Winter Concert poster is here!

SYS Concerto Competition- January 23

Youth Symphony members are invited to participate in our annual concerto competition. The winner will perform his/her solo with the Youth Symphony at the Spring Concert on May 3. Take this opportunity to gain performance experience and communicate beautiful music.

Applications should be turned in to Joyce Epp or Larry Garrett by December 12.

Also consider the Oregon Symphony’s Wiscarson Young Musician’s Competition. Applications and recordings are due February 5, 2010. Competition will be held March 13. See www.orsymphonysalem.org (under Education) or ask Joyce for application.

Thank you to the Spirit Mountain Community Fund

Our one-year grant from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund is now complete. The generous SMCF grant provided funds to help with tuition assistance, and this has allowed a number of our students to participate who otherwise might not have been able to. Thank you also to our Treasurer, Phyllis Devine, who recognized the need in our community and wrote the SMCF grant proposal.

If you would like to contribute funds for tuition assistance so that future students in financial need can participate, please contact us. We welcome any donations.

Buy your Winter Concert tickets in advance

Beginning tonight, you can buy your Winter Concert tickets at any of our rehearsals.

Tickets bought in advance at $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors.

(Tickets bought at the door will be $12 for adults, $5 for students and seniors.)

Concert Clothes- reminder

Amadeus
Girls: White top with 3/4 length or longer sleeves. Black pants or skirt that covers the knees when seated. Black closed-toe shoes.
Boys: White long sleeve, button-down shirt. Black bow tie. Black pants. Black closed-toe shoes, black socks.

Philharmonia & Youth Symphony

Girls: Head to toe black outfit. No sleeveless. If wearing a skirt or dress, it should cover the knees when seated. Black closed-toe shoes.
Boys: White long sleeve, button-down shirt. Black bow tie. Black pants. Black closed-toe shoes, black socks. Black vest or jacket optional.

Dress rehearsal times and call times for the Winter Concert

Saturday, December 12: dress rehearsals in Smith Auditorium at Willamette University. Map. (Not concert clothes.)

Please arrive about 10 minutes early to be ready to play at your orchestra's rehearsal time.

8:30 - 9:45 am Amadeus

9:45 - 11:00 am Philharmonia

11:00 - 12:30 pm Youth Symphony

Sunday, December 13: Concert day!

1:30 pm call time for Amadeus

1:45 pm call time for Philharmonia

2:00 pm call time for Youth Symphony

3:00 pm Winter Concert begins

SYS performers needed for Musical Enchantment

Musical Enchantment will be held March 12, 2010, 6:30 at Green Villa Barn, Independence
Portland Cello Project will be the guest artists.

Solos, duets, trios or quartets will be chosen for the listening pleasure of Musical Enchantment guests. Six solos/groups will be selected from our three orchestras. You can choose either classical or popular music.

You have three weeks to choose your music and group!
December 7 rehearsal: deadline for approval of your music selection and group from your conductor.
Auditions will be set the week of January 25, 2010.
Questions? Please ask your conductor or Amadeus conductor Deborah Ward.

Free Ticket Offer

The Salem Chamber Orchestra is generously offering a FREE ticket to any member of our orchestras who would like to attend its next concert:

Saturday, November 21, 7:30 pm, or
Sunday, November 22, 3:00 pm
in Hudson Hall at Willamette University (map).

To reserve your free ticket, call or stop by the Travel Salem office.** You can also purchase tickets for adjacent seats for family or friends (all tickets are for reserved seats).

Travel Salem office:

181 High Street NE (map)

503-581-4325

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 5 pm; Sat 10 am - 5 pm.

**Even if you reserve your ticket by phone, you need to pick up your ticket(s) in person at the Travel Salem office during their regular hours (see above).

Please note that the complimentary tickets will NOT be available at the door.

Congratulations to All-Staters

From Mr. Garrett:

Congratulations to the following SYSA musicians who have been selected through audition into one of the Oregon Music Educators All-State Honor Groups:

Josh Aebi – Clarinet

Arryn Bess – French Horn

Lukas Breen – Trumpet

Antonia Chandler – French Horn

Aleida Fernandez – Viola

Victoria Havel - Clarinet

Jennifer Jordan – Cello

Bronte Loewen-Thomas – Viola

Aidan Lance – Bass

Danny Mitchell – Trumpet

Hannah Patterson – Trumpet

Andrew Ponec – Cello

Kyra Stillman – Cello

Katie Virden – Flute

Andy Zhang – Bassoon

In addition, members who will join us in the spring include:

Bradley Frizzell – Clarinet

Daniel Frizzell – Flute

Molly Hartshorn – Violin

You bring attention to the positive accomplishments in our world, not only for you personally, but your school and your youth symphony.

Congratulations to 4 former members of our ensemble:

Casey Nosiglia - Violin

Josh Hettwer - Clarinet

Matthew Hettwer - Trombone

Joe Hurley - Trumpet

Switch to Monday rehearsals now

Beginning Monday, November 9, our rehearsals will be held on Monday evenings for the rest of the year. (We do this each year to accommodate marching band practices in the fall.)

Results of seating test

For string players in the Youth Symphony group: results of the seating tests are now on the website.