Silent Auction Donations - How's it going?

Greetings! 

This is a reminder that there is a spreadsheet available to everyone who has the link to type in who they are planning on talking to about silent auction donations. You can then come back after you've received a response & fill out the rest of the line. I have noticed that the only people who have added information to it are members of the board, but we need everyone's help to make this a successful auction! 

Go ahead and click the link and have a look. You may be surprised how easy it is to find donations. You may also be interested to see what we already have - tickets, strings, tuner, quilt, vacuum... take a look!

Also, here is the link to a letter we've successfully used to solicit donations from businesses. It has my name on it as a contact person. Please add yours and let people know you will be personally handling their donation. :) Thanks for that! 

Please Please Please start using the spreadsheet... If you don't I will think it doesn't work! That will truly keep me up at night. I'm sure of it!

Remember, we are asking each family to come up with a donation for the auction. Home made or home baked are also allowed. Especially if you're famous for something! I can say that because I bring home made bread every year (maybe I should put that on the spreadsheet!)...

Thanks again for everything! The Youth Symphony and Chamber Orchestra are NOTHING without musicians and parents!

~ Julie Gardner

If the above links don't work, you can try these, or copy/paste into your browser:

The Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AujB2CaJbNNedHhuZUhtQnJNZEl1cV9zUzJHZXA5Tmc

The Donations Letter: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-jB2CaJbNNeNGU1OGQ2NWEtNjkyYy00YzgyLWI5ZTEtM2ZlOTBlYjdmMzdl

Press Release: Concerto Night: Lincoln Youth Symphony & Chamber Orchestra

The Lincoln Youth Symphony & the Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra are proud to present A Night of Concertos, February 4, 2012, at 5:00 pm in the Box Elder Middle School Auditorium, 18 South 500 East, Brigham City. Admission: $3 Adults, $2 Children 11 & under, $2 Seniors, $12 Families.

The Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra is an all-string ensemble conducted by Amanda Kippen. They will open the concert with a nice variety of music including Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, Borodin's From the Steppes of Central Asia, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, and a jazzy piece called Shadows in the House.

The Lincoln Youth Symphony, conducted by Robert Bott, will be featuring Andrew Johnson, Ryan Stocks, and Joshua Musselman, the three winners of this year's concerto auditions, as well as Tchaikovsky's final movement of his Little Russian Symphony, Haydn's Surprise Symphony, and Wagner's Grand March from Tannhauser.

Featured performers:

Andrew Johnson is fifteen years old and a sophomore at Box Elder High. He has been playing the violin for eleven years, studying with Diane Austin. He has played with Lincoln Youth Symphony for 3 years, this year as concert master. He enjoys music as well as tennis and golf. He also participates in choir as well as orchestra and musical productions, and played Potiphar in the recent BEHS production of Joseph. He will be performing the third movement of the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.

Ryan Stocks is 17 years old and a junior at Box Elder High School. He has played the cello for 6 years and been a member of LYS/LYCO for 4 years. He studies cello with Ivy Andreason. Aside from playing the cello, he enjoys playing games, snowboarding, listening to music, and hanging out with his friends and family. After graduation, Ryan hopes to attend Weber State University majoring in music. He is very excited to be performing the first movement of the Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor by Saint-Saens.

Joshua Musselman is fifteen years old and lives in North Logan. He currently studies piano with Brandon Lee at Utah State University. Josh loves any activities having to do with music. He sings with Dr. Craig Jessop’s American Festival Chorus, plays in a fiddle band, composes his own music, and participates in ballroom dance. He will be performing the first movement of the Liszt Piano Concerto no. 1.

The Lincoln Youth Symphony and Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra are projects of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing excellent musical opportunities for motivated musicians. Their Gala Fundraiser Dinner is coming up on February 11, 2012. For tickets, to donate, or for additional information, please visit LincolnYouthSymphony.blogspot.com.

Gala Coming Up!

Greetings!

Not only do we have a concert coming up on February 4th at 5pm (great rehearsal today, by the way!), we also have the Gala Fundraiser Dinner coming up the following week, Saturday, Feb 11th, 2012, Doors open at 6pm, Dinner at 6:30pm.

Having sent a letter home today about the silent auction, and Gabby's mom having sent a letter home regarding the dinner & ticket sales, I am following up with this email.

The ticket sales contest has begun! The prize structure has slightly changed this year:

We are still doing the overall prize: $25 gift card to the top seller in each orchestra.

BUT NOW there are weekly prizes! Sell any tickets during the week and bring your money & you will get a candy bar at rehearsal PLUS the top weekly seller gets a king sized candy bar. 

This year we are also asking every family to come up with at least one silent auction item. To facilitate this, I have set up a spread sheet that can be accessed by anyone with this link & edited by anyone. If you think of a great idea (Oh, the ice cream shop down the street from your house, or your dad's old buddy's brother-in-law's business, for instance), please go to the spreadsheet and type in that you have contacted them. We don't want to have 10 people call the same ice cream shop or that guy's same business! That might be ... slightly ... annoying for them!

I have posted on the blog here the list of where the donations came from last year so you have an idea of who can be contacted, but bring your own ideas to the table! Tami Hunter said the best way to do this is to just get out the phone book and start calling -- of course, as long as you add what you've done to the Silent Auction Collaboration spreadsheet. It updates in real time! Very cool. Technology is amazing!

So, Sell Tickets and Procure Auction Items. If you are afraid of phone calls, there are also a few places you can request donations online -- but you'd have to do it right away. Most have a 4-week lead-time deadline. So far, online, I already did the Megaplex Theaters and sent a request to the Salt Lake Bees. For some reason I can't find the donation request form (was online in the past) for the Jazz... Maybe someone else can be that innovative.

Perhaps your family has a connection, or knows a piano tuner, or massage therapist... those types of services are also auction compatible. We've also auctioned off music lessons before! It's a great venue for that, I'd say! We've had handmade quilts and other handmade items. We've had gift cards from Olive Garden & a bird bath from Costco in the past. Oil changes are also nice - things we need and will buy anyway & may as well donate to the Symphony for!

Here is the link for the spreadsheet if one of the above links did not work:

Silent Auction Collaboration - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AujB2CaJbNNedHhuZUhtQnJNZEl1cV9zUzJHZXA5Tmc

One more thing. Here is a little blurb I typed into the Megaplex application -- I thought it might help you in your efforts:

The Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society sponsors three orchestras - two for the youth and one for adults: The Lincoln Youth Symphony, Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra and Lake Bonneville Community Symphony. Although home base is Brigham City, members of the orchestras come from Brigham City, Ogden, Logan, Tremonton, and surrounding areas. The annual Gala Fundraiser dinner has replaced shrinking grants as a major source of funding for this organization. After we have collected all items for the silent auction, we choose the best one for a raffle item. 

Thank you ahead of time for your support! I love the new Megaplex in Ogden. Very nice cinema!

 

And THANK YOU! for your support of this great organization. I think we will all have a greater appreciation for Tami Hunter this year as we each attempt to do a small fraction of what she did on her own before. She found that people were very kind and very supportive. I hope you all have the same experience.

Have a great week! 

Julie Gardner

Robert Bott

Past Donations Came From...

Gala Auction Donation Ideas

Last Year's Raffle Item:
Paradise Furniture - Willard, UT (Thank you so much for that recliner last year!)


Individuals:
Miranda D'Asto - hair flowers
JoAnn Burnett - Free 30 minute massage
LaVon Petersen - a beautiful quilt
Celia – hair flowers
Nancy Goss - scrapbooking materials
Lee Allred - handmade dishcloths and scrubbies
Bruce Howard - hand carved walking stick
Misa Findlay - Footzoning
John Findlay - Piano Tuning

Main Street Brigham City:
Idle Isle Candy
Peach City
Winger’s
Holmes Clothing
Cover-Up
Murphy's Appliance
Hair Therapee (123 South Main, B.C.)
Attitudes Salon (6th South behind Pizza Hut)
Honeyville Grain
Hunan Village
Domino’s
Drewes Floral
Idle Isle Café
Papa Murphy’s
Big-O
Brigham Sewing & Vacuum
George’s Tire Factory
Burt’s Auto Body
Hansen's Jewelry
Hallmark – Village Candle
Rusty’s
Chim Chimney
Kent’s
Mountain West Bank


Other Brigham City Area businesses:
Alpine Gardens
Maddox
Canyon View Animal Health Center
Classical Strings - Grover Wilhelmsen
Reflections of Utah
Maurice’s
Sonic
Premium Meat Co.
Room Loft
R & K
Brigham Implement
Big J
BC Candle Factory
Gillies Funeral Chapel


Utah Jazz


Other Businesses that have donated in the past:
Costco
Applebee's
Music Village
Bert Murdock Music
Utah Grizzlies
Malt-O-Meal
La-Z-Boy (before they left!)
Dixie Grill
Utah Symphony / Utah Opera


Remember to Enter Your Efforts on the Silent Auction Collaboration Spreadsheet!

Bring A Friend this Saturday!

Greetings!

I hope you all had a fantastic holiday and that you are wildly enthusiastic about coming back to LYS this week. I know I am!

Bring a Friend Day is ON! 

Here is the official invitation for your friends for this Saturday:

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You are cordially invited to

Bring-a-Friend-Day

Saturday, January 7, 2012

9:00 to 11:15 am

Adele C Young Intermediate School

830 Law Drive, Brigham City, UT 84302

 

Come with a friend, come with a current member of LYS, or come on your own for a regular rehearsal as we continue to prepare for our next concert. No pre-registration. Just arrive early enough to be ready to play at 9:00!

 

Any musician who plays an orchestral instrument is welcome: Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello, and String Bass. Treats will be served.

 

This is a no-obligation rehearsal. Anyone interested in joining the youth symphony may audition for membership on January 14, 2012.

 

For information on other activities throughout the rest of the 2011-2012 season, visit our website at LincolnYouthSymphony.blogspot.com.

 

Sincerely,

Robert Bott, Music Director

Julie Gardner, Managing Director, 435.723.8262

LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com

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