announcements

• Here is the link to a great recording of the Berlioz. Have a listen!
  • https://youtu.be/5HgqPpjIH5c
• Utah Youth Symphony has been selected to receive the lifetime achievement award at the 20th Annual SCERA Star Awards in Orem. SCERA is a prominent arts organization in Utah County, founded in 1933. There is an awards ceremony, and we are all invited. We just need to let them know how many.
• We are still working on details for the following events. If you’ve already responded, no need to do so again – just a reminder if you haven’t already!
• Please respond by email if you’re interested and available for:
  • Scera Awards Ceremony
    • Feb 20 7:00 pm
    • 745 S. State St. in Orem
  • America’s Got Talent Filming
    • In Los Angeles – expenses paid
    • Week of March 16 or March 23 (expenses paid)
  • Eden Festival Concert
    • Rehearsals June 12 and 13, July 11
    • Dress rehearsal August 1
    • Concert August 2

We have some amazing opportunities in the announcements so please read carefully as RSVPs are required.

Julia Levin, founder of Cadenza Artists – who we collaborated with us last May at the league of American Symphony Orchestra convention, came with her dog Charlie -who actually sings with her on pitch – to Libby Gardner for the Utah Youth symphonies dress rehearsal. .

Why, you might ask?…
America’s Got Talent is interested in having a string orchestra of 25 musicians fly out to Los Angeles to be taped for the show either the week of March 16 or the 23rd. It would just be a couple of days on all expenses would be paid – if you’re interested or could make it work at all please RSVP at your earliest convenience.

We’ve ALSO been invited to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States on a concert in Libby Gardner Hall 2 August.
We will be performing an incredible piece written by two time Grammy award winner, Composer Christopher Tin. The piece was co-commissioned with Lincoln Center in New York City.
Laura Downs, phenomenal Pianist, educator, and performer will be participating with us.

As this is in the planning stages, we are thinking of having two first rehearsals the 12th and 13th of June – Friday and Saturday at the normal Philharmonic and symphony times. If enough people are in town, we could have another rehearsal, 11 July – Saturday at the Utah Youth time and then the concert is Sunday 2 August, and we would have a dress rehearsal August 1 at the regular Utah Youth symphony time. This is all in beginning stages and is general outline of what might be possible with all of us and our summer schedules.

Please respond as quickly as you as possible so we can move forward with solid plans. It’s pretty exciting!

• UYPrelude concert is this Saturday, January 31 at 10:30 am at the Fine Arts West building. It would be wonderful to see everyone there!
• Here is the link to a great recording of the Berlioz. Have a listen!
  • https://youtu.be/5HgqPpjIH5c
• Utah Youth Symphony has been selected to receive the lifetime achievement award at the 20th Annual SCERA Star Awards in Orem. SCERA is a prominent arts organization in Utah County, founded in 1933. There is an awards ceremony, and we are all invited. We just need to let them know how many.
• Please respond by email if you’re interested and available for:
  • Scera Awards Ceremony
    • Feb 20 7:00 pm
    • 745 S. State St. in Orem
  • America’s Got Talent Filming
    • In Los Angeles – expenses paid
    • Week of March 16 or March 23 (expenses paid)
  • Eden Festival Concert
    • Rehearsals June 12 and 13, July 11
    • Dress rehearsal August 1
    • Concert August 2

UYPhil

• Back to work this week! Get ready to sight read!
• The piece is Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique. It would be good to listen to it in advance. Sight reading is a lot easier when you know what it should sound like!
• Remember to RSVP for the Madeleine festival. Let us know if you have any questions. Rehearsal Jan. 29 and concert Jan 30

UYSO

• Concert week you guys!
  • Rehearsal Saturday morning is off campus. Please check your calendars!
  • Sound check will start promptly at 5:00 pm. Please be there in plenty of time to park and be in your seat ready to go at 5:00 sharp. 
  • We will have sandwiches, chips, fruit, etc. for a pre-concert meal.
  • No tickets required for the concert. It’s free, open admission
  • We still need some parents to help out with concert day stuff.
    • Duties include keeping an eye on kids while they eat and hang out (I know – easy job) and help put sandwiches together during sound check (still easy – really not that much work). 
    • I have 3 volunteers signed up as of right now, and I could use at least 6-7 more. 
• Please remember to RSVP for the Madeleine festival. Let us know if you have any questions. Rehearsal Jan. 29, concert Jan 30.

Prelude

• It is the week before the concert! Dan asked me to pass on a few things:
  • We will play each section of our music straight through, so be prepared for that.
  • The Carmen Suite is available to listen to on YouTube: click here. 
    • Please listen before Saturday!
  • All musicians are highly encouraged to work on your music with your private teacher in the next week. It’s a big help!
• Parent volunteers
  • I could use a couple more parents to help me with food during the rehearsal so we can all socialize a little bit after the concert. It always ends up being a really nice activity, both for parents and kids. 
  • Fine Arts West doesn’t have any tables available for us to use. I’m wondering if any Prelude parents have portable/foldable tables we could use for the reception? 

• No UYPhil rehearsal this weekend! Great job on your concert and enjoy your week off!
• UYSO Dress Rehearsal in Libby Concert Hall this weekend – we are extending rehearsal to 12:30. 
• UYPrelude’s concert is coming up on 1/31. We need a few UYSO and/or UYPhil musicians to fill in parts. You’d need to be there from 9:00 am to about 11. I will bring folders to UYSO rehearsal this weekend. Please let me know if you can be a great mentor to your younger colleagues! Please respond if you’re willing to help.
  • 1 oboe
  • 1 bassoon
  • 1 horn
  • 1 trombone
  • 2 violas
  • 3 cellos
  • 1 bass
• Parent volunteers needed for the January 25th UYSO concert. I have 2 folks wiilling to help, and I could use a few more. We just need people to help with putting the food together and with keeping an eye on the kids while they eat. 
• UYS is partnering with the Madeleine Choir School High School Choir Festival.
  • We need:
    • strings
    • trumpets
    • oboes
  • Schedule:
    • Thursday, January 29 4:00-9:00
      • You will not be needed the entire time, but we’re still working on pinpointing the  
    • Friday, January 30 5:30 call for a 7:00 concert

Happy New Year!!!

We do have rehearsal this weekend! All in our regular places. Check the calendar if you need any more info!

Let us know if you want tickets to the Utah Symphony’s performance of Tchaikovsky Symphony 1 this weekend – Friday at 7:30 or Saturday at 5:30 – email me at uyso@uyso.org and I’ll make a list.

• UYS and UYPhil
  • This weekend is our last rehearsal before the holiday break. We will return on January 2nd and 3rd. 
  • UYPhil concert is on January 11th
  • UYSO concert is on January 25th
    • Call time will be around 4:30 or 5 pm for sound check and dinner
    • Concert starts at 7:00 pm
• UYPrelude
  • You will have your regular rehearsal this Saturday. 
  • You’ll receive another piece of music to be working on over the holiday break.
  • Please remember to bring your music and a pencil!
  • Holiday Party! You are all invited to join UYSO to celebrate the season. They’ll start at 11:00 at Gardner Hall in Room 272. Let me know if you need more directions! Come have some snacks and hang out!
• Dreamspire Concert – UYSO parent, sectional coach and overall great friend Rosalie MacMillan will be soloing this weekend with the Dreamspire Symphony. Student Tickets are available for $10.00.  The concert is Saturday, Dec. 20 at 7:00 pm at Woods Cross High School, 600 W. 2200 S. in Woods Cross. Learn more at dreamspiresymphony.org.

• Large Sectionals for UYPhil and UYSO this week!
  • UYPhil
    • Strings in Libby Concert Hall with Mike Trachalios
    • Winds in Room 272 with Zac Hammond
    • Brass in Room 270 with Sam Elliot
  • UYSO
    • Strings in LGCH with Rob Baldwin
    • Winds in Room 272 with Zac Hammond
    • Brass in 270 with Scott Hagen
• Thank you to all of you who donated to the food drive to benefit the Utah Food Bank! We raised $180.00 and 156 pounds of food! Thanks for helping local Utah families make their holidays a bit brighter!

Rehearsal today will be at the Hilltop Church at 589 East 18th Avenue. We’re sorry for the last minute change, but we didn’t know until about 8:15 this morning!

• UYPhil and UYSO are off campus this weekend. Check the website calendar for your location, and please bring a stand!
• UYPrelude is in your regular location at Fine Arts West. 
• UYS Food Drive is still going! We will continue collecting both food and monetary donations (checks payable to Utah Food Bank) through 12/13.
  • 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
    • Items most in need:
      • Peanut Butter
      • Mac and Cheese
      • Chili
      • Canned Meats
      • Spaghetti O’s, Ravioli
      • Canned Fruits
      • Boxed Meals

• UYPhil Rehearsal is off-campus this week. Please check the web calendar for location!
• UYS Food Drive is still going! We will collect until the December 12/13 rehearsals! Bring your donations to rehearsal, and we’ll deliver.
  • 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