Info - Please Read - NUYCO

Hello! Here is important info just for you. Please read it! There will be an email later in the week with instructions about parking, where to go within the high school, etc. 

Our concert is this Saturday, December 19, at 2 PM at Ogden High School.

Time to register your guests for the concert! Each performer can have up to four guests. If you have more than four guests who would like to come, mention it in the comments and we will try to work that out. If you need an aisle seat or any other specific seating arrangements, also write that in the comments. If you want more info on the guest registration arrangement we made with Ogden High School, refer to the email I sent on November 6.

Here is the link to the audience registration form. Please have your group(s) fill it out asap.

We need more volunteers to help with ushering and/or cleanup. If you are interested, contact me.

Specific Practice Measures For This Week

William Tell

1st and 2nd Violins: F sharp, scale runs (for example, m. 66, 121-123), m. 154 and 157

Viola: m. 168-170

Cello: m. 121-125, 168-170

Bass: m. 168-170

Critter Crawl

1st and 2nd Violins: B flat, m. 33-40, don't come in early on m. 33!

2nd Violins and Viola: m. 41-48

Mask of Zorro

Cello and Bass: m. 15-64

Fum, Fum, Fum

EVERYONE: Eliminate the repeat at m. 7. Play the down beat of the the ending as a quarter note. Repeat back to the very beginning. Play through the 2nd ending.

Keep your eye out for the second email later this week!

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

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This Saturday - NUYS

Greetings!

We are still on for this Saturday and have been re-approved for the concert on Dec 19th, so all is moving forward. We had a good rehearsal last Saturday! Thank you for concentrating and coming prepared. 

Rehearsal schedule this Saturday will be the same as last:

8:00 Doors Open

8:20 Ready to play

8:30 Sectionals - Strings in the Gym, Woodwinds and Brass in their regular places

9:00 Full Orchestra in this order: Star Wars, Broadway, Sleigh Ride, Saint-Saens, and Mozart

11:00 Final Clean up

11:30 doors will lock. Do not prop doors open. 

Remember that if you have not registered your guests for the concert, you need to do so. I know we don't have registrations from everyone. If you do not expect any audience guests, please let me know. Everyone who volunteered signed up on this spreadsheet. If you have had to change your plans, please take your name off and let me know. Last I looked, we still needed one more usher and one more clean up crew. 

See you Saturday! Don't come if you're quarantined, know you were exposed, or are sick in any other way (use the attendance form). And if you're taking the ACT you should also fill it out! 

Thank you!

:)

Julie

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Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

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This Saturday! WooHOO!!!! - NUYS

Greetings!

We are starting up again this Saturday. We have reviewed the latest (Nov 23) governor's mandate and as a non-school extracurricular activity, we are good to go. We will acquire the next mandate when it comes out; it will likely cover the time of our concert as well, but if it's similar, and Ogden High agrees, we will be going ahead with the concert as planned, on Dec 19. 

Audience Registration

The audience registration is still open, and if your audience members registered for the Nov 14 concert, they are still registered. Be aware that audience members will not be admitted without prior registration. They may register last-minute, but it would be so much better if they register early. If you are not sure what you asked for, just send me an email and ask. I'll look it up for you. 

Concert Attire: 

Please be aware of the concert attire for our group. It is "concert black" which is described here (taken from the website). [For the men, tux equivalent just means black jacket, black slacks, black shoes, black socks, white dress shirt, and black bowtie. You do not need a "real" tux.] 

• Male: Black tux or equivalent suit, white dress shirt, black bow tie, black socks, black shoes. 
• Female: Black dress, formal trouser suit, or blouse & skirt, midriff covered, conservative neckline, skirts & dresses at least tea-length, slits no higher than knee, black stockings, black shoes, accessories & trim in black.

The Pace family (from NUYCO) has also very generously sewn masks for everyone that will be participating in the concert, so we will have matching black masks. We will hand these out the day of the concert and collect them afterwards. You will each be given a ziplock bag with your name on it with your mask in it. You will use that bag to return your mask to me at the end of the concert.

This Saturday's Rehearsal. Come early. I will hand out Sleigh Ride when I'm setting up.

8:00 - Doors Open

8:20 - Prepare to play, set up sectionals

8:30 - First half hour - Strings, Woodwinds, and Brass sectionals, in the usual places - WW and Brass may want to look at Sleigh Ride!

9:00 - Full Rehearsal in this order:

Star Wars

Broadway

Sleigh Ride

Saint-Saens

Mozart

11:00 Clean up

11:30 Doors Lock

Please let me know if you have any questions! 

Remember, if you are quarantined, stay home until you are released from quarantine. If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms (or if you are sick with other symptoms!), stay home. Don't forget how cool the attendance form is!

:)

Julie

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Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

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Grover is a Legend!

Here is a shout-out to Grover Wilhelmsen. He was a treasure before, but now he's a legend. Grover is a long-time supporter and founder of our youth symphony. He owns Classical Strings and sponsors us every year. We wish him well in his recovery, and wanted you to see these lovely stories. 

Intermountain Healthcare posted this.

And then the BBC.

And then KSL!

We love you, Grover!

Blessings,

Julie

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Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

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Sleigh Ride! - NUYS

Greetings! 

Mr Dunn and I have decided to add a piece to our program for Dec 19. Since our concert is just a few days before Christmas, this seems appropriate. He has chosen Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson. If you've never played it, I'm sure you'll enjoy it! It's joyful and fun. Something we all need right now. 

We are going to send out separate emails (by the end of today) to the different sections of the orchestra with parts to practice. We also encourage you to listen to Sleigh Ride over the next couple weeks until we can meet again for rehearsal (in addition to the other pieces for the concert: Star Wars, Broadway, Mozart and Saint-Saens).

Have a great day, and a Happy (and safe) Thanksgiving.

Julie

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Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

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Concert Rescheduled - New Calendar - NUYS & NUYCO

Greetings!

Concert

Our concert has been rescheduled for December 19, Ogden High, 2 pm, with all the same timing for rehearsals as before: 

9:30 Setup

10:00-12:15 Youth Symphony On Stage rehearsal (Wear concert attire so we can take pictures)

12:00 Chamber players arrive

12:30 Hallway and check-in volunteers arrive for instructions. Click here to volunteer.

12:30-1:30 Chamber Orchestra On Stage rehearsal (Wear concert attire so we can take pictures)

1:00 Audience Seating begins. Use the same audience registration form that we were already using. We will honor all previous registrations made for the canceled concert.

1:30 Call time for the concert

2:00 Concert begins

3:15 Audience dismissed into courtyard, musicians will meet you outside, clean up crew to strike the stage. Click here to volunteer.

Calendar Changes

November 14, 21, and 28: NO rehearsals

December 5, 12: Regular Rehearsals

December 19: Concert (See above)

December 26, January 2: NO rehearsals

January 9: Rehearsals begin again

February 27: Concert at Mount Logan Middle School (As currently scheduled)

PDF Calendar

The online calendars for both orchestras have also been updated. 

If you have questions, others probably do too. Please ask! 

Thanks so much for all your awesomeness! 

Blessings,

Julie

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Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

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Concert Postponed

Our concert for November 14 has been postponed by the host school district. I'm working on details and rescheduling. It will likely be in December. I will be in touch with a revised schedule, hopefully later today; if not, tomorrow. 

Thank you for your patience. More announcements later!

:)

Julie

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Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

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*Please Read* Announcements & Rehearsal Schedule - NUYCO

Hello families! 

Please read this entire email. There is important information here for you!

Our concert is Saturday, November 14, at 2 PM at Ogden High School. If you have questions about what is happening after reading this entire email, please let me know!

Registration for the audience

We are ready for your guests to register for the concert. The limit is 4 guests per performer. You may have them register in more than one group, so if you have 2 people who are still socially distant from 2 other people, you would have them register in 2 different groups, but under your name as the performer. Each group's contact person's name will be entered on the auditorium map after that group is seated. That, combined with the registration, will constitute our contact tracing. 

The reason for a limit of 4 audience members per participant came from the size of the auditorium, the number of people participating in the concert on stage, and a number of back and forth negotiations (I talked them up from 2). If you are desperate for an extra seat, we may be able to accommodate. Please mention it in the comments section of the form. If you are NOT going to use all four seats, please request only the number you will be using. 

Please communicate among yourselves before registering a group. 

We do not have plans to broadcast or record the concert at this point. Nearly all the pieces NUYS will be performing (exception: concertos) require licensing to live stream, and additional licensing to record. Contact me or Julie TODAY if you want to help with this effort. We would also need additional funding and a volunteer to actually do the live stream or recording. We are members of ASCAP and as such we are on the radar of the copyright people.

Adult Volunteers - 8 before, 5 after

We need 8 volunteers beforehand: 3 ushers for the main floor, 2 ushers for the balcony, and 3 check-in people in the hallway. 

The 3 in the hallway will check groups in, assuring they have registered. They will each need a google sheets app on their phone. Here is the app for Android. Here is the app for iPhone.

Each usher will be responsible for a section of the auditorium to map out where each group is sitting. They will be given a clipboard with a map to mark, and they will speak with each group and write the identifying information. 

All of these volunteers need to be in the building by 12:30 pm to coordinate efforts. 

5 cleanup volunteers will be needed at the end to strike the stage. 

They will stack chairs and stands and put everything away. It is going to be very important to do this in a timely manner as there is another event coming in right behind us. 

NUYCO Arrival Time

12:00 arrive at OHS, set up, warm up

12:30 pm to 1:30 pm NUYCO Dress Rehearsal (wear your concert attire so we can take photos)

1:00 to 1:45 pm Seating of groups, as described above

2:00 to 3:15 pm Concert

Guest Arrival Time

Please instruct your guests to arrive between 1:00 and 1:30 pm, and to plan to be in their seats by 1:45 pm, 15 minutes before the 2 pm concert start time. If social distancing is impossible in the hallway, groups may have to wait patiently outside, Costco-at-the-beginning-of-the-pandemic style. Volunteers in the hall may walk up the line, checking in the groups as they arrive, for better social distancing and faster seating. 

Do you think it'll work? It'll take a miracle! (JK) :) 

Here is the link to the audience registration form. Please have your group(s) fill it out asap.

To volunteer as ushers, check-in people, or cleanup crew, click here and sign up on the spreadsheet. 

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Now, for NUYCO rehearsal information!

Rehearsal tomorrow will be at Promontory from 9:45-11:15. Just normal time, no extensions.

Two people in my (Josie) household have tested positive for COVID. Therefore, very very sadly, I will not be at rehearsal tomorrow OR the concert. :( Julie, the NUYS manager, will take my place as the viola specialist and will handle all questions and organization at Ogden High. Thank you, Julie!

Immediately following the concert, Julie will collect ALL the NUYCO folders and the music inside. If your NUYCO member will be unable to attend the concert, please let me know ASAP so Julie can get your folder beforehand. We will then take a break for November 21 and 28. Happy Thanksgiving!

Our first rehearsal of the new concert season will be December 5, same time, same place. We will rehearse on the 12th and 19th as well, take two weeks off for Christmas, and return on January 9.

You made it to the end! Hooray! 10 points to you. Best of luck to all the NUYCO members at the concert!

-- Josie Anderson | NUYCO Managing Director

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www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

Questions - NUYS

I have had two questions and I'll answer them here in case others are wondering

1. The reason for a limit of 4 audience members per participant came from the size of the auditorium, the number of people participating in the concert on stage, and a number of back and forth negotiations (I talked them up from 2). If you are desperate for an extra seat, we may be able to accommodate. Please mention it in the comments section of the form. If you are NOT going to use all four seats, please request only the number you will be using. 

2. We do not have plans to broadcast or record the concert at this point. Nearly all the pieces we will be performing (exception: concertos) require licensing to live stream, and additional licensing to record. Contact me TODAY if you want to help with this effort. We would also need additional funding and a volunteer to actually do the live stream or recording. We are members of ASCAP and as such we are on the radar of the copyright people.

And a request. Please communicate among yourselves before registering a group. I already have multiple groups registered for one performer! 

Don't forget, I need an army of volunteers to usher and check people in and strike the stage.

See y'all tomorrow unless you are sick or quarantined!!!

Julie

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Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

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Announcements & Rehearsal Schedule - NUYS

Greetings!

This one's super important... Please read to the end. 

Registration for the audience

We are ready for your guests to register for the concert. The limit is 4 guests per performer. You may have them register in more than one group, so if you have 2 people who are still socially distant from 2 other people, you would have them register in 2 different groups, but under your name as the performer. Each group's contact person's name will be entered on the auditorium map after that group is seated. That, combined with the registration, will constitute our contact tracing. 

Adult Volunteers - 8 before, 5 after

In addition to registering the audience online, ahead of time, we need 8 volunteers beforehand: 3 ushers for the main floor, 2 ushers for the balcony, and 3 check-in people in the hallway. 

The 3 in the hallway will check groups in, assuring they have registered. They will each need a google sheets app on their phone. Here is the app for Android. Here is the app for iPhone.

Each usher will be responsible for a section of the auditorium to map out where each group is sitting. They will be given a clipboard with a map to mark, and they will speak with each group and write the identifying information. 

All of these volunteers need to be in the building by 12:30 pm to coordinate efforts. 

5 cleanup volunteers will be needed at the end to strike the stage. 

They will stack chairs and stands, and put everything away. It is going to be very important to do this in a timely manner as there is another event coming in right behind us. 

Guest Arrival Time

Please instruct your guests to arrive between 1:00 and 1:30 pm, and to plan to be in their seats by 1:45 pm, 15 minutes before the 2 pm concert start time. If social distancing is impossible in the hallway, groups may have to wait patiently outside, Costco-at-the-beginning-of-the-pandemic style. Volunteers in the hall may walk up the line, checking in the groups as they arrive, for better social distancing and faster seating. 

Do you think it'll work? It'll take a miracle! (JK) 😉

Here is the link to the audience registration form. Please have your group(s) fill it out asap.

To volunteer as ushers, check-in people, or cleanup crew, click here and sign up on the spreadsheet. 

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Now, for the good stuff...

Please note that there are staggered arrival times this week. Some will prepare to play by 8:30, some by 9:00 and some by 9:30. These are not arrival times. These are times to be warmed up and in your seats ready to play. Some of the times are approximate, so plan to arrive early and stay late! Who knows what will happen!

This Saturday's rehearsal schedule will most likely work out as follows:

8:00 am Doors Unlock - Setup

8:20 am Find your seat, prepare for rehearsal

8:30 am Mozart people (strings, flutes, horns, Elizabeth) in the Gym to work on clarinet concerto glitched

9:00 am  Saint-Saens people in the Gym to work on cello concerto glitches

9:30 am Full orchestra for Star Wars and Broadway

10:30 am Saint-Saens and Mozart run-throughs, in that order

11:00 am Clean up

11:30 am Doors lock

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As a reminder: 

Concert Day, November 14, 2020, Ogden High Auditorium

9:30 am Setup 

10:00 am to 12:15 pm NUYS Dress Rehearsal (wear your concert attire so we can take photos)

12:30 pm to 1:30 pm NUYCO Dress Rehearsal (wear your concert attire so we can take photos)

1:00 to 1:45 pm Seating of groups, as described above

2:00 to 3:15 pm Concert

Schedule for the Future:

We have a few changes for the coming weeks that are different from the original schedule.

1. There will be no rehearsal November 21st, the week after the concert. There will be no rehearsal the following week for Thanksgiving.

2. In December, we will rehearse 3 weeks before taking a break: December 5, 12 and 19. 

3. The break will be December 26 and January 2.

4. Our first rehearsal in January will be on the 9th.

5. Our February concert is still scheduled for February 27th. This schedule change gives us 3 weeks in a row in December, and then 8 weeks in a row after the break, including the day of the concert.

Our google calendars have been updated, and here is a link to the updated PDF Calendar for both orchestras.

You survived the fire swamp!

:)
Julie

PS Here's the link to the press release page for the concert (which I just sent out as an email a little while ago).

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Julie Gardner | NUYS Managing Director

www.NorthernUtahYouthSymphony.org

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