announcements

• Salute to Youth – Congratulations to UYSO Cellist Scott Pickett! He is one of the soloists in this year’s Utah Symphony Salute to Youth on Wednesday, November 12 at 5:30 pm
  • UYSO has been given as many tickets as we need – we need to let them know by the end of the day tomorrow. Please email me at uyso@uyso.org if you want tickets – deadline is 4:00 pm tomorrow. 
  • Tickets will be at the box office under Utah Youth Symphony or Utah Youth Philharmonic.
  • You’ll have a lot of fun, and support your UYS colleague!
  • Meet at the Chihuly glass sculpture in the lobby for a photo after the concert
• We have a WINNER! Congratulations to Macy Moore, UYPhil violinist who won the hoodie design contest! They’re in production and we’ll have them soon!
• Brass, and percussion, you get a week off this week! Winds and strings only for both UYPhil and UYSO.
• UYS FOOD DRIVE
  • UYS is sponsoring a food drive to benefit the Utah Food Bank – let’s make a great contribution and make a difference in our community. Donations are really needed right now, and we can help!
  • Monetary donations (preferably paid by check) are very welcome. Make checks to Utah Food Bank and we will collect and deliver.
  • Please bring shelf-stable food to rehearsals, starting this weekend. All natural ingredients, low sodium, no high fructose corn syrup are appreciated)
    • Items most in need:
      • Peanut Butter
      • Mac and Cheese
      • Chili
      • Canned Meats
      • Spaghetti O’s, Ravioli
      • Canned Fruits
      • Boxed Meals

• Regular rehearsals this week for all three orchestras
• Hoodie contest submissions are due by October 31. 
• Remember to check your rehearsal calendar on the website for up to date rehearsal information
• Brass in room 324 for the first hour of rehearsal

• No rehearsal this week for Fall Break!
• Utah Youth Symphony Students — Show Us YOUR Creative Side! Design our official 2025 – 2026 Utah Youth Symphony Hoodie! 
  • We’re performing works by Tchaikovsky, Humperdinck, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Berlioz — what do their sounds inspire in YOU?
  •  Submit your original hoodie design (digital or hand-drawn!)
  •  Include our orchestra names (Symphony, Philharmonic, Prelude) + this year’s composers + our current season, 2025 – 2026
  • ️ Winner gets their design featured + recognition on social media + $100!
  •  Deadline: Submit your design by October 31
  •  Send your design to marketing@utahyouthsymphony.org
  • The fabric color will be a black heather (very dark gray) full zip hoodie
  • Your design should incorporate a small graphic for the front and a larger design for the back. You can use up to 5 colors for the back and 2 colors for the front. UYS logo and U of U logos can be black/white.
  • Please incorporate the UYS logo and the University of Utah logo. ClickHERE for those files. 
  • Let’s make something amazing. Hoodie season is calling. 
• The Chamber Music Society of Utah has offered free tickets to the October 30th concert of the Escher Quartet with Jordan Bak for all UYS students. More info about the concert can be found HERE. Please email Justin Morgan at jmorgan@cmsofslc.org for free tickets for you and your families!

• Young Composers Project will meet in room 100E in the McKay Music Library at 11:45 this weekend. Anyone may attend, and it’s ok if you missed the first meeting.
• Small Sectionals this weekend!
  • UYPhil
    • 1st Violins room 302 with David Langr
    • 2nd Violins room 200 with Emily Day-Shumway
    • Violas room 006 with Carl Johansen
    • Cellos room 318 with Debbie Hsu
    • Basses room 324 with Andrew Keller
    • Flutes room 410 with Caitlyn Valovick-Moore
    • Oboes room 018 with Luca Florin
    • Clarinets room 416 with Berkeley Price
    • Bassoons room 025 with Lori Wike
    • Trumpets room 030 with Seretta Hart
    • Horns room 306 with Jessica Danz
    • Trombones Fine Arts West with Sam Elliot
  • UYSO
    • 1st Violins room 302 with David Langr
    • 2nd Violins room 272 with Rosalie MacMillan
    • Violas room 006 with Carl Johansen
    • Cellos room 318 with Matt Johnson
    • Basses room 324 with Kayleigh Dahl
    • Flutes room 410 with Caitlin Valovick-Moore
    • Oboes room 018 with Luca Florin
    • Clarinets room 416 with Myroslava Hagen
    • Bassoons room 025 with Lori Wike
    • Trumpets room 030 with Seretta Hart
    • Horns room 270 with Jessica Danz

• UYPHIL AND UYSO: BRASS SECTIONALS IN ROOM 324 FROM 9:00-10:00
• SMALL SECTIONALS NEXT WEEKEND 10/10 AND 10/11
  • Winds/brass/percussion, please remember to check your schedules for next weekend. I know there’s a marching band competition that may affect some of you, so please let us know ASAP if you’ll be missing rehearsal that week.
• TUITION INVOICES 
  • Parents, you should have received a tuition invoice by email. If you haven’t seen it, please let me know. Most of them are due on or before October 10. 
• NEW MEMBERS?
  • If you have friends interested in UYS, bring them to rehearsal! We’re still looking for violas and a few brass players!

UYPhil Rehearsal is from 5:00-6:30 only for those who are participating in Trudy’s memorial service.

UYSO rehearsal and UYPrelude rehearsal are cancelled due to the memorial service for Trudy Simmons.

We would love to encourage all students to participate!