Peach Days Rehearsal Schedule

Greetings!

Thanks to everyone who came to rehearsal tonight. It was so fun to see everyone! It's going to be a fun concert and I was especially amazed since there were 5 violists... Woo Hoo!

Let's expand the orchestra in other areas... Bring your friends! 

Due to Robert's work schedule and prior commitments, we have modified the rehearsal schedule slightly. The rehearsals start a little later and they will go later as well to accommodate his tight schedule, and he has a prior commitment on Thursdays which he will be able to get out of, but not until Sept 9th.

Here is the modified schedule. Please come to as many as you possibly can:

Thursday 8/19: NO Rehearsal

Tuesday 8/24: Regular Rehearsal 6:45 - 9:00 pm

Thursday 8/26: Rehearsal - Sectionals 6:45 - 9:00 pm

Tuesday 8/31: Regular Rehearsal 6:45 - 9:00 pm

Thursday 9/2: Rehearsal - Sectionals 6:45 - 9:00 pm

Tuesday 9/7: Regular Rehearsal 6:45 - 9:00 pm + Treats (bring a treat to share at the end of rehearsal)

Thursday 9/9: Rehearsal & Final Runthrough 6:45 - 9:00 pm

Concert: 9/11: Brigham City Main Street Stage 1:30 - 2:30 pm

Thanks to Lee Allred for preparing all the music folders. Lee, you really saved me! 

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Peach Days Rehearsals

Greetings!

I met with Robert Bott and his wife Tiffany tonight! Doris D'Asto, LBSS chairman of the board, came over, too. It was a wonderful evening. This is going to be a GREAT year! 

We are planning our retreat - as soon as we have the date officially reserved, we will let you know. Save your pennies - it will be about $35 per person including meals, and it will totally be worth it.

Robert Bott will be conducting the LBCS (Lake Bonneville Community Symphony) and LYS combined Peach Days concert, but since he works until 6:30pm in Layton, we will have to improvise a little. We will be sight-reading music... And possibly working on some spots in sectionals until about 7:15. We will read through as much of the music as possible with our conductor in the last hour and 15 minutes of the rehearsal. Our first rehearsal will be this Tuesday, August 17th, at 6:30pm.

We will be adding one or two Thursday rehearsals, and we will let you know as soon as they are scheduled.

This is a Shout-Out to please let me know by reply email if you are planning to play. This is kind of last minute, but it is going to be so fun, and a great chance to work with Robert and get to know him!

Thanks to those who have already told me your plans. 

And deepest apologies to all you graduates who are not around here anymore and keep receiving my entertaining emails. As soon as I have a new list for this year, I will no longer bother you. :)

Julie Gardner

LYS Managing Director

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Press Release: New LYS Conductor and Audition Announcement

Greetings!

This email is going out to everyone in the LincolnYouthSymphony contacts list. If you have ever had contact with LYS in the last 3 years or so, you are receiving this email. If you are no longer interested, please forward it to a friend who might be! Let's spread the word about this great organization!

We have a CONDUCTOR! We are so excited to have Robert Bott as the new Lincoln Youth Symphony conductor.

He will most likely be conducting our Peach Days Concert. We will know in the next couple days. Please plan to play in it. He will be conducting the rehearsals on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30pm: August 17th (yes, that's next week), 24th, 31st, and Sept 7th. There may be a couple sectionals on Thursdays during those weeks. The concert is Sept 11th at 1:30 pm. ANYONE is invited to play in this concert - it is a non-audition fun outdoor pops concert. If you'd like to get to know our new conductor for longer than a half hour, this is a great opportunity!

Reply to this email and let me know your status - are you in?

COME PLAY WITH US!

Below is a preview of the press release to be submitted to the papers later this week. As an aside, we are also looking for a new secretary to be part of the LBSS board of directors. Let me know if you are willing to serve!

Thanks so much for your support!

Julie Gardner

Managing Director

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After a competitive conductor search, the Lincoln Youth Symphony (Brigham City) is pleased to announce Robert Bott as their new conductor. Mr. Bott will add a new dimension to the youth symphony with his expertise and love of music. The orchestra is destined to grow under his able tutelage.

High school age musicians who play orchestral instruments including violin, viola, cello, string bass, flute, piccolo, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba and percussion/timpani are invited to audition for this growing and dynamic full symphony orchestra. The open auditions will be September 18th from 8:30 to 11:00 am. Please contact LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com for an appointment. Walk-in auditions will be accepted as time allows. Audition requirements are posted on LincolnYouthSymphony.blogspot.com. Students not yet ready for Lincoln Youth Symphony may want to audition for the Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra conducted by Charles Thompson.

Any student or adult musicians interested in meeting and working with Mr. Bott before coming to auditions are invited to play in the no-audition Peach Days orchestra which will perform on September 11th on the Main Street Stage in Brigham City. Rehearsals begin soon. Please visit LincolnYouthSymphony.blogspot.com for additional information.

Robert Bott, in addition to being the newly appointed Music Director/Conductor for the Lincoln Youth Symphony, currently serves as Co-Music Director of the Celebration Chamber Orchestra. Robert has guest conducted with the Salt Lake Symphony, the Utah Composer's Forum, the Summer Choral Institute, and has participated in conducting workshops around the country. He has also been privileged to work with living composers and to conduct premieres of several contemporary works, including his own compositions. His conducting teachers include Robert Baldwin, David Cho, Brady Allred, Kenneth Kiesler, Andrew George, and David Schiff.

A native of Salt Lake City, Robert holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Utah in Music Composition, and a Master's degree in Instrumental Conducting. His interests in music are extremely varied; besides conducting and composition, Robert has studied the saxophone, clarinet, and voice. As a performer he has had the privilege of playing in numerous instrumental ensembles, singing in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, and touring England and France with the University of Utah Singers, winners of the European Grand Prix International Choir Competition in 2006. Robert and his wife live in Layton, Utah, and in their spare time enjoy literature, sports, video games, and nature.

The Lincoln Youth Symphony is a project of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing student and adult musicians with a superior musical experience and supporting existing school programs by giving their students musical leadership skills. The Lincoln Youth Symphony participates in the annual Youth Symphony Festival at Abravanel Hall, and under the direction of Robert Bott will be participating in their first-ever weekend retreat this fall.

The Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society is supported in part by the George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, the Utah Arts Council, matching fund donations from ATK and Autoliv, incredible youth musicians and their fabulous parents & grandparents.

*Photo credit: Tom Sparks*

Conductor Audition

Greetings!

We had a very interesting morning, and I just want to thank all of you for participating. What a blessing it is to have such wonderful musicians and supporting board members willing to give of their time! Thanks, also, for your input.

When the selection process is complete and a contract has been agreed upon, we will surely notify you!

Thanks again,

Julie Gardner
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Lincoln Youth Symphony Conductor Audition Schedule and Instructions

Greetings!

I am sending this to "everyone" again simply because I know there are people out there who have not responded because they didn't know the schedule.

To those of you who have responded, thank you for your willingness to participate in the process of selecting our new conductor for LYS. This is really going to be a fun experience! You will have an opportunity to evaluate each applicant, and then cast a "vote" for your pick! Your opinion matters very much to us! I think it's going to be a difficult decision. :)

So far I have 1 flute, 1 oboe, no bassoons, 1 clarinet, 1 horn, no trumpets, no trombones, no percussion, 5 violins, 1 viola, 2 (maybe 3) cellos, no basses. Invite your friends, whether they are members of LYS or not! Remember, this is just a one-day commitment! I will either deliver (if you live close by) or email you the music. If you've already responded, you'll get it today, so you have time to prepare.

I have worked out the schedule.

Let me apologize, first off, that it will be a long morning, and assure you that there will be food provided by the board of directors. Sustenance is mighty important, I believe! 

Here is the schedule:

8:00 am Orchestra arrives; 8:15 am Preliminary Rehearsal Downbeat (I will be running this rehearsal)

9:00-9:15 am Interview (Orchestra break); 9:15-9:45 am Rehearsal (Bott)

9:45-10:00 am Interview (Orchestra break); 10:00-10:30 am Rehearsal (Beeton)

10:30-10:45 am Interview (Orchestra break); 10:45-11:15 am Rehearsal (Bae)

11:15-11:30 am Interview (Orchestra break); 11:30-12:00 pm Rehearsal (Bowman)

Orchestra members may use break time to practice, eat, and/or meet the previous applicant while the next applicant is interviewed by the board. 

Since you will be an active participant in the audition process, please read the following letter (below, in blue) I sent to the applicants. In addition to explaining the goals of the rehearsals, it includes information on the pieces we will be playing, and links to youtube videos of other orchestras playing those pieces. I've pasted it below!

Thanks again, in advance, for your willingness and participation. If you've already said you would be participating, you will receive your music today. I will compile some information about each applicant and email it to participants during the week.

:) Julie

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Dear Applicant,

On behalf of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society board of directors, thank you for your interest in being the next Conductor / Music Director of the Lincoln Youth Symphony and for participating in our conductor search! We appreciate your time and your talents. The Lincoln Youth Symphony is ready to be taken to the next level, and I know finding an excellent conductor must be part of that process. ...

Since it is the middle of summer, the audition orchestra is not the current Lincoln Youth Symphony – it is current members, past members, friends & family of LYS and of the Lake Bonneville Community Symphony – some are more advanced than LYS youth, and some are less advanced. The orchestra will also be involved in the evaluation of each applicant.

Our goal is to observe you as you run a rehearsal. Please think of it as the third rehearsal on the music, not the first. We want to get to know you in as close to a real musical setting as possible. Each applicant will be working on the same pieces, and we have kept the music limited so you can focus. We do not want you to just "run through" the pieces; we would like you to stop the orchestra and work on whatever strikes you, or even begin your rehearsal with "spots" that you have identified ahead of time. Please budget your time so you can work on both pieces.

I have already mailed the scores to you. You should receive them in the mail today. The two pieces are:

"St Lawrence Overture" by Robert Washburn, © 1943. This piece was relatively easy for our orchestra to sight-read two years ago, so I knew it would be possible to put together for the audition orchestra, but it also has interesting parts for all members of the orchestra, and it is not terribly long (about 5½ minutes). There were also five full scores in the file which made distributing scores to you easier for me. Here is a video of the Jordan Youth Symphony performing this piece.

"Fugue in G Minor (The Little)" by JS Bach, orchestrated by Lucien Cailliet, © 1940. This is another piece we have performed before. It is short, but a little tricky because of its… fugal… nature. Lots of entrances! J I did photocopy the score for you on this, but it was much shorter than the other piece. Here is a video of the Columbia Gorge Sinfonietta orchestra performing this piece.

Again, please do not approach this as a concert. We expect you to stop the orchestra and work on things. We want to observe you in your work. We want to see what you can accomplish with the orchestra, always sensitive to the abilities of the musicians, yet lifting them to their highest potential.

We do wish the rehearsal time could be longer, but it was not feasible. Even with the ½ hour rehearsal time, we have the orchestra scheduled from 8 am to Noon. This will be a long morning for them, so it is important to keep to the schedule!

Thank you again for your time and talents! I am looking forward to meeting you. I know it will be an enjoyable and interesting morning.

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Conductor Position Open

Are you looking for a way to enrich the lives of motivated youth musicians?

Do you have a gift for bringing out the best in an orchestra?

Are you a great motivator and communicator?

Then…

Lincoln Youth Symphony needs YOU!

 

Become the next conductor / music director of the Lincoln Youth Symphony and enjoy:

¯    A quarterly stipend

¯    Three concerts per year plus an annual performance on stage at Abravanel Hall at the Youth Symphony Festival

¯    Great music students from Box Elder and Weber counties

 

Qualifications:

¯    Conducting experience required

¯    Enthusiasm – desire to make a difference in the lives of exceptional
youth musicians

¯    Experience with all orchestral instruments preferred —
Strings, Woodwinds, Brass & Percussion

 

Submit résumé & cover letter, or send queries, via email, to 

LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com

Top candidates will be invited to a live audition with our special audition orchestra.

Currently, rehearsals are scheduled for Saturday mornings.

[Note: This is a re-post so it will be the front item on the LYS blog.]

Applicant FAQ

Written to an applicant for the conducting position:

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I am the managing director of the Lincoln Youth Symphony. I have a vision of the youth symphony no longer being a "best kept secret"... I envision a conductor who wants to grow the program so it blesses more lives in Box Elder and Northern Weber counties. 

Thank you for your questions. I will do my best to answer them!

1. On which day and at what time are rehearsals?  I remember reading that rehearsals are currently scheduled for Saturday mornings.  Is this still accurate?
   
   The Lincoln Youth Symphony rehearsals have always been on Saturday mornings, 8:30 to 11:00 am, and they are currently held at Adele C Young Intermediate School, 830 Law Drive, Brigham City, UT 84302. 
   
   (When the orchestra was originally founded, it was held at the Lincoln Center in Brigham where the Boys and Girls Club meets - hence the name of the orchestra.) 
   
   The reason for the "vague" rehearsal time is that we are open to restructuring - or at least looking into it. I have talked to many other youth symphony personnel, and most of them rehearse on a weekday, avoiding Saturday mornings so they don't lose people to the the Utah Youth Symphony, which also rehearses on Saturday Mornings. 
   
   However, I did a survey of my faithful members at the end of this season and realized that many of them play for me because it's on Saturday mornings. This orchestra draws from a spread-out area - it includes students from as far south as Riverdale, with quite a few that live in Pleasant View, North Ogden, and Plain City, and as far north as Tremonton - and with the distances they travel, it seems to work better on Saturday Mornings. I also recently surveyed people who do not play in the LYS (through students who are current members) and it is kind of split - people who might be interested are split on whether they like Saturday or a variety of other days. 
   
   The proposal right now is to keep Saturday mornings... as Richard Marsden said to me recently, "Choose a day, and don't apologize for it".... but it is open to discussion.
   
   
2. What is the window for accepting applications for the position?  I am currently updating my resume and I will have my materials ready to send this weekend - will that be acceptable?
   
   The audition orchestra date is July 10th in the morning. Please submit applications as soon as possible. Scores and instructions will be sent to applicants one week prior to the audition. Anyone wishing to apply after July 3rd will receive scores and instructions as soon as possible, but will end up with a shorter preparation time.
   
   
3. A quarterly stipend is mentioned in the e-mail.  How much will that be?
   
   The quarterly stipend is $900. This is paid at the end of each quarter of Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society's (LBSS) fiscal year - which puts payroll on Oct 31, Jan 31, Apr 30, and July 31. The stipend covers the symphony season but is split evenly over the fiscal year. It is 1099 income (self-employment). 
   
   
4. When are the four concerts scheduled throughout the year?
   
   We are just getting the concerts for next year onto the calendar. 
   
   For the last two years, our schedule has looked like this: We had our opening concert the Saturday before Thanksgiving which incorporated some Christmas music, but was mostly a regular concert. This concert is combined with Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra, our Middle School aged string orchestra. 
   
   At the beginning of November, we schedule a concerto audition and select one or more students to perform concertos with the orchestra for the concert on a Saturday at the end of January. Members of the orchestra may audition for free, and we charge a $20 fee for others, so the auditions are open to the public. I would like to see more people audition. This year we had two soloists who were not members of the organization, and one that was a member. Those who choose to audition for concerto night must clear their music with the director to assure that the music is available and doable. 
   
   The third concert is at Abravanel Hall. This coming year it will be on Monday, February 28, 2011. This is the youth symphony festival (are you familiar with this?). We usually try to renew something that we played for the fall concert so there is time to prepare the April concert.  Last year we got bold and played the entire Haydn Symphony No. 101. Not exactly a crowd pleaser, the but our musicians felt really good about it.
   
   The final concert is in April. We've been doing it Friday - the day before State Solo & Ensemble, which is when we lose people - and having an extra rehearsal the day before. The last couple years we have added a combined piece for both LYCO and LYS to play together at the end. This and the November concert are the only concerts that LYCO plays... 
   
   One other concert is and is not part of our season: We always play at Brigham City's Peach Days festival. It's a "combined" concert between the LBCS (Lake Bonneville Community Symphony), LYCO and LYS. No audition required, and it's a fun way to start the year. 
   
   This year's concert will be on Sept 11th on the Main Street Stage at 1:30. This concert, the last couple years, has been conducted by the youth symphony conductor, but the rehearsals have been on Community Symphony rehearsal nights - Tues & Thurs evenings during the few weeks before the concert. These rehearsal times are flexible.
   
   Our auditions are the Saturday after Peach Days and rehearsals begin the week after, so our first concert at the end of Nov is usually somewhat simpler repertoire. 
   
   
5. What age range are members of the orchestra?  Do most of the students take private lessons?
   
   The age range is generally high school age, and, yes, most take private lessons. They are motivated and care about music or they wouldn't be in the orchestra!
    
6. What is the skill level of the orchestra?  What pieces have they performed on recent programs?
   
   The skill level... Let me just refer you to the programs I've put on the website so you can see what they've played. I would say that the biggest change I'd like to see is more coaching in the brass and winds and more bodies in the strings. 

Thanks again for your questions. I look forward to a continued dialog with you.

Best Regards,

- Julie Gardner

Conductor Position Open

Are you looking for a way to enrich the lives of motivated youth musicians?

Do you have a gift for bringing out the best in an orchestra?

Are you a great motivator and communicator?

Then…

Lincoln Youth Symphony needs YOU!

Become the next conductor / music director of the Lincoln Youth Symphony and enjoy:

¯ A quarterly stipend

¯ Three concerts per year plus an annual performance on stage at Abravanel Hall at the Youth Symphony Festival

¯ Great music students from Box Elder and Weber counties

Qualifications:

¯ Conducting experience required

¯ Enthusiasm – desire to make a difference in the lives of exceptional
youth musicians

¯ Experience with all orchestral instruments preferred —
Strings, Woodwinds, Brass & Percussion

Submit résumé & cover letter, or send queries, via email, to

LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com

Top candidates will be invited to a live audition with our special audition orchestra.

Currently, rehearsals are scheduled for Saturday mornings.

LincolnYouthSymphony.blogspot.com

LYS Concert Report for Friday, April 23, 2010

Greetings!

I just wanted to send a heartfelt thank you for a wonderful year, and a great final concert. I started working with Lincoln Youth Symphony because I believe it needs to be kept alive, and because of my positive experiences as a youth in the Everett Youth Symphony and Seattle Junior Youth Symphony, and as an adult in the Utah Valley Symphony, Gray's Harbor Community Symphony, Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra, and the Salt Lake Symphony. I have also been inspired by my children's positive experiences in North Olympic Youth Symphony, Utah Youth Symphony Prep Orchestra, Davis Youth Symphony, and Lincoln Youth Symphony & Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra. As you can see, my family has been around the block a few times (and then some!) and we have seen many organizations at work. We have seen positive growth, and that is inspiring.

I hope, in our time together, that you have seen more than just the weekly rehearsal grind -- that you have seen the potential you all have to be the person you are here to become. I hope, in our time together, that you have experienced some of the joy of making music, of doing something -- and improving as you go -- and doing the best you can at something that is not easy -- is not meant to be easy. I hope that you have noticed improvement in yourself, that you have cemented friendships, that you have laughed and learned. I know I have. That's what makes life interesting!

This little letter also comes with best wishes for our six graduating seniors (you will be missed as you embark on your grand adventures!) -- including the three who still have their work cut out for them as they prepare to play in the Utah Symphony concert! 

And best wishes to John Findlay with his many endeavors! John, you will be missed!

All in all, have a great summer, and be proud of your performance last night! Bravo!

One more thing: If you didn't turn in your music (and I haven't sorted it yet, but if you didn't, you know who you are), please bring it to me at 2800 S 1200 W, Perry. Bring it asap -- before I know it's missing!

Have a fabulous summer!

Julie Gardner

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LYS Thursday Report for April 22, 2010

Greetings!

As you already know, this is Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, GJulieKay@gmail.com.
Please contact me with any questions, or, as usual, with attendance issues.

Tonight's Rehearsal:

Thanks to all with your smiling faces at rehearsal tonight. I think we made lots of progress, and we will have a great concert tomorrow night!

For Tomorrow:

Please arrive by 6:30 pm. Hopefully I'll actually have my little video camera there, so I can hear from each of you "why you play in LYS"... and we'll have a fabulous concert! :)

Admission is: $3 for adults; $1.50 for children 11 & under; $1.50 for seniors; $12 for families (under one roof). Please thank your families for their continued support!

The concert begins at 7:00 pm. Performance order is:

Titus Overture

Odzemek

Les Preludes

Swan Lake (combined with LYCO)

Please wear regular concert attire. 

Male: Black tux or equivalent suit, 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.

Also, if anyone saw an article in the paper about the concert, I'd love to see it!

Thanks for all your support this year!  We have had a great year! 

For those of you who missed tonight, we announced John Findlay's resignation as of the end of this season. We will miss his stellar conducting! There is a memento "cello back" that we worked on signing tonight for him. Please be sure you sign it tomorrow if you didn't get to tonight!

Julie Gardner

John Findlay

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