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Newsletter #18 (2.18.12)
Contained within...
1) Fruit Fundraiser money and forms due Tuesday
2) 3 concert review opportunities these next few days...
3) Agate Beach Chamber retreat shaping up
4) Winter at West video available - deadline March 2
5) All City is this next week
6) Check out this video... (Nuttin' But Stringz)
1) Fruit Fundraiser money and forms due Tuesday
We are doing a quick Willamette Valley Fruit Company fundraiser thanks to parent Melissa Canfield. The order forms *and* money is due Tuesday 2/21 - if you cannot make that deadline, please email your order info to Ms. Silberman at titanorchestras@yahoo.com and I'll pass the info along (then you can pay once you're back). Pick up will be on March 9 or 10... stay tuned for more info.
What might I want to be fundraising for:
2013 "Big" trip deposit will be due May or June
Boot Camp fees ($40 - due in August)
Chamber Retreat to Agate Beach next month
State shirts (Symphony and Chamber)
All City/All State/Solo and Ensemble fees
2) 3 concert review opportunities these next few days...
Remember, all students need to turn in a live performance review within 2 weeks of a performance... and, this semester you can actually get 'extra' credit for turning in up to 2 extra reviews. Here's some acceptable concerts for review:
Saturday 2/18, 2pm - Lancaster Santiam movie theatre
See "The Dude" (Gustavo Dudamel) conduct the LA Philharmonic orchestra "LIVE" in Venezuela - only, you're sitting in the movie theatre on Lancaster. I will accept review of this concert. Here's the website with more info:
http://www.fathomevents.com/
performingarts/event/laphil_mahler.aspx
Sunday 2/19, 3pm - OSU Symphony orchestra in Corvallis - student tickets are free with ID
http://cosusymphony.org/
Tuesday 2/21, 8pm - Oregon String Quartet WEBCAST (yes, this is from your home computer, for free!!!). I believe if you click on this link, you'll get to see it live - review the whole concert if you do it this way...
http://media.uoregon.edu/channel/2012/02/08/oregon-string-quartet-faculty-artist-series-live-webcast/
3) Agate Beach Chamber retreat shaping up
Chamber Orchestra is going on retreat March 15-18 to work on 'performance season' repertoire. We're very thankful to Newport First Presbyterian Church for giving us rehearsal space. We will be staying in a retreat facility that was the last home owned by composer Ernest Bloch - we will be playing 2 movements of one of his pieces. Thank you to the parent/student trip committee for putting together a fantastic trip, for relatively little money, and large performance and rehearsal opportunity. CHAMBER STUDENTS AND PARENTS ARE ASKED TO ATTEND A MEETING MARCH 1 at 6pm TO GO OVER TRIP DETAILS.
4) Winter at West video available - deadline March 2
Thanks to one of our parents, we have a beautifully produced DVD of Winter at West 2011 available to students' families for only $10. Students can get order forms from Ms. S - $10 is due with the form - by March 2. The DVD's will be delivered soon after that deadline.
5) All City is this next week
8 of our own string players, 11 choir students, and 24 band students are deep in rehearsals with Salem-Keizer's best musicians for this year's All City concert that will occur at 7pm on February 25 at North High School. All students and parents are welcome to this concert - it highlights the best orchestra, band and choir students.
6) Check out this video...
Just gotta check these guys out... from 2008's America's Got Talent... the violin brothers "Nuttin' But Stringz"... fun stuff...
http://youtu.be/MphdRo5_7Us
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
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
Newsletter #17 (emailed 2/10/12)
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Newsletter #17 (2.10.12)
Contained within...
1) Free SCO dress rehearsal on Sunday @ noon
2) Thank you to Salem Chamber Orchestra
3) Symphony schedule... details
4) Pie fundraiser
5) Added Chamber meeting for parents - March 1
6) Solo and Ensemble forms due Wednesday!
7) Check out this video... (The "Dude" and Elmo)
1) Free SCO dress rehearsal on Sunday @ noon
We are so lucky to get free vouchers to see the Salem Chamber Orchestra dress rehearsals! This weekend's concert is on Sunday, and the dress rehearsal is also on Sunday. I emailed a PDF of the voucher to all students and parents - please print this off, put "West" on the line, and turn it in to see the dress rehearsal for free. If you'd rather see the concert at 3pm, you can pay for tickets at the door. The concert features Beethoven's 3rd symphony and Vivaldi's Winter Violin Concerto all conducted by my old friend and mentor, Maestro Ben Simon from San Francisco - going to be another great SCO concert!
2) Thank you to Salem Chamber Orchestra
Thank you Salem Chamber Orchestra for sending their conductor, and my old friend, Ben Simon to conduct Chamber Orchestra this past Thursday. He worked our Mozart - and, even told a funny joke about why Mozart didn't like chickens (as any of the students for the answer... ).
3) Symphony schedule... details
Symphony is actually only about 12 rehearsals away from a competition, so, students, it's time to start really making sure you're learning the notes and listening to the music. On Tuesday 2/14 at symphony we'll have "stand" test on Festival Prelude. On March 8, each student will have a note test on all the pieces. If you would like more information about what pieces we're rehearsing on any given symphony rehearsal day, check the calendar on our website and click on the rehearsal to see the detailed description.
4) Pie fundraiser
Huge thank you to parent Melissa Canfield for organizing a Willamette Valley Fruit Company fundraiser. Details have gone out in an email and students have already been offered color copies of the order form. Due date is February 21 - pickup will either be March 9 or 10 (stay tuned for more details). This fundraiser is great in that the prices people pay for the fruit and desserts is the same as, and sometimes actually less than, at Roth's. Please consider stocking up, if you have a good storage freezer.
5) Added Chamber meeting for parents - March 1
Details and itinerary for the Agate Beach Chamber Orchestra retreat are being worked out. All parents of Chamber students are asked to attend a meeting, along with all Chamber students, on March 1 at 6pm to go over details of the trip, fill out medical forms, and get packing and trip details. If parents are not available, please contact trip Czar Geoff Winkler - geoffwinkler@gmail.com - some time that day to get the forms and details.
6) Solo and Ensemble forms due Wednsday!
Solo and Ensemble Festival forms are due on Tuesday. The student fee of $15 is also due. Chamber students who did not audition for All City are required to perform a solo at this festival, March 3. Students have had access to forms for the past 3 weeks.
7) Check out this video...
The "Dude" - Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel - had a moment on Sesame Street... very fun! If you're interested incoming to see The "Dude" conduct 1000 performers in Venezuela "Live at the Movies" on Saturday the 18th, you'll like this little preview...
http://youtu.be/QEZj0yjfzbc
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
Newsletter #17 (2.10.12)
Contained within...
1) Free SCO dress rehearsal on Sunday @ noon
2) Thank you to Salem Chamber Orchestra
3) Symphony schedule... details
4) Pie fundraiser
5) Added Chamber meeting for parents - March 1
6) Solo and Ensemble forms due Wednesday!
7) Check out this video... (The "Dude" and Elmo)
1) Free SCO dress rehearsal on Sunday @ noon
We are so lucky to get free vouchers to see the Salem Chamber Orchestra dress rehearsals! This weekend's concert is on Sunday, and the dress rehearsal is also on Sunday. I emailed a PDF of the voucher to all students and parents - please print this off, put "West" on the line, and turn it in to see the dress rehearsal for free. If you'd rather see the concert at 3pm, you can pay for tickets at the door. The concert features Beethoven's 3rd symphony and Vivaldi's Winter Violin Concerto all conducted by my old friend and mentor, Maestro Ben Simon from San Francisco - going to be another great SCO concert!
2) Thank you to Salem Chamber Orchestra
Thank you Salem Chamber Orchestra for sending their conductor, and my old friend, Ben Simon to conduct Chamber Orchestra this past Thursday. He worked our Mozart - and, even told a funny joke about why Mozart didn't like chickens (as any of the students for the answer... ).
3) Symphony schedule... details
Symphony is actually only about 12 rehearsals away from a competition, so, students, it's time to start really making sure you're learning the notes and listening to the music. On Tuesday 2/14 at symphony we'll have "stand" test on Festival Prelude. On March 8, each student will have a note test on all the pieces. If you would like more information about what pieces we're rehearsing on any given symphony rehearsal day, check the calendar on our website and click on the rehearsal to see the detailed description.
4) Pie fundraiser
Huge thank you to parent Melissa Canfield for organizing a Willamette Valley Fruit Company fundraiser. Details have gone out in an email and students have already been offered color copies of the order form. Due date is February 21 - pickup will either be March 9 or 10 (stay tuned for more details). This fundraiser is great in that the prices people pay for the fruit and desserts is the same as, and sometimes actually less than, at Roth's. Please consider stocking up, if you have a good storage freezer.
5) Added Chamber meeting for parents - March 1
Details and itinerary for the Agate Beach Chamber Orchestra retreat are being worked out. All parents of Chamber students are asked to attend a meeting, along with all Chamber students, on March 1 at 6pm to go over details of the trip, fill out medical forms, and get packing and trip details. If parents are not available, please contact trip Czar Geoff Winkler - geoffwinkler@gmail.com - some time that day to get the forms and details.
6) Solo and Ensemble forms due Wednsday!
Solo and Ensemble Festival forms are due on Tuesday. The student fee of $15 is also due. Chamber students who did not audition for All City are required to perform a solo at this festival, March 3. Students have had access to forms for the past 3 weeks.
7) Check out this video...
The "Dude" - Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel - had a moment on Sesame Street... very fun! If you're interested incoming to see The "Dude" conduct 1000 performers in Venezuela "Live at the Movies" on Saturday the 18th, you'll like this little preview...
http://youtu.be/QEZj0yjfzbc
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
Friday, February 3, 2012
Newsletter #16 (emailed 2.3.12)
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Here's what's coming up...
Chamber Agate Beach retreat deposit due today (2/3/12)
Week of Feb 6
Mon
Tue 2:30 Symphony
Wed 6:30 All City @ North
Thu 2:30 TO Viola
Sectional
4 Symphony
6 Parent Boosters
Fri 2:30 Sinf Viola
Sectional
SAVE THE DATE
Feb 12 SCO free
dress rehearsal
Feb 18 LA Phil at Movies
Feb 28 Chamber at
Capital Manor
Mar 15-18 Chamber trip
Mar 21 Spring Concert (all)
Newsletter #16 (2.3.12)
Contained within...
1) Library (links) on our website is updated
2) A little something for everyone this semester
3) Homework assignments, again...
4) Time to practice
5) Check out this video... (how it's made - violin)
1) Library (links) on our website is updated
Happy 2nd semester. We're already working in class on our repertoire for our March 21 concert. To hear and/or see your music on the web, find the links in the Library section of our website:
www.titanorchestras.com
Click on the Library tab on the top scroll bar, then click on the piece you want to hear. If you need/want an MP3 version of your piece, bring a thumb drive in and ask Ms. S for a copy.
2) A little something for everyone this semester
It's semester 2, which means you now have about 4 months to go see a live concert and get the review in WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF THE PERFORMANCE. Here are some concerts coming up in the next few months for your planning purposes - maybe pick a concert and put the date into your calendar?
February
2/12 Salem Chamber Orchestra plays another concert in the Four Season series - it will include Vivaldi's Winter, from the Four Seasons, and Beethoven's 3rd Symphony (my very favorite!!!). There will be a free preview dress rehearsal this Sunday, 2/12 at 12noon - students will be given vouchers in class this week.
2/18 Come see the Los Angeles Philharmonic Live on the BIG SCREEN (at the movie theatre on Lancaster Santiam 11!) - these tickets are little more expensive ($16 for students, $20 for adults), but less expensive than flying to Venezuela to see this concert. See "The Dude" (Gustavo Dudamel) up close and person, while eating popcorn!
March
3/11 Salem Chamber Orchestra plays another concert in the Four Season series - it will include Vivaldi's Spring, from the Four Seasons, and another Beethoven Symphony. There will be a free preview dress rehearsal for this concert too...
3/31 Barrage is coming to Salem! Barrage is so cool - young, hip violinists playing amazing violin/fiddle/rock with a rock beat behind them. This concert is at the Elsinore and will be a huge hit. Not cheap tickets (however, I'm looking into whether or not we can get some discount seats)
April
4/13 Oregon Symphony in Salem comes on a Friday night to play a classical concert, featuring classical guitar super star Sharon Isbin! $5 student tickets will be available for this concert.
4/20 Oregon Symphony Pops in Salem comes on a Friday night to Willamette University, featuring 'concert rock violinist' Aaron Meyer. Hopefully $5 student tickets will be available for this concert!
3) Homework assignments, again...
We are putting the 'heavy' on theory and rhythmic counting right now, so we'll be having homework assignments to supplement what we're doing in class. These assignments are time sensitive - please make sure you get your homework on Thursdays and get them in when they're due (usually the following Monday or Tuesday). Grades suffer when students simply don't turn in assignments.
4) Time to practice
Everybody has new music - both in class and in sectionals. Parents should be hearing the beautiful sounds of violin/viola/cello/bass playing in the halls of homes all over Salem. If you have any question about what you might be practicing, how long you should be practicing, or why you should be practicing, please feel free to ask Ms. S. Check the website on the Student Page for more info.
5) Check out this video...
Around our house we love "How It's Made" ... we found the "How It's Made - making a violin" episode on youtube... enjoy!
http://youtu.be/WcJfbjcUDoo
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
Here's what's coming up...
Chamber Agate Beach retreat deposit due today (2/3/12)
Week of Feb 6
Mon
Tue 2:30 Symphony
Wed 6:30 All City @ North
Thu 2:30 TO Viola
Sectional
4 Symphony
6 Parent Boosters
Fri 2:30 Sinf Viola
Sectional
SAVE THE DATE
Feb 12 SCO free
dress rehearsal
Feb 18 LA Phil at Movies
Feb 28 Chamber at
Capital Manor
Mar 15-18 Chamber trip
Mar 21 Spring Concert (all)
Newsletter #16 (2.3.12)
Contained within...
1) Library (links) on our website is updated
2) A little something for everyone this semester
3) Homework assignments, again...
4) Time to practice
5) Check out this video... (how it's made - violin)
1) Library (links) on our website is updated
Happy 2nd semester. We're already working in class on our repertoire for our March 21 concert. To hear and/or see your music on the web, find the links in the Library section of our website:
www.titanorchestras.com
Click on the Library tab on the top scroll bar, then click on the piece you want to hear. If you need/want an MP3 version of your piece, bring a thumb drive in and ask Ms. S for a copy.
2) A little something for everyone this semester
It's semester 2, which means you now have about 4 months to go see a live concert and get the review in WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF THE PERFORMANCE. Here are some concerts coming up in the next few months for your planning purposes - maybe pick a concert and put the date into your calendar?
February
2/12 Salem Chamber Orchestra plays another concert in the Four Season series - it will include Vivaldi's Winter, from the Four Seasons, and Beethoven's 3rd Symphony (my very favorite!!!). There will be a free preview dress rehearsal this Sunday, 2/12 at 12noon - students will be given vouchers in class this week.
2/18 Come see the Los Angeles Philharmonic Live on the BIG SCREEN (at the movie theatre on Lancaster Santiam 11!) - these tickets are little more expensive ($16 for students, $20 for adults), but less expensive than flying to Venezuela to see this concert. See "The Dude" (Gustavo Dudamel) up close and person, while eating popcorn!
March
3/11 Salem Chamber Orchestra plays another concert in the Four Season series - it will include Vivaldi's Spring, from the Four Seasons, and another Beethoven Symphony. There will be a free preview dress rehearsal for this concert too...
3/31 Barrage is coming to Salem! Barrage is so cool - young, hip violinists playing amazing violin/fiddle/rock with a rock beat behind them. This concert is at the Elsinore and will be a huge hit. Not cheap tickets (however, I'm looking into whether or not we can get some discount seats)
April
4/13 Oregon Symphony in Salem comes on a Friday night to play a classical concert, featuring classical guitar super star Sharon Isbin! $5 student tickets will be available for this concert.
4/20 Oregon Symphony Pops in Salem comes on a Friday night to Willamette University, featuring 'concert rock violinist' Aaron Meyer. Hopefully $5 student tickets will be available for this concert!
3) Homework assignments, again...
We are putting the 'heavy' on theory and rhythmic counting right now, so we'll be having homework assignments to supplement what we're doing in class. These assignments are time sensitive - please make sure you get your homework on Thursdays and get them in when they're due (usually the following Monday or Tuesday). Grades suffer when students simply don't turn in assignments.
4) Time to practice
Everybody has new music - both in class and in sectionals. Parents should be hearing the beautiful sounds of violin/viola/cello/bass playing in the halls of homes all over Salem. If you have any question about what you might be practicing, how long you should be practicing, or why you should be practicing, please feel free to ask Ms. S. Check the website on the Student Page for more info.
5) Check out this video...
Around our house we love "How It's Made" ... we found the "How It's Made - making a violin" episode on youtube... enjoy!
http://youtu.be/WcJfbjcUDoo
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
Friday, January 27, 2012
Newsletter #15 (1.27.12)
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Newsletter #15 (1.27.12)
Contained within...
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
Newsletter #15 (1.27.12)
Contained within...
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
Friday, January 13, 2012
Newsletter #14 emailed 1.13.12
Newsletter #14 (1.13.12)
Contained within...
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...
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
Contained within...
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...
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
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
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
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
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