Thursday!

Greetings!

Just a quick email with the schedule, and one more plug for a few more families to sign up for dinner! Thanks for your generosity! If you haven't signed up, please go have a look. :)

Thursday Schedule, Box Elder High School, 380 S 600 W, Brigham City 84302

3:30 pm - Set Up 

4:00 pm - NUYS Rehearsal 

4:45 pm - NUYCO dinner 

about 5:15 pm - NUYCO joins NUYS on stage

about 5:30 pm - NUYS excused to eat

Call Time - 6:30 pm

Concert - 7:00 pm

Thanks to PetsFirst! Wellness Center for sponsoring this concert so we may invite our families and friends to attend for Free!

Facebook Event

Event on NowPlayingUtah.com

Press Release posted on our website

If you see an article in the paper, let us know! We'd like to save a copy. 

See ya Thursday!

Julie Gardner

Conrad Dunn

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Dinner on Concert Day

Please go to our nifty spreadsheet and sign up to help! This is better than passing around a sign up sheet since it's more likely that parents will know what they'd like to bring, and what will be feasible that day for your family. 

• Chamber Orchestra will be invited to eat beginning at 4:45 pm. They will join Youth Symphony on stage at 5:15 for their combined piece, after which they will rehearse on stage and Youth Symphony will eat.
• Please enter your name in any yellow square to help out... And try to keep the lists even with each other.
• Bring a serving utensil for your item, and bring it in a ready-to-use format (slice the tomatoes before you come)
• Be sure to label all items with your name, and pick them up afterwards. 
• Rolls and meat for the sandwiches will be provded. 
• Thanks so much to Lisa Brasher for organizing, and for the moms who have already volunteered to help that day. 
• More help is needed that day, so if you can, there is also a space to volunteer.

Thanks so much. 

Julie Gardner

Lisa Brasher

PS. If the link above does not work, here is the lovely long copy/paste URL: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QEIxLZAJc652_FTNLKolO65M6IMxzXZNzauL3jmoZpc/edit?usp=sharing

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Concert Day Dinner

I already contacted those who signed up as potential volunteers to help with food, but have had very little response. What I really need is a super person to take over the planning and execution of said dinner so that all our kiddos get fed between rehearsal and concert on April 28. 

It's coming up! Please volunteer if you feel you can help; I really need someone to say they'll be in charge and make assignments before this Saturday!

Thanks!

Julie

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Utah Symphony Youth Guild Recital TONIGHT!

Greetings!​​

The Utah Symphony Youth Guild recital is an annual event which features some of our very talented young musicians in performance.  The competitive auditions are adjudicated by Utah Symphony musicians.

 

I have attached a flyer for this season's recital which is next Monday, April 18, at 7:00 pm.  It is free and open to the public.  You might recognize a name or two on this list: David Ban performed a piano concerto with us a year or two ago, and Karen Ferry lives in Corinne. I know this is late notice. I'm sending it anyway, just for awareness, and in case you have a hankering for a field trip tonight!

Utah Symphony
Youth Guild Recital

 

Monday April 18 | 7 PM
All Saints Episcopal Church, 1710 Foothill Drive

Youth Guild members have spent months in dedicated practice. The March auditions selected a wonderful array of talent and repertoire for you to enjoy. Please join us for the Youth Guild Recital which is free and open to the public.

Performers: 

Sarah Baker, cello

David Ban, piano

Rachel Aina Call, violin

Sanne Christensen, piano

Karen Lela Ferry, violin

Ellen Hayashi, violin

Erika Hubbard, violin

Barbie S. Matthews, guitar

Dora Meiwes, piano

Matthew Nielson, piano

Megan Tandar, piano

Kana Yoshigi, piano

Piano Quartet of Hannah Brown, Rachel Aina Call, Madison Marshall, and Kana Yoshigi

Violin Duet of Ellen Hayashi and Makenzie Hart

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Press Release for April 28 Concert

Be sure to share the Facebook Event with Everyone - Click Here!

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony and the Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra will present their Season Finale on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at 7:00 pm in the Box Elder High School Auditorium, 380 S 600 W, Brigham City. Admission is FREE thanks to the sponsorship of PetsFirst! Wellness Center, Brigham City.

The Northern Utah Youth Chamber Orchestra will open the concert. Conducted by Amanda Kippen, this is an all-strings orchestra dedicated to preparing musicians for the rigor of full symphonic music. They will be performing Meyer's One-Bow Concerto, Balmages' Afterburn, Spata's Sea Chantey, and Firth/Phillips' Lowdown, Hoe-down.

The Northern Utah Youth Symphony will then take the stage. Conducted by Conrad Dunn, their program includes Beethoven's Prometheus Overture, and Leroy Anderson's Waltzing Cat.  

Each concert this year features a member of the orchestra who is a winner from the NUYS concerto auditions.The featured soloist for this concert is Megan Brasher, Violinist, performing Barber's Violin Concerto, 1st movement. 

The concert's finale will be a combined orchestra performance of Grundman's American Folk Rhapsody. 

Megan Brasher is from Huntsville Utah and a senior at Weber High. She started playing the piano at age 5 and the violin at age 7. She has been performing since the age of 9 with various groups such as Pizzicato Strings and the River Bottom Band. She has participated in ASTA, Federation, Sid & Mary Folgers international music festival, Lyceum music festival and BYU Summer music festival. She has been in the Snowcrest Jr. High Orchestra and Weber High Orchestra and was the concertmistress for Honors orchestra. Megan has been a member of NUYS for three years and is currently the concertmistress. She is also a member of Lyceum Philharmonic Youth Symphony in American Fork. She has been nominated to perform at the All-Star Evening with the Utah Symphony. Megan is a straight A Student and has been offered academic and music scholarships to several schools. Megan has a passion for anything music and will often be found playing different instruments. She is currently playing the French horn in the High School band. Megan has been teaching piano and violin and is saving up for a trip to Europe this summer where she will be performing with a String chamber group in several cities throughout Europe. Megan will be attending BYU in the fall and majoring in Music Performance. In her spare time she enjoys the outdoors, playing with her animals, playing the piano, and hanging out with friends.

Rehearsal at 8 am tomorrow!

Reminders

Schedule for the next three rehearsals:

8:00 am to 11:00 am, April 9, 16, and 23.

Please be early to help set up. We need all the time we can extrapolate, and we also need to have Chamber come play American Folk Rhapsody with us at the end of each rehearsal.

Thanks!

Gala Fundraiser:

The Dinner and Silent Auction is TOMORROW! So fun, and so important. We need all the help we can get, and one thing you can do to help is bring back unsold tickets.

Thanks!

Baskets:

I will update the basket list and auction blog post then send them today.

:) Julie

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Reminders and Stuff

Greetings!

Who Is This?

First, whoever gave me the Texas Roadhouse Gift Cards for the Silent Auction, THANK YOU, but I'm not sure who it was! Duh! Please tell me who you are so you get 2 entries into the $100 drawing!

Gala Tickets

We (Read: Julie and Doris) are getting nervous (seems like an annual thing) about ticket sales for the Gala (April 9, 6 pm, BC Senior Center, $15). With the deadline for the caterer looming, we need to sell about 120 more tickets before next Tuesday. 

Can you help? I have set up a Facebook event so it's easy for you to spread the word. If you don't have enough tickets, go ahead and collect money, turn it in to Josie on Saturday and pick up tickets then. 

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, ask your student for the envelope in their folder with tickets and instructions. Tickets are numbered. All unsold tickets must be returned before the event.

Thanks! 

Here is the Facebook event link. I even spent $11 and "boosted" the post. Never have I done such a strange thing! 

https://www.facebook.com/events/276521662679845/

Silent Auction

If you are negotiating with your employer (like Sydnee did with Papa Murphy's) or another business for a silent auction item, it's not too late! Go for it! Here is the letter that we have been using to convince people to donate. 

Frankly, I'm embarrassed to say, I don't think I've shared this letter with enough people, but it works. Here's Proof: Check out the updated list of silent auction items here. It's all in one post. I've been updating it.

Rehearsal Schedule

Reminder that this Saturday's rehearsal is only 8 to 10 am. Please be early, and come ready to focus and work hard. :)

Baskets

Oh, and thanks for the great Basket Response last Saturday. When you read through the list below, if I have your item in the wrong category, let me know. Also, two of the groups.... well, they need more STUFF, and it's not hard to get more than NOTHING, so bring something! :)

Chamber Orchestra: 

Violin 1 and Viola -- Chocolate Lovers

Violin 2, Cello and Bass -- Movie Night 

microwave popcorn

cool red and white popcorn boxes

Youth Symphony: 

Violin 1 -- Camping and Outdoors

hammock

camper's s'mores grill

Ozark trail LED lantern

tarp kit 

outdoor survival guide

compass carabiner

jalapeno salsa pumpkin seeds  

oat snack 

peel & stick fabric patches

mountainsmith sling shaped cooler tube

Violin 2 (odd folder #s) -- Game Night

family feud

pretzels

popcorn

farkle plus score cards 

playing cards

left center right

phase 10

uno (x2)

beat the parents

Violin 2 (even folder #s) -- Summer Fun

Water Balloon Kit

Sidewalk Chalk (x2)

Extra Large Beach Tote

Shark Beach Ball

stilts dinosaur feet

2 jump ropes 

butterfly net

Viola & Bass -- Man Cave (music, electronics, tools, stuff that appeals to DAD)

plaque: I really need a day between Saturday and Sunday

"Ogden made" very (VERY) nice bag for cave man stuff

Cello -- Kitchen

Woodwinds -- Salon "Pamper Me"

fructis shampoo - large bottle

aloha waterfall orchid body lotion, shower gel and shower scrubby from bath & body works

Brass & Percussion -- Disney

Star Wars kite 

Inside Out DVD

Thanks, everyone. If I think of something else, I may send another email. Sorry to be so verbose!

See you Saturday. 

Julie

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Silent Auction Items!

Silent Auction 2016!

This post will be updated as additional photos become available.

Donated by Real Salt Lake

Six Tickets and a VIP Pre-Game Tour of Rio Tinto Stadium.

Donated by Maddox Ranch House

Three $25 Gift Certificates

Donated by SE Needham Jewelers

$50 Gift Certificate

Donated by Murphy's Appliance

Dirt Devil Cyclonic Upright Vacuum

Donated by Jared Luther, Photographer

Large framed photo of Mr Dunn conducting

Texas Road House

Two $25 Gift Cards

Donated by Connie Herem

The Pie and Pastry Bible, 9.5" Pyrex Pie Plate, Pie Server

Donated by Cover Up, Brigham City

Purple Box Elder Bees Hoodie, Size M

Donated by Cover Up, Brigham City

Heather Gray Box Elder Bees T-Shirt, Size L

Donated by Get Away Today

$100 Gift Certificate towards a vacation package!

Donated by Deer Valley Resort

Two Lift Passes for pleasure or mountain biking to be used over the summer

$40 each

Donated by Classical Strings, Grover Wilhelmsen

One $50 Gift Certificate for Repairs/Rehair

One $50 Gift Certificate for Strings

and also

Violin Shoulder Rest

View # 2, same violin shoulder rest

Violin Shoulder Rest

Viola Shoulder Rest

Snark Clamp Tuner (2)

Snark Tuner (2)

Jade Rosin (1 Bass & 2 Violin-Viola-Cello)

Donated by Coppin's Hallmark, Brigham City

Wire Frame

Donated by Gamestop

2 T-Shirts

Donated by Bert's Cafe, Brigham City, $10 Gift Cards (2)

Donated by BC Outdoors - Free Ski Rental

Donated by Fiiz, Free Drink or Cookie (6)

Donated by Gamer's Asylum, $20 Gift Card

Donated by Hunan Village, $20 Gift Certificate (2)

Donated by Domino's Pizza

2 Large 2-Topping Pizzas + Breadsticks

Donated by Great Clips, Free Haircut (3)

Donated by Papa Murphy's, Free Large 1-Topping Pizza (3)

Donated by The Sportsman

Free Bike Full Tune-Up

Donated by Angie's - $10 Gift Card

Donated by Anniversary Inn - $100 Gift Certificate

Donated by the Utah Jazz

Autographed Photo of Gordon Hayward, #20

Autographed Photo of Rudy Gobert, #27

Donated by Prairie Schooner, $40 Gift Certificate

Donated by Eccles Dinosaur Park

Family (2 adults & 2 children)

x2

Donated by Simply Sweet Kids

Child's TuTu

Butterfly Wand

Frozen Necklace and Bracelet

Donated by TreeBee

Yellow Checked Purse

Donated by Classical Strings, Grover Wilhelmsen

Peak portable music stand with bag, all metal

Donated by Stylish Fabrics Quilt Shop, Logan

Fleece Blanket

Anonymous Donation

Full size quilt, emerald green

Donated by Sharin' Joy, Sharrie McClelland

Mother-of-Pearl Necklace and Earrings

Flower Egg-shaped Bead Necklace and Earrings

Heart-shaped bead Necklace and Earrings