Call times on the day of the Winter Concert

These are the call times for the day of the concert, Sunday, December 12:

Mozart Players - 1:30 on the stage

Amadeus Players - 1:30 on the stage

Philharmonia - 1:45 in a rehearsal room behind the stage

Youth Symphony - 2:00 in a rehearsal room behind the stage

Winter Concert tickets

Tickets for the Winter Concert will be available at rehearsals on Nov. 29, Dec. 6, and Dec. 11.

Tickets also available at the door.

$10 adults, $5 students and seniors

The Dress Rehearsal schedule on Saturday, December 11

Smith Auditorium at Willamette University (map).

Regular clothes (not concert clothes).

Please arrive about 10 minutes early so the rehearsal can start on time.

Amadeus -- 8:30 - 9:45 am

Philharmonia -- 9:45 - 11:15 am

Youth Symphony -- 11:15 am - 12:45 pm

Rehearsals on Mondays

We now switch to rehearsals on Mondays for the rest of the year (now that marching band season is finished).

Tuition assistance applications due this Friday

Tuition assistance applications are due this Friday, October 8 2010.

Amadeus Retreat is October 8 - 9

The annual retreat for the Amadeus group will be held Friday to Saturday, October 8 - 9, 2010.

Amadeus Retreat- printable information sheet

Amadeus Retreat- printable permission form. Due by October 5.

Amadeus Retreat- printable map to the 4-H Center or a google map

We have a new string group!

Announcing a new group: The Mozart Players. This is a non-audition group for string players who are playing at level 11/2 to 2 (or half way into Suzuki Book 2) and will be directed by Deborah Ward. The group will meet from 5:15-6:15 pm on the same rehearsal nights as our other three groups (except starting one week later each semester). More information

Annual Parent Meeting

Tuesday, September 28, the evening of the season's first rehearsal

6:30 - 7:00 pm

For parents of new and returning students

We'll meet in the North Salem High School choir room, which is just around the hallway corner from the Amadeus rehearsal room.

Tuesday, September 28 -- the first regular rehearsal of the new season

The first regular evening rehearsal for all groups (except the new Mozart Players group) is Tuesday, September 28, at 6:30 pm at North Salem High School (map).

Mr. Garrett announces this season's literature for the Youth Symphony group

Mr. Garret is sending an email to members of the Youth Symphony group announcing plans for the upcoming season. Mr. Garrett's letter of 8/1/2010

Announcing guest soloist with the Youth Symphony

Salem Youth Symphony is very excited to announce that Fred Korman, Principal Oboist of the Oregon Symphony from 1978 to 2006, will be our soloist on the December 12th

Concert. Currently on the faculty of Oregon State University and principal oboist of the OSU-Corvallis Symphony, Mr. Korman maintains an active career as a player, teacher and consultant on performance anxiety. He will be performing the Marcello Oboe Concerto with us. Fred Korman's website

Jump Start for Youth Symphony group

The second annual Jump Start event for the Youth Symphony group will be held Sunday afternoon, September 19, 2010. Details will be available later this summer.

Visit us July 7 at the "First Wednesday" celebration in downtown Salem

The July 7 First Wednesday celebration will include live music at 8 locations in downtown Salem between 5 and 8 pm. Several members of the Salem Youth Symphony groups will perform. Visit us at the De Wolky Shop (on Liberty St.) and at Meringue (their new location on Court St.). More information about July 7th event

Fall auditions- September 25, 2010

Auditions for new and continuing students will be held again on Saturday, September 25.

More information and the audition music are on the Auditions page.

Please email or call Joyce (503-485-2244) to schedule an audition appointment.

Enrolling

To enroll after your audition, please see our new enrollment page.

Summer Strings and other music camps

Our students often participate in the Salem-Keizer school district's "Summer Strings" (for elementary and middle school students) or in other summer music camps. Several summer music camps are listed- not as an endorsement, but as a place to start your research.

Auditions for 2010-2011 Season

Auditions for next year (more info)

Saturday, June 5, 9 am - 4 pm

Please call Joyce after May 3 (503-485-2244) to schedule an audition appointment.

Congratulations to all three orchestras on a grand Spring Concert!

If you would like to order a CD or DVD of the Spring Concert, you can use the printable order form.

SYSA members at solo contest

Congratulations to SYSA members who placed at OSAA State Solo contest on May 1:

Andy Zhang, bassoon, 2nd

Emily Potter, flute, 2nd
Andrew Ponec, cello, 3rd

Congratulations to the SYSA members who placed at the District IV solo contest on March 6:
Justin Kang, piano

Andrew Ponec, cello
Jennifer Jordan, cello
Victoria Havel, clarinet
Lukas Breen, trumpet
Daniel Mitchel, trumpet
Cyrstal Mohs, horn
Jacob Rosevear, trombone
Andy Zhang, bassoon
Simon Morter, bassoon
Sierra Schmeltzer, flute
Katie Virden, flute

Congratulations to our graduating seniors!

Our deepest, most profound thanks for your dedication and for sharing your music with our community.

1 year in our orchestras:

Jenna Ahn, violin, concertmistress, Youth Symphony
Molly Page, violin, Youth Symphony
Aidan Lance, bass, Youth Symphony
Arryn Bess, horn, Youth Symphony

2 years in our orchestras:

Jacob Rosevear, trombone, in Youth Symphony

5 years in our orchestras:

Cherith Brown, cello, in Philharmonia 2 years, Youth Symphony 3 years
Daniel Frizzell, flute, in Philharmonia 2 years, Youth Symphony 3 years

6 years in our orchestras:

Bradley Frizzell, clarinet, in Philharmonia 3 years, Youth Symphony 3 years
Crystal Mohs, horn, in Philharmonia 3 years, Youth Symphony 3 years
Zachary Gulaboff-Davis, percussion, in Amadeus 3 years, Youth Symphony 3 years

8 years in our orchestras:

Sophie Tomczyk, violin, in Amadeus 2 years, Philharmonia 3 years, Youth Symphony 3 years

Amadeus - performance at library

Friday, April 30

Loucks Auditorium, Salem Public Library (map)

4:00 pm Please arrive wearing concert clothes. Please bring cookies to share!

5:00 pm Performance begins. Free.

Dress rehearsals for Spring Concert

Amadeus

Saturday, May 1

North Salem High School

9:00 am - 10:30 am rehearsal on stage (regular clothes, not concert clothes)

Please arrive by 8:50 am to set up.

Philharmonia

Friday, April 30 - note this is a Friday

North Salem High School

4:20 pm arrive for dress rehearsal on stage (regular clothes, not concert clothes)

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm dress rehearsal

Youth Symphony

Friday, April 30 - note this is a Friday

North Salem High School

6:00 pm arrive for dress rehearsal on stage (regular clothes, not concert clothes)

6:15 pm - 8:00 pm dress rehearsal

Musical Enchantment - THANK YOU!

Musical Enchantment this past weekend netted over $7300 (after expenses)! The money raised at this fundraiser will be used to support our three orchestras and to help students who need tuition assistance in order to participate. Thank you to the many, many people who helped make Musical Enchantment a huge success!

Youth Symphony group

The string seating test passages are available:

1st violins

2nd violins

violas

cellos

basses

Spring Concert - Sunday, May 2, 3:00 pm

We will keep the Spring Concert as originally scheduled: Sunday, May 2, at 3:00 pm.

The concert will be held in the North Salem High School auditorium. (Dress rehearsal times have not been firmly set yet.)

Reminder- no rehearsals Monday, Feb. 15

Just a reminder. It's Presidents' Day. No rehearsals.

Please donate an item for your orchestra's raffle basket

As in past years, each of our three orchestras will assemble a basket of gifts to be raffled off at Musical Enchantment. We ask each family to please donate one item (you can donate more than one!) to your orchestra's raffle basket. The basket themes this year are:

Amadeus-- "Entertainment" theme

Philharmonia-- "Home and Garden" theme

Youth Symphony-- "Romance" theme (ideas)

We'll collect items at the February 22 and the March 1 rehearsals.

Thank you so much for helping with our single fundraiser of the year!

Free Ticket Offer - Salem Chamber Orchestra

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, February 13, 7:30 pm, or
Sunday, February 14, 3:00 pm
in Hudson Hall at Willamette University (map).

To reserve your free ticket, call or stop by the Travel Salem office. They have a list of SYS member names for the complimentary tickets. 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; Saturday 10 am - 5 pm.

Important: 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.

Concerto competition- thank you

Thank you to the 9 students for sharing your music:

Jennifer Jordan, cello; Seth Miller, violin; Zachary Gulaboff-Davis, piano;

Andrew Ponec, cello; Crystal Mohs, French horn; Bradley Frizzell, clarinet;

Daniel Frizzell, flute; Cherith Brown, cello; Matthew Hodges, trumpet.

Thank you to the 5 judges for sharing your expertise:

Dr. Charles Heiden

Dr. Bruce McIntosh

Dr. Joan Paddock

Karl Raschkes

Dr. Bryce Seliger

Thank you to the Unitarian Universalist Congregation for sharing your lovely space for the performances.

Winner: Andrew Ponec, cello, Haydn Concerto in C Major, Mvt. I

Youth Symphony group on Jan 25

Please note that the strings will be in a different location from the winds and brass for this rehearsal.

Youth Symphony STRINGS will be at North High School, and will have a sectional with Steve Pologe.

Youth Symphony WINDS & BRASS will be at Parrish Middle School.

Concerto Competition- Jan 23, 2010

Our annual concerto competition will be held Saturday, Jan 23, 10:00 am - 12:15 pm.

It will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5090 Center Street NE. Map.

Everyone in invited to listen to these nine performers. Free.

All three groups rehearse Jan 25

Please note: no rehearsals on Jan. 18 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day).

Amadeus - Regular rehearsal at North Salem High School (map, enter parking lot from D Street), 6:30-8:00 pm

Philharmonia - Regular rehearsal at North Salem High School, 6:30-8:30 pm

Youth Symphony - NEW! different locations for this sectional!

**Strings will be at North High School.

**Winds & brass at Parrish Middle School.

6:30-8:30 pm.

Strings: please bring a music stand (other groups will be at North and we won't have enough stands).

Youth Symphony group resumes rehearsals on Jan. 4

The Youth Symphony group will resume rehearsals on Monday, January 4, 2010.

The rehearsals on Jan. 4, 11 and 25 will be at North Salem High School (not at Parrish Middle School). We have no rehearsal on January 18 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Amadeus and Philharmonia will resume rehearsals on Monday, January 25, 2010.