Special Invitation for May 13

Greetings, everyone!

I'm still going to send out the best photos from the April 16 concert. They happen to be on my camera, so I really will do it. I promise!

In the meantime, this is a great chance to support a fantastic violinist! I hope you remember Moriah Wilhelm, the violinist who came to our retreat with the flutist, Christina Taylor. Moriah has sent an invitation to a special recital. Hearing her play is always a special treat, and I have put it on my calendar to be sure to attend!

Here is her letter:

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Hi Julie,

I have been accepted to study and perform at The Green Lake Summer Music Festival (www.greenlakefestival.org) this summer.  Based at Wisconsin's Ripon College, the festival offers instruction from performing artists including the Amelia Piano Trio and the violin virtuoso Samantha George.  The camp also includes performance opportunities with some of the most talented young musicians in the nation.  This two-week festival, July 1st through the 15th, hosts gifted high school and college age violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists in a dynamic, rigorous solo and chamber music experience. 

This music camp, as others, requires an investment in tuition, airfare, and other supplies.  I have received a partial tuition scholarship to attend, and I am exploring additional opportunities to make this dream a reality.  I will be performing on May 13, 2011 in a Benefit Recital to help raise the remaining funds by inviting donations.  I would love to have you come and enjoy this exciting event featuring music of Camille Saint-Saens, Maurice Ravel, Dmitri Shostakovitch, and Claude Debussy in a combination of both solo and chamber music.  The date and time information is below.

The Green Lake Music Festival Benefit Recital
Friday, May 13, 2011
7:30 p.m.
WSU Browning Center Parry Recital Hall (Rm 113)

You are cordially invited to attend my program.  Thank you so much for all your support in helping me to accomplish my dream, experience music in the fullest, and bring its magic to the hearts and minds of others.  Hope to see you there!

Moriah

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Two questions... And Thanks for a Great Year!

Greetings!

I just had to write and thank you for a great year! The concert last night was so fun, and it was really cool to squeeze everyone on stage for that final number. I hope you felt as if you were a part of something bigger than yourself; I know I did! I love being a thread in the tapestry of an orchestra. We've done some new things this year: a new conductor and our first ever retreat. We continue to move onward and upward! 

A huge thank you to all your incredibly supportive parents! 

Thanks to all the musicians who worked so hard! We will miss the seniors who have given so much to this orchestra. We look forward to seeing new leadership next season, and to hearing how everyone does as they move toward new horizons.

I do have two questions. You can help us make things better by answering them. Either reply to this email, or go to the blog and submit a comment:

1. What was best about this year? What was best about your LYS experience? What was best?
2. What could have been better about this year? What could have been better about your LYS experience? What could have been better?

Thanks again for all your hard work, your dedication, your friendship, and you great whack-em skills! It's been a stupendous year and I can't believe it's over! 

If anyone got a good photo or two after the concert, please send them on to me! :)

PS If you did not turn in your music, you know who you are... Please make arrangements to get it to me asap. :) Thanks!

Julie Gardner

Robert Bott

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Press Release

The following was submitted to the Box Elder News Journal, The Tremonton Leader, and the Standard Examiner:

The Lincoln Youth Symphony and Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra will present their season finale concert on Saturday, April 16, 2011, at 5:00 pm at Box Elder Middle School Auditorium, 18 South 500 East, Brigham City. Admission as follows: Adults $3; Children 11 & Under $2; Seniors $2; Families $12.

Come prepared to enjoy an evening of classical music designed with variety in mind.  In addition to preparing for performances,the youth in these audition-only orchestras have enjoyed a fun year getting to know each other. The Lincoln Youth Symphony also enjoyed a weekend retreat to Camp UTABA last October, and their annual performance at Abravanel Hall for the Youth Symphony Festival in February.

The Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra (LYCO), a strings-only orchestra conducted by Chuck Thompson of Clinton, will present Scherzo from Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Themes from the New World Symphony by Dvorak, Anitra's Dance by Grieg, an arrangement of Secrets by One Republic, and Spring by Vivaldi.

The Lincoln Youth Symphony (LYS), a full orchestra conducted by Robert Bott, will present The Sleeping Beauty Waltz from the Ballet by Tchaikovsky, Brahm's Variations on a Theme by Haydn, and Danse Macabre by Saint-Saens.

The two orchestras will combine under the direction of Robert Bott to present the Third Movement of the Antar Symphony by Rimsky-Korsakov.

These orchestras are projects of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society (LBSS), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supported by the George S & Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, the Utah Arts Council, Walmart Community Giving, and ATK matching funds donations. The LBSS is dedicated to bringing youth and adult musicians together to perform beautiful music. The Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society would like to thank the many contributors to their recent Gala Dinner and Fundraiser, including Paradise Furniture for their generous donation of a recliner for the raffle. Listing all other contributors would double the size of this article, but please know they are truly grateful for your generosity.

Additional information regarding LYS or LYCO may be obtained at LincolnYouthSymphony.blogspot.com. Contact Julie Gardner, LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com, 435.723.8262 to be added to either mailing list for Fall auditions.

LYS Concert Next Saturday, 5 pm

Greetings!

I am really excited about our upcoming concert. Please note that it is Next Week, April 16th, at 5pm. This earlier concert time has eliminated a lot of potential conflicts this year, so we opted to continue the pattern - and found we had averted another conflict just after we made the decision.

After I send this email, I will be forwarding the press release for the concert which you can, in turn, forward to friends. It has all the admission details, the address of the auditorium, and a nice little write up on what we are playing! :)

Please remember concert dress: Here is the page with the description... Look under "formal" for this concert.

Here is a little note from Rob:

A big welcome to Tristan Parker Bott! Mom and baby are doing great!

Congrats, Rob & Tiffany!

See ya at rehearsal tomorrow! Please be early... There is MUCH to do!

Julie Gardner

Robert Bott
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Danse Macabre

Here is a link to a good recording of Danse Macabre, including information on the poem it's based on.

Happy Listening!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyknBTm_YyM

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Today!

Greetings!

Kudos to everyone who came to rehearsal today, especially to Matthew R who remembered to bring TREATS! Woo Hoo!

A big welcome to violinist Miranda D! Thanks for coming.

I hear there's an Honor Band and Honor Orchestra at USU next Saturday. FuN! Please let me know if you are attending (or won't make it for some other reason), so we don't wonder what happened to you.

Please go over your calendar and check all Upcoming Dates. Now is a great time to let me know if you have conflicts!

Regular Rehearsals:

March 19, 26, April 2, 9 all @ ACYI 9-11:15am

Dress Rehearsal:

April 16 on stage at BE Middle School, 9am.

April 16, 5pm, Concert (Notice the time on this!)

We want to plan a party - bring a friend & sightread fun music, eat, play games - end of year type thing. Please let me know if you have ideas or want to help!

Robert Bott

Julie Gardner
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Abravanel Hall, Soapbox, Final Concert, Community Orch, and TREATS

Greetings!

It was a good rehearsal today, other than it felt like there were key people missing! Please be courteous about letting us know if you are not coming to rehearsal, K? My number is at the bottom of every email, or you can just hit reply! Thanks :)

If you were not here today, please be sure to hand in the Schubert and pick up new music next week.

Final Concert:

Our final concert is coming up. We just had the first of 7 only rehearsals (including the dress rehearsal) for it. It will be April 16, so please clear your calendars.

Danse Macabre ... by Saint-Saens (such fun!)

Waltz from Sleeping Beauty ... by Tchaikovsky

Variations on a Theme of Haydn ... by Brahms

Antar Symphony ... by Rimsky-Korsakov

Accolay violin concerto (strings only) ... by Accolay

Soapbox:

Also, I know Prom with those ubiquitous all-day activities is really fun, but the reality is that no date needs to last from sunup until after sundown. If at all possible, please arrange to come to rehearsal and do the group date thing after or do a sunrise breakfast before! If your date is a musician, just bring him/her along to rehearsal! (Yes, this has happened before and it was a blast!) Okay, my soapbox is put away now, I guess!

Abravanel Hall:

Thanks for a great performance on Monday! You were all awesome!

Thanks to Mr & Mrs Stocks, Mrs Felix, and Mrs Potter for giving up your day to come along and keep track of everyone!

Calendar: 

I keep the LYS calendar up to date on the website. Here is the link, or just go to LincolnYouthSymphony.blogspot.com, look on the right sidebar, and click "Calendar - LYS". 

One more note: 

The Lake Bonneville Community Symphony is putting together a spring concert with the Box Elder Symphonic Choir. They have invited all interested LYS students to play with them. The performance will be at the Garland LDS Tabernacle on May 6th. The rehearsals are on Thursday evenings, 6:30 to 8:30, beginning March 31 at ACYI. The dress rehearsal is on May 5 in Garland. If you are interested in playing in this concert, please let me know and I will pass your info on to the proper person. 

Oh, yet another thing: 

We have decided to do POTLUCK TREATS at rehearsal next week, March 12. So bring a treat for break, and we'll share! Fun!

Have a great week, and I'll see you at rehearsal next week!

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Abravanel Hall Permission Slips

Greetings!

Our trip to Abravanel Hall is next week! Information sheets including permission slips and school excuse forms were handed out today. There were several people who did not receive one today. They will get them in the mail on Wednesday (as there is no mail on Monday, they will not go out until Tuesday). The permission form at the bottom of the paper must be returned at rehearsal on Saturday Feb 26. All who bring them will receive a slice of homemade bread! :) From Me!

Here is the information about schedule from the top part of the letter:

Our performance at Abravanel Hall is February 28, 2011. Our schedule is as follows (times subject to change):

·          6:15 a.m. Load the Bus and leave ACYI

·          6:30-6:40 a.m. Pick up students in Farr West at the Park & Ride

·          6:45-6:55 a.m. Pick up students in Riverdale at the Park & Ride on the east side of the freeway north of 5600 S

·          7:30-7:45 a.m. Arrive Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City: Please bring a sack lunch and any snacks you will need to get you through the entire morning. There are no nearby eating establishments. You may eat on the bus or outside before we leave. We are not allowed to eat in Abravanel Hall, and you will not be allowed to leave & find food.

·          8:00 a.m. Granite Jr Youth Symphony and Jordan Youth Symphony performances

·          9:00 a.m. Warm Up in the Green Room

·          9:30 a.m. Lincoln Youth Symphony performance!!!

·          10:00 a.m. Group picture on the grand staircase. Bring $15 for an 8x10 picture [this slightly higher photo cost now includes shipping to each musician's home instead of sending the photos to me... since they tend to arrive after our last concert, this makes things less stressful for me! Yay]. Make checks payable to Patrick Webster.

·          10:30 a.m. Utah Valley Youth Philharmonia, Granite Youth Senior Symphony, Jordan/Canyons Symphony Orchestra performances

·          12:00 p.m. Load the bus and head for home. We will leave Salt Lake at about 12:15 p.m.

·          1:00 p.m. Arrive at Riverdale Park & Ride.

·          1:20 p.m. Arrive at Farr West Park & Ride

·          1:40 p.m. Arrive at ACYI

Ø       These times are dependent on traffic and unforeseeable events, so we'll need to be flexible. Parents, please come to pick up your musician a few minutes early just in case!

Ø       There is room on the bus for cellos and probably basses… We've seen them fit before!

Ø       Each musician is very important to our performance. Since this is not technically a school-sponsored activity, their time off from school will need to be arranged on an individual basis. 

Our Fundraiser went very well last night!

Many thanks are in order, including Tami Hunter for her indefatigable work to seek out silent auction items, and all those who sold tickets or purchased tickets. Thank you sooo much for your support!

Paradise Furniture's generous donation of the recliner is deeply appreciated, as well as all the other businesses and individuals. 

I'm a little loopy right now, so I'm not going to even try listing anyone else [Tiffany Schultz] who deserves deep gratitude [Many Local Businesses], but we brought in more than $2000, similar to what we get from some grants - which is the goal - to make up for a lost grant. Thank you for your kind support!

If you need another copy of the permission form, please email me at LincolnYouthSymphony AT gmail.com (replacing AT with @).

See you next Saturday, normal time! If, for some reason, you are not going to be at rehearsal next week, please find a way to relay the necessary information, and be prepared to turn the slip in to the chaperon in charge on the bus!

Remember: Home Made Bread :) Mmmmmmmm.

Julie Gardner

Robert Bott

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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