report, here.

Thank you for a wonderful concert and a gratifying season!

• Our concert last Friday was wonderful!  Thank you for all your effort and time, and extra driving. You worked hard this year, and we all grew a lot!

•  If you did not turn in your music (I haven't sorted it yet, but you know if you didn't turn it in), please get it to me somehow -- and soon. I live at 2800 S 1200 W, Perry, UT 84302. Or call me. Or email me. It is so much easier to file everyone's music at once instead of filing it piece-meal! Thank you in advance for your help with this.

• As soon as I have solid information on next year's calendar, I'll send it. If you have friends that might be interested please let me know so I can send the information to them also!

• Thank you for your extra time at the end of the concert so we could take photos. When I get them, I will share them. Thank you to Mr. Wood for so graciously taking those photos for us!

• I you ordered the photo at Abravanel Hall, I will let you know as soon as I receive it (they haven't come yet), and we will make delivery arrangements!

And...

 

Please be on the alert for an email about one more fundraiser... We'll keep you apprised as soon as we know!

 

Please contact me with any questions: Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, or check out the calendar on the website here.

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

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LYS Extra Report

Greetings!

  

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony.  For previous emails (or to read this one in another location), see the Lincoln Youth Symphony Blog, our Weekly Rehearsal Report, here.

Another Important Announcement about the Extra Rehearsal, Thursday April 23rd:

• Location UNChanged: It will be at ACYI
• Time STILL Changed: 5:00 to 7:00 pm. We will be combining with LYCO for our one and only rehearsal together from 5:00 to 5:30, and then running our pieces to prepare for the concert the next night. Thanks for working with us on this time change. Please make every effort to be at this rehearsal. It is very important!

The Concert is NEXT FRIDAY, April 24th, 7:00 pm, call time 6:15. Concert dress is formal concert black. See this link for info.

 

Reminder for this Saturday, April 18th: 

We will begin our rehearsal at 8:00 a.m. Call time is 7:45 a.m. Thank you for being on time! It will, once again, begin with a short sectional. Please come prepared with trouble spots that you are concerned about so we can make the most of each other's time.

Keep practicing the following:

• Intermission - 10 Minutes
• Lord of the Dance
• Dvorak Scherzo (third movement)

We will hand out a very easy piece called Cowboy Rhapsody that we will play combined with LYCO at the end of the concert. It will be fun, and since it is easy we'll be able to play very well. Having LYCO on the stage with us will be a nice ending to the year!

 

Please contact me with any questions: Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, or check out the calendar on the website here.

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

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LYS Saturday Report -- April 4th, 2009

Greetings!

  

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony.  For previous emails (or to read this one in another location), see the Lincoln Youth Symphony Blog, our Weekly Rehearsal Report, here.

Important Announcement about the Extra Rehearsal, Thursday April 23rd:

• Location Change: Box Elder High School Band Room
• Time Change: 5:00 to 7:00 pm. We will be combining with LYCO for our one and only rehearsal together from 5:00 to 5:30, and then running our pieces to prepare for the concert the next night. Thanks for working with us on this time change. Please make every effort to be at this rehearsal. It is very important!

Last Week:

A big welcome to Courtney McDonald who has come to play percussion for us!  Awesome!

 

The treats people brought were so fun!  Thanks for your participation. I know it's never easy to give your Saturday Mornings to LYS, but it also takes a special group of committed musicians to make it work, and you are those people!  Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your commitment and time and practicing and laughter. You are what makes LYS a great place to be on Saturday Mornings.

Remember: No Rehearsal on April 11th for Spring Break. Isn't the liquid sunshine lovely?

Now it's time to practice, listen to recordings (see this post on the blog for Youtube links - but ignore the Grieg Hall of the Mountain King), and practice some more.

Rehearsal schedule for Saturday, April 18th: 

We will begin our rehearsal at 8:00 a.m. Call time is 7:45 a.m. Thank you for being on time! It will, once again, begin with a short sectional. Please come prepared with trouble spots that you are concerned about so we can make the most of each other's time.

Keep practicing the following:

• Intermission - 10 Minutes
• Lord of the Dance
• Dvorak Scherzo (third movement)

We will hand out a very easy piece called Cowboy Rhapsody that we will play combined with LYCO at the end of the concert. It will be fun, and since it is easy we'll be able to play very well. Having LYCO on the stage with us will be a nice ending to the year!

 

 

Upcoming Calendar Reminders:

• No Rehearsal for Spring Break: Saturday, April 11th 
• Very Very Very Important Rehearsal: Saturday, April 18th, 8:00 to 11:00, Call time 7:45 am (note earlier time)
• Another Important Extra Rehearsal: Thursday, April 23rd from 5-7 p.m. Call time 4:45 pm, BEHS Band Room (note time & location change)
• Spring Concert: Friday, April 24th at 7:00 p.m. Call time 6:15, BEHS

Just one more reminder: if you will not be attending a rehearsal, or will be leaving early or coming late, please contact me at 435.723.8262 or reply to this email. Thank you in advance for your courtesy!

 

Please contact me with any questions: Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, or check out the calendar on the website here.

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

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LYS Saturday Report Supplement

Greetings!

  

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony.  For previous emails (or to read this one in another location), see the Lincoln Youth Symphony Blog, our Weekly Rehearsal Report, here.

 

Happy Note:

Our illustrious oboe player spoke with the best percussionist at Weber High, and SHE IS COMING this Saturday. We just need one or two more. How about it, folks? Let's make this work!

 

Flying J:

If you took Flying J packets, be sure to bring them back this Saturday, April 4th is the deadline. If you are interested in the great Flying J deals with this but your child didn't take a packet, please contact Naomi Miles at 435.723.7617. 

There's still time to support this fundraiser. It's a great deal, and it will earn us money so we can purchase much-needed music! Thank you for your support.

 

Rehearsal schedule for Saturday, April 4th: 

 

Normal with treats (promise of treats might get us more percussionists).

We will begin this week's rehearsal at 8:00 a.m. Call time is 7:45 a.m. Thank you for being on time!

Keep practicing the following:

• Intermission - 10 Minutes
• Lord of the Dance
• Dvorak Scherzo

Do not worry about practicing the Grieg "Hall of the Mountain King" - we are choosing something else to combine with LYCO on. That one was a bit too ambitious for them! We'll play it again another time. I'll be collecting it at the next rehearsal.

 

Upcoming Calendar Reminders:

 

• Here's hoping all the people on tour had a great time!
• Very Very Very Important Rehearsal: Saturday, April 4th, 8:00 to 11:00, Call time 7:45 am (note earlier time) Sectionals at the beginning - be on time
  
• No Rehearsal for Spring Break: Saturday, April 11th (We May Add this rehearsal back in depending on how things go April 4th, so practice hard, not hardly)
  
• Very Very Very Important Rehearsal: Saturday, April 18th, 8:00 to 11:00, Call time 7:45 am (note earlier time)

• Extra Rehearsal: Thursday, April 23rd from 4-6 p.m. Call time 3:45 pm, ACYI
• Spring Concert: Friday, April 24th at 7:00 p.m. Call time 6:15, BEHS
  

Just a reminder: if you will not be attending a rehearsal, or will be leaving early or coming late, please contact me at 435.723.8262 or reply to this email. Thank you in advance for your courtesy! I try to make it very easy to provide notification, and I have been impressed with everyone's communication skills this year!  You are wonderful.

 

Please contact me with any questions: Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, GJulieKay@gmail.com, or check out the calendar on the website here.

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

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LYS Saturday Report -- March 21st, 2009

Greetings!

  

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony.  For previous emails (or to read this one in another location), see the Lincoln Youth Symphony Blog, our Weekly Rehearsal Report, here.

 

Happy Note:

We only had two people take Flying J packets. If you are interested in the great Flying J deals with this but your child didn't take a packet, please contact Naomi Miles at 435.723.7617. Since there is no rehearsal this Saturday, and all materials must be returned on April 4th, this will be the only way to make this work.

Please support this fundraiser if you shop at Flying J. It's a great deal, and it will earn money so we can purchase much-needed music! Thank you in advance for your support.

 

Rehearsal schedule for Saturday, April 4th: 

 

Normal with treats (thank you to KB and her mom who remembered last week).

We will begin our rehearsal at 8:30 a.m. Call time is 8:15 a.m. Thank you for being on time!

Keep practicing the following:

• Intermission - 10 Minutes
• Lord of the Dance
• Dvorak Scherzo

Do not worry about practicing the Grieg "Hall of the Mountain King" - we are choosing something else to combine with LYCO on. That one was a bit too ambitious for them! We'll play it again another time. I'll be collecting it at the next rehearsal.

 

Last Week

Thanks to everyone for a great rehearsal. We worked hard and accomplished much - and even ate brownies! Now it's time to practice, listen to recordings (see earlier emails for Youtube links), and practice some more.

Upcoming Calendar Reminders:

 

• No Rehearsal Next Week: Saturday, March 28th; too many people on tour
• Very Very Very Important Rehearsal: Saturday, April 4th, 8:00 to 11:00, Call time 7:45 am (note earlier time) Sectionals at the beginning - be on time
  
• No Rehearsal for Spring Break: Saturday, April 11th (We May Add this rehearsal back in depending on how things go April 4th, so practice hard, not hardly)
  
• Very Very Very Important Rehearsal: Saturday, April 18th, 8:00 to 11:00, Call time 7:45 am (note earlier time)
• Extra Rehearsal: Thursday, April 23rd from 4-6 p.m. Call time 3:45 pm, ACYI
• Spring Concert: Friday, April 24th at 7:00 p.m. Call time 6:15, BEHS

So here's hoping everyone's having a great time who went on tour, and we'll see you next week.

Just a reminder: if you will not be attending a rehearsal, or will be leaving early or coming late, please contact me at 435.723.8262 or reply to this email. Thank you in advance for your courtesy! I try to make it very easy to provide notification, and I have been impressed with everyone's communication skills this year!  You are wonderful.

 

Please contact me with any questions: Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, GJulieKay@gmail.com, or check out the calendar on the website here.

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

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LincolnYouthSymphony.googlepages.com

LYS Saturday Report -- March 14th, 2009

Greetings!

  

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony.  For previous emails (or to read this one in another location), see the Lincoln Youth Symphony Blog, our Weekly Rehearsal Report, here.

 

Happy Note:

I am so "with it" that rehearsal is tomorrow morning, so I'm sure no one will see this email before rehearsal... But I'll send it anyway because I want the parents to know that we are launching a fundraiser tomorrow to sell Flying J cards. The information will be sent with your youth, and it is a 2-week fundraiser. You must bring back all materials on April 4th. Please support this fundraiser if you shop at Flying J. It's a great deal, and it will earn money so we can purchase much-needed music! Thank you in advance for your support.

 

Rehearsal schedule for Tomorrow: 

 

Normal with treats (if anyone remembers). We will begin our rehearsal at 8:30 a.m. Call time is 8:15 a.m. Thank you for being on time!

 

Upcoming Calendar Reminders:

 

No Rehearsal Next Week: Saturday, March 28th; too many people on tour

Very Important Rehearsal: Saturday, April 4th, 8:00 to 11:00, Call time 7:45 am (note earlier time)

No Rehearsal for Spring Break: Saturday, April 11th

Very Very Very Important Rehearsal: Saturday, April 18th, 8:00 to 11:00, Call time 7:45 am (note earlier time)

Extra Rehearsal: Thursday, April 23rd from 4-6 p.m. Call time 3:45 pm, ACYI

Spring Concert: Friday, April 24th at 7:00 p.m. Call time 6:15, BEHS

 

Just a reminder: if you will not be attending a rehearsal, or will be leaving early or coming late, please contact me at 435.723.8262 or reply to this email. Thank you in advance for your courtesy! I try to make it very easy to provide notification, and I have been impressed with everyone's communication skills this year!  You are wonderful.

 

Please contact me with any questions: Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, GJulieKay@gmail.com, or check out the calendar on the website here.

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

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LYS Saturday Report -- March 7th, 2009

Greetings!

  

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony.  For previous emails (or to read this one in another location), see the Lincoln Youth Symphony Blog, our Weekly Rehearsal Report, here.

 

Happy Note:

All music, including the missing flute music, has been located -- thanks to the folks at Abravanel Hall who mailed it to us.

 

(Sarah, I once again never ended up with Justin's email address. Could you forward this to him?)

 

Today's Rehearsal:

 

Sight reading is good for us... Right?

 

Here is what we are feverishly praciticing for the final concert with Youtube links that were worth recommending:

• Lord of the Dance
• (There are many recordings of this... I think we're mostly familiar with it)
• Don Gillis's Intermission - 10 minutes
• (There will be no recordings of this - we'll have to learn it the old fashioned way by woodshedding!)
• Grieg's Peer Gynt - In the Hall of the Mountain King
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEXAruiTSjk (watch this for the winds score)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W26gP95nfXY&feature=channel_page (watch this for the strings score)
• Dvorak's New World Symphony - Scherzo (3rd Movement)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKtHuHtRdVc (One of many recordings - No nifty scores on this one!)

Here is your assignment: Listen to this music. Get to know where your problem spots are, start practicing, and come prepared to ask questions and work problem spots. We have very little time to prepare, and we want to do a good job.

Rehearsal schedule for March 14th: 

 

We will begin our rehearsal at 8:30 a.m. Call time is 8:15 a.m. Please be there on time so we can start on time. You have been doing a good job with this. Thank you for being on time! Remember, please set aside Friday, April 24th at 7:00 p.m., on your calendar. This is the date of our final concert. Then set aside Thursday, April 23rd from 4-6 p.m. This is our extra rehearsal.

 

 

Just a reminder: if you will not be attending a rehearsal, or will be leaving early or coming late, please contact me at 435.723.8262 or reply to this email. Thank you in advance for your courtesy! I try to make it very easy to provide notification, and I have been impressed with everyone's communication skills this year!  You are wonderful.

 

Please contact me with any questions: Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, GJulieKay@gmail.com, or check out the calendar on the website here.

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

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LYS Saturday Report -- February 28th, 2009

Greetings!

  

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony.  For previous emails (or to read this one in another location), see the Lincoln Youth Symphony Blog, our Weekly Rehearsal Report, here.

 

Important Note:

Everyone please look through the music you brought home from Abravanel Hall tonight! We had a flute player who accidentally picked up someone's cello music, and the flute music must have been picked up by someone else. It included her solo & ensemble music. If anyone has this music, please contact me asap since the competition is tomorrow!

 

Congratulations everyone on a great rehearsal Saturday morning, and two wonderful concerts Saturday at BEHS and at Abravanel Hall on Monday. I'm so glad that everything worked out well. Thanks to Justin for playing his bassoon with us, and to our four moms who rode the bus and kept an eye on things for me. I certainly couldn't have done it without you! 

 

Rehearsal schedule for this week: 

 

We will begin our rehearsal at 8:30 a.m. this week. Call time is 8:15 a.m. Please be there on time so we can start on time. We will be checking in music from last week, and checking out some new music for our final concert. If you haven't already, please set aside Friday, April 24th at 7:00 p.m., on your calendar. This is the date of our final concert. Then set aside Thursday, April 23rd from 4-6 p.m. This is our extra rehearsal.

 

 

Just a reminder: if you will not be attending a rehearsal, or will be leaving early or coming late, please contact me at 435.723.8262 or reply to this email. Thank you in advance for your courtesy! I try to make it very easy to provide notification, and I have been impressed with everyone's communication skills this year!  You are wonderful.

 

Please contact me with any questions: Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, GJulieKay@gmail.com, or check out the calendar on the website here.

 

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

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LYS Concert Saturday February 28th, 2009

Greetings! 

 

Here are some details about this Saturday's concert:

 

The Concert is at Box Elder High School Auditorium on February 28th, 2009. The concert begins at 7:00 pm. Call time for musicians is 6:15 so we can start our pieces on stage beforehand.

 

Admission structure has changed. Remember, admission covers the cost of the hall and raises money for music: $3 for adults, $1.50 for children 11 & under, and $1.50 for seniors. $12 for a family ticket (all under one roof).
 
Austin Weyand will open our concert with about 20 minutes solo guitar work. We are really looking forward to this wonderful opportunity to hear Austin play, then LYS will take the stage. 

 

Concert Order (after Austin plays) is as follows:

 

Legend by Merle Isaac

2nd Movement of 4th Symphony by Tchaikovsky

Andante in C Major by Mozart, Kandra Patterson, Flute

Concerto in D Major by Vivaldi, Austin Weyand, Guitar

Overture to the Creatures of Prometheus by Beethoven

 

Concert Dress is the same as last time:

Girls: Black dress (as long as possible) or pantsuit, black socks/nylons, black shoes, conservative jewelry.

Boys: White dress shirt, black bow tie, black suit jacket, black slacks, black socks, black shoes.

 

This is also what you need to wear to Abravanel Hall on Monday!

 

Abravanel Hall concert order:

 

Legend by Merle Isaac

2nd Movement of 4th Symphony by Tchaikovsky

Overture to the Creatures of Prometheus by Beethoven

 

Please contact me if you have any questions.

 

This is going to be fun!

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