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.