Next rehearsal -- Monday, December 3

Please NOTE: Conductors have added or changed time for this rehearsal.  

Mozart Players -  5:45 - 6:45 pm.  Note 30-minute time shift to allow rehearsing with Amadeus.

North Salem High School.  Enter parking lot from D Street.  Map 

Amadeus Players - 6:30 - 8:15 pm.  Note finish time is 15 minutes later.  

North Salem High School.  Map

Philharmonia - 6:00 - 8:30 pm. Note start time is 30 minutes early for all musicians.  

North Salem High School.  Map

Youth Symphony - 6:00 - 9:00 pm.  Note start time is 30 minutes early.   

Parrish Middle School.  Map.  Enter from D Street.

***Youth Symphony schedule

    6:00 - 6:30 pm   Night on Bald Mountain (with harp)

    6:30 - 7:00 pm   Borodin Sym No. 2, mvt. 3

    7:00 - 7:30 pm   Polonaise

    7:30 - 8:30 pm   Saint-Saens Violin Concerto with soloist; Strings: please add bowings found in Bowings section below!

**Philharmonia schedule

    6:00 - 8:30 pm   All strings and woodwinds

    6:00 - 8:30 pm   French Horns with Ben Garrett, then full orchestra

    7:00 - 8:30 pm   Trumpets, trombones, tuba, percussion

Next rehearsal -- Monday, November 26

Please NOTE: Conductors have added or changed time for this rehearsal.  

Mozart Players -  5:45 - 6:45 pm.  Note 30-minute time shift to allow rehearsing with Amadeus.  Same on 12/3/2012.  

North Salem High School.  Enter parking lot from D Street.  Map 

 

Amadeus Players - 6:30 - 8:20 pm.  Note finish time is 20 minutes later.  

North Salem High School.  Map

Philharmonia** - 6:00 - 8:30 pm. Note start time is 30 minutes early for many musicians.  See ** below.  

North Salem High School.  Map

Youth Symphony*** - 6:00 - 8:30 pm.  Note start time is 30 minutes early.   

Parrish Middle School.  Map.  Enter from D Street.

Please arrive about 10 minutes early to have time to warm up before the rehearsal begins.

Please bring a pencil.

Youth Symphony group

At North H.S. (not Parrish) this week.

See letter from Mr. Garrett (11/18/2012) about this rehearsal.

    6:30 - 7:30 pm Borodin Symphony, mvt 2.

    7:30 - 8:30 pm Violin Concerto with Kathryn Lucktenberg

Concerto Competitions

Our annual SYSA concerto competition:

    The form is due December 8, 2012

    The competition will be held January 26, 2013.  Free and open to the public.

Other concerto competitions:

    Salem Chamber Orchestra's Connie Fritz Memorial Youth Concerto Competition: recording due December 7.

    Oregon Symphony in Salem's Wiscarson Young Musicians Competition: recording due December 3.

         

Youth Symphony group -- Violas

For the results of the re-testing for violas, click here. 

Mr. Garrett writes: 

I congratulate each and every one of you for stepping up your personal performance for the benefit of the group. One of the 3 judges said,

"The viola players in your orchestra should be commended, as they all did a terrific job of preparation."  

I have a talented group of violas and am privileged to be working with you.

Youth Symphony group -- schedule

The rehearsal schedule for 11/12/2012:

    6:30 - 7:40 pm Night on Bald Mountain

    7:45 - 8:30 pm Saint Saens Violin Concerto 

Note: If your'e not involved in the violin concerto, you are free to leave at 7:40 pm.

Youth Symphony group -- To Do

Please listen to this recording of the Saint-Saens Violin Concerto No. 3, mvt 1 (8 min 50 sec).

Next rehearsal -- Monday, November 12

Mozart Players -  5:15 - 6:15 pm.  North Salem High School.  Enter parking lot from D Street.  Map 

 

Amadeus Players - 6:30 - 8:00 pm.  North Salem High School.  Map

Philharmonia - 6:30 - 8:30 pm.  North Salem High School.  Map

Youth Symphony - 6:30 - 8:30 pm.   Parrish Middle School.  Map.  Enter from D Street.

Please arrive about 10 minutes early to have time to warm up before the rehearsal begins.

Please bring a pencil.