Newsletter March 6

Orchestra News - March 6, 2008

1) Concert next week for some!
2) Sectionals next week
3) Symphony Intensive TOMORROW (Friday)
4) Salem Pops Orchestra concert
5) Summer music camp scholarship reminder
6) Congratulations to Taylor, Bronte and Gwen

1) There is a concert Thursday March 13 for Orchestra (Period 6) and String Ensemble (Period 5) members - we will be closing up the Walker middle school concert. Additionally, all the area's 5th grade students will be playing on the concert as well. CALL TIME IS 6:15pm DRESSED AND READY TO GO. We'll briefly tune and maybe run through our piece... then, it's concert time. I will be asking many of the members of our group to help tune and watch over the younger kids - we will have over 200 string students all together! Everyone else is welcome to attend - come show your support for the West Area String program.

2) Sectionals next week:Tuesdays 4pm 2nd violins in Advanced SymphonyMs. Silberman will have time next week for anyone who needs extra help with their part (whether for the March 13 concert or for the April 3 orchestra and symphony competition/performance. Please contact Ms. Silberman to schedule a 30 minute time slot (silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us)

3) Friday from noon - 4pm - Symphony Intensive. Anita Hughes, Danny Seidenberg, and Noah Seitz will all be coaching our fantastic symphony string section tomorrow at our symphony intensive. Thanks to the general music booster fund for providing pizza for the students!

4) Salem Pops Orchestra has a concert this weekend on Saturday 7:30pm at the Elsinore Theatre. Remember that each student needs to do 2 reviews per semester.

5) The Salem Pops Orchestra is offering a ½ tuition (up to $500) scholarship to students who will be attending a music camp this summer. For more information:

http://www.salempopsorchestra.org/Pops%20Music%20Camp%20Scholarship.pdf

6) Congrats to Taylor Baldwin, Bronte Loewen-Thomas and Gwen Gates on their performances at the district competition solo last week. Gwen will perform again at the State level on April 26th.