Newsletter #15 (1.27.12)

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Newsletter #15 (1.27.12)
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1) Special live concert opportunity (yes, for 1st semester)...
2) Videos are posted!!!
3) What's coming up 2nd semester?
4) Congratulations All City students!!!
5) Sectionals start up again this next week (including Chamber)
6) Check out this video... (rollercoaster)

1) Special live concert opportunity (yes, for 1st semester)...
Didn't turn in a live review? Didn't have an chance to see a live concert these past 5 months? I have a unique opportunity for anyone who reads this message (sorry - I didn't think to announce this in class this week). Come on Sunday (Jan. 29) to the downtown public library Loucks Auditorium for the Salem Baroque 2:30pm concert (The Brilliance of Bach) and you can get half credit for doing your review. If you check in with Ms. Silberman before the concert, attend the concert, and give me a verbal review of the concert afterwards, you will receive 10pts out of the 20pts you might currently have 0 points for. Here's more info:

http://www.cameratamusica.org/series.htm

And, for anyone who just wants to come see a lovely concert (Danny and I will be playing Bach Double violin concerto and Orchestral Suite 3 - all on baroque instruments), please come. Tickets are free but come early to assure a seat.

2) Videos are posted!!!
All students in the orchestra participated in a chamber music ensemble for the past 3 weeks. The results of many hours of rehearsals and coaching sessions is available for you all to see on our youtube channel:

www.youtube.com/titanorchestras

Students can easily find their video by looking for their 1st violinist's name. Parents will need to look through the descriptions - all students are listed by first name.

I'm very proud of all the groups - there were different kinds of challenges - some were musical, some were interpersonal - but all the groups made it all the way through the chamber music unit. And, for most, it was in the end a positive experience.

3) What's coming up 2nd semester?
Chamber Orchestra will be performing at Capital Manor, performing at Walker and Straub, performing at WOU for an orchestra competition, performing at our own district orchestra festival, and hopefully (likely) performing at State this year. There will be no extra concerto concert this year, but this year's seniors will be honored, and some will perform, at the June concert. Chamber will also go on retreat to Agate Beach - there we will practice, perform, and be cliniced.

Sinfonietta and Titan Orchestra will perform on the March and June concerts. Sinfonietta is ready for a challenging piece - look forward to a nice challenge! The June concert will feature some pop and/or rock pieces by all groups.

YMMP (Young Musicians Mentoring Program) will begin in February - students will be asked to sign up to mentor a younger student in West or in their home area.

Symphony string players will coach 4th graders on the grading day in April - the 4th Grade String Festival will be on April 27 from 1-6:45pm.

There will be many great live concerts for you to go to to review - including a great opportunity to see the LA Philharmonic live... at the movie theatre!!! Salem Chamber Orchestra and Oregon Symphony concerts are always great to attend - $5 tickets will continue to be available.

Please make sure you check the calendar frequently - it will be the most updated resource for concerts, student requirements, and meetings.

4) Congratulations All City students!!!
Congratulations to the following students accepted to this year's All City Orchestra:

Anny (concertmaster - a West first!!!)
Sinensis
Hayley
Vivian
Jeffrey
Tori
Elizabeth Th.
CJ

The All City concert will be on February 25 at North High School

5) Sectionals start up again this next week (including Chamber)
Sectionals for all orchestras start up this next week. We will continue to do sectionals as large instrument groups. Emphasis will be on scaled, etudes, and pieces that students can be working on to further their skills and abilities.

Chamber Orchestra will be required to self-schedule sectionals to learn and perfect our new repertoire. These sectionals will not be posted on the calendar, as they are to be student run and student planned.

6) Check out this video...
Enjoy a fun, musical roller coaster ride...

http://vimeo.com/20462506

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