Newsletter #14 emailed 1.13.12

Newsletter #14 (1.13.12)
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1) University of Puget Sound Symphony
2) Review reminder
3) Enjoy Joshua Bell tonight, if you're going
4) Big trip 2013 update...
5) Check out this video...

1) University of Puget Sound Symphony
We were honored to be included on the UPS Symphony tour this year - they played 6 concerts in 3 days. On Thursday, they performed during period 5 for about 80 students in our auditorium, playing De Falla and Mendelssohn. I want to congratulate our audience on great audience behavior - I think we were pretty good hosts. Hopefully they'll come through every few years.

2) Concert review options
Students - don't forget that you have an assignment to write one live concert review per semester, and that review has to be submitted within 2 weeks of the concert. THE REVIEW DEADLINE FOR THIS SEMESTER IS TUESDAY JANUARY 24. Students who attended the University of Puget Sound Symphony or Joshua Bell OR Symphony concert can use those concerts as their review.

Reviews MUST BE TYPED - submited either printed out or emailed to Ms. S at silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us.

Review guidelines and samples are available on our website - click on "Student Members" and click on "Review Information". Ask Ms S to show you in class if you haven't done this before.

3) Enjoy Joshua Bell tonight, if you're going
We have 30 students attending tonight's OR Symphony in Salem concert featuring world famous violinist Joshua Bell. Don't forget, students, to pay your $5 (cash, student account money or checks made out to Music Boosters) by placing it in an envelope (provided next to the grey box) and into the grey box in the orchestra room next to Ms. S's office. Enjoy Brahms violin concerto... one of my favorite!

4) Big trip 2013 update...
Orchestra parent boosters, with student leadership in attendance, met last night and discussed the results of the 2013 trip survey. Thank you to all who answered the survey this past month. We are not yet ready to announce where we're going, but we were able to shorten the list of potential cities (and countries). Over the next month, Ms. S and new trip Czar Geoff will work with tour companies to find out what's possible, and with the help of the trip committee which will meet in the next few weeks (yes, that is an open meeting - all parents interested in helping with planning will be invited to attend) we will be ready some time in March to announce plans.

5) Check out this video...
Bass players extraordinaire Edgar Meyer and Victor Wooten have fun with 4 hands and one bass in this amazing video dubbed the "coolest duet ever"... see if you agree...

http://youtu.be/0wynScdeRaA

Enjoy...

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Musically yours,
~Ms S