Newsletter #2

Titan Orchestras newsletter #2, Thursday September 11

In this email:
1) Tomato party (orchestra music booster fundraiser) in West Salem
2) Salem Chamber Orchestra concert Saturday Sept. 20, 7:30 at the Elsinore
3) Practice logs for periods 6 and 7 start next week
4) Thank you to the "Walker Quintet" for recruiting!!!
5) Titan Auction donations
6) Schedule next week

1) West Salem resident Claudia Hunsinger of Country Pantry and Nursery is hosting a Tomato Party open to the public Saturday Sept. 13 from 10am - 5pm at 3187 Orchard Heights Drive. Titan Orchestras has a string trio performing from 11am - 2pm at the party and donations will be accepted at this party for the Orchestra Music Boosters. The event features fresh fruits and veggies for sale, arts and crafts (many related to the theme - tomatoes), and a Traeger BBQ display. Please invite friends and neighbors!!

2) The Salem Chamber Orchestra - www.salemchamberorchestra.org - opening weekend is in a week... mark your calendars. Saturday, Sept. 20, 7:30pm at the Elsinore Theatre downtown. Sunday at 3pm at Linn-Benton Community College. The concert features Xiao-Fen Min on the chinese pipa (a flute-like instrument: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipa - and Mozart Symphony #35, the Haffner. Students can get discounted tickets and Ms. Silberman may be able to get a limited number of free tickets - please inquire directly to her: silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us. This is a great opportunity for students to get their first review done!

3) Practice log records need to be kept starting this next week for students in periods 6 (Orchestra) and 7 (Symphony Strings). A minimum of 60 minutes (per 6) and 100 minutes (per 7) per student is expected. In Advanced Orchestra (per 1 and 2) no practice logs are required, but music is to be practiced and thoroughly learned as we are in a chamber music unit and *EVERY* person is responsible for knowing their part.

4) Thank you to Gwen Gates, Jacklyn Steig, Bronte Loewen-Thomas, Jessica Tyree and Tyler King for playing for the West are 4th grade prospective string students and parents. Reports are that the group played well and really helped motivate the crowd!!

5) Titan Auction is November 22 - please contact orch. parent booster president Kelly Culver for donation forms or if you're interested in buying seats at a table ($30 per person): kculver@comcast.net

6) Schedule for the week of Sept. 15
Tuesday Period 6 VIOLAS in PERIOD 6 (orchestra) 2:30 - 3:15pm sectional
Tuesday Advanced Symphony 4:30 - 6:15pm and Friday 2:40 - 4:25pm
Thursday - extra sectional TBA

Handbooks come next week... yay!

SAVE THE DATE - PARENT MEETING SEPT. 22 at 6:30 at West in the Auditorium
~Ms. Silberman silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us