Newsletter #15 (1.30.13)

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Forward to a Friend Coming up... Google Calendar click here Week of Feb. 4 Mon  2:30-4 Chamber Tue   2:35 Sym Wed  4-6pm All City Thur  4-6:30pm Sym Fri     2:30pm All State *SAVE THE DATE* Feb 6   1st All City rehearsal Feb 14  CWU symphony at South Feb 15  All State/All NW Feb 22/23 All City Mar 2   Solo and Ensemble Mar 11  Final trip payment Mar 20  Spring Concert Mar 21  Big Trip Current Fundraisers Stay tuned... <<>> Titan Orchestra Newsletter #15  Concert Thursday 5:30pm! Contained within... 1) Thursday Jan 31 concert - 5:30pm!!! 2) Music Beyond the Chamber 3) Semester 2 - important dates 4) Check out this video... (Pink Martini)  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 rehearsal with MBTC - 1:30-2:30pm 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) Music Beyond the Chamber Tomorrow, students will be coached all day by musicians from Music Beyond the Chamber and guest violinist Caius Oprea. Caius is a graduate of the Julliard School of Music and is husband of one of our violin coaches - Sigrun. Jessica, Jessica and Lauren, from Music Beyond the Chamber are all experienced musicians and dedicated chamber artists. Please click here to learn more about this group and their backgrounds: http://titanorchestra.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/MBTC-california.pdf 3) Semester 2 - important dates Please make sure these following dates are on your calendar: *NEW* March 11 – Chamber performs at Capital Manor March 20 – Spring Concert (all students) March 21 – 25 2013 “Big Trip” to Washington D.C. and NY April 5 - WOU Orchestra Competition (Chamber, Sinf, Sym?) April 13 – Salem-Keizer Orchestra Invitational (Chamber and Symphony) April 24 - Instrument Sale at West (student and intermediate instruments for sale) May 2 - Pre State Concert (qualified groups - Chamber, Symphony?) May 3 - 4th Grade String Festival (Symphony students!) May 9 – OSAA State Orch in Corvallis – Chamber,Symphony, if qualified May 16 – Orchestras of the West (all students) June 3 – Final Concert (Movie Theme!) and Senior Farewell As always, please keep an eye on the website, calendar, and newsletters for more important dates. 4) Check out this video... (Pink Martini)  Pink Martini is a Portland based group that features piano, voice, and violin, and more. They often play with symphony orchestras - their show with Oregon Symphony at the Elsinore if sold out. But, in case you'd like to know more about them, here's leader Thomas Lauderdale talking about the group. http://youtu.be/2lu15HkoHWM - and to see more videos of their music click here: http://pinkmartini.com/videos/ 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)