Important Info for this weekend (sent 4/15)

Sent via email on 4/15/09

1) Need parent and student volunteers for Friday from 4 - 9pm
2) Student Volunteers for Friday
3) Performance times for West groups on Friday and Saturday
4) Call times for students for Saturday
5) Reminder students - you have an assignment due on Monday having to do with performances this weekend
6) Salem Chamber Orchestra this weekend too - FREE TICKET OFFER!!
7) Figaro's Pizza fundraiser for Lisa Harder and Randy Bultena on Monday

1) The orchestra hosts the bands on Friday (April 17) and I can use more parent and student help in the later afternoon/evening on Friday - from 4 - 9 (pizza at 4:30 for those who volunteer their time) ... please respond to me here or at school (silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us) if you can help during some or all of that time.

2) Students - thank you for volunteering your time for Friday. I will send out an email on Thursday evening that reminds you of your times you've volunteered to help out - you can find out what 'job' you'll have once you arrive on Friday.

3) Here are our performance times (for audience members) - please come early but know it could start late:

Friday - Wind Ensemble 6:10pm
Saturday - Advanced Orchestra 8:30am
Saturday - Advanced Symphony 1:35pm

I'll attach the full performance schedule in case you're interested in hearing other bands and orchestras!

4) Call time for orchestra students for Saturday

Advanced Orchestra - 7:15am - dressed and ready to go (I'll be here by 7am)
Advanced Symphony - 12:30pm - dressed and ready to go (we will be in the choir room)

5) Reminder to all students - there is an adjudication assignment (you have to listen to and fill out an adjudication sheet on 2 groups... either bands or orchestras) due on Monday. There is an alternate assignment for students unable to attend any of the performances this weekend. See Ms. Silberman for details - the assignment is posted on the blog and the information will be given out (and reinforced repeatedly) in class.

6) Salem Chamber Orchestra is offering free tickets to this weekend's concert - Saturday 7:30pm and Sunday 3pm at Hudson Hall at Willamette. This concert features the Salem Youth Symphony playing side-by-side with SCO members. They're playing Schubert Unfinished symphony (yes, that's what we played for symphony for State last year), Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite (In the Hall of the Mountain King, Aase's Death, Anitra's Dance... great music!) and the Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major featuring Tanya Remenikova. IF YOU WANT FREE TICKETS, PLEASE RESPOND TO ME BY THURSDAY TELLING ME HOW MANY TICKETS AND FOR WHICH DAY.

7) Figaro's Pizza is helping to raise funds for two Salem teens with Bone Cancer - Lisa Harder from Walker's Advanced Orchestra and Randy Bultena (Senior here at West). 50% of net proceeds go to the families - please support them by ordering from 4 - 8pm on Monday April 20th: West Salem Figaro's 503-399-8784

See you this weekend! And, thanks in advance for all your help!!
~Daryl S.