Newsletter just before spring break...

Orchestra News - March 21, 2008

1) Advanced Symphony rehearsal extended on Tuesday April 1
2) Lots of visitors in Advanced Orchestra this week
3) Proposed sectional schedule for when school resumes
4) Advanced Symphony and Advanced Orchestra day trip April 3 -students will
miss periods 3, 5 & 7

1) Advanced Symphony rehearsal will run an extra 30 minutes on Tuesday April 1 in preparation for our performance April 3 - we'll go from 4:30 - 7pm.

PLEASE GET EXCUSES FROM ALL SPORTS, WORK, and OTHER SITUATIONS - we need
full participation. Any student not present for all (or at least most, with valid excuse) of the Tuesday April 1 rehearsal may not be allowed to perform on April 3.

2) Advanced Orchestra was visited this week by some wonderful artists:

Big thanks to Yvonne Hsueh (violin professor at WOU), Karen Vincent (violist of the Salem Chamber Orchestra, Portland Baroque and others), Noah Seitz (local performing cellist), and Mark Perlman (bassist with the Salem Chamber Orchestra and others) for coaching our sectionals on Tuesday March 18!

Thank you to Karl Raschkes, music supervisor (and violinist!) of our district, for sharing his coaching and technique tips on Wednesday March 19.

Huge thank you to the graduate string quartet at the University of Oregon - Violinists Joseph Tang and Rebecca Hunter, violist Clark Spencer, cellist Jeremy Heaven - for performing for us and playing in with us for a rehearsal!!!

We'll post pictures on the blog (www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com)

3) Here is the sectional plan for the week we resume classes:

Monday, March 31 - 8th period, Corelli soloists
Tuesday, April 1 - 4pm SYMPHONY 2nd VIOLINS!!! Symphony rehearsal 4:30 - 7pm MANDATORY DRESS REHEARSAL
Friday, April 4 - regular symphony rehearsal

4) Advanced Orchestra and Symphony (periods 1,2 and 7) will be going to Monmouth to play at a district competition. Busses leave at 9:30 am - students will miss periods 3, 5, and 7. We play at 11 am (Adv. Orch) and 1 pm (Adv. Sym). Busses will leave Monmouth at 1:45 - we will return to West by 2:15. Wish us luck - we hope to qualify for State!!

Have a great break!!! Don't forget to practice, a little bit anyway!!
~Ms. Silberman