Titan Orchestra Newsletter #27
Contained within...1) Pre-State concert tonight2) Did you know?3) Hunchback of Notre Dame - GO SEE!
4) 4th Grade String festival tomorrow5) Theory assignment due Monday6) Boot camp dates - August 19/20 - 23!!7) Check out this video... (Hunchback of Notre Dame) 1) Pre-state concert tonightStudents in Chamber Orchestra and Symphony perform tonight at the pre-state concert. Dress is full black. This concert is a great concert for parents and those not in Symphony or Chamber to come see. Pre-state concert features all the groups going to OSAA State Championships - Choir, Chamber, Symphony and Wind Ensemble/Band. Concert starts at 7pm. Musicians are expected to stay for the entire concert. Chamber plays 2nd on the concert, Symphony 3rd.
Students - call time is 6:45pm to prep your instruments in the orchestra room. Sit in the auditorium by 6:55pm to watch the choir.I will send a detailed email out next week regarding all the information for State competition May 9.2) Did you know?There was an article in the Statesman Journal recently about recreational music groups in town. I emailed reporter Barbara Curtin to thank her for writing that public interest story and she emailed me back something I didn't think about. Here's what she wrote to me, "For some reason, music/arts readers don't tend to use the online "comments" and "recommend" functions. But these days, web hits, comments, etc. are counted. Each time an article is read or commented on, it's like a vote for coverage of that topic. In this rapidly changing era for communications, the higher-ups watch this when deciding what to expand or cut down upon." So, if you see an article, especially about the arts and music, please make sure you're commenting or recommending!3) Hunchback of Notre Dame - GO SEE!The neatest cultural event is here in Salem this weekend - Master Chorale and Salem Chamber Orchestra have combined forces, with the beautiful big organ in Hudson Hall at Willamette University, to put on an event not to be missed. The 1920's silent film Hunchback of Notre Dame will be run on a screen above the musicians and we will be playing 2 hours of music as a soundtrack to this movie. The music selected by Dr. Klemme for this project is fantastic - works by Berlioz, Brahms, Beethoven, Poulenc, Faure... amazing music - lots of cool organ solos too! Students may review this for credit. You have 3 opportunities to see this incredible program:
*Friday night (5/3) is the dress rehearsal at 7:30pm - students can get in for free, adults are $5 (here's the link for vouchers for students http://wp.me/a2m6oh-bc)
*Saturday night (5/4) the concert is at 7pm (I just saw a Groupon yesterday that offered tickets to this concert - GREAT way to save some $!)
*Sunday afternoon (5/5) the concert is at 3pm (but this one might be sold out - check the SCO website for more info:www.salemchamberorchestra.org)4) 4th Grade String Festival tomorrowStudents in Chamber Orchestra and Symphony put on the 4th Grade String Festival tomorrow. Here's the schedule:12:30pm Call time in the orchestra room for students (we'll work Pirates and go over the day's schedule)
1 - 1:30pm 4th grade students arrive
1:30 - 6 Festival (pizza and snacks will be provided)
6pm Concert - 4th grade performs first, Chamber plays Shostakovich, then Symphony plays Pirates
Concert concludes by 6:45pm (West students responsible for putting chairs and stands away)5) Theory assignment due MondayThere was a theory assignment that was supposed to be turned in May 2 - I've extended the deadline to Monday May 6. This is the last theory assignment - and it will be checked thoroughly by me. Students will be given an assessment of how good their rhythm skills are - this will help me plan for next year's theory packet.6) Boot camp dates - August 19/20 - 23!!!Orchestra Boot Camp is always 2 weeks before the start of school. Chamber retreat is on Monday August 19. Everyone else comes Tuesday Tuesday August 20 through Friday August 23 9am - 12pm. Chamber stays until 1pm Tuesday - Friday. This is a very important part of the Titan Orchestra spirit and musical culture. Students playing in any orchestra next year are 'required' to attend Boot Camp. The camp fee is $40, can be paid either at the end of this year or at Boot Camp registration, can be paid out of your student account, and can also be waived (4 hours of extra volunteer hours will be required of the family). Please mark your calendar now!7) Check out this video... (Hunchback of Notre Dame with different soundtrack)
Here is the movie that you'll have the opportunity to see this weekend with the Salem Chamber Orchestra at Willamette's Hudson Hall - this is a totally different soundtrack then what you will see on Friday/Saturday/Sunday (in fact, I think what we're playing is way better), but it'll give you an idea of cool this will be:
http://youtu.be/o792vRfkKu0
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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