Contained within:
1) OR Symphony concert on Monday - special ticket offer
2) Concert schedule for December - NEW INFORMATION FOR YOUR CALENDAR!
3) PYP free preview concert Mon. Nov. 9
4) MEAP - scholarships available for elegible students
5) Sectionals start back up again next week
6) Titan Auction - BRING ITEMS MONDAY PLEASE!
7) Music CASSETTES needed for DLC Experience Music
1) OR Symphony comes to Salem this next week on Monday evening, Nov. 2 - 8pm concert. This concert features Mozart Violin concerto #4 and the incredible Beethoven's 5th Symphony.
2) Here's the new performance information for December (the info on the website: - www.titanorchestras.com - has been updated!):
Dec. 9 - String Orchestra Field Trip 8am - 4pm - performance at 12:30 at Lancaster
Dec. 10 - Sinfonietta and Symphony at the Band Concert, 7pm - West Auditorium
Dec. 16 and 17 - Chamber Orchestra with the choirs - Winter at West, 7pm, Auditorium
3) Portland Youth Philharmonic (PYP) will be playing a free preview concert on Monday Nov. 9 up at George Fox. Contact Ms Silberman for more info, contact Ms S.
4) MEAP - Music Education Assistance Project, Inc. - has private study scholarships availble - up to $400 - for students. These are based on need and ability. You must be very dedicated to your music, be able to show a need for private lesson financial assistance, and complete the application, including sending in a CD or mp3 2-5 minutes in length. This scholarship is due Nov. 7 - please contact Ms S for more information.
5) Sectionals start up again next week!!! We have a lot of music to learn for our next concerts!
6) Titan Auction deadline is approaching - it's Monday! Please email Kelly Culver if you would like to sit at the orchestra table - $35 per person: kculver@comcast.net - come support WSHS educational programs, including our orchestra!
Each family is asked to donate an item (or cash/check - I'll go out and purchase items if you wish) for the 3 orchestra baskets. The themes are:
String Orchestra - Beauty and Health Spa
Sinfonietta - Gourmet Goodies (for both consumer and chef!)
Chamber Orchestra - Grownup Night Out
We're also looking for a few 'big ticket' items - do you have a service you can provide or a gift you can bestow? Please contact Kelly Culver for more details and a donation form: kculver@comcast.net
7) One young lady in our DLC music program listens to music on a cassette player - if you have any cassettes you no longer use that have classical, kids, popular, or any other kind of music - please bring them in to Ms S.
Happy Halloween - I was thinking of wearing all black and carrying a violin case to go trick-or-treating as a musician... what do you think, would I get some candy??? :)
~Ms S
