Info for the first week of '09...

Hi all,

I hope you all had a healthy, happy and musical holiday season. There may be an update after this is posted, but here's some info to get us going for this week:

1) Explanation of what we're doing about the missed concert
2) Schedule for the week of Jan. 5
3) Waltz night info - Boston trip student parents may volunteer in exchange for ticket
4) Boston Heritage Festival registration form reminder
5) December performance assignment - PDR will be done in class Monday or Tuesday
6) Review reminder

1) Well, weather canceled our concert, and seeing as how we have All City auditions and a waltz night fundraiser to put on this Friday, and knowing that a lot of the material was winter holiday-based, we've decided to not perform this concert live. Over the next 2 weeks we will video record all the non-holiday material (Period 1 will perform Winter, Period 6 will perform English Fugue, Periods 1 and 7 will perform Messiah) and the performance video will be posted on the blog for all to see. I know that students will have a lot of make up homework and games, so I figured that one less evening performance would be welcomed.

2) Here's the schedule for Jan. 5
Monday - 2:30 - 3:15pm Waltz rehearsal
Tuesday - 2:30 - 4pm All City students (mandatory), 4:30 - 6:15pm Adv. Symph
Wednesday - 3:30 - 5:15pm Waltz rehearsal **CHANGED TIME**
Thursday - All City auditions (at South)
Friday - 2:30 - 4pm Waltz rehearsal, 6:30pm call for Waltz night

3) "A Night In Vienna" Boston Trip Orchestra Waltz night fundraiser is happening this Friday, January 9 from 7-10pm. Those not playing are welcome to purchase a ticket from those who are playing (all students going to Boston are playing Waltz night). Ticket prices and all the info about the evening is posted on our website: www.titanorchestras.com.

Parents of those going to Boston - we have 16 slots open for volunteers - volunteer to work Waltz night for 2 hours and you won't have to pay admission for Waltz night. Here are the slots:

3-5pm Decoration and sound preparation
5-7pm Decoration and refreshment preparation
7-9pm Waltz night help (door, prizes, and refreshments)
9-11pm Waltz night help and cleanup

Please email Kelly Culver kculver@comcast.net to sign up for a time slot... thanks!!

4) All those going to Boston (kids and chaperones), please bring the Heritage Festival registration form (given to you on Nov. 11) to school Monday morning. If you need the form again, pick it up on Monday and bring it no later than Tuesday. Thanks!

5) All students must have completed the December performance assignment (if you didn't, get the instrument out tonight and play for the dog...). You will complete the PDR in your composition book at school early this week in order to get credit. For more info on the assignment and a PDR, look back in the December blogs to find the info.

6) 2 reviews are due January 16. One must be of a live concert. If you need the extension over the January 16th weekend because you will be attending a live concert, you may turn in your other review and turn in the live review on the 20th. At this point, if you haven't seen a live concert and can't make a live performance in the next 3 weekends, you can review an online live concert (hard to find, but we'll find them). Your second review may be of a video or CD - the CD must include a bowed stringed instrument for 45 minutes (classical CD, contemporary group with strings, etc...). I have DVD videos to loan. Here are some concerts coming up in the next few weeks:

Vilnius String Quartet with Andrius Zlabys, piano, Tuesday, January 20, 2009 in Covallis - more info: www.violinst.org

Edgar Meyer with Oregon Symphony - in Portland or in Salem - Jan. 16, 17, 19 - more info: www.orsymphony.org or http://www.orsymphony.org/salem/

All State Orchestra, Band and Choir concert - Jan. 18, 1pm, Eugene - more info, ask Ms. Silberman

Period 6 students and those not going to Boston may review the Waltz Night concert.

Happy New Year!
~Ms. S - silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us