West Salem High School Titan Orchestras - OSAA Orchestra 1st/2nd place Champions ('11, '12, '13)

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Pictures from the harpsichord day...

Here are some pictures of Owen Daly, Danny Seidenberg, Gwen Gates, Ian Love, Jessica Tyree and I playing baroque music.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Boot camp - mid week...

To all those in Boot camp...

Thanks for a great two days so far - the harpsichord presentation today was a real success!

Just a quicky reminder to bring boxes, 2 liter (clean) bottles, TP rolls, old combs, spoons, and anything else you can think of for the 'big' make-a-musical-instrument competition on Thursday.

And, remember that anyone who would like to get symphony and/or orchestra placement auditions out of the way can play for me tomorrow or Thursday from 12 - 1. I also will see people in the afternoons Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week - email me if you'd like to come in. Otherwise, you will need to audition for me some time after class the first week of school.

Those of you interested in auditioning for All State and All Northwest should get a copy of the requirements and start bugging me (and/or your private teacher) for scales and etudes so that you feel prepared enough to make a CD in the first few weeks of school. Deadline for submission comes quickly in September.

Thanks for coming to Boot Camp and for all your hard work!
~Ms. S

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

All State and All Northwest audition materials

Ok, time to start practicing!!! The requirements for CD auditions for All State and All Northwest orchestras are posted at the Oregon Music Educators website:

www.oregonmusic.org - here you will find links to the info below and you should be able to navigate to more info about dates and whereabouts for All State and All Northwest.

MORE INFO WILL BE GIVEN OUT AT BOOT CAMP AND THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL!!!

(Deadline for All State comes up a few weeks after school starts... this is for students in Advanced Orchestra and Symphony Strings who are interested in auditioning - only highly qualified students are accepted - last year we had 4 students attend All State)

~Ms. S

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Boot Camp info!!!

Orchestra News - August 8, 2008

Hi all,

I hope you've had a great summer so far. It's BOOT CAMP time! And, there's been a change/addition - originally it was announced that Boot Camp for freshmen started Monday August 18th and for everyone else Tuesday August 19th - but, now everyone else is welcome to come on the 18th, just an hour after the freshmen (see the schedule below). We have some special guest artists coming on Tuesday and Wednesday, we'll be passing out tuxes/dresses, and we'll be starting symphony auditions. You may RSVP and/or simply come. If you know any incoming freshman orchestra members, please make sure they know to come. Here are the details:

TITAN ORCHESTRA BOOT CAMP

Fee: $25 per student. Cash or check to "WSHS Music Boosters"

Snack provided every day, please bring your own drink.

PARENT HELP NEEDED: One person Monday, 8:45 - 10:30 a.m., another Tuesday 8:45 - 9:30 a.m. Please reply directly to Ms. Silberman if available. See contact info. below.

Monday, August 18th

9:00 a.m. - freshmen check-in

10:00 a.m. - everyone else check-in
12:00 noon - dismissal, except those who wish to audition for symphony (sign up at check in)

Tuesday August 19th

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon - all students

(11:00 a.m. - special guest visit)

Wednesday, August 20th

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon - all students

(time TBA - special guest visit)

Thursday, August 21st,

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - all students

(noon - 1:00 p.m. - reading symphony music with Band - Star Wars medley and more!)

No camp Friday - see you the first week of school

Any q's? Please call or email Ms. Silberman!
~Daryl Silberman
C: 818-317-8218
H" 503-991-5813

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Friday, July 18, 2008

Midsummer fun - and Boot Camp reminder

Hi,

Here's a fun website - you can here clips of the famous Leroy Anderson orchestrations like Fiddle Faddle and Bugler's Holiday... classic old stuff:

www.leroyanderson.com/hearthemusic.htm

(If the link doesn't work, cut and paste - it's worth it!)

Don't forget about Boot Camp, week of Aug 18 - more info coming in the next week or two. Happy Mid Summer...
~Ms. S

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Early summer info, and a question for you

Hi all! I hope you're having a great summer so far. So far I've taken a train with my kids to the Bay Area, spent a week at the beach, and started my Masters program at Western.

Question for you - do you want to continue next year's blog on this blog or should I get a new name like 'titanorchestra0809@blogspot.com'? Please email me your response at silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us (if the link's not working, just cut and paste...)

Sue Love (Ian's mom) has some great links for those of you interested in some web surfing:

For the cellists (who can get on myspace.com), check out Matt Haimovitz' site (I think of him as "Matty" - he was in my youth orchestra and we used to carpool!):

http://www.myspace.com/matthaimovitz

Or you can visit his webpage at http://oxingale.com/
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And here's some info about a really neat contemporary group, Quartet San Francisco (these folks are actually good friends of Danny's and mine from our time living in the Bay Area):

(From Sue Love) Hi Daryl -

I was listening to Minnesota Public Radio at work today and heard Quartet San Francisco perform Under the Sea.

Here are a few links on their page. Including videos on tango bowing techniques. Seems/sounds like fun stuff.

http://www.quartetsanfrancisco.com/

http://www.violinjazz.com/detail.php?pid=1

http://www.violinjazz.com/videos.php

http://www.violinjazz.com/sheet_music.php

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And any of you interested in getting tickets to an amazing concert THIS WEEKEND (JULY 5) check out the link to Mark O'Connor and friends - they're performing at Reed College. These folks will blow your socks off (even in you're not wearing any!!):

http://www.markoconnor.com/index.php?page=calendar&display=1737

Thanks Sue for all the good leads.
Happy July to you all!
~Ms. S