Titan Orchestra Newsletter #14 (1/24/13) Special Concert next Thursday
Contained within...1) Thursday Jan 31 concert - 5:30pm!!!
2) String Orchestra (period 3) extra final
3) Symphony schedule next week4) Last Chance "Live Review" podcast tomorrow5) Get those Theory assignments and reviews in!6) Check out this video... (Music Beyond the Chamber) 1) Thursday Jan 31 concert - 5:30pm!!!On Thursday we have a very special concert. At 5:30 all students will perform with and then be treated to hearing the musicians from Music Beyond the Chamber. These musicians hail from Florida and California and are on tour in the Pacific Northwest this next week. Thanks to the Culvers and Tatmans, they will be hosted here in West Salem. On Thursday the 31st, all students in class will be coached by our guest musicians, and then they will perform together. This concert and the daytime residency (coaching) is being paid for by the grant we received from the Salem Keizer Education Foundation this past fall. The concert time was moved back to accommodate our swimmers, who have a very important meet at South Salem High. Here is the schedule for the day:
Period 6 final - 7:30-8:55am
Period 7 final - 9:15-10:40am
Period 3 extra final - 11:30-1pm
Honors String Quartet extra - 1-2:30pm
Call time for Chamber (on stage to warmup) 4:45pm
Call time for Sinfonietta (on stage to warmup) 5pm
Call time for String Orchestra 5pm (orchestra room)
Concert time - 5:30pm.
Concert dress please (Chamber in Chamber outfits, everyone else in head to toe formal black attire, as per our concert dress code)2) String Orchestra (period 3) extra finalAll students in period 3 String Orchestra will be required to attend an extra rehearsal on Thursday January 31 from 11:30 - 1pm. This is so that they can be coached by our guest musicians and prepare for the concert in the evening. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO ARRANGE RIDES TO ASSURE THAT EVERYONE IS ATTENDANCE - this will be a graded rehearsal (final grade!).3) Symphony schedule next weekThere is no symphony on Tuesday or Thursday because of finals and the concert on the 31st. But there IS A SYMPHONY FINAL AT 11:30am ON WEDNESDAY THE 30th. All students are expected to attend in order to receive a 'final' grade! We will rehearse new and old pieces.4) Last Chance "Live Review" podcast tomorrowThe day for the "last chance live review concert" was changed to Friday Jan 25 - tomorrow after school at 2:30. I will show a live podcast of the St. Olaf symphony orchestra winter concert. If a student is unable to attend this after school event, please email me tonight and I will send the link to the podcast in an email tomorrow - to be viewed by the student at home over the weekend. ONLY ESSAY REVIEWS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS CONCERT. Reviews, typed and turned in or emailed, must be turned in on Monday the 28th for full credit.5) Get those Theory assignments and reviews in!On Friday I will post current grades for all students. If students have not turned in Theory assignments, they will be accepted "late" up until Monday the 28th. Reviews of concerts seen in the past 2 weeks are due Monday Jan. 26 in class. Please check your intouch online gradebook and let me know if there are any concerns or issues with grades. The final project grade will be attendance and participation at the concert on the 31st.6) Check out this video... ( Music Beyond the Chamber) Here is a video of a few of the musicians we'll be meeting next week - Music Beyond the Chamber:
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)
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