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.

Sunday, December 13-- Winter Concert

In Smith Auditorium at Willamette University. Map.

All groups- please bring a music stand with your name on it.

1:30 pm call time for Amadeus; please bring a stand

1:45 pm call time for Philharmonia; please bring a stand

2:00 pm call time for Youth Symphony; please bring a stand; message from Mr. Garrett

3:00 pm Winter Concert begins

check website before your dress rehearsal

Will SYS have dress rehearsal as planned?
The decision will be made Saturday morning by 7:30.
Please check the website or call SYSA 503-485-2244.

Amadeus rehearsal may be changed to 12:30 AFTER
Philharmonia at 9:45, and Youth Symphony at 11:00,
which will remain the same times.

We want you to be safe and will understand if you cannot
attend rehearsal. However, the orchestras really need the
extra practice together, so we will try to meet with as many
as can attend.

Winter Concert tickets

You can buy your Winter Concert tickets at any of our rehearsals, including the dress rehearsal.

Or you can mail us your ticket order using our Ticket Order Form.

Tickets bought in advance (at rehearsals or by mail) are $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors.

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

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.