Newsletter #13 (emailed 1/6/12)

Happy New Year (1.6.12)

Contained within...

1) Where are we going in 2013??
2) Concert review options
3) Joshua Bell tickets for students... only $5
4) Chamber Music for all
5) Check out this video...

1) Where are we going in 2013??
The Titan Orchestra program will go on a 'big' trip in 2013 - but in order for us to know where we're going, you have to complete the Travel Survey so we know where you'd like to go, when you'd like to go, and how much you'd like to spend. Parents and students here at West next year, please complete this survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2N3CHHW

The results of this survey will be discussed at next week's parent booster meeting - all parents are welcome to attend, as always! We'll have an announcement about the trip in a few weeks... stay tuned.

2) Concert review options
There are a few concerts that students can attend before the semester is over:

Sunday Jan 8, 3pm - Salem Chamber Orchestra Connie Fritz Memorial Concerto Competition finals (there is one violinist performing - reviewing her performance as well as at least 2 other performers counts for concert credit). This is a free concert.
http://salemchamberorchestra.org/?page_id=17

Thursday Jan 12, 5th period - University of Puget Sound Symphony is coming here to West to perform during 5th period. Students in 3rd or 6th period may request to be excused from their 5th period class to see and review this concert.

Friday Jan 13, 8pm - Oregon Symphony in Salem featuring world famous violinist Joshua Bell. More info below (we have to special order student tickets by next Tuesday!)
http://www.orsymphony.org/salem/


3) Joshua Bell tickets for students... only $5
The Oregon Symphony in Salem concert on Friday January 13 will featuring international violin star Joshua Bell in concert at Willamette (Smith Hall) - and, thanks to an amazing donor, will be able to offer $5 student tickets to this concert. Students MUST BRING $5 (or pay out of student account) to school by Tuesday in order to reserve these tickets - no adult tickets available, unfortunately. Please let Ms. S know via email or in class that you want a ticket.

4) Chamber Music for all
All students in the orchestra program are playing chamber music for these next 3 weeks. They have all been put into groups of 4-8 and will be required to meet both during orchestra class time and after school. They will all be coached 3 times by our amazing professional musician coaches. The results of this chamber music unit will be made available to the public via our youtube channel after finals (at the end of January). Happy practicing!

5) Check out this video...
Speaking of Joshua Bell, here is the famous video of him performing in the Washington D.C. metro station - people walk right past him, not even taking a moment to notice him. A few people stop - but they don't even clap when he's finished. He is paid $20,000-$50,000 per concert, and barely anyone noticed him playing in the subway station... crazy!

http://youtu.be/hnOPu0_YWhw

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