LYS and LYCO Parent Meeting

G'day all!

What a great rehearsal we had last Saturday. If you missed it, and we didn't know you were going to be gone, please reply to this email so we know you are still committed. 

Reminder

What: Parent Meeting for LYS and LYCO

When: Saturday, Sept 28, 2013, 11:15 am to 12:00 pm

Where: Promontory School, after LYS rehearsal

This is your chance to qualify for the discounted tuition, to meet the board, ask questions, and get to know our organization. It is also our chance to meet you!

Thank you, ahead of time, for making the time to attend.

Julie Gardner, Manager

Conrad Dunn, Conductor

Missed Auditions? It's not too late!

Are you still hoping to join? We are continuing to take a few more musicians. 

1. Sign up on the online Participant Form (if that doesn't work for you, just come, we have paper ones).
   
2. Contact Julie at LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com, home 435.723.8262, cell/text 435.740.4335
   
3. Prepare for your audition (see our LYS Audition Info page for details)
   
4. Arrive at 8 am Saturday to warm up for a quick audition before our regular 8:30-11:00 am rehearsal (if you've made separate arrangements with Mr Dunn or Ms Dunn, that counts too).

Location: 
Promontory School, 1051 W 2700 S, Perry, UT 84302

Lincoln Youth Symphony - Auditions

Evening All!

Thank you for auditioning today, and welcome to Lincoln Youth Symphony. 

We are still looking for more horns, trombones, flutes, and violins, etc. Tell your friends!

Our first rehearsal is this coming Saturday, September 21, 8:30 to 11:00 am, at Promontory School, 1051 W 2700 S, Perry. Please arrive early so we can be set up and prepared to play on time. We will be checking out music, and will have a few more auditions before rehearsal begins.

Our Parent Meeting is after rehearsal the following week, September 28th, 11:00 am-12:00 pm. Plan to turn in tuition or set up payments; attendance at this meeting qualifies you for a small discount. Please plan to attend. 

October 25-26 is our retreat to Camp UTABA in the beautiful Ogden Valley. It takes the place of rehearsal that week. We will need chaperons, so let me know if you are interested. If you haven't signed up to take the ACT that weekend, don't! If you have, there are still parts of the retreat you may be able to participate in. It will be a fun, intensive mini-music-camp and get-to-know-each-other experience; you won't want to miss it.

Please read the Membership & Tuition page on the website, and familiarize yourself with the LYS Calendar. We will be taking Fall Break off -- no rehearsal Oct 19.

Please contact us with any questions.

Julie Gardner, Manager

Conrad Dunn, Conductor

Auditions this Saturday

Concerto Auditions Application Deadline

Lincoln Youth Symphony Concerto Auditions Application Deadline is coming up quickly.

September 30 is the deadline for applying to get music approved for this year's November 2 concerto auditions. Please contact me (Julie Gardner) if you are interested in auditioning (or have your interested student contact me) at LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com, or via telephone @ 435.723.8262.

The concerto audition page on the Lincoln Youth Symphony website has been revised and updated. If you soloed with us last season, you will not be eligible this year, but we'd love it if you would tell your friends about the opportunity.

Here is a link to the new and improved concerto audition page. Please read through it and let me know if you have any questions.
http://www.lincolnyouthsymphony.com/p/concerto-night.html

Please pass this information on to anyone you think might be interested.

Julie Gardner, Managing Director
Conrad Dunn, Conductor
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Lincoln Youth Symphony Auditions

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This email is going to everyone who has ever been involved with LYS. If this no longer applies to you, we would appreciate it if you would pass the word on to someone who might be interested.

Lincoln Youth Symphony Auditions are September 14, 2013, 8:30am to noon, at Promontory School, 1051 W 2700 S, Perry. 

There are two online items for you to fill out: A Participant Form, and an online audition appointment sign-up sheet. If you are unable to access the internet forms, there will be paper ones provided at the auditions, or you can request a PDF version by replying to this email. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled time to allow for warm-up.

If you already filled out the form and signed up for auditions, thank you! We would love it if you would forward this email to a few friends. We encourage carpools!

Links to the forms are also provided on the LYS Audition Information page, where you will find information on what to prepare for auditions. Please contact us with any questions. We want everyone to come well-prepared so they have a positive experience.

Note for Band Students: 

If you are a band student involved with marching competitions, please be advised that you can join as late as November 1 and still play with us for the November 23 concert.  We want you, but we also want you to support your school band program. Band students who do not have competitions are welcome to join at the beginning, of course.

If you do have a marching competition or other conflict on September 14, please scroll to the bottom of the audition sign-up sheet and put your name and instrument under "Sign Below if you Need a Different Date." Be sure to fill out the 2013 LYS Participant Form so we know how to contact you to schedule your audition.

Thank you,

Conrad Dunn, Conductor

Julie Gardner, Manager

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Press Release: Lincoln Youth Symphony Announces A New Era

Conrad Dunn

Conrad Dunn: Lincoln Youth Symphony's New Conductor

Lincoln Youth Symphony, a project of the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society, is pleased to announce Conrad Dunn of Logan, Utah, as the new Music Director - Conductor of our premier youth orchestra.  

Auditions for the 2013-14 season will take place September 14, 2013, from 8:30am to noon at Promontory School in Perry, Utah. Lincoln Youth Symphony brings together musicians from all over Northern Utah including Ogden, Brigham City, Logan and Tremonton. With three full concerts, a fall retreat, and a performance at Abravanel Hall, the musicians are encouraged to put together car pools and do whatever it takes to participate in regular Saturday Morning Rehearsals for this outstanding opportunity.

Conrad Dunn is a strong believer in the positive effect that music can have in shaping and molding the minds of youth.  His music career started at four years old when he attended a concert by the French violinist Zino Francescatti. That performance and the experience of meeting him backstage inspired him to begin studying the violin.

He began his teaching career as a private string instructor (violin, viola & cello) as well as an assistant in the public schools, at the age of 15. Since then he has continued working in the music education field in various capacities, and he has 40+ years of teaching experience.

Mr Dunn has taught and worked with every age level in the public and private school systems, from supervising string programs on a district level to string clinician on a national level. These experiences in teaching have given him the opportunity to observe, first hand, what is needed in music programs across the country.

Groups such as the Lincoln Youth Symphony give young musicians the chance to participate in a full symphonic setting, broaden their musical knowledge, and provide additional performing experiences. This program is valuable to our youth and our communities.

For information including a schedule and upcoming auditions for all symphonic instruments, please visit www.LincolnYouthSymphony.com.

Lincoln Youth Symphony Seeks a New Conductor

Looking for opportunities 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, Cache 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

The Orchestra rehearses in Perry, Utah, on Saturday Mornings.

 

www.LincolnYouthSymphony.com

Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society ¯ PO Box 236 ¯ Brigham City, UT 84302

Conductor Search

Announcing our conductor search!

We are seeking a new conductor for the upcoming season for the Lincoln Youth Symphony; Sam has to move out-of-state.

We have several qualified candidates on our radar, and would also appreciate your help in finding a qualified, seasoned, wonderful youth symphony conductor. Please direct them to inquire via email to LincolnYouthSymphony@gmail.com, or go to our website for more information: www.LincolnYouthSymphony.com.

Thank you for your present/past support of our program!

Julie Gardner

Managing Director

Doris D'Asto

Chairman of the Lake Bonneville Symphonic Society

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LYS Survey -- Help us apply for a grant

Greetings!

It was a fun year, wasn't it? I can't believe it's been two months since our last concert. 

The Symphonic Society is in the process of a grant application which is due this Friday, and you can help us out immensely by filling out a simple survey about our season that just ended. Remember Doris? Fill it out for her.

Here is the link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X7K25H3

Thank you so much!

Julie Gardner

Sam Runolfson

PS If you're dying to see Sam this summer, check out http://www.blueskymusiccamps.com/

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