SamStart piece at rehearsal 1At Rehearsal 6 Hit first two eighth notes, repeat this measure without rest of the measure then cut to 14 before rehearsal 7Cut 7 before rehearsal 8 to 4 before rehearsal 12.Cut 8 before 13 (allegro molto) to 13.Possible ending at 20 before rehearsal sixteen or cut from this to rehearsal 18Cut rehearsal 20 to two before rehearsal 21Cut 22 (after downbeat) to nine after rehearsal 24 (String parts only for first measure no winds/brass)Good to the end after that. Subject to further cutting....
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29 March 2013
CUTS
These are cuts for the Butterfly Lovers' Concerto:
Party!
We would love to have an after-concert party on April 20th, and I am hoping someone will volunteer their home and backyard.
This is a combined LYCO/LYS end-of-year party. The youth had a great time last year!
Please get back with me as soon as possible if you are willing to volunteer your home!
:) Julie Gardner
home 435 723 8262; cell 435 740 4335; text 801 50 VIOLA
LYS Tomorrow!
Greetings!
Tomorrow is a regular rehearsal day. Here are a few announcements:
We will be having sectionals. Come prepared with questions. There will also be a list of cuts for the Butterfly Lovers Concerto Chinese piece so you know what to work on.
In the Dvorak New World Symphony, we will only be doing the 4th Movement. Discretion is the better part of valor... It seems wise to choose a smaller portion of the music so we have the chance to work on the details and have a fine performance.
There is a cello bow that was left at Abravanel Hall in February. If you are missing a cello bow, contact me asap to find out how to claim it. I have not had anyone say they are missing a bow, but I just want you to know it's there if you are missing it!
See you all bright and early tomorrow, 8:30!
Thank you to all the section specialists coming tomorrow.
Julie & Sam
PS The concert is April 20 at 5pm.
26 February 2013
Important Announcement
Greetings, Great People!
Who: Only Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion (such a party!) NO STRINGS (practice at home!)Who Else: No section specialists.When: 9:00 to 10:45 am (Notice the time change)Where: Promontory School (Regular Place -- 1051 W 2700 S, Perry)Why: So many string students will be on tour or playing for ASTA at USU.
Don't forget about the Gala Dinner. If you need tickets for the dinner, please let me know ASAP. Iron Gate Grill needs numbers by Wednesday (tomorrow). If you have silent auction items, shoot me an email so I can be prepared for what is coming; let me know what it is, who donated it, and what the list price is, or the value, so we can intelligently set the minimum bid and have a form prepared.
Thanks so much!!!
Julie & Sam
23 February 2013
Please Reply
Hi!
Important:
Sam and I would like an accurate count of who will/will not be at rehearsal next week, March 2nd. We would like to make an informed decision on whether to have section specialists, or whether we should put the rehearsal into suspended animation... (That's supposed to be funny, btw). Please reply asap with a yes/no for next week's rehearsal.
Also, welcome to Blaine (trombone), Layton (cello), and Courtney (violin). We are so glad to have you! We hope you had fun this morning!
In my last email, I offered FREE tuition for this last concert, but please be aware that there have been others from the symphony board out recruiting, and their message has been $40 for the rest of the year, if possible; and if not, a donation of some sort; and if not that, we will find a way to cover the cost. Do not let this dissuade you from coming, but realize that there is a cost involved with running the program and we would love for you to help out, if at all possible. I apologize for the mis-communication; please contact me personally if you feel the need.
Thanks to Doris for the cookies, juice and oranges this morning! What a nice surprise!
And have a lovely day... Be safe in the snow! I think it might even be wet enough for a snow fort or snowman. :)
Julie & Sam
22 February 2013
Please Read! :)
Greetings!
GalaIt feels like a new year with a new start, even though it's only February! We have been out in the community inviting all who might like to attend LYS and play for the last concert of the year for FREE. (With the hope, of course, that they will come back this fall as full-fledged members of the orchestra). This is a recruiting effort that will hopefully yield great results, grow the program, and give us more exposure. Let's work together to make a greater difference in our communities!
The Gala is right around the corner, March 2 at 6:00 at the Senior Center in Brigham City. This has been a great fundraiser in the past, and we are looking forward to another successful year. We are still in need of donations for the silent auction as well as ticket sales. Currently we have only sold about 36 tickets. The goal is 160! Remember we have each been asked to sell 4 tickets. Please bring your ticket money or donations tomorrow; we need to get a final count for the caterers. Let me know if you have questions. Here is the link to the long version of instructions, etc, that I sent out previously.
Music
We will be turning in everything except Dvorak tomorrow -- so be sure you have all your music with you. This includes the 3 concertos (Bruch, Beethoven, Haydn), the Beethoven Symphony, Finlandia, Blue Tango, and whatever else you might have in your folder that shouldn't be there anymore! We will be handing out The Butterfly Lovers' Concerto (Nathan will be playing this), Les Miserables, and Autumn Leaves.
Rehearsal
Regular time tomorrow: 8:30 to 11:00 at Promontory School. Thank you to all the section specialists coming tomorrow! :)
Rite of Spring
The USU and Univ of Utah are combining for one final performance of Rite of Spring. This performance is tomorrow night in Logan. We encourage you to attend! It is one of those pieces that isn't often performed simply because of the massive number of musicians involved. Here is a link for tickets (just click on Rite of Spring). http://arts.usu.edu/
Have a lovely day!
Julie & Sam
11 February 2013
Great Job!
Greetings!
Sam and I are so proud of all of you! What we did this weekend with the concerto concert, and today in the Youth Symphony Festival, was stressful, cool, and awesome! Thank you.
Thanks also to our awesome bus chaperons, Mr & Mrs Hammer. :)
Just remember: No rehearsal this Saturday, February 16th.
Find stuff for the silent auction and share it on the google spreadsheet.
See you all bright and early on Saturday, February 23rd, 8:30 to 11:00 am, Promontory School. As always, I love it when you let me know if you are going to miss... reply to this email or text me @ 435.740.4335.
Please note the following section specialist schedule. If you play a small-section instrument, please let me know asap if you have a conflict on one of these days. Thanks!
February 23March 2March 30
Have a FABULOUS three-day weekend!
08 February 2013
LYS: Tidbits of Information... Please Read!
Greetings!
I've tried to keep this short. Please read through the whole thing, K?
Permission slips for Abravanel Hall
I have a list of people who have not yet handed in a permission slip. I will be sending an email to just those people. Please bring your slips tomorrow morning.
Comp tickets for your friends
We have two STUDENT comp tickets for each of you, so invite your friends. They will be handed out tomorrow morning, and you can give them to your friends before the concert. (They arrived last week, but because we let out earlier than planned, most people didn't get them.)
Times & schedule for this Saturday
We will be at the school with percussion equipment no later than 8:15am. Our rehearsal time on stage will be 8:30 to 11:00, and LYCO will be waiting in the wings for their time, which is 11:00 to 12:00. Call time for the concert is 4:30. We perform second, after LYCO. Concert order: Beethoven Piano Concerto, Bruch Violin Concerto, Blue Tango, Haydn Cello Concerto, Finlandia. Remember to be ready to play through the Beethoven 7th, second movement, so we will be prepared for Abravanel Hall on Monday as well.
Looking for a volunteer to coordinate comp tickets & thank you notes
With our new efforts at outreach, we are looking for a volunteer parent who can coordinate printing and distribution of our comp tickets to different schools and organizations. We are also looking for someone to send thank-yous to the silent auction donors.
Gala Dinner & Silent Auction, March 2, 2013
There will be tickets for sale in the lobby at the concert, and they will ask who gets credit for each sale, for the contest! Remember, we need silent auction items! Have you found yours yet? The collaboration spreadsheet is here, please add your efforts so we can work together.
Performance opportunity for solos or duets to support Meals on Wheels
The Meals on Wheels program is doing a fund raiser March 7, 2013, at 7:00 pm in the Box Elder High School auditorium. They are looking for 5-6 small classical numbers to add variety to their variety show. Here is the contact information for the person putting it together. They are looking for solos/duets/quartets. If you are serious about music, it's a great opportunity for you to perform! Call Iantha Folkman at 435.226.1452 or email her at idfolkman@yahoo.com if you are interested in performing.
No Rehearsal February 16th
Thanks, everyone!I'm looking forward to a short break, and it makes sense to take one on the three-day weekend, especially after what is going to be a rather fun Saturday and Monday!
Julie & Sam
435 723 8262 home; 435 740 4335 cell
www.LincolnYouthSymphony.com
01 February 2013
The Gala Dinner is On Its Way!
Greetings!
The Gala Fundraising Dinner and Silent Auction is coming up! In fact, it is just four weeks away, March 2, 2013, 6pm, at the Brigham City Community Center.
Tickets
Tickets are $15 per plate. Each ticket includes a fabulous Iron Gate Grill meal, live musical entertainment, and admission to our fun silent auction. We have asked each student to sell four tickets, and if they don't have their ticket sales materials yet, they will very soon. There are incentives to sell -- chocolate for those who bring money each week, bigger chocolate for those who bring the most that week, and a $25 gift card for the student who brings in the most money (this is for ticket sales and cash donations combined). It's okay to offer tickets to people who might not come, but might donate. People tend to be very kind, and very supportive.
Silent Auction
In addition, we ask each family to secure at least one donation for the silent auction. This can be from a company or business where you have a connection, or you can just go butter up the manager of your favorite restaurant and hand him/her a letter! Handmade items are also greatly appreciated. It's great to see things at the silent auction that we buy anyway, like an oil change, but when we buy things from the silent auction, we are supporting a great cause at the same time!I have attached the donation request letter in case you need more copies than the ones I already handed out (if you are reading this on the blog, contact me and I'll send you what you need). Feel free to add your name to the letter so I don't end up with phone calls from people I didn't know I'd handed it to! :) It also has the tax number on it, which people want for their taxes, since they write off their donations.
Collaboration
I have created a special spreadsheet that we can all access. HERE IT IS. CLICK HERE. It will help us not all bug the same businesses! I have had a lot of success just making myself spend a little time. Like tonight, I submitted several donation requests by just going online, finding instructions, and following them. You are all so creative. You will have more ideas than I have had. If you want to know what I did, check out THE LINK to the spreadsheet! It's there for you to put in your name and who you've contacted, and then return to it when you get an answer or an item, and add that to the records. It's also fun to check it out and see what has been donated so we can look forward to the fun of the silent auction!
Let's see if we can make a nice big pile of stuff for the auction by bringing donations to next week's concert! If you don't have your donation by next week, that's okay. You can bring it to any rehearsal, or drop it off at my house. It would be best if we have all donations by the Saturday before the gala. That's February 23. (Or the following Tuesday for LYCO students, February 26.)
Previous Donations
I've had a lot of questions about procuring these donations, so I am including a list below so you can see which businesses and people donated last year, or other years. This is not the collaborative list, however, so be sure to check it before we all bug the same people! I've included some notes on some items.Here is a shout-out to all the support we've had over the years. We are so incredibly grateful! And we thank you, the families, for your gracious support as well! :)
Classical Strings (Grover Wilhelmsen -- supports very generously every year!)Camp Chef (already donated a camp chef oven!)Attitudes Salon/Angie WhitakerHair Therapee/Erica Torrey, Camille Judd, Michelle Davis, Ashlie Jessop, and Amanda DixonAnniversary Inn (Needs 90 days lead time. We missed this deadline already).Salt Lake Bees (Mail in request from online instructions)Utah Jazz (Not last year, but other years)Misa Findlay (Footzoning), John Findlay (Piano Tuning)Murphy's ApplianceHoneyville GrainCanyon View Animal Health CenterMaddox RestaurantThe Room LoftJenny Hamson (Massage Therapist)Walker CinemasSalon 89KentsCrystal InnK and H Fitness QuarterMauricesUtah Wind SymphonyCrystal Hot SpringsMusic VillageLeo'sBody Needs ChiropracticW Clark Andersen (Orthodontist)Heritage TheatreBox Elder Credit UnionGaucho GrillBlack Pearl China Bistro & Sushi BarFramed LegacyBruce Howard (Most awesome carved walking stick I've ever seen!)Everything Your Heart Desires, TremontonBC Candle FactoryKathy Johnson (Handmade Purple hats!)PetsFirst! Wellness CenterBest Western High Country InnJeremiah'sMaya's Corner (Logan)Heritage Theatre (Perry)Peter Prier & Sons (Violin Shop in Salt Lake City)Dawn's BridalAmber Taylor Violin StudioOld Grist MillSubwayPapa Murphy's PizzaUtah GrizzliesCostco (Just drop off letter at customer service. submit asap - they are usually 30 days out)
www.LincolnYouthSymphony.com
31 January 2013
Press Release: Lincoln Youth Symphony Concerto Night to Feature Three Exceptional Musicians
Greetings!
Here is the press release that just went to the Box Elder News Journal, the Tremonton Leader, the Cache Valley Herald, and the Standard Examiner. It's also a great email to forward to your friends and family... Let's invite lots of people for our upcoming concert!
Press Release:
The Lincoln Youth Symphony and Chamber Orchestra will present their Night of Concertos Saturday, February 9, 2013, 5:00 pm, at Box Elder Middle School Auditorium, 18 South 500 East, Brigham City. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for students/seniors, and $12 for an under-one-roof family. It will be an inspiring evening including three concertos performed by local high school students.
Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra, Amanda Kippen, Music Director & Conductor
The evening will open with the strings-only Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra conducted by Amanda Kippen performing arrangements of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, Handel's Water Music, and Prokofiev's Troika from Lieutenant Kije.
Lincoln Youth Symphony, Sam Runolfson, Music Director & Conductor
The Lincoln Youth Symphony conducted by Sam Runolfson will perform Sibelius' Finlandia, Leroy Anderson's Blue Tango, and will also feature winners of their annual concerto competition: Jennifer Ban performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 (3rd Movement), Paisley Tarboton performing the Bruch Violin Concerto (2nd Movement), and Taylor Robbins performing Haydn's Cello Concerto (1st Movement).
Sponsorship and additional info:
The Lincoln Youth Symphony and Lincoln Youth Chamber Orchestra are projects of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, supported by grants from the Utah Arts Council, the George S and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, Smith's, Kent's, ATK, generous donations from local businesses, and the Gala Fundraiser and Silent Auction coming up on March 2, 2013. Information is available at www.LincolnYouthSymphony.com.
Our Soloists
Jennifer Ban:
Born in Lexington, KY, 14 year-old Jennifer Ban began her piano lessons with Delores Howard at the age of 5 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the summer of 2007, her family moved to Logan, Utah, where she continued her piano lessons with the USU Youth Conservatory, currently a student of Luke Hancock. For the past 5 consecutive years, she has won many awards at the USU Piano Festival. Besides piano, Jennifer loves reading, math and science. She is actively involved in many extracurricular activities in Logan High School, such as the tennis team and the math club. She plays violin in the Logan High School orchestra and recently played in the 2013 Allstate Orchestra. She likes skiing, tennis, cooking, and debating. She has two brothers, one older and one younger, who all play piano.
Jennifer Ban, Piano
Paisley Tarboton:
Paisley Tarboton, Violin Paisley Tarboton is a senior at Logan High School. Her violin teachers have included Jill Wellbaum, Conrad Dunn, and Becky Roesler; she currently studies with Dr. Mark Emile. She participated in the All State Orchestra in 2010, 2011, and 2012 and recently performed with the 2013 orchestra. After playing in the Northern Utah Youth Symphony for three years, she is now a member of the Utah Youth Symphony. Paisley enjoys playing in the pit for musicals having played for White Christmas, Once Upon a Mattress, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and is also a member of the 21 Strings Quintet. In addition to violin, Paisley enjoys tennis and played on the Logan High Varsity team. She will be playing the exciting 3rd movement of the Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Logan High Orchestra but loves the sweet and beautiful 2nd movement and is delighted to be performing it with the Lincoln Youth Symphony.
Taylor Robbins:
Taylor Robbins is co-principal cello with Lincoln Youth Symphony. He has loved music since he was a small baby rocking and dancing in his car seat. His second loves are food and football. He began studying the piano at age 5 five and after much begging received his first cello for Christmas when he was 7. His Dad happened to get a cello that same year and they began learning together. It was not long before Taylor was playing more difficult pieces than his father. I suppose it is all right to be jealous of your children occasionally. Taylor continued his studies with Larissa Humphries until he was 12, and then with Sam Runolfson after meeting at Weber State Summer Strings Program. He loves music from rock-n-roll to folk to classical. He also loves song and theatre and is part of Weber High's Productions Company. Taylor graduates from Weber High School in May and plans to go on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and then attend BYU or U of U to study music and medicine.
Taylor Robbins, Cello
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