Titan Orchestra Newsletter #5 (10.5.12)
Contained within...1) Wreaths and Poinsettias start today
2) Concert tonight, if you're interested
3) Regency String Quartet visit recap
4) What was all due this week?
5) Fall Concert dress code
6) Reminder for Big Trip students and parents!!
7) Check out this video... (Metal plate engraving for music)
1) Wreaths and Poinsettias start today
The annual wreath and poinsettia fundraiser starts today. Students can sell wreaths, garlands, baskets and other lovely holiday inspired decorations and receive a portion of the sale in their student account. All students will have a quick presentation in class today (Friday) and will be offered a packet. The sale goes through the end of October.
2) Concert tonight, if you're interested
My husband (and one of our coaches) Danny Seidenberg and I are playing a concert of baroque violin duets tonight at Sharon Moore's Hayloft in East Salem tonight as a fundraiser for the Salem Chamber Orchestra. There is no official cost to attend, but donations are requested at the end of the concert. Here's the Facebook public invite, for more info: FACEBOOK BAROQUE VIOLIN DUO EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
3) Regency String Quartet visit recap
This past Tuesday all students had the opportunity to hear the Regency String Quartet from Pacific Lutheran University. This faculty string quartet played a movement from a Debussy and Beethoven string quartet. The professors also talked to students about the college application process. The students wrote thank you notes, using "musician's vocabulary", so we not only got a lovely performance but a literacy assignment at the same time. Any parents or students interested in more info about Pacific Lutheran are welcome to contact Dr. Ronnig directly - I have his contact information for you.
4) What was all due this week?
The Fair Use fees or a waiver were due this past week - $40 for String Orchestra and Sinfonietta students not going on the Big Trip or in Symphony. $90 for those in Symphony and those going on the Big Trip. Please make checks out to Titan Music Boosters with a note in the memo line saying Fair Use Fee. If you wish to apply a waiver to your fee, please pick one up in the orchestra room or follow this link: http://titanorchestra.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Fair_Use_Fee_Waiver.pdf. Also the Big Trip waiver is due today!!!
5) Fall Concert dress code
Our first concert is coming up - Tuesday October 23 - and here is the dress code policy: http://titanorchestra.com/?page_id=66 Chamber Orchestra will wear school issued clothes, except men (men wear all black for the first concert). Students in String Orchestra and Sinfonietta wear all black - head to toe. Ladies need shoulders covered. Men need long sleeve shirts. No exposed ankles. No white or grey or stripes or colors anywhere - shoes included. If purchasing mature, performance-appropriate clothing presents a financial impediment for any family, contact Ms. Silberman (I shop frequently at consignment/resale shops and will happily pick up formal clothes for families that request it).
6) Reminder for Big Trip students and parents!!
Wednesday the 11th is our first Big Trip payment deadline. $350 needs to be transferred from student accounts into the Big Trip account. Please email Todd Canfield attitanorchstudentaccount@yahoo.com for an update on your student account. Bring checks to school made out to Titan Music Boosters and have students put 'Big Trip' on the envelope. Scholarship students will be notified by Tuesday of their prorated amount due - factor on owing somewhere between 50-80% of the $350 that is due.
7) Check out this video... (Metal plate engraving for music)
Did you ever think about how music was printed in the days before computers? Metal plate engraving, that's how. Check out this beautiful video that demonstrates this century old process...
http://youtu.be/345o3Wu95Qo
Thanks for reading the newsletter all the way to the end - now you're informed and up-to-date!!! Please don't forget to check the website for more information.
~Ms S (Daryl Silberman)
