Current freshman, sophomore and junior orchestra members and parents - please take a minute to give us your feedback on where you'd like us to go next year for the 2013 orchestra trip.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2N3CHHW
This is the same survey link you were emailed - we thought we'd give you a few different ways to find it. Thanks so much!
~Ms S
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday
I get a lot of emails regarding sales from online sheetmusic and instrument shops. Here's a list of links to these sites - it's a great time to pick up accessories for your instruments, extra fun music, a new set of strings, a new bow or case, or a new instruments. Happy Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping! And, don't forget our local music shops Weathers and Uptown on Small Business Saturday.
Shar Music Black Friday Sale
Electric Violin Shop Black Friday
Southwest Strings Black Friday and Cyber Monday (Sign up for their email list for special Black Friday deals!)
Mark Wood Electric Violins
Holiday Gift Guide from Woodwind and Brasswind (String Centre)
Sheetmusic Plus (check out this direct link to play-along CD's with music!!)
Shar Music Black Friday Sale
Electric Violin Shop Black Friday
Southwest Strings Black Friday and Cyber Monday (Sign up for their email list for special Black Friday deals!)
Mark Wood Electric Violins
Holiday Gift Guide from Woodwind and Brasswind (String Centre)
Sheetmusic Plus (check out this direct link to play-along CD's with music!!)
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Newsletter #11 (11/18/11)
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Newsletter #11 (11/18/11)
Contained within...
1) Go see a concert...
2) Symphony trip recap
3) Email conference requests
4) $$ due
5) Winter at West is coming... Just Believe
6) Check out this video... (the musical turkey baster)
1) Many great concerts coming up locally
There are great concerts this weekend - please see last week's newsletter for more info. I am playing Salem Chamber Orchestra - there are vouchers (free) available for parents and students who want to attend Saturday morning's rehearsal from 10am - 12:30pm. Email me (Ms S) for more info.
2) Symphony trip recap
Thursday Nov. 16 our symphony orchestra - 71 members - went to Eugene and had a great time being coached by Univ. of Oregon professors from the School of Music and Dance. And, students had the honor of watching the Eugene Symphony dress rehearsal. It was an inspirational trip that is sure to help this year's group get off to a great start. Thank you to all who make changes in schedules and took care of homework in advance to make sure this trip was a success!
3) Email conference request
At this time of year, conference season, I spend a lot of time thinking about students' playing - watching positions and postures. We have had 10 weeks together and feel that I know how each student is progressing. If anyone would like a personalized assessment of how they are doing - technique, position, posture, musicality, etc... - I would be happy to chat with you at conferences or via email. I don't have documents pre-made, but would be happy to provide parents and students with assessments of what's working well and where improvements could be made (on posture, tone, practicing habits, etc...) - and it just for the asking. Feel free to email me at silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us to request an email update. Any student currently not receiving an "A" in orchestra is likely missing assignments or missed a sectional rehearsal. In Touch Online is up-to date - if there are any questions about grades, feel free to see me at conferences or send me an email.
4) $$ due
Titan Orchestra goes to Portland on December 1 - students are required to pay the $25 fee by Tuesday Nov. 29. Scholarship forms are available in the classroom or via email request.
Christmas Tree money is due!
Sinfonietta's $25 fee for the December 9 trip will be due by Dec. 7.
5) Winter at West is coming... Just Believe
This year's Winter at West theme is Just Believe... inspired by our finale number, The Polar Express Suite. Chamber Orchestra will be performing 3 movements of Vivaldi's Gloria, Borodin's Nocturne, and the full symphony will play the Polar Express Suite as a finale. Tickets will be $10 presale - starting Wednesday Nov. 30. More info to come next week and when students come back after the Turkey Day break.
6) Check out this video!!
Here's something fun for you as you're prepping your Thanksgiving Day Turkey... :)
http://www.safeshare.tv/w/XKjehXKJSe
Wishing you a music-filled holiday weekend! May you hear hours (or at least minutes) of practicing from the Titan Orchestra students over the break (your practice log assignment)...
Enjoy!
Thanks for reading all the way down to the bottom of the newsletter. This newsletter, along with all others, will be posted on our blog at www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com - accessible off the website at www.titanorchestras.com too.
Musically yours,
~Ms S
Newsletter #11 (11/18/11)
Contained within...
1) Go see a concert...
2) Symphony trip recap
3) Email conference requests
4) $$ due
5) Winter at West is coming... Just Believe
6) Check out this video... (the musical turkey baster)
1) Many great concerts coming up locally
There are great concerts this weekend - please see last week's newsletter for more info. I am playing Salem Chamber Orchestra - there are vouchers (free) available for parents and students who want to attend Saturday morning's rehearsal from 10am - 12:30pm. Email me (Ms S) for more info.
2) Symphony trip recap
Thursday Nov. 16 our symphony orchestra - 71 members - went to Eugene and had a great time being coached by Univ. of Oregon professors from the School of Music and Dance. And, students had the honor of watching the Eugene Symphony dress rehearsal. It was an inspirational trip that is sure to help this year's group get off to a great start. Thank you to all who make changes in schedules and took care of homework in advance to make sure this trip was a success!
3) Email conference request
At this time of year, conference season, I spend a lot of time thinking about students' playing - watching positions and postures. We have had 10 weeks together and feel that I know how each student is progressing. If anyone would like a personalized assessment of how they are doing - technique, position, posture, musicality, etc... - I would be happy to chat with you at conferences or via email. I don't have documents pre-made, but would be happy to provide parents and students with assessments of what's working well and where improvements could be made (on posture, tone, practicing habits, etc...) - and it just for the asking. Feel free to email me at silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us to request an email update. Any student currently not receiving an "A" in orchestra is likely missing assignments or missed a sectional rehearsal. In Touch Online is up-to date - if there are any questions about grades, feel free to see me at conferences or send me an email.
4) $$ due
Titan Orchestra goes to Portland on December 1 - students are required to pay the $25 fee by Tuesday Nov. 29. Scholarship forms are available in the classroom or via email request.
Christmas Tree money is due!
Sinfonietta's $25 fee for the December 9 trip will be due by Dec. 7.
5) Winter at West is coming... Just Believe
This year's Winter at West theme is Just Believe... inspired by our finale number, The Polar Express Suite. Chamber Orchestra will be performing 3 movements of Vivaldi's Gloria, Borodin's Nocturne, and the full symphony will play the Polar Express Suite as a finale. Tickets will be $10 presale - starting Wednesday Nov. 30. More info to come next week and when students come back after the Turkey Day break.
6) Check out this video!!
Here's something fun for you as you're prepping your Thanksgiving Day Turkey... :)
http://www.safeshare.tv/w/XKjehXKJSe
Wishing you a music-filled holiday weekend! May you hear hours (or at least minutes) of practicing from the Titan Orchestra students over the break (your practice log assignment)...
Enjoy!
Thanks for reading all the way down to the bottom of the newsletter. This newsletter, along with all others, will be posted on our blog at www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com - accessible off the website at www.titanorchestras.com too.
Musically yours,
~Ms S
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Sight reading links...
Here are the links to for the sight reading assignment (I've also attached the work doc in case you misplaced your homework):
Violins - http://www.violinonline.com/etudes.htm
Vivaldi concertos online: http://wiki.ccarh.org/wiki/MuseData:_Antonio_Vivaldi
Violin music http://www.theviolinsite.com/violin_music.html
Irish music online (you need to sign up) http://www.thesession.org/
8notes: http://www.8notes.com/violin_sheet_music.asp
Wohlfahrt etudes: http://imslp.org/wiki/60_Studies_for_the_Violin,_Op.45_(Wohlfahrt,_Franz)
Violas - http://www.violaonline.com/etudes.htm
Etudes by Sitt http://imslp.org/wiki/15_Etudes_for_Viola,_Op.116_(Sitt,_Hans)
8notes: http://www.8notes.com/viola_sheet_music.asp
Cellos - http://www.celloonline.com/etudes.htm
8notes: http://www.8notes.com/cello_sheet_music.asp
Basses - http://www.stringbassonline.com/etudes.htm
And here are some more
resources for finding online music for all instruments:
http://www.jimpix.co.uk/v/sheetmusic/default.asp
http://musiced.about.com/od/freesheetmusic/a/cellodbass.htm
~Ms S
Violins - http://www.violinonline.com/etudes.htm
Vivaldi concertos online: http://wiki.ccarh.org/wiki/MuseData:_Antonio_Vivaldi
Violin music http://www.theviolinsite.com/violin_music.html
Irish music online (you need to sign up) http://www.thesession.org/
8notes: http://www.8notes.com/violin_sheet_music.asp
Wohlfahrt etudes: http://imslp.org/wiki/60_Studies_for_the_Violin,_Op.45_(Wohlfahrt,_Franz)
Violas - http://www.violaonline.com/etudes.htm
Etudes by Sitt http://imslp.org/wiki/15_Etudes_for_Viola,_Op.116_(Sitt,_Hans)
8notes: http://www.8notes.com/viola_sheet_music.asp
Cellos - http://www.celloonline.com/etudes.htm
8notes: http://www.8notes.com/cello_sheet_music.asp
Basses - http://www.stringbassonline.com/etudes.htm
And here are some more
resources for finding online music for all instruments:
http://www.jimpix.co.uk/v/sheetmusic/default.asp
http://musiced.about.com/od/freesheetmusic/a/cellodbass.htm
~Ms S
Friday, November 4, 2011
Newsletter #9 - 11.4.11
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Newsletter #9 (11/4/11)
Contained within...
1) Many great concerts coming up locally
2) Christmas Tree fundraiser launched
3) Raffle for the Snoball tickets...
4) No assignment this weekend
5) Titan Auction - Items requested. Want to attend?
6) Check out this video... (Aaron Meyer, Alban Gerhardt)
1) Many great concerts coming up locally
There are 3, and probably more, great concerts coming up locally:
Friday Nov 18 - Oregon Symphony in Salem, 8pm
This one's for cellists and Dvorak fans:
Dvorak's Symphony No. 9
Prokofiev Symphony-Concerto
featuring Alban Gerhardt, cello
Student tickets $5 at the door or in advance
http://orsymphony.org/salem/
Friday Nov 18 - Rock violinist Aaron Meyer in Salem, 7pm
This one's for rock violin fans
Aaron Meyer in concert at the Elsinore Theatre
Tickets are $15, and well worth it!!
http://aaronmeyer.com/schedule.html?m=11&y=2011&d=18&id=198
Saturday Nov 19, 10:30am and Sunday Nov 20, 3pm
Salem Chamber Orchestra, Autumn Vivaldi
Featuring violinist Heather Neitz
[Ms Silberman and husband Danny Seidenberg are also playing in the orchestra]
Beethoven's 4th Symphony
Vivaldi's Autumn from the Four Seasons
Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite
Saturday's dress rehearsal will be free with vouchers
Sunday's performance will be $8-12 for students
http://salemchamberorchestra.org/?page_id=1929
All these concerts are good for review!!
2) Christmas Tree fundraiser launched
You should have received an email about our very popular (and profitable to students) Christmas tree fundraiser. Last year we only had one kind of tree - this year we have 2 kinds of trees. Thank you to parents Steve Tatman and Tracy Brostrom for all your time and dedication to this great fundraiser!
3) Raffle for the Snoball tickets...
The numbers are in - I have the totals for the Snoball raffle. I will pull the raffle tickets right after Symphony on Tuesday. There are some students who are in the raffle who are not in symphony - I will email and/or call them to let them know if they won the Snoball tickets. Thank you to all who sold - we had a good year for Wreaths and Poinsettias, even though it's not a 'big trip' year.
4) No assignment this weekend
I was out of school Wednesday and Thursday of this week due to whatever stomach bug is going around, so there is no assignment for this weekend. An hour of practice, however, would be a great idea. Everyone should have music - from their class, from Symphony, or from their sectionals or coaches - that they can practice this weekend.
Symphony students were emailed links to their music - you may also find other youtube videos of your music to compare.
5) Titan Auction - items requested! Want to attend?
Parents - Titan Auction is just around the corner and we still would love to hear from you regarding any services, large or small auction items or gift cards, or stays at vacation homes you can donate to the orchestra program to help make this year's auction better than ever! We have still have room at our 4 orchestra tables if you'd like to attend this sit down dinner on Nov. 19 with the Mardi Gras theme. Please email parent Geoff Winkler for more information: geoffwinkler@gmail.com
6) Check out this video!!
Portland-based rock violinist Aaron Meyer has been to our school before - he is a classically trained violinist who performs crossover music with his band. Students have seen him in concert and at the State Fair before. He will be here at the Elsinore Theatre on Nov. 18 - here's video of a classical crossover piece he plays...
http://youtu.be/PstYqiYxlTg
And, for the cellists, here is Alban Gerhardt talking about and playing excerpts from the beautiful Dvorak Cello Concerto. Unfortunately, this is not what he's going to play with the Oregon Symphony, but he's a dynamic performer... whatever he plays will be outstanding!
http://youtu.be/kkjEbF0ulOw
Enjoy!
Newsletter #9 (11/4/11)
Contained within...
1) Many great concerts coming up locally
2) Christmas Tree fundraiser launched
3) Raffle for the Snoball tickets...
4) No assignment this weekend
5) Titan Auction - Items requested. Want to attend?
6) Check out this video... (Aaron Meyer, Alban Gerhardt)
1) Many great concerts coming up locally
There are 3, and probably more, great concerts coming up locally:
Friday Nov 18 - Oregon Symphony in Salem, 8pm
This one's for cellists and Dvorak fans:
Dvorak's Symphony No. 9
Prokofiev Symphony-Concerto
featuring Alban Gerhardt, cello
Student tickets $5 at the door or in advance
http://orsymphony.org/salem/
Friday Nov 18 - Rock violinist Aaron Meyer in Salem, 7pm
This one's for rock violin fans
Aaron Meyer in concert at the Elsinore Theatre
Tickets are $15, and well worth it!!
http://aaronmeyer.com/schedule.html?m=11&y=2011&d=18&id=198
Saturday Nov 19, 10:30am and Sunday Nov 20, 3pm
Salem Chamber Orchestra, Autumn Vivaldi
Featuring violinist Heather Neitz
[Ms Silberman and husband Danny Seidenberg are also playing in the orchestra]
Beethoven's 4th Symphony
Vivaldi's Autumn from the Four Seasons
Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite
Saturday's dress rehearsal will be free with vouchers
Sunday's performance will be $8-12 for students
http://salemchamberorchestra.org/?page_id=1929
All these concerts are good for review!!
2) Christmas Tree fundraiser launched
You should have received an email about our very popular (and profitable to students) Christmas tree fundraiser. Last year we only had one kind of tree - this year we have 2 kinds of trees. Thank you to parents Steve Tatman and Tracy Brostrom for all your time and dedication to this great fundraiser!
3) Raffle for the Snoball tickets...
The numbers are in - I have the totals for the Snoball raffle. I will pull the raffle tickets right after Symphony on Tuesday. There are some students who are in the raffle who are not in symphony - I will email and/or call them to let them know if they won the Snoball tickets. Thank you to all who sold - we had a good year for Wreaths and Poinsettias, even though it's not a 'big trip' year.
4) No assignment this weekend
I was out of school Wednesday and Thursday of this week due to whatever stomach bug is going around, so there is no assignment for this weekend. An hour of practice, however, would be a great idea. Everyone should have music - from their class, from Symphony, or from their sectionals or coaches - that they can practice this weekend.
Symphony students were emailed links to their music - you may also find other youtube videos of your music to compare.
5) Titan Auction - items requested! Want to attend?
Parents - Titan Auction is just around the corner and we still would love to hear from you regarding any services, large or small auction items or gift cards, or stays at vacation homes you can donate to the orchestra program to help make this year's auction better than ever! We have still have room at our 4 orchestra tables if you'd like to attend this sit down dinner on Nov. 19 with the Mardi Gras theme. Please email parent Geoff Winkler for more information: geoffwinkler@gmail.com
6) Check out this video!!
Portland-based rock violinist Aaron Meyer has been to our school before - he is a classically trained violinist who performs crossover music with his band. Students have seen him in concert and at the State Fair before. He will be here at the Elsinore Theatre on Nov. 18 - here's video of a classical crossover piece he plays...
http://youtu.be/PstYqiYxlTg
And, for the cellists, here is Alban Gerhardt talking about and playing excerpts from the beautiful Dvorak Cello Concerto. Unfortunately, this is not what he's going to play with the Oregon Symphony, but he's a dynamic performer... whatever he plays will be outstanding!
http://youtu.be/kkjEbF0ulOw
Enjoy!
Friday, October 28, 2011
Newsletter #8 (10/28/11)
Newsletter #8 sent 10/28/11
(Google Calendar is on our website www.titanorchestras.com)
Contained within...
1) Link to see pictures of the orchestra
2) Thank you, parents...
3) Wreaths 'n Poinsettias
4) Christmas Tree sneek peak
5) Symphony pieces - for symph students
6) Explanation of Listening Assignment
7) Sectional schedule for Nov + Dec
8) Titan Auction - items requested, want to attend?
9) Check out this video... (Prelude from Bach)
1) Link to see pictures of the orchestra
Photographers Evan and Melissa Roth took beautiful pictures of our orchestras and a few students. To view his gallery (and purchase photos if you didn't already) click this link below:
http://smu.gs/uj8ZVi
2) Thank you, parents...
... and friends, neighbors, family, etc... we're so glad you came to the concert! It was great to see so many people in the audience! Video and audio of the concert will be on our website in the next few days.
3) Wreaths 'n Poinsettias
The order form packet for this popular fundraiser is due today (Friday Oct. 28)! My apologies for announcing that there was another week - I was a week behind in my own mind... thinking that the end of October just had to be next week. :)
Students will receive $8 per item sold into their student account (remember, the 2013 trip will be announced in December...) and each student will receive one raffle ticket per item for a pair of Snoball tickets ($50 value).
Packets turned in after 2:30pm today will not be accepted - unfortunately.
4) Christmas Tree sneek peak
Yes! Thanks to some incredible parents, we will have this fundraiser again this year - Douglas Fir AND Nobles!!! Delivery too (for an extra fee). Students will receive information on this fundraiser in the next week.
Pick up (or delivery) with be the first 2 weekends in December - and the fee structure is such that students will benefit greatly from this fundraiser!
5) Symphony pieces - for symph students
We have exciting new pieces for this next round of Symphony. We have 3 performances we'll be working towards: the Nov. 16 Eugene coaching, Winter @ West (though that will likely only be Chamber students with a few Sinfonietta students added, if schedules allow), and a concert January 19. Here are links to the music we sight read on Thursday:
Slavonic Dance #1
Slavonic Dance #8
Glinka Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla
Frescobaldi Toccata
6) Explanation of Listening Assignment
This weekend all students have been given an assignment of listening to classical music from a live streaming source (radio, digital cable TV, online station, Pandora) for an hour and writing a log of what they heard, when they heard it, what and where they listened to it, and their reaction to what they heard. This assignment optimally happens over the course of 1 hour - maybe while doing other homework? Our local radio station (Portland) is 89.9 www.allclassical.org - please enjoy listening to music often!
6) Sectional schedule for Nov + Dec
Here are the schedules sectionals for Titan Orchestra and Sinfonietta (Chamber sections arrange their own sectionals based on weekly schedules):
Titan Orchestra Violins - November 3 and 30
Titan Orchestra Violas - Nov 9 and Dec 8
Titan Orchestra Cellos - Nov 17 and Dec 15
Titan Orchestra Bass - Nov 18 and Dec 16
Sinfonietta Violins - Nov 4 and Dec 2
Sinfoinetta Violas - Nov 10 and Dec 8
Sinfoinetta Cellos - Nov 18 and Dec 14
Sinfonietta Bass - Nov 18 and Dec 16
8) Titan Auction - items requested! Want to attend?
Parents - Titan Auction is just around the corner and we still would love to hear from you regarding any services, large or small auction items or gift cards, or stays at vacation homes you can donate to the orchestra program to help make this year's auction better than ever! We have still have room at our 4 orchestra tables if you'd like to attend this sit down dinner on Nov. 19 with the Mardi Gras theme. Please email parent Geoff Winkler for more information: geoffwinkler@gmail.com
9) Check out this video!!
Baroque cellist Anner Bylsma has recorded the Bach Cello Suites both on CD and live video. Here's a video of his playing the popular Prelude to Suite #1 (that our cellists and violists have read and played)...
http://youtu.be/wmbIgVSyLQA
Enjoy!
Thanks for reading all the way down to the bottom of the newsletter. This newsletter, along with all others, will be posted on our blog at www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com - accessible off the website at www.titanorchestras.com too.
Musically yours,
~Ms S
(Google Calendar is on our website www.titanorchestras.com)
Contained within...
1) Link to see pictures of the orchestra
2) Thank you, parents...
3) Wreaths 'n Poinsettias
4) Christmas Tree sneek peak
5) Symphony pieces - for symph students
6) Explanation of Listening Assignment
7) Sectional schedule for Nov + Dec
8) Titan Auction - items requested, want to attend?
9) Check out this video... (Prelude from Bach)
1) Link to see pictures of the orchestra
Photographers Evan and Melissa Roth took beautiful pictures of our orchestras and a few students. To view his gallery (and purchase photos if you didn't already) click this link below:
http://smu.gs/uj8ZVi
2) Thank you, parents...
... and friends, neighbors, family, etc... we're so glad you came to the concert! It was great to see so many people in the audience! Video and audio of the concert will be on our website in the next few days.
3) Wreaths 'n Poinsettias
The order form packet for this popular fundraiser is due today (Friday Oct. 28)! My apologies for announcing that there was another week - I was a week behind in my own mind... thinking that the end of October just had to be next week. :)
Students will receive $8 per item sold into their student account (remember, the 2013 trip will be announced in December...) and each student will receive one raffle ticket per item for a pair of Snoball tickets ($50 value).
Packets turned in after 2:30pm today will not be accepted - unfortunately.
4) Christmas Tree sneek peak
Yes! Thanks to some incredible parents, we will have this fundraiser again this year - Douglas Fir AND Nobles!!! Delivery too (for an extra fee). Students will receive information on this fundraiser in the next week.
Pick up (or delivery) with be the first 2 weekends in December - and the fee structure is such that students will benefit greatly from this fundraiser!
5) Symphony pieces - for symph students
We have exciting new pieces for this next round of Symphony. We have 3 performances we'll be working towards: the Nov. 16 Eugene coaching, Winter @ West (though that will likely only be Chamber students with a few Sinfonietta students added, if schedules allow), and a concert January 19. Here are links to the music we sight read on Thursday:
Slavonic Dance #1
Slavonic Dance #8
Glinka Overture to Ruslan and Ludmilla
Frescobaldi Toccata
6) Explanation of Listening Assignment
This weekend all students have been given an assignment of listening to classical music from a live streaming source (radio, digital cable TV, online station, Pandora) for an hour and writing a log of what they heard, when they heard it, what and where they listened to it, and their reaction to what they heard. This assignment optimally happens over the course of 1 hour - maybe while doing other homework? Our local radio station (Portland) is 89.9 www.allclassical.org - please enjoy listening to music often!
6) Sectional schedule for Nov + Dec
Here are the schedules sectionals for Titan Orchestra and Sinfonietta (Chamber sections arrange their own sectionals based on weekly schedules):
Titan Orchestra Violins - November 3 and 30
Titan Orchestra Violas - Nov 9 and Dec 8
Titan Orchestra Cellos - Nov 17 and Dec 15
Titan Orchestra Bass - Nov 18 and Dec 16
Sinfonietta Violins - Nov 4 and Dec 2
Sinfoinetta Violas - Nov 10 and Dec 8
Sinfoinetta Cellos - Nov 18 and Dec 14
Sinfonietta Bass - Nov 18 and Dec 16
8) Titan Auction - items requested! Want to attend?
Parents - Titan Auction is just around the corner and we still would love to hear from you regarding any services, large or small auction items or gift cards, or stays at vacation homes you can donate to the orchestra program to help make this year's auction better than ever! We have still have room at our 4 orchestra tables if you'd like to attend this sit down dinner on Nov. 19 with the Mardi Gras theme. Please email parent Geoff Winkler for more information: geoffwinkler@gmail.com
9) Check out this video!!
Baroque cellist Anner Bylsma has recorded the Bach Cello Suites both on CD and live video. Here's a video of his playing the popular Prelude to Suite #1 (that our cellists and violists have read and played)...
http://youtu.be/wmbIgVSyLQA
Enjoy!
Thanks for reading all the way down to the bottom of the newsletter. This newsletter, along with all others, will be posted on our blog at www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com - accessible off the website at www.titanorchestras.com too.
Musically yours,
~Ms S
Monday, October 24, 2011
Carbon Baby (about a cello)
From the Toronto Star 10/17/11
VIDEO: Shauna Rolston and her carbon cello
He’s known as Carbon Baby and he’s the sturdy delight of cellist Shauna Rolston.
The sleek, black, modern-looking cello is such an integral part of Rolston’s performances that composer Douglas Schmidt has recently written a special work for the cellist and her instrument titled The Devil’s Sweat (a “carbon concerto” for carbon cello and orchestra).
Commissioned by Esprit Orchestra, it will have its premier at their Oct. 19 performance at Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music.
“It sounds like a cello,” says Rolston, “but there is still a difference.”
Lighter and more durable than wooden cellos which are susceptible to moisture and temperatures, it is claimed that Carbon Baby could be dropped from an airplane and suffer no ill effects. (Its inventor Luis Leguia reportedly tied it to the top of his car, took a long drive, and then left it in a field for a week to test it.) However, Rolston’s much too fond of her instrument to try anything like that and she buys it a seat on an airplane when she travels.
A child prodigy in Banff, Rolston got her first pint-sized cello at the age of 2 and was performing at 4. When she was 12, she obtained wooden George, “who was born in Paris in 1824,” she says.
“I grew up with George, he was fantastic,” says Rolston, 44, in her studio at the University of Toronto where she heads the strings department.
He was her favourite for many years but, in 2002, she commissioned David Wiebe to build her a wooden cello which she calls, David.
Five years ago, she became intrigued by the new carbon-fiber cellos being made by Luis and Clark and dedicated herself to “really, understand the instrument, to understand it as I would a regular cello.”
Affordable (by string instrument standards) at around $7,000, the black cello is impervious to the weather which can wreak havoc on wooden instruments, she says. So she retired George and David to climate-controlled closets and took Carbon Baby on the road.
“I travelled many years with George around the world and the humidity really affected him. It was good for him to have a rest.”
While the carbon cello sounds just like a cello should, says Rolston, “it’s like the sound is surrounding you. Pianists who accompany me say they can hear it behind me while, with a wooden cello, the sound is more out front.”
The only wooden parts of Carbon Baby are the sound posts and the bridge, says Rolston, adding this cello is not better than a wooden one, “just different.”
There is a deeper resonance she says, demonstrating with her carbon bow and is slightly smaller than a wooden cello. It is so shiny she can see her reflection on its surface and discovered recently that a light on the cello send a blinding glare in the direction of a member of the audience.
She keeps it clean and shiny with Windex, something that you can’t do with wood.
Bringing in a new instrument has helped “keep every aspect of what I do fresh,” she says, adding she is often playing old favourite pieces by Elgar and Beethoven.
However, Schmidt’s composition is very modern, she says, adding this is the third time he has written a composition specifically for her. As the title implies, “It is certainly edgy, not a melodious work.”
Schmidt, interviewed from his home in Germany, became intrigued with writing a piece for the carbon cello after Rolston let him play Carbon Baby.
“I was amazed at how lively the sound is. I hope I beat everyone to be the first to write a concerto for it.”
He’s planning to be at the performance which will be the first time he will have heard the concerto played by an orchestra
In fact, the piece was originally going to be called Carbon Concerto but was renamed Devil’s Sweat to fit in with the evening’s program theme “Stirred So Much.”
“I feel a lot of edginess on the planet, people are unsettled and feeling unsafe,” says Schmidt. “It’s also about communication. The more devices we have, the more we feel isolated.”
There’s no sense writing a lullaby for Rolston, he pointed out, “Shauna’s got real presence. I wouldn’t like to write a quiet piece for her.”
Or Carbon Baby.
http://www.toronto.com/article/701421--classical-music-gets-carbonated
VIDEO: Shauna Rolston and her carbon cello
He’s known as Carbon Baby and he’s the sturdy delight of cellist Shauna Rolston.
The sleek, black, modern-looking cello is such an integral part of Rolston’s performances that composer Douglas Schmidt has recently written a special work for the cellist and her instrument titled The Devil’s Sweat (a “carbon concerto” for carbon cello and orchestra).
Commissioned by Esprit Orchestra, it will have its premier at their Oct. 19 performance at Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music.
“It sounds like a cello,” says Rolston, “but there is still a difference.”
Lighter and more durable than wooden cellos which are susceptible to moisture and temperatures, it is claimed that Carbon Baby could be dropped from an airplane and suffer no ill effects. (Its inventor Luis Leguia reportedly tied it to the top of his car, took a long drive, and then left it in a field for a week to test it.) However, Rolston’s much too fond of her instrument to try anything like that and she buys it a seat on an airplane when she travels.
A child prodigy in Banff, Rolston got her first pint-sized cello at the age of 2 and was performing at 4. When she was 12, she obtained wooden George, “who was born in Paris in 1824,” she says.
“I grew up with George, he was fantastic,” says Rolston, 44, in her studio at the University of Toronto where she heads the strings department.
He was her favourite for many years but, in 2002, she commissioned David Wiebe to build her a wooden cello which she calls, David.
Five years ago, she became intrigued by the new carbon-fiber cellos being made by Luis and Clark and dedicated herself to “really, understand the instrument, to understand it as I would a regular cello.”
Affordable (by string instrument standards) at around $7,000, the black cello is impervious to the weather which can wreak havoc on wooden instruments, she says. So she retired George and David to climate-controlled closets and took Carbon Baby on the road.
“I travelled many years with George around the world and the humidity really affected him. It was good for him to have a rest.”
While the carbon cello sounds just like a cello should, says Rolston, “it’s like the sound is surrounding you. Pianists who accompany me say they can hear it behind me while, with a wooden cello, the sound is more out front.”
The only wooden parts of Carbon Baby are the sound posts and the bridge, says Rolston, adding this cello is not better than a wooden one, “just different.”
There is a deeper resonance she says, demonstrating with her carbon bow and is slightly smaller than a wooden cello. It is so shiny she can see her reflection on its surface and discovered recently that a light on the cello send a blinding glare in the direction of a member of the audience.
She keeps it clean and shiny with Windex, something that you can’t do with wood.
Bringing in a new instrument has helped “keep every aspect of what I do fresh,” she says, adding she is often playing old favourite pieces by Elgar and Beethoven.
However, Schmidt’s composition is very modern, she says, adding this is the third time he has written a composition specifically for her. As the title implies, “It is certainly edgy, not a melodious work.”
Schmidt, interviewed from his home in Germany, became intrigued with writing a piece for the carbon cello after Rolston let him play Carbon Baby.
“I was amazed at how lively the sound is. I hope I beat everyone to be the first to write a concerto for it.”
He’s planning to be at the performance which will be the first time he will have heard the concerto played by an orchestra
In fact, the piece was originally going to be called Carbon Concerto but was renamed Devil’s Sweat to fit in with the evening’s program theme “Stirred So Much.”
“I feel a lot of edginess on the planet, people are unsettled and feeling unsafe,” says Schmidt. “It’s also about communication. The more devices we have, the more we feel isolated.”
There’s no sense writing a lullaby for Rolston, he pointed out, “Shauna’s got real presence. I wouldn’t like to write a quiet piece for her.”
Or Carbon Baby.
http://www.toronto.com/article/701421--classical-music-gets-carbonated
Friday, October 21, 2011
Newsletter #7 (emailed 10/21/11)
Newsletter for week 7
Contained within...
1) Concert info for Tuesday
2) What to wear?
3) I'd love to have my picture taken...
4) Student rehearsal videos will be online
5) West's Subway Competition link
6) Need some help for Middle School All City
7) Check out this video!!! (how to move when you play)
Click here to see the rest online:
http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=1426fa87677f90ab1a2fe9856&id=fb6d583eed&e=111bd7de1e
Contained within...
1) Concert info for Tuesday
2) What to wear?
3) I'd love to have my picture taken...
4) Student rehearsal videos will be online
5) West's Subway Competition link
6) Need some help for Middle School All City
7) Check out this video!!! (how to move when you play)
Click here to see the rest online:
http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=1426fa87677f90ab1a2fe9856&id=fb6d583eed&e=111bd7de1e
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Newsletter #6 - emailed 10/13/11
Here's the contents of the newsletter this week:
Contained within...
1) Hayloft concert tomorrow night
2) Sectional makeup - this Wednesday!
3) Symphony's going on a field trip... Nov. 16
4) Concert in just over a week... details...
5) Check out this video!!! (Smooth Criminal)
Click through to read...
Newsletter Week 6, sent 10/13/11
Contained within...
1) Hayloft concert tomorrow night
2) Sectional makeup - this Wednesday!
3) Symphony's going on a field trip... Nov. 16
4) Concert in just over a week... details...
5) Check out this video!!! (Smooth Criminal)
Click through to read...
Newsletter Week 6, sent 10/13/11
Monday, October 10, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Newsletter #5 (10/7/11)
Please follow this link to view our current newsletter in your browser:
Titan Orchestras Newsletter #5
Newsletter #5 sent 10/7/11
Contained within...
1) Wreaths and Poinsettias fundraiser begins!
2) Sinfonietta TOUR Date added - 12/9/11
3) Great music theory website...
4) What are grades based on?
5) Check out this video!!!
Titan Orchestras Newsletter #5
Newsletter #5 sent 10/7/11
Contained within...
1) Wreaths and Poinsettias fundraiser begins!
2) Sinfonietta TOUR Date added - 12/9/11
3) Great music theory website...
4) What are grades based on?
5) Check out this video!!!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Newsletter #3 - emailed 9/23/11
Contained within...
1) Salem Chamber Orchestra concert this weekend
2) "Work Assignment" due Monday
3) What's due?
4) Where is the review information?
5) Hmm, what should I be practicing this weekend?
Here's the link to view Newsletter #3 in your browser:
http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=1426fa87677f90ab1a2fe9856&id=d892528edc&e=52db497fa6
1) Salem Chamber Orchestra concert this weekend
2) "Work Assignment" due Monday
3) What's due?
4) Where is the review information?
5) Hmm, what should I be practicing this weekend?
Here's the link to view Newsletter #3 in your browser:
http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=1426fa87677f90ab1a2fe9856&id=d892528edc&e=52db497fa6
Friday, September 16, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Sale at Sharmusic.com
Check this link for a great sale at www.sharmusic.com:
Last week of Back-to-School Sale at Shar
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Great sale on really good strings...
There's a limited time sale on Dominant strings from Metzler Violin Shop in Los Angeles. Click below for more information... really good deal on Vision strings for violin!!!
Metzler Violin Shop String Sale
Metzler Violin Shop String Sale
Monday, September 12, 2011
Classical Dubstep
To all of you who like Dubstep (ok, I'd never heard of this before this year... but, it's really cool), a former student forwarded me this link of Classical music mixed with Dubstep:
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2qd5bc/8tracks.com/docellis/classical-dubstep
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2qd5bc/8tracks.com/docellis/classical-dubstep
Music website for checking your musical symbols
Here's a link to the wikipedia site that has all the music symbols shown and defined:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_musical_symbols
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_musical_symbols
Friday, September 9, 2011
Newsletter #1 (9/9/11)
Hi!
New format this year. Please click below to see the WSHS Titan Orchestras Newsletter #1:
Newsletter #1
Thanks!
~Ms S
New format this year. Please click below to see the WSHS Titan Orchestras Newsletter #1:
Newsletter #1
Thanks!
~Ms S
KAMA (Keizer Academy of Music and Arts) scholarship opportunity
From Keizer Academy of Music and Arts:
Submit now for our annual
Scholarship Essay Contest!
KAMA is offering a ten-month-long full scholarship for private music or acting lessons to the author of the winning essay:
“Why I Want (Music or Acting) Lessons at KAMA”
The essay contest is open to any child age 8 – 18. Music lesson options are piano, violin, cello, voice, or percussion. If you are applying for a music scholarship, please specify instrument desired in essay. Essays should be no longer than one-page, type-written, single-spaced, in a 12-point font. Contestants’ ages will be taken into consideration. Award will be based on imagination, creativity, and merit, not financial need.
The contest will be judged by a panel of arts teachers unaffiliated with KAMA. Please include contestant’s name, age, grade, email address, and phone number. Submit essays by Oct. 1st, 2011 via email to: kamascholarship@gmail.com
Winners will be announced Oct. 3rd, 2011 via email!
Submit now for our annual
Scholarship Essay Contest!
KAMA is offering a ten-month-long full scholarship for private music or acting lessons to the author of the winning essay:
“Why I Want (Music or Acting) Lessons at KAMA”
The essay contest is open to any child age 8 – 18. Music lesson options are piano, violin, cello, voice, or percussion. If you are applying for a music scholarship, please specify instrument desired in essay. Essays should be no longer than one-page, type-written, single-spaced, in a 12-point font. Contestants’ ages will be taken into consideration. Award will be based on imagination, creativity, and merit, not financial need.
The contest will be judged by a panel of arts teachers unaffiliated with KAMA. Please include contestant’s name, age, grade, email address, and phone number. Submit essays by Oct. 1st, 2011 via email to: kamascholarship@gmail.com
Winners will be announced Oct. 3rd, 2011 via email!
Monday, August 29, 2011
PARENTS - register to win a CodaBow for your orchestra student
Register here to try to win a free CodaBow. Register by November. Here's the link:
http://www.codabow.com/giveaway_2011.html
I put down "Weathers Music" as the dealer I use, and I put West Salem High School as the school I use.
:)
~Ms S
http://www.codabow.com/giveaway_2011.html
I put down "Weathers Music" as the dealer I use, and I put West Salem High School as the school I use.
:)
~Ms S
Friday, August 26, 2011
Boot Camp Day 4 Finale
After a little technique work, we launched into rehearsing to play for each other today. Titan Orchestra and Sinfonietta delved deeper into their Brandenburg, and Chamber worked their Vivaldi.
Salem Baroque - violins Danny Seidenberg and Daryl Silberman, viola Karen Vincent, cello Georgienne Young - played string quartets from Mozart's classical era. Composers were Cambini, Boccherini, Dittersdorf (Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf), Haydn, and Beethoven.
Then we played for each other, tossed around some water balloons, passed out Entertainment Books, and camp was concluded.
Thanks to all who attended and who helped this year's Boot Camp by planning or playing.
~Ms S.
Salem Baroque - violins Danny Seidenberg and Daryl Silberman, viola Karen Vincent, cello Georgienne Young - played string quartets from Mozart's classical era. Composers were Cambini, Boccherini, Dittersdorf (Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf), Haydn, and Beethoven.
Then we played for each other, tossed around some water balloons, passed out Entertainment Books, and camp was concluded.
Thanks to all who attended and who helped this year's Boot Camp by planning or playing.
~Ms S.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Boot Camp Day 3!
What a treat to have Tatiana Hargreaves and Scott Law come to play for us today! Many of us had not heard this kind of old-time folk music, but all of us enjoyed seeing this amazing young lady play and sing! Here's Tati's website in case you're interested in buying her CD's or going to a concert of hers:
http://www.dragonfiddler.com/
Tati goes to Crescent Valley High School in Corvallis, so we might see her at some of the competitions where our orchestras play on stage together.
Also, anyone interested in going to hear Vasen - the amazing instrumental group from Sweden who Tati will be playing with next year - check out this website (many of may be carpooling down to go hear them):
http://cfs.peak.org/concerts/index.php#20110830
Thanks to coach Bekka Scott for leading warmups this morning!
Titan Orchestra and Sinfonietta played a Merle Isaacs arrangement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #5 - we'll play that for the parents tomorrow at 11:30. Chamber worked with baroque cellist Joanna Blendulf (from Eugene and Portland Baroque Orchestra) - what a wonderful experience!
Tomorrow, please remember it's our last day of Boot Camp - bring any fees, waivers, or registration forms that are due. We'll have a water balloon toss after we play at 11:30.
Here's to one more day of Boot Camp - hurrah!
~Ms S
http://www.dragonfiddler.com/
Tati goes to Crescent Valley High School in Corvallis, so we might see her at some of the competitions where our orchestras play on stage together.
Also, anyone interested in going to hear Vasen - the amazing instrumental group from Sweden who Tati will be playing with next year - check out this website (many of may be carpooling down to go hear them):
http://cfs.peak.org/concerts/index.php#20110830
Thanks to coach Bekka Scott for leading warmups this morning!
Titan Orchestra and Sinfonietta played a Merle Isaacs arrangement of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #5 - we'll play that for the parents tomorrow at 11:30. Chamber worked with baroque cellist Joanna Blendulf (from Eugene and Portland Baroque Orchestra) - what a wonderful experience!
Tomorrow, please remember it's our last day of Boot Camp - bring any fees, waivers, or registration forms that are due. We'll have a water balloon toss after we play at 11:30.
Here's to one more day of Boot Camp - hurrah!
~Ms S
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Boot Camp Day 2
Ah, jazz. Improvisation. Playing by ear - I love it!
Today we refined our ABBA (see yesterday's post if you need the link to work on your part). And, we played around a little with the chop (a bow stroke/rhythmic technique) and some light improvisation over 2 keys.
Our performance treat for the day was Whitney Moulton's jazz ensemble. She and her compatriots did a great job showing us the elements of jazz.
At 11, Whitney and Alex Vickery played in with us to play a fun contemporary piece called "Basses Loaded". We just might play that on a concert this year - fun!
And, Chamber read Borodin's Nocturne from his 2nd string quartet - a favorite of mine. Here's a Stokowski arrangement of it done for string orchestra:
Tomorrow, Day 3, promises more music, more improv, more technique, and more great music! Stay tuned.
~Ms S
Today we refined our ABBA (see yesterday's post if you need the link to work on your part). And, we played around a little with the chop (a bow stroke/rhythmic technique) and some light improvisation over 2 keys.
Our performance treat for the day was Whitney Moulton's jazz ensemble. She and her compatriots did a great job showing us the elements of jazz.
At 11, Whitney and Alex Vickery played in with us to play a fun contemporary piece called "Basses Loaded". We just might play that on a concert this year - fun!
And, Chamber read Borodin's Nocturne from his 2nd string quartet - a favorite of mine. Here's a Stokowski arrangement of it done for string orchestra:
Tomorrow, Day 3, promises more music, more improv, more technique, and more great music! Stay tuned.
~Ms S
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Boot Camp - Day 1, 2011
Hi all!
Boot Camp day 1 was a great success. We had over 50 students in attendance! More coming tomorrow!
We worked on ABBA's Mamma Mia - in case you want to work at home, here's a YouTube link:
http://youtu.be/y7Aft6OTrOU
(It's in D major and the first 2 notes a D and A)
After a little yoga (yes!) and group games, we had our first rehearsal. The combined Titan Orchestra and Sinfonietta group played Giant Slimy Squid and some fun Vivaldi. Tomorrow we work on more of the Vivaldi and read a Mambo piece.
Chamber played an Elgar Elegy and their Vivaldi.
Dress cool tomorrow - it's going to be hot again! Wednesday's 10:15 performance is the Whitney Moulton ensemble (bass, piano, drums) featuring South Salem's orchestra director Mr. Correa on violin. Parents are welcome to attend!
Here's to a great Boot Camp! Thanks to everyone who helped make it all happen today!
~Ms S
Boot Camp day 1 was a great success. We had over 50 students in attendance! More coming tomorrow!
We worked on ABBA's Mamma Mia - in case you want to work at home, here's a YouTube link:
http://youtu.be/y7Aft6OTrOU
(It's in D major and the first 2 notes a D and A)
After a little yoga (yes!) and group games, we had our first rehearsal. The combined Titan Orchestra and Sinfonietta group played Giant Slimy Squid and some fun Vivaldi. Tomorrow we work on more of the Vivaldi and read a Mambo piece.
Chamber played an Elgar Elegy and their Vivaldi.
Dress cool tomorrow - it's going to be hot again! Wednesday's 10:15 performance is the Whitney Moulton ensemble (bass, piano, drums) featuring South Salem's orchestra director Mr. Correa on violin. Parents are welcome to attend!
Here's to a great Boot Camp! Thanks to everyone who helped make it all happen today!
~Ms S
Saturday, August 13, 2011
BOOT CAMP INFO!!!
Hi Titan Orchestra students and parents! A version of this email was emailed to all students the week of August 5.
Reminder - Boot Camp is Tuesday August 23 - Friday August 26! 9am - 12pm for Sinfonietta and Titan Orchestra - Chamber stays until 1pm.
Just as choir and band have mandatory boot camps, orchestra has a boot camp designed to allow students some time to get back into their music studies. Students in Titan Orchestras are required to be at camp from 9am - 12pm, snack will be provided, but please bring your own water. We will play some fun music all together, and in instrument groups. Boot Camp is an opportunity for students to jump back into music for their year, and for the orchestra program to begin to jell anew. This year's Boot Camp features a great line up of artists performing for us:
Wednesday at 10:15 - Whitney Moulton Jazz Combo, featuring South's orchestra director Mr. Correa on violin
Thursday at 10:15 - Tatiana Hargreaves and Scott Law - Tati is high school student in Corvallis who is a national fiddle champion and Scott Law is her accompanist. This is VERY exciting! I've been trying to get Tati here for the past 4 years!
Friday at 10:15 - Salem Baroque playing on baroque instruments
Friday at 11:30 - the final performance - featuring what we learned at Boot Camp
Parents are welcome at any time, but in particular, are welcome at 9am on Tuesday the 23rd, at any of the special performances, and on Friday at 11:30 for the 'final' performance.
Boot Camp fee is $40, payable in cash or check (to WSHS Orchestra Boosters) - and if that fee is too much financially, students may sign a waiver (available at Boot Camp check-in) which trades the fee for 4 hours of volunteer service to Boosters. SNACK WILL BE PROVIDED!
STUDENTS ON VACATION OR INVOLVED WITH SPORTS: Please email Ms Silberman (titanorchestras@yahoo.com) or send in a form (available on our www.titanorchestras.com home page) with an explanation of why you cannot attend Boot Camp.
We will be ready to register you at Boot Camp by 8:30am on Tuesday the 23rd - Freshman students and parents are encouraged to come then to get acclimated. Boot Camp registration materials can be found on our home page of our website: www.titanorchestras.com
Reminder - Boot Camp is Tuesday August 23 - Friday August 26! 9am - 12pm for Sinfonietta and Titan Orchestra - Chamber stays until 1pm.
Just as choir and band have mandatory boot camps, orchestra has a boot camp designed to allow students some time to get back into their music studies. Students in Titan Orchestras are required to be at camp from 9am - 12pm, snack will be provided, but please bring your own water. We will play some fun music all together, and in instrument groups. Boot Camp is an opportunity for students to jump back into music for their year, and for the orchestra program to begin to jell anew. This year's Boot Camp features a great line up of artists performing for us:
Wednesday at 10:15 - Whitney Moulton Jazz Combo, featuring South's orchestra director Mr. Correa on violin
Thursday at 10:15 - Tatiana Hargreaves and Scott Law - Tati is high school student in Corvallis who is a national fiddle champion and Scott Law is her accompanist. This is VERY exciting! I've been trying to get Tati here for the past 4 years!
Friday at 10:15 - Salem Baroque playing on baroque instruments
Friday at 11:30 - the final performance - featuring what we learned at Boot Camp
Parents are welcome at any time, but in particular, are welcome at 9am on Tuesday the 23rd, at any of the special performances, and on Friday at 11:30 for the 'final' performance.
Boot Camp fee is $40, payable in cash or check (to WSHS Orchestra Boosters) - and if that fee is too much financially, students may sign a waiver (available at Boot Camp check-in) which trades the fee for 4 hours of volunteer service to Boosters. SNACK WILL BE PROVIDED!
STUDENTS ON VACATION OR INVOLVED WITH SPORTS: Please email Ms Silberman (titanorchestras@yahoo.com) or send in a form (available on our www.titanorchestras.com home page) with an explanation of why you cannot attend Boot Camp.
We will be ready to register you at Boot Camp by 8:30am on Tuesday the 23rd - Freshman students and parents are encouraged to come then to get acclimated. Boot Camp registration materials can be found on our home page of our website: www.titanorchestras.com
Fees for Orchestra, 2011-2012
Fair Use Fee
Pay $45 to WSHS during Taking Care of Business Days OR to the Bookkeeper once school starts.
Make check payable to WSHS
Boot Camp Fee
Pay $40 to WSHS Music Boosters on the 1st day of Boot Camp.
Make check payable to WSHS Music Boosters
Get ready for WSHS's 2011-12 Orchestras
Parents and students should be aware that each year, fees are collected from all orchestra students to help support our award winning orchestra program.
1. Fair Use Fee - $45
Pay this fee directly to the school
Make check payable to WSHS
This fee is paid to the school and is due at the start of the school year. It can be paid at Taking Care of Business Days August 17-18. If this fee is not paid by the end of the first 6 weeks of school, the fee will turn into a 'fine' through the school. This fee goes towards the following purchases: Instruments, accessories or upkeep of violins, violas, cellos and basses in the room, school-issue outfits, or fees that go to support the entire orchestra group like bussing.
* Students qualifying for free lunch only need to pay 50% ($22.50). In exchange, they will owe 5 hours of community service (may be done with Ms. Silberman and/or orchestra booster organization).
**Students qualifying for reduced lunch student have the option of paying only 70% ($31.50). In exchange, they will owe 3 hours of community service to Ms. Silberman and/or orchestra boosters.
***Any student may talk to Jolie, the bookkeeper, to set up a payment plan.
2. Boot Camp Fee - $40
Pay this fee to Boosters at Boot Camp
Make check payable to WSHS Music Boosters
This fee is due for all students attending Boot Camp. It will be collected on Tuesday Aug. 23 as students check in. Boot Camp is mandatory for all enrolled students, but students may be excused for sports commitment or other conflicts including being out of town - please notify Ms. Silberman if student cannot attend Boot Camp.
This fee helps pay for artists performing at Boot Camp, snacks and supplies. Any leftover funds go into the Orchestra Booster Scholarship fund.
*Students may request a fee waiver. In exchange, the student or family will owe 4 hours of time to the Orchestra Booster organization. Waiver request forms will be available at Boot Camp check in.
If you have ANY questions about these fees, how to pay them, or about the orchestra program, please contact either:
Daryl Silberman, Director titanorchestras@yahoo.com
or
Karen Tatman, Boosters President boosters@titanorchestras.com
Can't wait to see all those happy faces and hear some awesome music at Boot Camp!!
Pay $45 to WSHS during Taking Care of Business Days OR to the Bookkeeper once school starts.
Make check payable to WSHS
Boot Camp Fee
Pay $40 to WSHS Music Boosters on the 1st day of Boot Camp.
Make check payable to WSHS Music Boosters
Get ready for WSHS's 2011-12 Orchestras
Parents and students should be aware that each year, fees are collected from all orchestra students to help support our award winning orchestra program.
1. Fair Use Fee - $45
Pay this fee directly to the school
Make check payable to WSHS
This fee is paid to the school and is due at the start of the school year. It can be paid at Taking Care of Business Days August 17-18. If this fee is not paid by the end of the first 6 weeks of school, the fee will turn into a 'fine' through the school. This fee goes towards the following purchases: Instruments, accessories or upkeep of violins, violas, cellos and basses in the room, school-issue outfits, or fees that go to support the entire orchestra group like bussing.
* Students qualifying for free lunch only need to pay 50% ($22.50). In exchange, they will owe 5 hours of community service (may be done with Ms. Silberman and/or orchestra booster organization).
**Students qualifying for reduced lunch student have the option of paying only 70% ($31.50). In exchange, they will owe 3 hours of community service to Ms. Silberman and/or orchestra boosters.
***Any student may talk to Jolie, the bookkeeper, to set up a payment plan.
2. Boot Camp Fee - $40
Pay this fee to Boosters at Boot Camp
Make check payable to WSHS Music Boosters
This fee is due for all students attending Boot Camp. It will be collected on Tuesday Aug. 23 as students check in. Boot Camp is mandatory for all enrolled students, but students may be excused for sports commitment or other conflicts including being out of town - please notify Ms. Silberman if student cannot attend Boot Camp.
This fee helps pay for artists performing at Boot Camp, snacks and supplies. Any leftover funds go into the Orchestra Booster Scholarship fund.
*Students may request a fee waiver. In exchange, the student or family will owe 4 hours of time to the Orchestra Booster organization. Waiver request forms will be available at Boot Camp check in.
If you have ANY questions about these fees, how to pay them, or about the orchestra program, please contact either:
Daryl Silberman, Director titanorchestras@yahoo.com
or
Karen Tatman, Boosters President boosters@titanorchestras.com
Can't wait to see all those happy faces and hear some awesome music at Boot Camp!!
Friday, August 12, 2011
Free violin giveaway opportunity
Here's a link, active until September 30, 2011, where you can sign up to enter a sweepstakes for a new violin. Violists and Cellists could enter with a violin friend in mind...
http://www.allthingsstrings.com/potterviolinco
The website is connected to Strings Magazine - the magazine we frequently read articles from in class.
http://www.allthingsstrings.com/potterviolinco
The website is connected to Strings Magazine - the magazine we frequently read articles from in class.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Don't miss this offer - read by July 31!!!
Great opportunity for musicians and their families...
The Salem Chamber Orchestra is offering a fantastic student price for the series of 4 concerts - only $45 for the season! For that price, you'll see all 4 Vivaldi Four Season concertos, 4 Beethoven symphonies, and more. You will know exactly what seat you'll be in. The concerts are on Sundays at 3pm, so there's little conflict with school schedules. The adult ticket price for the season is only $90. Season tickets are available through July 31st - after that, the individual tickets are available.
Please consider patronizing the local arts... and this will assure you get your concert reviews done this year! Oh, and you'll hear some great music!
Here's a link:
Subscription online: http://salemchamberorchestra.org/?page_id=1976
Orchestra programs (dates and repertoire): http://salemchamberorchestra.org/
Main website: http://salemchamberorchestra.org/
The Salem Chamber Orchestra is offering a fantastic student price for the series of 4 concerts - only $45 for the season! For that price, you'll see all 4 Vivaldi Four Season concertos, 4 Beethoven symphonies, and more. You will know exactly what seat you'll be in. The concerts are on Sundays at 3pm, so there's little conflict with school schedules. The adult ticket price for the season is only $90. Season tickets are available through July 31st - after that, the individual tickets are available.
Please consider patronizing the local arts... and this will assure you get your concert reviews done this year! Oh, and you'll hear some great music!
Here's a link:
Subscription online: http://salemchamberorchestra.org/?page_id=1976
Orchestra programs (dates and repertoire): http://salemchamberorchestra.org/
Main website: http://salemchamberorchestra.org/
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Website with tunes from Warmup Book
Fun summer playing project - remember the tunes we have in the back of our class Warmup Books? Old favorites (ok, well, maybe favorites of your parents or grandparents... but great tunes, nonetheless) like Bicycle Built for Two, Auld Lang Syne, and Take Me Out to the Ball Game. The website is called String Skills:
http://www.stringskills.com/
Check out the Una Chorda (the tunes we play), Tunes for Shifting, and the 2 Octave Scales.
Enjoy!
http://www.stringskills.com/
Check out the Una Chorda (the tunes we play), Tunes for Shifting, and the 2 Octave Scales.
Enjoy!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Sinfonietta Timeline Assignment
Each of you has chosen a time period. If you forgot your time frame, check with Ms S. This assignment is due Period 7 on Thursday June 9 and is worth 20 points. You will complete your time line for full credit with the following parameters:
Write in pen, neatly
-Spell all words correctly
-Find at least 5 entries for each timeline
-On the front, just list the date and the event title
-On the back, list more detail about each date and event
You may:
-Add pictures or drawings, as long as it doesn't take away from the timeline
-Use different colors
-Research off the internet and library - you do not need to cite your sources for this assignment
-Work with a friend to complete the assignment (but each of you turns in *your* own time period)
-Complete the back side either chronologically or as a title section with bullet points (see example below)
You may not:
-Do this assignment in pencil
-Leave one of the timeline blank or barely filled out (unless there's an obvious reason why)
-Not give more detail on back
Example of what you'd write on front:
On the time line:
Mozart's Magic Flute
---------------------------------------------------------------
1791
On the back:
Music History
- 1791: September 30, Mozart's Opera the Magic Flute was premiered. Mozart conducted the opera himself
We will have a *little* bit of library time for this next Tuesday, but the computers are *not* available. You'll need to do computer research at home, at the library, or on the computer in the orchestra room. At the library you can use reference materials and history books.
Good luck and have fun lining up music history with other historical events!
~Ms S
Write in pen, neatly
-Spell all words correctly
-Find at least 5 entries for each timeline
-On the front, just list the date and the event title
-On the back, list more detail about each date and event
You may:
-Add pictures or drawings, as long as it doesn't take away from the timeline
-Use different colors
-Research off the internet and library - you do not need to cite your sources for this assignment
-Work with a friend to complete the assignment (but each of you turns in *your* own time period)
-Complete the back side either chronologically or as a title section with bullet points (see example below)
You may not:
-Do this assignment in pencil
-Leave one of the timeline blank or barely filled out (unless there's an obvious reason why)
-Not give more detail on back
Example of what you'd write on front:
On the time line:
Mozart's Magic Flute
---------------------------------------------------------------
1791
On the back:
Music History
- 1791: September 30, Mozart's Opera the Magic Flute was premiered. Mozart conducted the opera himself
We will have a *little* bit of library time for this next Tuesday, but the computers are *not* available. You'll need to do computer research at home, at the library, or on the computer in the orchestra room. At the library you can use reference materials and history books.
Good luck and have fun lining up music history with other historical events!
~Ms S
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Newsletter 23 (emailed 6.1.11)
***Save the Date***
The calendar is up-to-date on our website: www.titanorchestras.com
Fri Jun 3 - Arts Assembly during school - Chamber performs
Sat Jun 4 - Karl Raschkes Retirement party - Chamber performs
Mon Jun 6 - Concerto concert (all students - attend or play) 7pm concert
Tue Jun 7 - Reviews for CO and Sinf due
Wed Jun 8 - Reviews for TS due
Thu Jun 9 - Sinf Assessment and History timeline project due
Fri Jun 10 - TS Assessment due
Wed Jun 15 - 2011-12 Chamber Orchestra Meeting, 6:30pm - parents and students!!!
Contained within:
1) Concert info audience and players on June 6 - our Concerto Concert
2) Chamber Orchestra info for the next few days
3) WHAT'S DUE WHEN???
4) Next year's Chamber Orchestra - meeting Jun 15 (sorry so late!)
5) Need a concert to go to last minute (review's due Tuesday!)
1) Concert info audience and players on June 6 - our Concerto Concert
On Monday June 6 is our final Concerto Concert. This concert features our talented seniors from band and orchestra. All students in the orchestra program are required to attend this concert, to support the program and their fellow students. Students in Sinfonietta and Titan Strings will be handed out a concert review form at the concert - that will need to be filled out in order to receive credit for attending.
Audience (parents, Sinfonietta, and Titan Strings members) - Concert starts at 7pm and will run roughly 90 minutes
Players (Chamber and a few Symphony students):
Concert dress - Concert black, except Senior Soloists who may wear 'formal' attire
6pm Call Time
7pm Concert start - see the board in the orchestra room for performance order
2) Chamber Orchestra info for the next few days
Chamber Orchestra - you are playing in school at the Arts Assembly between 2nd and 4th period on Friday. We're playing Tchaikovsky with the 'new' ending. Wear something comfortable on bottom - you'll get your State shirt to wear on top. You will be excused at 8am from your period 2 class and will need to get to the orchestra room to warm up and rehearse in the Gym.
Saturday, you are playing for Karl Raschkes' retirement party - quite an honor to have been selected for this performance. Arrival time is 1:30, in your black performance attire. We supposedly perform first at 2pm... as soon as we're done with our selection (Tchaikovsky), you're done. Thank you for giving your weekend time to our program!
3) WHAT'S DUE WHEN???
Here's a comprehensive list of what's due when:
Lollipop money - past due!!!
Tshirt money (for State) - past due!!!!
DVD money - due!
OR Symphony ticket money - past due!!!
Reviews - Tuesday June 7 for Chamber and Sinfonietta, Wednesday June 8 for Titan Strings
Performance Assessments (in class) - Thursday June 9 for Sinfonietta, Friday June 10 for Titan Strings
History Timeline (Sinfonietta) - Thursday June 9
Titan Strings and Sinfonietta - Dresses and Tuxes are due NOW!!!!
Symphony and Chamber Orchestra - Dresses and Tuxes are due Tuesday or Wednesday after next week's concert
Last day to turn in missing assignments (for concerts or assignments missed) - Friday June 10
Borrowing a West instrument for the summer? Forms and $20 payment due by last day of school
4) Next year's Chamber Orchestra - meeting Jun 15 (sorry so late!)
We've run out of time for a meeting for next year's Chamber Orchestra. I can't do it any time next week because of concert schedules. And, I'm loathe to put the concert during finals. So, let's meet the last day of school - Wednesday June 15 at 6:30pm here at school. We'll talk about summer schedules, next year's 'extra credit' regarding after school time, and repertoire. Parents please plan on attending with students! Thanks!
5) Need a concert to go to last minute (review's due Tuesday!)
2 concerts to check out this weekend if you need a live concert to go to:
Aaron Meyer - fantastic electric violinist - playing in Portland on Saturday night ($15 tickets)
http://www.aaronmeyer.com/schedule.html?m=06&y=2011&d=4&id=180
And Salem Chamber Orchestra's first Summer Soirree:
Piano trios (violin, cello, piano) at Ankeny winery - Sunday night ($12 tickets)
http://salemchamberorchestra.org/?page_id=19
Thanks for reading all the way down to the end of the newsletter...
~Ms S.
The calendar is up-to-date on our website: www.titanorchestras.com
Fri Jun 3 - Arts Assembly during school - Chamber performs
Sat Jun 4 - Karl Raschkes Retirement party - Chamber performs
Mon Jun 6 - Concerto concert (all students - attend or play) 7pm concert
Tue Jun 7 - Reviews for CO and Sinf due
Wed Jun 8 - Reviews for TS due
Thu Jun 9 - Sinf Assessment and History timeline project due
Fri Jun 10 - TS Assessment due
Wed Jun 15 - 2011-12 Chamber Orchestra Meeting, 6:30pm - parents and students!!!
Contained within:
1) Concert info audience and players on June 6 - our Concerto Concert
2) Chamber Orchestra info for the next few days
3) WHAT'S DUE WHEN???
4) Next year's Chamber Orchestra - meeting Jun 15 (sorry so late!)
5) Need a concert to go to last minute (review's due Tuesday!)
1) Concert info audience and players on June 6 - our Concerto Concert
On Monday June 6 is our final Concerto Concert. This concert features our talented seniors from band and orchestra. All students in the orchestra program are required to attend this concert, to support the program and their fellow students. Students in Sinfonietta and Titan Strings will be handed out a concert review form at the concert - that will need to be filled out in order to receive credit for attending.
Audience (parents, Sinfonietta, and Titan Strings members) - Concert starts at 7pm and will run roughly 90 minutes
Players (Chamber and a few Symphony students):
Concert dress - Concert black, except Senior Soloists who may wear 'formal' attire
6pm Call Time
7pm Concert start - see the board in the orchestra room for performance order
2) Chamber Orchestra info for the next few days
Chamber Orchestra - you are playing in school at the Arts Assembly between 2nd and 4th period on Friday. We're playing Tchaikovsky with the 'new' ending. Wear something comfortable on bottom - you'll get your State shirt to wear on top. You will be excused at 8am from your period 2 class and will need to get to the orchestra room to warm up and rehearse in the Gym.
Saturday, you are playing for Karl Raschkes' retirement party - quite an honor to have been selected for this performance. Arrival time is 1:30, in your black performance attire. We supposedly perform first at 2pm... as soon as we're done with our selection (Tchaikovsky), you're done. Thank you for giving your weekend time to our program!
3) WHAT'S DUE WHEN???
Here's a comprehensive list of what's due when:
Lollipop money - past due!!!
Tshirt money (for State) - past due!!!!
DVD money - due!
OR Symphony ticket money - past due!!!
Reviews - Tuesday June 7 for Chamber and Sinfonietta, Wednesday June 8 for Titan Strings
Performance Assessments (in class) - Thursday June 9 for Sinfonietta, Friday June 10 for Titan Strings
History Timeline (Sinfonietta) - Thursday June 9
Titan Strings and Sinfonietta - Dresses and Tuxes are due NOW!!!!
Symphony and Chamber Orchestra - Dresses and Tuxes are due Tuesday or Wednesday after next week's concert
Last day to turn in missing assignments (for concerts or assignments missed) - Friday June 10
Borrowing a West instrument for the summer? Forms and $20 payment due by last day of school
4) Next year's Chamber Orchestra - meeting Jun 15 (sorry so late!)
We've run out of time for a meeting for next year's Chamber Orchestra. I can't do it any time next week because of concert schedules. And, I'm loathe to put the concert during finals. So, let's meet the last day of school - Wednesday June 15 at 6:30pm here at school. We'll talk about summer schedules, next year's 'extra credit' regarding after school time, and repertoire. Parents please plan on attending with students! Thanks!
5) Need a concert to go to last minute (review's due Tuesday!)
2 concerts to check out this weekend if you need a live concert to go to:
Aaron Meyer - fantastic electric violinist - playing in Portland on Saturday night ($15 tickets)
http://www.aaronmeyer.com/schedule.html?m=06&y=2011&d=4&id=180
And Salem Chamber Orchestra's first Summer Soirree:
Piano trios (violin, cello, piano) at Ankeny winery - Sunday night ($12 tickets)
http://salemchamberorchestra.org/?page_id=19
Thanks for reading all the way down to the end of the newsletter...
~Ms S.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Newsletter #22 emailed 5.19.11
***Save the Date***
The calendar is up-to-date on our website: www.titanorchestras.com
Wed May 25 - Awards Concert (all students) 5pm awards, 6pm concert
Mon Jun 6 - Concerto concert (all students - attend or play) 7pm concert
Contained within:
1) Concert info for audience and students for May 25
2) OSAA State Championship wrap up
3) Prep for June 6 concert
4) Lollipop and State tshirt money due!!
1) Concert info for audience and students for May 25
Our Orchestra Awards, movie themed spring concert and Senior Farewell all happens this next Wednesday, May 25. Parents and guests - the awards part of the program is more for the students... you are more than welcome to come, but the music playing portion of the concert won't begin until 6pm! Here's a complete schedule:
4:30pm - This year Chamber and next year's Chamber dress rehearse Ashokan in the orchestra room. Please come dressed.
4:50 - everyone else please report to the auditorium
5pm - Awards show - featuring 2 slide shows and all orchestras. We will also introduce next year's orchestras.
6pm - Concert begins. Here is concert order:
Titan Strings - Phantom of the Opera and Harry Potter
Sinfonietta - Wizard of Oz and Pirates of the Caribbean
Senior recital - solos featuring some of our graduating seniors
Senior farewell - where each senior and their parents are honored and thanked
Ashokan farewell - the piece where we bid farewell musically to our seniors
Post concert hang out at Dairy Queen
Concert dress = black top (not sleeveless, not t-shirt quality, no print), jeans (not ripped or faded), black performance shoes with black socks. Seniors may wear prom formal, as long as you can play in it and not have the 'improperly dressed' police get you!
2) OSAA State Championship wrap up
In the state of Oregon, we honor the incredible music programs by having what ends up being a 'competition' between the orchestras and symphonies each May. Because of the competitive nature of this event, it falls under the OSAA - Oregon School Activities Association - guidelines. This means that we are on par with the sports in the state, and academic endeavors like Mock Trial. As such, our students need to be enrolled in a certain number of classes, making certain GPA's, and must fall under all the rigorous guidelines that our football, baseball, basketball, tennis players do.
West and South were the only 2 schools in the STATE, as far as I can tell, where all 4 top 'varsity' performing groups - choir, band, orchestra, symphony - not only qualified but placed in the top 4 or 5 of their category. Very impressive!
As you probably have read by now, our orchestra tied for 1st place in the orchestra division and our symphony placed 4th. Very proud of these groups! This win definitely puts us on the 'map', as it were.
3) Prep for the June 6 concert
We have one more concert after this next Wednesday's concert - the final senior concerto concert. All students are either attending or playing. Students not playing in Chamber or in the 2 symphony pieces will need to write a quick concert review, during the concert - papers will be handed out before the concert. The concert will start at 7pm and will run about 90 minutes. This is a wonderful concert featuring our talented graduating seniors.
4) Lollipop and State tshirt money due!!
If you checked out some lollipops or got a State shirt or two, the money is past due. Please pay up!
Thanks for reading all the way down to the end of the newsletter...
~Ms S.
The calendar is up-to-date on our website: www.titanorchestras.com
Wed May 25 - Awards Concert (all students) 5pm awards, 6pm concert
Mon Jun 6 - Concerto concert (all students - attend or play) 7pm concert
Contained within:
1) Concert info for audience and students for May 25
2) OSAA State Championship wrap up
3) Prep for June 6 concert
4) Lollipop and State tshirt money due!!
1) Concert info for audience and students for May 25
Our Orchestra Awards, movie themed spring concert and Senior Farewell all happens this next Wednesday, May 25. Parents and guests - the awards part of the program is more for the students... you are more than welcome to come, but the music playing portion of the concert won't begin until 6pm! Here's a complete schedule:
4:30pm - This year Chamber and next year's Chamber dress rehearse Ashokan in the orchestra room. Please come dressed.
4:50 - everyone else please report to the auditorium
5pm - Awards show - featuring 2 slide shows and all orchestras. We will also introduce next year's orchestras.
6pm - Concert begins. Here is concert order:
Titan Strings - Phantom of the Opera and Harry Potter
Sinfonietta - Wizard of Oz and Pirates of the Caribbean
Senior recital - solos featuring some of our graduating seniors
Senior farewell - where each senior and their parents are honored and thanked
Ashokan farewell - the piece where we bid farewell musically to our seniors
Post concert hang out at Dairy Queen
Concert dress = black top (not sleeveless, not t-shirt quality, no print), jeans (not ripped or faded), black performance shoes with black socks. Seniors may wear prom formal, as long as you can play in it and not have the 'improperly dressed' police get you!
2) OSAA State Championship wrap up
In the state of Oregon, we honor the incredible music programs by having what ends up being a 'competition' between the orchestras and symphonies each May. Because of the competitive nature of this event, it falls under the OSAA - Oregon School Activities Association - guidelines. This means that we are on par with the sports in the state, and academic endeavors like Mock Trial. As such, our students need to be enrolled in a certain number of classes, making certain GPA's, and must fall under all the rigorous guidelines that our football, baseball, basketball, tennis players do.
West and South were the only 2 schools in the STATE, as far as I can tell, where all 4 top 'varsity' performing groups - choir, band, orchestra, symphony - not only qualified but placed in the top 4 or 5 of their category. Very impressive!
As you probably have read by now, our orchestra tied for 1st place in the orchestra division and our symphony placed 4th. Very proud of these groups! This win definitely puts us on the 'map', as it were.
3) Prep for the June 6 concert
We have one more concert after this next Wednesday's concert - the final senior concerto concert. All students are either attending or playing. Students not playing in Chamber or in the 2 symphony pieces will need to write a quick concert review, during the concert - papers will be handed out before the concert. The concert will start at 7pm and will run about 90 minutes. This is a wonderful concert featuring our talented graduating seniors.
4) Lollipop and State tshirt money due!!
If you checked out some lollipops or got a State shirt or two, the money is past due. Please pay up!
Thanks for reading all the way down to the end of the newsletter...
~Ms S.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Links to videos of June 6 material
Lauren Z
Vivaldi's Fall (baroque interpretation)
http://youtu.be/G56EaA7ScIg
Jacqueline
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 - 1st mvt (partial)
http://youtu.be/bS50iFZgL0o
Lauren C
J. Ch. Bach Viola Concert - 3rd mvt
http://youtu.be/8KrKszW4S9E
(out of tune version, but you can get the idea)
Danny
Haydn Trumpet Concerto - 2nd and 3rd mvt
2nd mvt http://youtu.be/3Ab9ti35ZTI
http://youtu.be/AUIXHW1vEOc
Aida
Beethoven Romance in F
http://youtu.be/eBOUK5CpRao
Holly
Capuzzi Bass Concerto 1st mvt
http://youtu.be/CjYaOES48FU
(this version is with winds and brass, and the orch is out of tune)
Larysa
Strauss Horn Concerto #1
http://youtu.be/KG6w2lkRcjw
Josh
Mozart Clarinet Concerto - 3rd mvt
http://youtu.be/ecvEBZqOKeA
Vivaldi's Fall (baroque interpretation)
http://youtu.be/G56EaA7ScIg
Jacqueline
Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 - 1st mvt (partial)
http://youtu.be/bS50iFZgL0o
Lauren C
J. Ch. Bach Viola Concert - 3rd mvt
http://youtu.be/8KrKszW4S9E
(out of tune version, but you can get the idea)
Danny
Haydn Trumpet Concerto - 2nd and 3rd mvt
2nd mvt http://youtu.be/3Ab9ti35ZTI
http://youtu.be/AUIXHW1vEOc
Aida
Beethoven Romance in F
http://youtu.be/eBOUK5CpRao
Holly
Capuzzi Bass Concerto 1st mvt
http://youtu.be/CjYaOES48FU
(this version is with winds and brass, and the orch is out of tune)
Larysa
Strauss Horn Concerto #1
http://youtu.be/KG6w2lkRcjw
Josh
Mozart Clarinet Concerto - 3rd mvt
http://youtu.be/ecvEBZqOKeA
Sunday, May 15, 2011
A journey towards excellence
What a year 2010-2011 has been! This year's Titan Orchestra program has seemed to me to be stronger than ever. From the anthem-playing Titan Violins, to the Sinfonietta students teaching the area's 4th graders, to the 48 Chicagoans who played so beautifully in Chicago's Orchestra Hall, and now to the OSAA Championship winning Chamber Orchestra.
For those who might not have heard, West Salem's Chamber Orchestra tied for 1st place this year at OSAA's Orchestra Championships and our Symphony placed a respectable 4th.
Here's a little bit of detail about Chamber's OSAA award winning performance:
* Chamber Orchestra tied with last year's champion Sprague Camerata
* We actually had the highest score for sight reading of all the groups that read that day
* We played much earlier in the day than the other groups in the top 5
* Our musicians took no less than 30 AP tests in the 2 weeks prior to our performance
* I think we played the best performance of those pieces ever - a real peak performance!
* This is the first time West has even placed in the top 5 in string orchestra
* I very honestly didn't expect that we would win - I knew we did our personal best and had heard rumors that we had aced the very difficult sight reading competition - after they announced the 3rd place winner (South), I truly figured we had done very well but probably placed 6th or 7th. When they announced the 1st place tie, they announced Sprague first and then West - it was so very exciting.
The tie for 1st place is the second time that's happened at OSAA championships - the first time being in 2009 when Sprague tied with Crescent Valley. To check out the past record of championships click here: http://www.osaa.org/band/records/orchestrachampions.pdf.
Symphony has for the past 6 years been 5th, 4th and 3rd, so placing 4th is par for the symphony course. This past week the Symphony started sounding so musical and so mature - a great accomplishment!
Now, for some stats on our chamber champions:
- 5 1st violins, lead by concertmaster Aida Behmard
- 4 2nd violins, lead by CJ Tatman
- Half of our violins played both 1st and 2nd violin on this concert
- 5 violas, lead by Lauren Culver
- 4 cellos, lead by Holly Kim
- 4 basses, lead by Garrett Maltzan
- Bassist Paul Zukowski also played percussion for us at the concert
- We played Tchaikovsky, Whitacre, and Giannini
- 14 seniors, 6 juniors, 1 sophomore, 1 freshman = 22 musicians
- 20 musicians had been in Chamber the previous year
- Deza Byro and Anny Lei were new to the group this year
- Bronte LT has been in the group the longest - she started 2nd semester her freshman year
- Our seniors are going to the following colleges: Yale, Pomona, U of O, OSU, PSU, Chemeketa, George Fox, and St. Olaf's
- Chamber Orchestra rehearses 7.5 hours per week during school hours
- Jamie Yang and Paul Zukowski also performed with the OSAA Band Champions
- Kate Lowen performed with the 3rd place OSAA West Choir
- We were coached by Danny Seidenberg, Andrew Sewell, Andy Dabcynski, and Todd Zimbelman the 2 months before the performance
- Chamber won the Dairy Farmers 6A division GPA 'competition' (we had the highest GPA of all the 6A orchestra students in the state)
Lauren and Holly had solos in our slow piece, October by Eric Whitacre. Aida Behmard lead the entire group by tuning and seating them in a beautifully professional manner. She sets the tone for the performance, and did so with great finess at our OSAA performance. Tchaikovsky was great - strong at the opening and closing (great coordination of second halves of the measures!) and together during the 16th note passages. October was chillingly beautiful. Giannini was the fastest and most spirited we'd ever performed it. I can't wait to see the DVD!
And, consider the successes at West this year:
Choir 3rd place OSAA - highest placement ever
Orchestra tie for 1st place OSAA - 1st and highest placement ever
Band 1st place OSAA - 2nd year in a row, they won by 16 points!
Symphony 4th place OSAA - keeping with the tradition of placing in top 5
And West students were very well represented in State orchestra/choir/band, All City orchestra/choir/band (highest number of students ever), All Northwest band/choir, and State Solo competition (our very own Lauren Culver placing 2nd in state viola).
As a director of the orchestra program, I couldn't be prouder. As a team member of a fine arts department that has incredible successes, I couldn't be prouder. For my 4th year at West, graduating my first class of seniors that started with me as freshman, I couldn't be prouder. As a mom, a community member, and musician in Salem, I couldn't be prouder.
Here's to a great school environment where placing and winning is a result of dedicated, hard working, musical students. These students accomplished these successes not because they were pushed to do so, but because they did the work necessary to get them to these places. Thanks to wonderful parents, supportive teachers, and an amazing administration team headed by principal Ed John!
Now I and we prepare to put together 2 more concerts and wrap up this year. There are very exciting things in store for next year's orchestras - a strong and full Titan Orchestra, an experienced and big Sinfonietta, and a young and talented Chamber Orchestra. We move to a 7 period day which means that all musicians get to work together every day - a real bonus for the orchestras!
Musically yours,
~Daryl Silberman, proud orchestra director of West Salem Titan Orchestras
p.s. I look forward to seeing you all on May 25 at 6pm for our year-end orchestra concert (the 1st of 2)
For those who might not have heard, West Salem's Chamber Orchestra tied for 1st place this year at OSAA's Orchestra Championships and our Symphony placed a respectable 4th.
Here's a little bit of detail about Chamber's OSAA award winning performance:
* Chamber Orchestra tied with last year's champion Sprague Camerata
* We actually had the highest score for sight reading of all the groups that read that day
* We played much earlier in the day than the other groups in the top 5
* Our musicians took no less than 30 AP tests in the 2 weeks prior to our performance
* I think we played the best performance of those pieces ever - a real peak performance!
* This is the first time West has even placed in the top 5 in string orchestra
* I very honestly didn't expect that we would win - I knew we did our personal best and had heard rumors that we had aced the very difficult sight reading competition - after they announced the 3rd place winner (South), I truly figured we had done very well but probably placed 6th or 7th. When they announced the 1st place tie, they announced Sprague first and then West - it was so very exciting.
The tie for 1st place is the second time that's happened at OSAA championships - the first time being in 2009 when Sprague tied with Crescent Valley. To check out the past record of championships click here: http://www.osaa.org/band/records/orchestrachampions.pdf.
Symphony has for the past 6 years been 5th, 4th and 3rd, so placing 4th is par for the symphony course. This past week the Symphony started sounding so musical and so mature - a great accomplishment!
Now, for some stats on our chamber champions:
- 5 1st violins, lead by concertmaster Aida Behmard
- 4 2nd violins, lead by CJ Tatman
- Half of our violins played both 1st and 2nd violin on this concert
- 5 violas, lead by Lauren Culver
- 4 cellos, lead by Holly Kim
- 4 basses, lead by Garrett Maltzan
- Bassist Paul Zukowski also played percussion for us at the concert
- We played Tchaikovsky, Whitacre, and Giannini
- 14 seniors, 6 juniors, 1 sophomore, 1 freshman = 22 musicians
- 20 musicians had been in Chamber the previous year
- Deza Byro and Anny Lei were new to the group this year
- Bronte LT has been in the group the longest - she started 2nd semester her freshman year
- Our seniors are going to the following colleges: Yale, Pomona, U of O, OSU, PSU, Chemeketa, George Fox, and St. Olaf's
- Chamber Orchestra rehearses 7.5 hours per week during school hours
- Jamie Yang and Paul Zukowski also performed with the OSAA Band Champions
- Kate Lowen performed with the 3rd place OSAA West Choir
- We were coached by Danny Seidenberg, Andrew Sewell, Andy Dabcynski, and Todd Zimbelman the 2 months before the performance
- Chamber won the Dairy Farmers 6A division GPA 'competition' (we had the highest GPA of all the 6A orchestra students in the state)
Lauren and Holly had solos in our slow piece, October by Eric Whitacre. Aida Behmard lead the entire group by tuning and seating them in a beautifully professional manner. She sets the tone for the performance, and did so with great finess at our OSAA performance. Tchaikovsky was great - strong at the opening and closing (great coordination of second halves of the measures!) and together during the 16th note passages. October was chillingly beautiful. Giannini was the fastest and most spirited we'd ever performed it. I can't wait to see the DVD!
And, consider the successes at West this year:
Choir 3rd place OSAA - highest placement ever
Orchestra tie for 1st place OSAA - 1st and highest placement ever
Band 1st place OSAA - 2nd year in a row, they won by 16 points!
Symphony 4th place OSAA - keeping with the tradition of placing in top 5
And West students were very well represented in State orchestra/choir/band, All City orchestra/choir/band (highest number of students ever), All Northwest band/choir, and State Solo competition (our very own Lauren Culver placing 2nd in state viola).
As a director of the orchestra program, I couldn't be prouder. As a team member of a fine arts department that has incredible successes, I couldn't be prouder. For my 4th year at West, graduating my first class of seniors that started with me as freshman, I couldn't be prouder. As a mom, a community member, and musician in Salem, I couldn't be prouder.
Here's to a great school environment where placing and winning is a result of dedicated, hard working, musical students. These students accomplished these successes not because they were pushed to do so, but because they did the work necessary to get them to these places. Thanks to wonderful parents, supportive teachers, and an amazing administration team headed by principal Ed John!
Now I and we prepare to put together 2 more concerts and wrap up this year. There are very exciting things in store for next year's orchestras - a strong and full Titan Orchestra, an experienced and big Sinfonietta, and a young and talented Chamber Orchestra. We move to a 7 period day which means that all musicians get to work together every day - a real bonus for the orchestras!
Musically yours,
~Daryl Silberman, proud orchestra director of West Salem Titan Orchestras
p.s. I look forward to seeing you all on May 25 at 6pm for our year-end orchestra concert (the 1st of 2)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Newsletter #21 (emailed 4/26/11)
***Save the Date***
The calendar is up-to-date on our website: www.titanorchestras.com
Fri Apr 29 - 4th grade string festival (Sinfonietta - mandatory), 12:30 - 7pm
Mon May 2 - Pre-State Concert (Chamber, Symphony) - 5pm concert start
Fri May 13 - State Orchestra Championships - 10:50am (Orch), 4:35pm (Sym)
Wed May 25 - Awards Concert (all students) 6pm awards, 7pm concert
Mon Jun 6 - Concerto concert (all students - attend or play) 7pm concert
Contained within:
1) Sinfonietta students run the 4th grade festival this Friday!
2) OSAA State Championship info!!!
3) Sectionals change after this week - keep eye on calendar
4) Sinfonietta and Titan Strings - return dresses/tux
5) Lollipop Fundraiser - to fix cello and bass
6) Good luck to violist Lauren C at OSAA Solo State Saturday!
1) Sinfonietta students run the 4th grade festival this Friday!
Sinfonietta students will be running the third annual 4th grade string festival this Friday - April 29. Students need to arrive by 12:30pm to rehearse in the orchestra room. Area 4th grade string students will arrive starting at 1pm. Each Sinfonietta student will be directly in charge of 2-4 young students. They will teach them a tune and mentor them. West students will be provided with a water, a snack and pizza. We perform at 6pm - parents are welcome! We should be done by about 6:45 or so. West students may leave once everything's been put away.
This is the last year we'll have 4th graders from only 4 schools in the West - next year it will be 5 schools! Exciting!
2) Congrats to Chamber and Symphony for going to State!
All 4 top performing groups at West - Wind Ensemble, Choir, Chamber Orchestra, and Symphony - will have the opportunity to play at OSAA State Championships. We must not undervalue that accomplishment! Many schools in our district did not have all 4 groups qualify and/or be accepted to perform. Our students have done exceptionally well this year!
Concert Monday May 2nd
Come May 2nd to West to hear these amazing groups. Concert order will *most* likely be: Wind Ensemble, Symphony, Orchestra, and then Choir. All students are required to stay for all groups. Parents are encouraged to stay. Each group will play a selection from their State-bound repertoire. The entire concert should be over before 7pm. It's an opportunity for you to hear the very best of the best!
Call Time for Monday
Students in Chamber and Symphony - your call time is 4:30pm to tune up in the orchestra room. 4:55 you are seated in the auditorium to hear the Wind Ensemble.
Schedule for State - May 13
On Friday May 13 Chamber Students will be excused for the day - we will rehearse during period 2. All Symphony Strings are excused to hop on the bus at 9am. We warm up at 10:25, PERFORM AT 10:50am, and sight read at 11:15. Students will eat lunch on campus at OSU (bring $ or a lunch).
Symphony winds and brass will meet up with us later in the day.
Symphony warms up at 4pm, PERFORMS AT 4:35, and sight reads at 5:10. We will then all go to dinner in downtown Corvallis - PARENTS AND ALUMNI ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR DINNER IN CORVALLIS AT 6pm ON FRIDAY MAY 13! Awards are at 9pm - 2 buses will take students back to West after awards are concluded - approximate return time of 10:30pm
3) Sectionals change after this week - keep your eye on the calendar
Starting this next week the sectional schedule changes. Students will only be called for sectional if their particular section needs some extra work. There will be some extra Chamber Orchestra and Symphony sectionals called. Please stay in touch with the Titan Orchestra Calendar for precise information. Students will be told their schedule, the schedule will posted on the board at school, students will be emailed, and the sectional will be on the calendar.
Calendar Link [on the right side of the blog page]
4) Sinfonietta and Titan Strings - return dresses/tux
Students in Sinfonietta and Titan Strings can now return their black dresses or tux pants/jackets. Dresses need to be washed and hung in the closet with a name tag on the hangar. Tuxes only need to be cleaned if the student has gotten them dirty.
Students in Symphony need to keep their symphony clothes!
The Awards Concert dress will be blue jeans (clean, not ripped) and black shirt.
5) Lollipop Fundraiser - to fix cello and bass
We need to pay back our ASB account for fixing a cello this year and a bass last year that broke. The quickest, yummiest way to fundraise that money is to complete this fun little Lollipop fundraiser. Students in all the groups will be asked to help. We are selling Chocolate Peace Pops for $1 each and Creme de la Creme Lollipops for $0.50 each. Thank you for your help with this fundraiser. If we sell them all, we will have raised almost $300 to cover the cost of the repairs.
6) Good luck to violist Lauren C at OSAA Solo State Saturday!
Our very own Lauren C is performing as District 4 winner in the viola division. She performs at 1:40 at Lewis and Clark college in Portland in the Albany 14 Smith Hall room. Audience is welcome at her performance! Good Luck Lauren!
Thanks for reading all the way down to the end of the newsletter...
~Ms S.
The calendar is up-to-date on our website: www.titanorchestras.com
Fri Apr 29 - 4th grade string festival (Sinfonietta - mandatory), 12:30 - 7pm
Mon May 2 - Pre-State Concert (Chamber, Symphony) - 5pm concert start
Fri May 13 - State Orchestra Championships - 10:50am (Orch), 4:35pm (Sym)
Wed May 25 - Awards Concert (all students) 6pm awards, 7pm concert
Mon Jun 6 - Concerto concert (all students - attend or play) 7pm concert
Contained within:
1) Sinfonietta students run the 4th grade festival this Friday!
2) OSAA State Championship info!!!
3) Sectionals change after this week - keep eye on calendar
4) Sinfonietta and Titan Strings - return dresses/tux
5) Lollipop Fundraiser - to fix cello and bass
6) Good luck to violist Lauren C at OSAA Solo State Saturday!
1) Sinfonietta students run the 4th grade festival this Friday!
Sinfonietta students will be running the third annual 4th grade string festival this Friday - April 29. Students need to arrive by 12:30pm to rehearse in the orchestra room. Area 4th grade string students will arrive starting at 1pm. Each Sinfonietta student will be directly in charge of 2-4 young students. They will teach them a tune and mentor them. West students will be provided with a water, a snack and pizza. We perform at 6pm - parents are welcome! We should be done by about 6:45 or so. West students may leave once everything's been put away.
This is the last year we'll have 4th graders from only 4 schools in the West - next year it will be 5 schools! Exciting!
2) Congrats to Chamber and Symphony for going to State!
All 4 top performing groups at West - Wind Ensemble, Choir, Chamber Orchestra, and Symphony - will have the opportunity to play at OSAA State Championships. We must not undervalue that accomplishment! Many schools in our district did not have all 4 groups qualify and/or be accepted to perform. Our students have done exceptionally well this year!
Concert Monday May 2nd
Come May 2nd to West to hear these amazing groups. Concert order will *most* likely be: Wind Ensemble, Symphony, Orchestra, and then Choir. All students are required to stay for all groups. Parents are encouraged to stay. Each group will play a selection from their State-bound repertoire. The entire concert should be over before 7pm. It's an opportunity for you to hear the very best of the best!
Call Time for Monday
Students in Chamber and Symphony - your call time is 4:30pm to tune up in the orchestra room. 4:55 you are seated in the auditorium to hear the Wind Ensemble.
Schedule for State - May 13
On Friday May 13 Chamber Students will be excused for the day - we will rehearse during period 2. All Symphony Strings are excused to hop on the bus at 9am. We warm up at 10:25, PERFORM AT 10:50am, and sight read at 11:15. Students will eat lunch on campus at OSU (bring $ or a lunch).
Symphony winds and brass will meet up with us later in the day.
Symphony warms up at 4pm, PERFORMS AT 4:35, and sight reads at 5:10. We will then all go to dinner in downtown Corvallis - PARENTS AND ALUMNI ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR DINNER IN CORVALLIS AT 6pm ON FRIDAY MAY 13! Awards are at 9pm - 2 buses will take students back to West after awards are concluded - approximate return time of 10:30pm
3) Sectionals change after this week - keep your eye on the calendar
Starting this next week the sectional schedule changes. Students will only be called for sectional if their particular section needs some extra work. There will be some extra Chamber Orchestra and Symphony sectionals called. Please stay in touch with the Titan Orchestra Calendar for precise information. Students will be told their schedule, the schedule will posted on the board at school, students will be emailed, and the sectional will be on the calendar.
Calendar Link [on the right side of the blog page]
4) Sinfonietta and Titan Strings - return dresses/tux
Students in Sinfonietta and Titan Strings can now return their black dresses or tux pants/jackets. Dresses need to be washed and hung in the closet with a name tag on the hangar. Tuxes only need to be cleaned if the student has gotten them dirty.
Students in Symphony need to keep their symphony clothes!
The Awards Concert dress will be blue jeans (clean, not ripped) and black shirt.
5) Lollipop Fundraiser - to fix cello and bass
We need to pay back our ASB account for fixing a cello this year and a bass last year that broke. The quickest, yummiest way to fundraise that money is to complete this fun little Lollipop fundraiser. Students in all the groups will be asked to help. We are selling Chocolate Peace Pops for $1 each and Creme de la Creme Lollipops for $0.50 each. Thank you for your help with this fundraiser. If we sell them all, we will have raised almost $300 to cover the cost of the repairs.
6) Good luck to violist Lauren C at OSAA Solo State Saturday!
Our very own Lauren C is performing as District 4 winner in the viola division. She performs at 1:40 at Lewis and Clark college in Portland in the Albany 14 Smith Hall room. Audience is welcome at her performance! Good Luck Lauren!
Thanks for reading all the way down to the end of the newsletter...
~Ms S.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Newsletter #20 (emailed 4/12/11)
***Save the Date***
The calendar is up-to-date on our website: www.titanorchestras.com
Sun Apr 17 - Salem Chamber Orchestra concert, 3pm
Fri Apr 29 - 4th grade string festival (Sinfonietta - mandatory), 12 - 7pm
Mon May 2 - Pre-State Concert (Chamber, Symphony)
Fri May 13 - State Orchestra Championships, daytime
Wed May 25 - Awards Concert (all students)
Contained within:
1) Salem Chamber Orchestra concert this Sunday
2) Explanation of Sectional Schedule coming up
3) Congrats to Chamber Orchestra and Symphony!
4) Rumor control about next year - what you can do
1) Salem Chamber Orchestra concert this Sunday
Come to a wonderful concert this next Sunday at Hudson Hall on the Willamette University campus - 3pm. Maestro Andrew Sewell will be coming to conduct Chamber Orchestra this Thursday. For more information, go to the website and call the ticket office: www.salemchamberorchestra.org - here's the program (great orchestra works!):
Debussy – Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun
Donizetti – “so anch’io la virtu magica” from Don Pasquale, with soprano Sydney Gabbard, winner of the Willamette Solo & Aria Competition
Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, with pianist Alexandre Dossin
Mozart – Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
2) Explanation of Sectional Schedule coming up
For the rest of this month (April), sectionals will continue as originally called (see the calendar on our website for confirmation of your schedule) but for the month of May sectionals will only be called as needed. I know this may present a problem for students who usually bus home or who need to arrange a ride. I will always advertise the schedule in advance by email, newsletter, online calendar, on the board in class, and verbally in class so students should have plenty of notice to arrange their schedules accordingly. Symphony sectionals, Chamber orchestra sectional, group orchestra sectionals will be called as we 'round the bend' to prepare for the last few concerts. We do not have sectionals during June, so this is just a change for 4 weeks of our program - I'm hopeful that we'll have fully attended sectionals. Thank you for your help in adjusting schedules.
3) Congrats to Chamber Orchestra and Symphony!
Both Chamber Orchestra and Symphony qualified for this year's Oregon State Orchestra Championships. We'll send in our scores and CDs and hope that we're given an opportunity to perform on May 13 at OSU. It's not a guarantee that we get to perform at State - we'll know for sure in a few weeks. We would LOVE to have parents and friends at the performance on May 13 - once we know exact times, we'll work with the parents to see if we can organize an effort to invite parents, alumni and other students to the concert.
Thank you to all the students and parents who helped with this year's Salem-Keizer District Band and Orchestra festival!!! The Wind Ensemble (Band) won the district, Chamber Orchestra pulled in a respectable 3rd place (by a narrow margin), and Symphony placed 2nd in the district. There was some beautiful music performed this past weekend on our stage. The audio from our orchestra groups should be up on the website by the end of this week.
4) Rumor control about next year - what you can do
I've heard different rumors about next year, including a rumor that arts and music is going to be cancelled at West and that instrumental music will be cut in 4th grade. THESE RUMORS AT THIS POINT ARE FALSE. We do know that the budget crisis is more dire than first predicted, but Fine Arts Supervisor Karl Raschkes, our West are admistrators, and the central office for Salem-Keizer have been working tirelessly to preserve programs. The effort is to "reduce" programs, not eliminate. Music at West is currently not in jeopardy. Neither is the 4th grade string program, at this point.
Please consider supporting music in this district by writing letters to the editor, writing letters/emails of support to your principals, and even writing emails to SK district superintendant Sandy Husk directly if you have ideas, questions, concerns, or support - husk_sandy@salkeiz.k12.or.us (she reads all emails and responds to most!). With obvious and vocal student and parent support of music, our music program can be as strong as ever.
Thanks for reading all the way down to the end of the newsletter...
~Ms S.
The calendar is up-to-date on our website: www.titanorchestras.com
Sun Apr 17 - Salem Chamber Orchestra concert, 3pm
Fri Apr 29 - 4th grade string festival (Sinfonietta - mandatory), 12 - 7pm
Mon May 2 - Pre-State Concert (Chamber, Symphony)
Fri May 13 - State Orchestra Championships, daytime
Wed May 25 - Awards Concert (all students)
Contained within:
1) Salem Chamber Orchestra concert this Sunday
2) Explanation of Sectional Schedule coming up
3) Congrats to Chamber Orchestra and Symphony!
4) Rumor control about next year - what you can do
1) Salem Chamber Orchestra concert this Sunday
Come to a wonderful concert this next Sunday at Hudson Hall on the Willamette University campus - 3pm. Maestro Andrew Sewell will be coming to conduct Chamber Orchestra this Thursday. For more information, go to the website and call the ticket office: www.salemchamberorchestra.org - here's the program (great orchestra works!):
Debussy – Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun
Donizetti – “so anch’io la virtu magica” from Don Pasquale, with soprano Sydney Gabbard, winner of the Willamette Solo & Aria Competition
Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, with pianist Alexandre Dossin
Mozart – Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter”
2) Explanation of Sectional Schedule coming up
For the rest of this month (April), sectionals will continue as originally called (see the calendar on our website for confirmation of your schedule) but for the month of May sectionals will only be called as needed. I know this may present a problem for students who usually bus home or who need to arrange a ride. I will always advertise the schedule in advance by email, newsletter, online calendar, on the board in class, and verbally in class so students should have plenty of notice to arrange their schedules accordingly. Symphony sectionals, Chamber orchestra sectional, group orchestra sectionals will be called as we 'round the bend' to prepare for the last few concerts. We do not have sectionals during June, so this is just a change for 4 weeks of our program - I'm hopeful that we'll have fully attended sectionals. Thank you for your help in adjusting schedules.
3) Congrats to Chamber Orchestra and Symphony!
Both Chamber Orchestra and Symphony qualified for this year's Oregon State Orchestra Championships. We'll send in our scores and CDs and hope that we're given an opportunity to perform on May 13 at OSU. It's not a guarantee that we get to perform at State - we'll know for sure in a few weeks. We would LOVE to have parents and friends at the performance on May 13 - once we know exact times, we'll work with the parents to see if we can organize an effort to invite parents, alumni and other students to the concert.
Thank you to all the students and parents who helped with this year's Salem-Keizer District Band and Orchestra festival!!! The Wind Ensemble (Band) won the district, Chamber Orchestra pulled in a respectable 3rd place (by a narrow margin), and Symphony placed 2nd in the district. There was some beautiful music performed this past weekend on our stage. The audio from our orchestra groups should be up on the website by the end of this week.
4) Rumor control about next year - what you can do
I've heard different rumors about next year, including a rumor that arts and music is going to be cancelled at West and that instrumental music will be cut in 4th grade. THESE RUMORS AT THIS POINT ARE FALSE. We do know that the budget crisis is more dire than first predicted, but Fine Arts Supervisor Karl Raschkes, our West are admistrators, and the central office for Salem-Keizer have been working tirelessly to preserve programs. The effort is to "reduce" programs, not eliminate. Music at West is currently not in jeopardy. Neither is the 4th grade string program, at this point.
Please consider supporting music in this district by writing letters to the editor, writing letters/emails of support to your principals, and even writing emails to SK district superintendant Sandy Husk directly if you have ideas, questions, concerns, or support - husk_sandy@salkeiz.k12.or.us (she reads all emails and responds to most!). With obvious and vocal student and parent support of music, our music program can be as strong as ever.
Thanks for reading all the way down to the end of the newsletter...
~Ms S.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Spring Assignment - due 4/11at 8am
Spring Assignment 2011 – fill out adjudication sheets for any 2 of the following groups. Sheets will be available at the auditorium door. If you cannot fulfill this assignment, you will need to complete the alternate assignment - ask Ms. S for details. Adjudications are due after you hear the group (return to envelope at the auditorium or bring to school on Monday).b
Central Valley League Friday April 8
Adv. BAND or WE STAGE TIME
Redmond 2:00 to 2:30 PM*
McKay 2:35 to 3:05
McNary 3:10 to 3:40
North 3:45 to 4:15
Dinner 4:15 – 5:00 4:15 – 5:00
Sprague 5:00 – 5:30
South 5:35 – 6:05
West Salem 6:10 – 6:40
Reynolds 6:45 – 7:15
WOU Band 7:20 – 7:50
Awards Presentation 8:00 – 8:15 PM
Orchestra District Invitational Saturday April 9
ORCHESTRA STAGE TIME
North Salem HS Chamber Orchestra 8:30 – 8:50
Sprague HS Symphony Strings 8:55 – 9:15
McKay Adv. String Orchestra 9:20 – 9:40
West Salem HS Chamber Orchestra 9:45 – 10:05
McNary Adv, String Orchestra 10:10 – 10:30
South Salem HS Chamber Orchestra 10:35 – 10:55
Sprague Camarata Orchestra 11:00 – 11:20
Reynolds HS Adv. String Orchestra 11:25 – 11:45
Lunch 11:45 – 12:45
North HS Symphony Orchestra 12:50 – 1:20
West Salem HS Symphony Orchestra 1:25 – 1:55
Sprague HS Symphony Orchestra 2:00 – 2:30
South HS Symphony Orchestra 2:35 – 3:05
McNary Symphony Orchestra 3:10 – 3:40
Reynolds Symphony Orchestra 3:45 – 4:15
Alternate assignment, for those unable to attend the district festival:
Choose a magazine from the orchestra room and do a magazine review. 3 important review elements:
1) Overall audience and perspective review
a. Who is the intended audience
b. What kind of balance of articles, information, and advertising is there
c. Give some examples of who this is written for and why
2) Advertising review
a. What kind of businesses advertise in this magazine?
b. What services or products are being sold
c. Follow a link to one of the advertisements (website, for example) and review the content of that site
3) Article review
a. Write a one sentence synopsis of the article
b. Then write at least 2 paragraphs about the article – what interested you, what you found out, what you knew, what you didn’t know.
Use complete sentences, proper grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. Spelling counts. Your alternate assignment must be typed. You can either print it out or email it to Ms. S. It is due by 8am Monday morning, April 11.
Central Valley League Friday April 8
Adv. BAND or WE STAGE TIME
Redmond 2:00 to 2:30 PM*
McKay 2:35 to 3:05
McNary 3:10 to 3:40
North 3:45 to 4:15
Dinner 4:15 – 5:00 4:15 – 5:00
Sprague 5:00 – 5:30
South 5:35 – 6:05
West Salem 6:10 – 6:40
Reynolds 6:45 – 7:15
WOU Band 7:20 – 7:50
Awards Presentation 8:00 – 8:15 PM
Orchestra District Invitational Saturday April 9
ORCHESTRA STAGE TIME
North Salem HS Chamber Orchestra 8:30 – 8:50
Sprague HS Symphony Strings 8:55 – 9:15
McKay Adv. String Orchestra 9:20 – 9:40
West Salem HS Chamber Orchestra 9:45 – 10:05
McNary Adv, String Orchestra 10:10 – 10:30
South Salem HS Chamber Orchestra 10:35 – 10:55
Sprague Camarata Orchestra 11:00 – 11:20
Reynolds HS Adv. String Orchestra 11:25 – 11:45
Lunch 11:45 – 12:45
North HS Symphony Orchestra 12:50 – 1:20
West Salem HS Symphony Orchestra 1:25 – 1:55
Sprague HS Symphony Orchestra 2:00 – 2:30
South HS Symphony Orchestra 2:35 – 3:05
McNary Symphony Orchestra 3:10 – 3:40
Reynolds Symphony Orchestra 3:45 – 4:15
Alternate assignment, for those unable to attend the district festival:
Choose a magazine from the orchestra room and do a magazine review. 3 important review elements:
1) Overall audience and perspective review
a. Who is the intended audience
b. What kind of balance of articles, information, and advertising is there
c. Give some examples of who this is written for and why
2) Advertising review
a. What kind of businesses advertise in this magazine?
b. What services or products are being sold
c. Follow a link to one of the advertisements (website, for example) and review the content of that site
3) Article review
a. Write a one sentence synopsis of the article
b. Then write at least 2 paragraphs about the article – what interested you, what you found out, what you knew, what you didn’t know.
Use complete sentences, proper grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. Spelling counts. Your alternate assignment must be typed. You can either print it out or email it to Ms. S. It is due by 8am Monday morning, April 11.
Call times for Saturday's performers
Call and performance times for Saturday 4/9/11
Chamber Orchestra
7:45am – pick up instruments from Orchestra room. Meet in choir room. Muffins provided (BYOdrink)
8:30 – listen to North Salem High School
9:20 – Warm up in orchestra room
9:45 – Performance on stage
10:10 – Sight reading in band room
Store instruments in choir room
Listen to South (10:35), Sprague (11) and Reynolds (11:25)
Symphony
12:00 – 12:15 (no later!) – pick up instruments from Orchestra room.
Store instruments in choir room (no playing!).
12:50 – Warm up in orchestra room
1:25 – Performance on stage
2:00 – Sight reading in band room
2:30 – Store instruments in choir room, but come back after 3:45 to return instruments to orchestra room
Listen to South (2:35), McNary (3:10) and Reynolds (3:45)
After 3:45 we can put instruments back in the orchestra room.
REMEMBER – you are responsible for your stuff = your instrument/bow/accessories, backpack, outfits, etc. Last year we lost some stuff and had a lot of things left in the choir room.
Dress – Chamber/Symphony outfits. Hair out of face. Black socks/hose. NO HEELS over ½ inch!!! Really!! No flashy or obvious jewelry.
Please invite friends and family to come hear you play! Chamber performs at 9:45am. Symphony performs at 1:25pm.
Chamber Orchestra
7:45am – pick up instruments from Orchestra room. Meet in choir room. Muffins provided (BYOdrink)
8:30 – listen to North Salem High School
9:20 – Warm up in orchestra room
9:45 – Performance on stage
10:10 – Sight reading in band room
Store instruments in choir room
Listen to South (10:35), Sprague (11) and Reynolds (11:25)
Symphony
12:00 – 12:15 (no later!) – pick up instruments from Orchestra room.
Store instruments in choir room (no playing!).
12:50 – Warm up in orchestra room
1:25 – Performance on stage
2:00 – Sight reading in band room
2:30 – Store instruments in choir room, but come back after 3:45 to return instruments to orchestra room
Listen to South (2:35), McNary (3:10) and Reynolds (3:45)
After 3:45 we can put instruments back in the orchestra room.
REMEMBER – you are responsible for your stuff = your instrument/bow/accessories, backpack, outfits, etc. Last year we lost some stuff and had a lot of things left in the choir room.
Dress – Chamber/Symphony outfits. Hair out of face. Black socks/hose. NO HEELS over ½ inch!!! Really!! No flashy or obvious jewelry.
Please invite friends and family to come hear you play! Chamber performs at 9:45am. Symphony performs at 1:25pm.
Thank you, opinion writer...
From the Statesman Journal, April 6, 2011
Opinion
What I think of the budget cuts directed to music is that the music industry gives job opportunities that can possibly support a family. Better yet, music feeds the soul (Shakespeare) and this job opportunity gives you the chance to enjoy your job rather than avoiding it.
If this opportunity of being educated in the music world is limited, how can we compete with the music industry out there today? And to those who are born with a love for music, how can we enjoy our job? And to those who enjoy listening to music, how can we feed our soul?
— Brycen Dodds, age 15, Salem
Opinion
What I think of the budget cuts directed to music is that the music industry gives job opportunities that can possibly support a family. Better yet, music feeds the soul (Shakespeare) and this job opportunity gives you the chance to enjoy your job rather than avoiding it.
If this opportunity of being educated in the music world is limited, how can we compete with the music industry out there today? And to those who are born with a love for music, how can we enjoy our job? And to those who enjoy listening to music, how can we feed our soul?
— Brycen Dodds, age 15, Salem
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Newsletter #19 (emailed 3/27/11)
***Save the Date***
The calendar is up-to-date on our website: www.titanorchestras.com
WE STILL NEED PENCILS - if your work offers pencils for marketing, please consider donating!!
Wed March 30 - Symphony Dress Rehearsal 2:30 - 5pm
Thu March 31 - WOU - Chamber 3:30/Symphony 4:30
Fri April 1 - Lowen thank you dinner
Mon April 4 - OR Symphony Pops - Beatles
Fri April 8 - Band festival run by Orchestra
Sat April 9 - Orchestra festival Symphony/Chamber
Mon April 11 - Salem Pops Summer Camp App due
Contained within:
1) Sectional schedule for the next concert cycle
2) OR Symphony Pops - Beatles concert!
3) Chicago congrats
4) Audition and repertoire info for next year's groups
1) Sectional schedule for the next concert cycle
The sectional schedule goes back to what it was before this past concert cycle. This schedule begins April 1 (with viola sectional this Friday):
Mondays - Sinfonietta Violins - starts April 4
Wednesdays - Sinfonietta Cellos, Sinfonietta Bass - starts April 6
Thursdays - Titan Violins, Titan Celli+Bass - starts April 7
Fridays - Sinfonietta Violas - strats April 1
Students involved with spring sports MUST have a signed contract on file and must make at least one sectional per month (once in April, once in May) before the May 25 concert. The contact available online is the wrong contract (it's from last year) - it will be updated and students can get a copy of this year's contract from me (Ms. S) in class Monday.
2) OR Symphony Pops - Beatles concert!
We can get 10 student tickets and one adult ticket for what promises to be the funnest concert of the year - the Oregon Symphony Pops Beatles Classical Mystery Tour concert next Monday evening - April 4 at 8pm. Student ticket price is $5, the one adult ticket we can get is $10. Please either email Ms S (respond to this newsletter email) or reserve your ticket in class. If we have more requests than tickets, I will see what can be done. Once you reserve a ticket, you are responsible for the ticket fee (even if you don't end up attending the concert!). More info:
http://oregonsymphony.com/salem/
3) Chicago congrats
To the 48 students and 8 parents who went to Chicago - congratulations on a great trip! You played beautifully at VanderCook College of Music, Vernon Hills High School, and on stage at Orchestra Hall. We are working on a site where we can share pictures. In class, you will receive your copy of the program for your 'keepsake books'. Students who have West bows or instruments, please make sure you bring the item(s) back on Monday or Tuesday.
4) Audition and repertoire info for next year's groups
Here are audition requirements and scheduled times for next year's orchestra members:
Week of March 28
Chamber Orchestra underclassmen - by appointment (lunch or after school)
Sinfonietta - Tuesday March 29 and Thursday March 31
Titan Violins - Violins March 30, Cellos and Bass April 1
Material
For students interested in being in Chamber next year - 3 octave scale of your choice, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire, excerpt from other solo repertoire of your choosing, sight reading at the audition
For students interested in being in Sinfonietta next year - 2 or 3 octave scale with a shift of your choice, 1 slow vibrato scale, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire
For students interested in staying in Orchestra (Titan Strings) next year - 2 octave scale of your choice, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire
Thanks for reading all the way down to the end of the newsletter...
~Ms S.
The calendar is up-to-date on our website: www.titanorchestras.com
WE STILL NEED PENCILS - if your work offers pencils for marketing, please consider donating!!
Wed March 30 - Symphony Dress Rehearsal 2:30 - 5pm
Thu March 31 - WOU - Chamber 3:30/Symphony 4:30
Fri April 1 - Lowen thank you dinner
Mon April 4 - OR Symphony Pops - Beatles
Fri April 8 - Band festival run by Orchestra
Sat April 9 - Orchestra festival Symphony/Chamber
Mon April 11 - Salem Pops Summer Camp App due
Contained within:
1) Sectional schedule for the next concert cycle
2) OR Symphony Pops - Beatles concert!
3) Chicago congrats
4) Audition and repertoire info for next year's groups
1) Sectional schedule for the next concert cycle
The sectional schedule goes back to what it was before this past concert cycle. This schedule begins April 1 (with viola sectional this Friday):
Mondays - Sinfonietta Violins - starts April 4
Wednesdays - Sinfonietta Cellos, Sinfonietta Bass - starts April 6
Thursdays - Titan Violins, Titan Celli+Bass - starts April 7
Fridays - Sinfonietta Violas - strats April 1
Students involved with spring sports MUST have a signed contract on file and must make at least one sectional per month (once in April, once in May) before the May 25 concert. The contact available online is the wrong contract (it's from last year) - it will be updated and students can get a copy of this year's contract from me (Ms. S) in class Monday.
2) OR Symphony Pops - Beatles concert!
We can get 10 student tickets and one adult ticket for what promises to be the funnest concert of the year - the Oregon Symphony Pops Beatles Classical Mystery Tour concert next Monday evening - April 4 at 8pm. Student ticket price is $5, the one adult ticket we can get is $10. Please either email Ms S (respond to this newsletter email) or reserve your ticket in class. If we have more requests than tickets, I will see what can be done. Once you reserve a ticket, you are responsible for the ticket fee (even if you don't end up attending the concert!). More info:
http://oregonsymphony.com/salem/
3) Chicago congrats
To the 48 students and 8 parents who went to Chicago - congratulations on a great trip! You played beautifully at VanderCook College of Music, Vernon Hills High School, and on stage at Orchestra Hall. We are working on a site where we can share pictures. In class, you will receive your copy of the program for your 'keepsake books'. Students who have West bows or instruments, please make sure you bring the item(s) back on Monday or Tuesday.
4) Audition and repertoire info for next year's groups
Here are audition requirements and scheduled times for next year's orchestra members:
Week of March 28
Chamber Orchestra underclassmen - by appointment (lunch or after school)
Sinfonietta - Tuesday March 29 and Thursday March 31
Titan Violins - Violins March 30, Cellos and Bass April 1
Material
For students interested in being in Chamber next year - 3 octave scale of your choice, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire, excerpt from other solo repertoire of your choosing, sight reading at the audition
For students interested in being in Sinfonietta next year - 2 or 3 octave scale with a shift of your choice, 1 slow vibrato scale, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire
For students interested in staying in Orchestra (Titan Strings) next year - 2 octave scale of your choice, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire
Thanks for reading all the way down to the end of the newsletter...
~Ms S.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Chicago Day 5
I cannot believe it's Monday evening already!!! I am so proud of this orchestra - let me tell you a little bit about today.
This morning Chamber was down stairs for a very productive rehearsal and warmup, followed by a Combine orchestra rehearsal. We put back a little bit more hair, added some black socks to a few bare ankles, and headed out to the bus.
At Orchestra Hall, Chamber played first. We took our instruments out in a beautiful ballroom on the 2nd floor of the Orchestra Hall. The warmup room - Buntrock Hall - was beautiful too. Chamber took a picture under the huge Chicago Symphony sign. Then we played. Chamber did great in the Tchaikovsky - all the work we've done these past few months paid off! The October piece was slow and moving. Giannini rocked. We played well and felt well!
After lunch, Combined Orchestra got warmed up and played. Capriol Suite went really well - we incorporated some of the tips Dr. Dabcynski had given us yesterday. The piece we were most nervous about - Texians - went so well! We were all happily surprised. The closer - Marche Slav - was great. We felt so proud of ourselves when we were done.
The way this Gold Festival works, at the finale performance we hear the Honor band, Honor Orchestra, and 2 encore groups - one band, one orchestra. We had 10 students in the auditioned Honor group and they sounded great. The Encore groups are chosen from the highest scoring group. Unfortunately, neither of our groups were chosen to be the Encore orchestra group, but I was told that we were only a few points away from being so.
And, speaking of points, check this out - our scores were great! We were given very high scores - so high, that actually both Chamber and Combined had the same total score when added up: 288 out of 300. But, who's counting?! In a Heritage Gold festival there are no 'winners' or 'losers'. We all get the same beautiful take-home trophy (we got 2 because we had 2 groups) and the director's gift was a lovely Mollard baton in a wooden keepsake box. The music-making today, as a result of some very hard work, inspiration, and sweat, was incredible! I don't think there was a musician or parent there who didn't feel proud!
This evening we spent a good 2+ hours celebrating at the Greek Islands restaurant - the food was amazing! Ask the kids what their favorite was - the flaming cheese was pretty cool! I think I'll dream of the desserts for a long time...
The kids are all taped snugly in their rooms - we have a 7:45am packed-bag-down-to-the-lobby call tomorrow. One more day of sight seeing (Field Museum/Art Institute/Bloomingdales) and then we need to be at the airport by 3:30pm tomorrow. See you at PDX around 7:30pm tomorrow night.
What a trip!!!
This morning Chamber was down stairs for a very productive rehearsal and warmup, followed by a Combine orchestra rehearsal. We put back a little bit more hair, added some black socks to a few bare ankles, and headed out to the bus.
At Orchestra Hall, Chamber played first. We took our instruments out in a beautiful ballroom on the 2nd floor of the Orchestra Hall. The warmup room - Buntrock Hall - was beautiful too. Chamber took a picture under the huge Chicago Symphony sign. Then we played. Chamber did great in the Tchaikovsky - all the work we've done these past few months paid off! The October piece was slow and moving. Giannini rocked. We played well and felt well!
After lunch, Combined Orchestra got warmed up and played. Capriol Suite went really well - we incorporated some of the tips Dr. Dabcynski had given us yesterday. The piece we were most nervous about - Texians - went so well! We were all happily surprised. The closer - Marche Slav - was great. We felt so proud of ourselves when we were done.
The way this Gold Festival works, at the finale performance we hear the Honor band, Honor Orchestra, and 2 encore groups - one band, one orchestra. We had 10 students in the auditioned Honor group and they sounded great. The Encore groups are chosen from the highest scoring group. Unfortunately, neither of our groups were chosen to be the Encore orchestra group, but I was told that we were only a few points away from being so.
And, speaking of points, check this out - our scores were great! We were given very high scores - so high, that actually both Chamber and Combined had the same total score when added up: 288 out of 300. But, who's counting?! In a Heritage Gold festival there are no 'winners' or 'losers'. We all get the same beautiful take-home trophy (we got 2 because we had 2 groups) and the director's gift was a lovely Mollard baton in a wooden keepsake box. The music-making today, as a result of some very hard work, inspiration, and sweat, was incredible! I don't think there was a musician or parent there who didn't feel proud!
This evening we spent a good 2+ hours celebrating at the Greek Islands restaurant - the food was amazing! Ask the kids what their favorite was - the flaming cheese was pretty cool! I think I'll dream of the desserts for a long time...
The kids are all taped snugly in their rooms - we have a 7:45am packed-bag-down-to-the-lobby call tomorrow. One more day of sight seeing (Field Museum/Art Institute/Bloomingdales) and then we need to be at the airport by 3:30pm tomorrow. See you at PDX around 7:30pm tomorrow night.
What a trip!!!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Chicago Day 4
Sunday in Chicago brought weather - during our clinic with Dr. Dabcynski we heard lots of thunder. In fact, one of his sentences was perfectly punctuated with a loud clap of thunder. It rained a lot mid day - glad we weren't out sight seeing!
We started the day with rehearsal for Honors and sectionals for everyone else. The motivation being that we wanted to play impressively for our clinician. At 10:30 we had an hour and a half with Dr. Andy Dabcynski. He was great - the parent chaperons were very impressed with what he had to say, as were the students! He's a very dynamic and impressive person. He had many great musical ideas for us and was very complimentary to our group. The favorite thing he said to our Chamber group was how impressed he was with how they had their own unique, and musically successful, sound. Both the combined and chamber greatly benefited from the time with him. Kudos to Heritage Festival for providing us with such a quality clinician!
This afternoon students had some down time after a delicious lunch at the Holy Cow (homage to Harry Caray - famous Chicago ball announcer). Many kids went to the very big mall across the street - Yorktown Mall. Wow - what a mall! Some students went swimming (I hear there was an active poker game pool side). Parent chaperons were busy keeping track of everyone. At 5:15 everyone was on time for Combined Orchestra rehearsal. We had a very productive rehearsal - inspired by the clinic earlier in the day.
Tonight we had a banquet dinner with about 1000 other students in the ballroom at the hotel. Tonight, we look forward to getting some sleep in preparation for our big day tomorrow.
I will say, for the benefit of parents reading this blog, that I am so proud of our West students, both for the fact that they on the whole are so well behaved (believe me, we've seen groups at this hotel not well behaved) and for appreciating the musical and educational components of this trip - thanks to Trip Czar Mark Lowen and his expert chaperon team. We have lost 4 phones and one wallet - but all have been found. We've had 3 sick students, and all seem to have recovered. We have all adhered to dress codes, meeting and rehearsal times. It's been a real pleasure to be on this trip with this group of kids!
Tomorrow - we play on stage at Orchestra Hall... we're so excited!
Quote of the day:
1. These legs were not made for walking!
We started the day with rehearsal for Honors and sectionals for everyone else. The motivation being that we wanted to play impressively for our clinician. At 10:30 we had an hour and a half with Dr. Andy Dabcynski. He was great - the parent chaperons were very impressed with what he had to say, as were the students! He's a very dynamic and impressive person. He had many great musical ideas for us and was very complimentary to our group. The favorite thing he said to our Chamber group was how impressed he was with how they had their own unique, and musically successful, sound. Both the combined and chamber greatly benefited from the time with him. Kudos to Heritage Festival for providing us with such a quality clinician!
This afternoon students had some down time after a delicious lunch at the Holy Cow (homage to Harry Caray - famous Chicago ball announcer). Many kids went to the very big mall across the street - Yorktown Mall. Wow - what a mall! Some students went swimming (I hear there was an active poker game pool side). Parent chaperons were busy keeping track of everyone. At 5:15 everyone was on time for Combined Orchestra rehearsal. We had a very productive rehearsal - inspired by the clinic earlier in the day.
Tonight we had a banquet dinner with about 1000 other students in the ballroom at the hotel. Tonight, we look forward to getting some sleep in preparation for our big day tomorrow.
I will say, for the benefit of parents reading this blog, that I am so proud of our West students, both for the fact that they on the whole are so well behaved (believe me, we've seen groups at this hotel not well behaved) and for appreciating the musical and educational components of this trip - thanks to Trip Czar Mark Lowen and his expert chaperon team. We have lost 4 phones and one wallet - but all have been found. We've had 3 sick students, and all seem to have recovered. We have all adhered to dress codes, meeting and rehearsal times. It's been a real pleasure to be on this trip with this group of kids!
Tomorrow - we play on stage at Orchestra Hall... we're so excited!
Quote of the day:
1. These legs were not made for walking!
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Chicago Day 3
I'll start this post by mentioning that we're all tired! But, what a day! Who knew we needed to fly to Chicago in March to have a beautiful, sunny day by the beach (lake front anyway)?!
The morning started with rehearsals - Honors group got to work with Dr. Dabcynski (he's amazing! He is a professor at BYU Provo teaching Music Education - great teacher!) and the rest of the group worked in sectional rehearsals. At 10am we all hopped on the hotel shuttles to go to the train station. The train in Chicago is a double deck commuter train - great ride! By a little after noon we were in downtown Chicago. Different groups went different places - but one thing we all did... WALK and WALK and WALK! One group went to the Navy Pier, one to the Field Museum, and a few went shopping along Michigan Avenue. I think our Oregonians saw more people in one place than they've ever seen - there were masses and masses of people everywhere! After 3-4 hours of walking, we all congregated at Gino's East pizza only to find out that we were actually booked into the 'other' Gino's East and need to walk another 20 minutes. What a yummy treat once we got there though - deep dish Chicago-style pizza... cornbread crust... yum!!!
The next part of our trip wasn't so much fun... we walked a few blocks to the "L" (elevated train), took 2 quick trains to the Train station to catch the big train... only to find out that we were about 2 minutes too late. Ugh! Luckily, the Westin hotel came to our rescue - driving two gleaming white horses (well, shuttles anyway). By 8:30pm we were seated in our rehearsal room back at the hotel... amazing! We rehearsed until 10 (Chamber worked until about 10:30pm) and now we're off to bed.
Quotes of the day (other than "Gina, where's your phone?"):
1. Stop being so straight and go shopping.
(unofficial) 2. What's he's doing? He's being Chris.
The morning started with rehearsals - Honors group got to work with Dr. Dabcynski (he's amazing! He is a professor at BYU Provo teaching Music Education - great teacher!) and the rest of the group worked in sectional rehearsals. At 10am we all hopped on the hotel shuttles to go to the train station. The train in Chicago is a double deck commuter train - great ride! By a little after noon we were in downtown Chicago. Different groups went different places - but one thing we all did... WALK and WALK and WALK! One group went to the Navy Pier, one to the Field Museum, and a few went shopping along Michigan Avenue. I think our Oregonians saw more people in one place than they've ever seen - there were masses and masses of people everywhere! After 3-4 hours of walking, we all congregated at Gino's East pizza only to find out that we were actually booked into the 'other' Gino's East and need to walk another 20 minutes. What a yummy treat once we got there though - deep dish Chicago-style pizza... cornbread crust... yum!!!
The next part of our trip wasn't so much fun... we walked a few blocks to the "L" (elevated train), took 2 quick trains to the Train station to catch the big train... only to find out that we were about 2 minutes too late. Ugh! Luckily, the Westin hotel came to our rescue - driving two gleaming white horses (well, shuttles anyway). By 8:30pm we were seated in our rehearsal room back at the hotel... amazing! We rehearsed until 10 (Chamber worked until about 10:30pm) and now we're off to bed.
Quotes of the day (other than "Gina, where's your phone?"):
1. Stop being so straight and go shopping.
(unofficial) 2. What's he's doing? He's being Chris.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Chicago Day 2
Can you believe it? It was beautiful here today - 55 or 60 degrees. What a day we've had!
8:15am we were on the bus, off to downtown Chicago. It was very exciting to see the building formerly known as the Sears Tower (now Willis) knowing we'd be going up there a few hours later. First stop was William Harris Lee - www.whlee.com - to visit where the instruments were made that we are borrowing (cellos and basses). This violin shop is in a beautiful building on Michigan Ave. - from their 5th floor window we could see Lake Michigan. Our group was split in half - we got to meet the luthiers (instrument builders and restorers) who work in the back of the shop. Johnathan showed us lots about how instruments were made - we saw a beautiful violin from northern Europe, circa 1750, that was being restored. The other half of the group heard from Amy all about the shop, instruments, buying and renting instruments, and more. Then the groups switched. Amazingly informative! Anyone interested in purchasing an instrument should definitely consider contacting the folks at William Harris Lee.
Next stop, 11am, was the Sky Deck at the Willis/Sears tower. Lots of standing in lines to wait for the 60 second elevator ride, but the result was awesome - we could see for miles!!! We were on the 103rd floor - and got to stand OUTSIDE the building in a plexiglass box that protrudes 5 feet outside the building (completely closed in, but totally see through). It was fun to see the students spending time enjoying the Sky Deck.
Lunch, after we came back down, was on the run - hot dogs, Chinese food, Italian food. Then we headed to Orchestra Hall for the 1:30 Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert. Some of us were in the 3rd or 4th row, some of us about 15 rows back. We saw a fascinating multi-media presentation about Elgar's Enigma Variations complete with actors! The famous Charles Dutoit conducted the CSO. After intermission, we heard the complete piece performed. It was fantastic!!!!
The bus whisked us away, after that performance, to Vernon Hills High School where we met students and heard a program amazingly similar to ours. Only, they have a pool INSIDE their school - waterpolo practice was going on when we were eating dinner! The Vernon Hills Symphony, under the baton of Frank Lestina, played the Butterfly Lover's Concerto (Chen - He) and the Finale from Dvorak's New World Symphony. Then our groups played for them. The cultural exchange was great - we met Lacrosse players, robotics students, and many other kids similar to us. The provided us with a great dinner and some great connections were made.
This evening the Honors orchestra group had rehearsal, and the rest of us did some practicing in small groups and then we had a Trivia contest based on the first 2 days of the trip. Time to tape the doors and settle down. Tomorrow starts bright and early with an 8 or 8:30 call (depending on the group). Sightseeing (and some rehearsing) tomorrow...
Quotes of the day (other than "Gina, do you have your violin??"):
1. Do you want a Mountain Dew?
2. I owe you one.
3. I want to drive fast, in a car that was made for that.
8:15am we were on the bus, off to downtown Chicago. It was very exciting to see the building formerly known as the Sears Tower (now Willis) knowing we'd be going up there a few hours later. First stop was William Harris Lee - www.whlee.com - to visit where the instruments were made that we are borrowing (cellos and basses). This violin shop is in a beautiful building on Michigan Ave. - from their 5th floor window we could see Lake Michigan. Our group was split in half - we got to meet the luthiers (instrument builders and restorers) who work in the back of the shop. Johnathan showed us lots about how instruments were made - we saw a beautiful violin from northern Europe, circa 1750, that was being restored. The other half of the group heard from Amy all about the shop, instruments, buying and renting instruments, and more. Then the groups switched. Amazingly informative! Anyone interested in purchasing an instrument should definitely consider contacting the folks at William Harris Lee.
Next stop, 11am, was the Sky Deck at the Willis/Sears tower. Lots of standing in lines to wait for the 60 second elevator ride, but the result was awesome - we could see for miles!!! We were on the 103rd floor - and got to stand OUTSIDE the building in a plexiglass box that protrudes 5 feet outside the building (completely closed in, but totally see through). It was fun to see the students spending time enjoying the Sky Deck.
Lunch, after we came back down, was on the run - hot dogs, Chinese food, Italian food. Then we headed to Orchestra Hall for the 1:30 Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert. Some of us were in the 3rd or 4th row, some of us about 15 rows back. We saw a fascinating multi-media presentation about Elgar's Enigma Variations complete with actors! The famous Charles Dutoit conducted the CSO. After intermission, we heard the complete piece performed. It was fantastic!!!!
The bus whisked us away, after that performance, to Vernon Hills High School where we met students and heard a program amazingly similar to ours. Only, they have a pool INSIDE their school - waterpolo practice was going on when we were eating dinner! The Vernon Hills Symphony, under the baton of Frank Lestina, played the Butterfly Lover's Concerto (Chen - He) and the Finale from Dvorak's New World Symphony. Then our groups played for them. The cultural exchange was great - we met Lacrosse players, robotics students, and many other kids similar to us. The provided us with a great dinner and some great connections were made.
This evening the Honors orchestra group had rehearsal, and the rest of us did some practicing in small groups and then we had a Trivia contest based on the first 2 days of the trip. Time to tape the doors and settle down. Tomorrow starts bright and early with an 8 or 8:30 call (depending on the group). Sightseeing (and some rehearsing) tomorrow...
Quotes of the day (other than "Gina, do you have your violin??"):
1. Do you want a Mountain Dew?
2. I owe you one.
3. I want to drive fast, in a car that was made for that.
Chicago Day 1
So, we met at 6:15 at the field house at West, and without a hitch we were on the bus - 57 West Salem students and parents off to Chicago for 6 days and 5 nights. The comfy OC&W bus took us up to PDX in record time. Trip Czar clocked the check-in process from bus through security at 40 minutes - smashing!!!
The flight was quick and easy... then, Chicago!!! A balmy 68 degrees when we landed, we soon learned what humitidy feels like. Our bus driver Shirl (sp?) wisked us away to VanderCook College of Music where we were lucky enough to rehearse both groups. At 7:30pm we took part in a big side-by-side concert consisting of Vandercook college students, 2 high schools other than us, and a wonderful performance of Beethoven 5th symphony 1st movement by a YOURS project (inner city youth orchestra) symphony.
Then about 400 of us or so played Stars 'n Stripes forever. We learned that Vandercook College of Music students learn to play all different instruments - for example; if you are a violin major (Education), you take 2 semesters of a brass or wind instrument and play in the orchestra.
At 9pm CST we left for the beautiful Westin hotel. After a quick check in we ran to Target to fill up on breakfast and nibble supplies. The 11pm lights out call came quick. Doors were taped, and 57 Oregonians drifted off to sleep in their Heavenly beds (love the Westin beds!)
Quote of the day #1 - Do you have your banana?
Quote of the day #2 - Hey, how would you like it if I looked at your bottom? (Seen on the bottom of our Jimmy Lunch boxes).
This morning we're up and off to the Sears tower... 52 degrees is the high projected today. Signing off from Illinois
~Ms S
The flight was quick and easy... then, Chicago!!! A balmy 68 degrees when we landed, we soon learned what humitidy feels like. Our bus driver Shirl (sp?) wisked us away to VanderCook College of Music where we were lucky enough to rehearse both groups. At 7:30pm we took part in a big side-by-side concert consisting of Vandercook college students, 2 high schools other than us, and a wonderful performance of Beethoven 5th symphony 1st movement by a YOURS project (inner city youth orchestra) symphony.
Then about 400 of us or so played Stars 'n Stripes forever. We learned that Vandercook College of Music students learn to play all different instruments - for example; if you are a violin major (Education), you take 2 semesters of a brass or wind instrument and play in the orchestra.
At 9pm CST we left for the beautiful Westin hotel. After a quick check in we ran to Target to fill up on breakfast and nibble supplies. The 11pm lights out call came quick. Doors were taped, and 57 Oregonians drifted off to sleep in their Heavenly beds (love the Westin beds!)
Quote of the day #1 - Do you have your banana?
Quote of the day #2 - Hey, how would you like it if I looked at your bottom? (Seen on the bottom of our Jimmy Lunch boxes).
This morning we're up and off to the Sears tower... 52 degrees is the high projected today. Signing off from Illinois
~Ms S
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Webquest links for Friday March 18
Here are the websites you'll need for the webquest for period 6 on Friday March 18.
1) Our blog - www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com
2) Music Theory Lessons - http://www.8notes.com/theory/
3) Music Theory Games Notes Test - www.8notes.com/games/
4) Music Tech Teacher - http://www.musictechteacher.com/musicquizzes.htm
5) Music History at DSO Kids
Composers - http://www.dsokids.com/listen/composerlist.aspx?
Time Machine - http://www.dsokids.com/games/timemachine/default.aspx
Beethoven Baseball - http://www.dsokids.com/games/baseball/default.aspx
6 and 7) Google Search - www.google.com
7) Titan Orchestras Home (click on "Links" at the top)- www.titanorchestras.com
1) Our blog - www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com
2) Music Theory Lessons - http://www.8notes.com/theory/
3) Music Theory Games Notes Test - www.8notes.com/games/
4) Music Tech Teacher - http://www.musictechteacher.com/musicquizzes.htm
5) Music History at DSO Kids
Composers - http://www.dsokids.com/listen/composerlist.aspx?
Time Machine - http://www.dsokids.com/games/timemachine/default.aspx
Beethoven Baseball - http://www.dsokids.com/games/baseball/default.aspx
6 and 7) Google Search - www.google.com
7) Titan Orchestras Home (click on "Links" at the top)- www.titanorchestras.com
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Newsletter #18 (emailed 3/15/11)
***Save the Date***
The calendar is up-to-date on our website: www.titanorchestras.com
Thu March 17 - 22 Chicago trip
Sat March 26 - Lisa Harder/Frida Talent Contest
Thu March 31 - WOU for Symphony/Chamber
Fri April 8 - Band festival run by Orchestra
Sat April 9 - Orchestra festival Symphony/Chamber
Contained within:
1) Salem Pops Summer Camp Scholarship available
2) More info about the Frida and Lisa Talent Contest
3) Audition and repertoire info for next year's groups
4) We REALLY need pencils
5) Concert Thank You
1) Salem Pops Summer Camp Scholarship available
From parent Kelly Culver (thank you!)
Hi...just wanted to pass along a plug for students (9th, 10th, 11th) who want to attend fee-based orchestra camps this summer to apply for one of these scholarships. The applications are on their website. I believe applications are due April 11.
Lauren benefitted from it 2 times. The group really loves encouraging students, and 7 of 10 senior finalists that applied for the college scholarship were from West!
Thanks! Kelly
Website link: Salem Pops Scholarship Application
Here's a list of summer music camps in the area:
Britt Festival - chamber music, southern OR
Marrowstone - symphonic, WA
Mark O'Connor Fiddle Camp - fiddle, Tenn.
Mark Wood Rock Camp - Rock, Kentucky
Icicle Creek - chamber + symphonic, WA
Young Musicians and Artists - symphonic, Salem
Aaron Meyer - contemporary, Cannon Beach, OR
And, here's a place to search camps: http://www.violinist.com/violin-camps/
2) More info about the Frida and Lisa Talent Contest
From parent Jacque Dodds
They need 50 participants in order to make the 1st - $500, 2nd - $250 & 3rd - $100 place prizes. Last week they only had 16 participants commit but none have paid their fee. So prize amounts will be contingent on number of participants up to 50. I'm assuming extra proceeds from regist fees past 50 applicants will go to the girls. $5 cover charge [for audience members] will all go to Lisa and Frida.
Participants need to attend one out of two prep meetings: Fri March 18th 3-4pm or Sun 20th 6-7pm. [They will set a special date for West Salem students if there are people interested but will be in Chicago during the prep meetings]. They also need to arrive an hour before their stage time which they will be contacted about after all the registration forms are in and a schedule is set. Performance must be minimum of 2 min and no more than 5 min. Performances must be family friendly. Performers need to supply all their own music, props &/or instruments.
For more info, see flyers around school, application form at the office, or click on this link: http://fridasfight.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/6238446-talen-competition
3) Audition and repertoire info for next year's groups
Here are audition requirements and scheduled times for next year's orchestra members:
Week of March 28
Chamber Orchestra underclassmen - by appointment (lunch or after school)
Sinfonietta - Tuesday March 29 and Thursday March 31
Titan Violins - Violins March 30, Cellos and Bass April 1
Material
For students interested in being in Chamber next year - 3 octave scale of your choice, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire, excerpt from other solo repertoire of your choosing, sight reading at the audition
For students interested in being in Sinfonietta next year - 2 or 3 octave scale with a shift of your choice, 1 slow vibrato scale, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire
For students interested in staying in Orchestra (Titan Strings) next year - 2 octave scale of your choice, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire
4) We REALLY need pencils
So, we go through tons and tons of pencils in this orchestra room and my last request for pencils rendered only 4 packs of pencils (though there are over 40 of you who never brought 2 packs of pencils in like you were asked to do at the beginning of the year) - which we're almost through. If any parents work somewhere (Universities or 'big companies') where you might be able to get a big batch of pencils, that would be really neat (we had some from WOU, Salem Electric, and Spirit Mountain, for example). Or, if you frequent the dollar store and feel like picking up a few dollars worth, that would be great. The next step is that I will go through my beginning-of-the-year lists and require 2 packs from each person who hasn't brought pencils in yet. Thanks...
5) Concert Thank You
Thank you to students and parents for a attending the very long but very rewarding concert Monday night. I noticed that the level of playing across the program has risen quite steeply this year. I will adapt the format of the Spring Concert next year so it's not so long, but will still keep the element of having students perform solos in groups - I feel that was a very successful experience for the program. Thank you, as always, to the incredible (and tireless) parents who offer time for the Titan Orchestra Boosters group - Kirkpatricks, Tatmans, Lowens, Larsons, Kims, Winklers, and more.
Thanks for reading all the way down to the end of the newsletter...
~Ms S.
The calendar is up-to-date on our website: www.titanorchestras.com
Thu March 17 - 22 Chicago trip
Sat March 26 - Lisa Harder/Frida Talent Contest
Thu March 31 - WOU for Symphony/Chamber
Fri April 8 - Band festival run by Orchestra
Sat April 9 - Orchestra festival Symphony/Chamber
Contained within:
1) Salem Pops Summer Camp Scholarship available
2) More info about the Frida and Lisa Talent Contest
3) Audition and repertoire info for next year's groups
4) We REALLY need pencils
5) Concert Thank You
1) Salem Pops Summer Camp Scholarship available
From parent Kelly Culver (thank you!)
Hi...just wanted to pass along a plug for students (9th, 10th, 11th) who want to attend fee-based orchestra camps this summer to apply for one of these scholarships. The applications are on their website. I believe applications are due April 11.
Lauren benefitted from it 2 times. The group really loves encouraging students, and 7 of 10 senior finalists that applied for the college scholarship were from West!
Thanks! Kelly
Website link: Salem Pops Scholarship Application
Here's a list of summer music camps in the area:
Britt Festival - chamber music, southern OR
Marrowstone - symphonic, WA
Mark O'Connor Fiddle Camp - fiddle, Tenn.
Mark Wood Rock Camp - Rock, Kentucky
Icicle Creek - chamber + symphonic, WA
Young Musicians and Artists - symphonic, Salem
Aaron Meyer - contemporary, Cannon Beach, OR
And, here's a place to search camps: http://www.violinist.com/violin-camps/
2) More info about the Frida and Lisa Talent Contest
From parent Jacque Dodds
They need 50 participants in order to make the 1st - $500, 2nd - $250 & 3rd - $100 place prizes. Last week they only had 16 participants commit but none have paid their fee. So prize amounts will be contingent on number of participants up to 50. I'm assuming extra proceeds from regist fees past 50 applicants will go to the girls. $5 cover charge [for audience members] will all go to Lisa and Frida.
Participants need to attend one out of two prep meetings: Fri March 18th 3-4pm or Sun 20th 6-7pm. [They will set a special date for West Salem students if there are people interested but will be in Chicago during the prep meetings]. They also need to arrive an hour before their stage time which they will be contacted about after all the registration forms are in and a schedule is set. Performance must be minimum of 2 min and no more than 5 min. Performances must be family friendly. Performers need to supply all their own music, props &/or instruments.
For more info, see flyers around school, application form at the office, or click on this link: http://fridasfight.webs.com/apps/blog/entries/show/6238446-talen-competition
3) Audition and repertoire info for next year's groups
Here are audition requirements and scheduled times for next year's orchestra members:
Week of March 28
Chamber Orchestra underclassmen - by appointment (lunch or after school)
Sinfonietta - Tuesday March 29 and Thursday March 31
Titan Violins - Violins March 30, Cellos and Bass April 1
Material
For students interested in being in Chamber next year - 3 octave scale of your choice, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire, excerpt from other solo repertoire of your choosing, sight reading at the audition
For students interested in being in Sinfonietta next year - 2 or 3 octave scale with a shift of your choice, 1 slow vibrato scale, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire
For students interested in staying in Orchestra (Titan Strings) next year - 2 octave scale of your choice, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire
4) We REALLY need pencils
So, we go through tons and tons of pencils in this orchestra room and my last request for pencils rendered only 4 packs of pencils (though there are over 40 of you who never brought 2 packs of pencils in like you were asked to do at the beginning of the year) - which we're almost through. If any parents work somewhere (Universities or 'big companies') where you might be able to get a big batch of pencils, that would be really neat (we had some from WOU, Salem Electric, and Spirit Mountain, for example). Or, if you frequent the dollar store and feel like picking up a few dollars worth, that would be great. The next step is that I will go through my beginning-of-the-year lists and require 2 packs from each person who hasn't brought pencils in yet. Thanks...
5) Concert Thank You
Thank you to students and parents for a attending the very long but very rewarding concert Monday night. I noticed that the level of playing across the program has risen quite steeply this year. I will adapt the format of the Spring Concert next year so it's not so long, but will still keep the element of having students perform solos in groups - I feel that was a very successful experience for the program. Thank you, as always, to the incredible (and tireless) parents who offer time for the Titan Orchestra Boosters group - Kirkpatricks, Tatmans, Lowens, Larsons, Kims, Winklers, and more.
Thanks for reading all the way down to the end of the newsletter...
~Ms S.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Newsletter #17 (emailed 3/9)
***Save the Date***
The calendar is up-to-date on our website: www.titanorchestras.com
Thu March 10 - Parent Booster Meeting - all welcome
Wed March 9 - Chamber at Walker, evening
Fri March 11 - Chicago rehearsal 12 - 3pm
Mon March 14 - SPRING CONCERT, 7pm
Thu March 17 - 22 Chicago trip
Thu March 31 - WOU for Symphony/Chamber
Fri April 8 - Band festival run by Orchestra
Sat April 9 - Orchestra festival Symphony/Chamber
Contained within:
1) Concert Monday - details for all...
2) Chicago rehearsal schedule
3) Auditions for next year - for all except seniors
4) Congratulations to Solo participants and winners
5) Titan Violins performing anthem at the assembly
6) Report from Capital Manor performance
7) Talent Contest fundraiser for Lisa Harder March 26
1) Concert Monday - details for all...
The Spring concert is Monday at 7pm in our auditorium featuring all the Titan Orchestra students and our special guests Walker Advanced Orchestra. The concert begins at 7pm. Here is the info for students:
Dress - formal school outfits (black performance shoes, black socks or hose, hair out of the face, tux for men, dress for ladies).
Here are call times for students (there are no sectionals on Monday after school):
5:30 - Cellos on stage
5:40 - Basses on stage
5:50 - Violins on stage
6:00 - Violas on stage
6:10 - Sinfonietta
6:20 - Combined Chicago
6:30 - Chamber
6:40 - Auditorium open to parents
There are no sectionals the rest of the week of March 14. Sectionals resume the week after spring break.
2) Chicago rehearsal schedule
There are 2 last rehearsals for Chicago - Friday 3/11 12-3pm and Tuesday 3/15 4-5pm - attendance is considered mandatory. Excuses will only be accepted for illness (doctor/parent mandated), or advanced clearance. Work schedule, other family activities, and other such excuses will not be considered valid - you fundraised and spent a lot of money to go on this trip and we NEED all the rehearsal time we can get.
3) Auditions for next year - for all except seniors
Here are audition requirements and scheduled times for next year's orchestra members:
Week of March 28
Chamber Orchestra underclassmen - by appointment (lunch or after school)
Sinfonietta - Tuesday March 29 and Thursday March 31
Titan Violins - Violins March 30, Cellos and Bass April 1
Material
For students interested in being in Chamber next year - 3 octave scale of your choice, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire, excerpt from other solo repertoire of your choosing, sight reading at the audition
For students interested in being in Sinfonietta next year - 2 or 3 octave scale with a shift of your choice, 1 slow vibrato scale, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire
For students interested in staying in Orchestra (Titan Strings) next year - 2 octave scale of your choice, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire
4) Congratulations to Solo participants and winners
Thank you to all who participated in the District 4 Solo and Ensemble competition this past Saturday. West was well represented! This contest is open and available to all in the program - I hope more students from Titan Strings and Sinfonietta will consider playing in next year's competition - especially if students are taking private lessons.
Congrats goes to Lauren Culver for winning District 4 viola and to Bronte Loewen-Thomas for winning as an alternate. Lauren, and maybe Bronte, will compete at the State Solo Competition on April 30 at Lewis and Clark College in Portland. Best of luck!!!
5) Titan Violins performing anthem at the assembly
Tomorrow, 11 of the Titan Violins (those who were at school today to hear this announcement and re-work the anthem) will have the opportunity to play the National Anthem before the whole school tomorrow at the Prom assembly. Don't forget to wear your Titan Orchestra shirt in support of the music program!
6) Report from Capital Manor performance
Students from Chamber Orchestra performed a beautiful recital concert for over 60 Capital Manor residents this past week. In attendance was a 101-year-old gentleman who was a junior high school music teacher in Salem years ago. The residents and organizers were pleased and delighted with the concert. Here's an excerpt from the very complimentary letter that was sent to us:
"All of you are remarkable young people and so willing to share your considerable talents... It made us more aware of the process and challenges that go into the making of a polished performance. It is so important for us elders to see evidence, through you and your teacher, of your passion, your acceptance of responsibility and disipline learned by the very nature of music." From Verna Duncan on the evening program committee.
7) Talent Contest fundraiser for Lisa Harder March 26
Saturday March 26 there is a Talent Contest for Lisa Harder and Frida Salinas - to register to compete in this contest, please contact Vanessa Caballero at 503-949-3262 or email cavanessa25@hotmail.com Registration is only $20. Admission is $5. Fees are due Tuesday March 15th. Come enjo great local entertainment, food and raffles!
Thanks for reading all the way down to the end of the newsletter...
~Ms S.
The calendar is up-to-date on our website: www.titanorchestras.com
Thu March 10 - Parent Booster Meeting - all welcome
Wed March 9 - Chamber at Walker, evening
Fri March 11 - Chicago rehearsal 12 - 3pm
Mon March 14 - SPRING CONCERT, 7pm
Thu March 17 - 22 Chicago trip
Thu March 31 - WOU for Symphony/Chamber
Fri April 8 - Band festival run by Orchestra
Sat April 9 - Orchestra festival Symphony/Chamber
Contained within:
1) Concert Monday - details for all...
2) Chicago rehearsal schedule
3) Auditions for next year - for all except seniors
4) Congratulations to Solo participants and winners
5) Titan Violins performing anthem at the assembly
6) Report from Capital Manor performance
7) Talent Contest fundraiser for Lisa Harder March 26
1) Concert Monday - details for all...
The Spring concert is Monday at 7pm in our auditorium featuring all the Titan Orchestra students and our special guests Walker Advanced Orchestra. The concert begins at 7pm. Here is the info for students:
Dress - formal school outfits (black performance shoes, black socks or hose, hair out of the face, tux for men, dress for ladies).
Here are call times for students (there are no sectionals on Monday after school):
5:30 - Cellos on stage
5:40 - Basses on stage
5:50 - Violins on stage
6:00 - Violas on stage
6:10 - Sinfonietta
6:20 - Combined Chicago
6:30 - Chamber
6:40 - Auditorium open to parents
There are no sectionals the rest of the week of March 14. Sectionals resume the week after spring break.
2) Chicago rehearsal schedule
There are 2 last rehearsals for Chicago - Friday 3/11 12-3pm and Tuesday 3/15 4-5pm - attendance is considered mandatory. Excuses will only be accepted for illness (doctor/parent mandated), or advanced clearance. Work schedule, other family activities, and other such excuses will not be considered valid - you fundraised and spent a lot of money to go on this trip and we NEED all the rehearsal time we can get.
3) Auditions for next year - for all except seniors
Here are audition requirements and scheduled times for next year's orchestra members:
Week of March 28
Chamber Orchestra underclassmen - by appointment (lunch or after school)
Sinfonietta - Tuesday March 29 and Thursday March 31
Titan Violins - Violins March 30, Cellos and Bass April 1
Material
For students interested in being in Chamber next year - 3 octave scale of your choice, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire, excerpt from other solo repertoire of your choosing, sight reading at the audition
For students interested in being in Sinfonietta next year - 2 or 3 octave scale with a shift of your choice, 1 slow vibrato scale, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire
For students interested in staying in Orchestra (Titan Strings) next year - 2 octave scale of your choice, excerpt from March 14 solo repertoire
4) Congratulations to Solo participants and winners
Thank you to all who participated in the District 4 Solo and Ensemble competition this past Saturday. West was well represented! This contest is open and available to all in the program - I hope more students from Titan Strings and Sinfonietta will consider playing in next year's competition - especially if students are taking private lessons.
Congrats goes to Lauren Culver for winning District 4 viola and to Bronte Loewen-Thomas for winning as an alternate. Lauren, and maybe Bronte, will compete at the State Solo Competition on April 30 at Lewis and Clark College in Portland. Best of luck!!!
5) Titan Violins performing anthem at the assembly
Tomorrow, 11 of the Titan Violins (those who were at school today to hear this announcement and re-work the anthem) will have the opportunity to play the National Anthem before the whole school tomorrow at the Prom assembly. Don't forget to wear your Titan Orchestra shirt in support of the music program!
6) Report from Capital Manor performance
Students from Chamber Orchestra performed a beautiful recital concert for over 60 Capital Manor residents this past week. In attendance was a 101-year-old gentleman who was a junior high school music teacher in Salem years ago. The residents and organizers were pleased and delighted with the concert. Here's an excerpt from the very complimentary letter that was sent to us:
"All of you are remarkable young people and so willing to share your considerable talents... It made us more aware of the process and challenges that go into the making of a polished performance. It is so important for us elders to see evidence, through you and your teacher, of your passion, your acceptance of responsibility and disipline learned by the very nature of music." From Verna Duncan on the evening program committee.
7) Talent Contest fundraiser for Lisa Harder March 26
Saturday March 26 there is a Talent Contest for Lisa Harder and Frida Salinas - to register to compete in this contest, please contact Vanessa Caballero at 503-949-3262 or email cavanessa25@hotmail.com Registration is only $20. Admission is $5. Fees are due Tuesday March 15th. Come enjo great local entertainment, food and raffles!
Thanks for reading all the way down to the end of the newsletter...
~Ms S.
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