Dear Utah Orchestras!
Looking forward to this Friday and Saturday and remember, we agreed that everyone would make the effort to listen to the recording that we sent out a couple of weeks ago! It will help immensely with enharmonic notes and general tonal centers! Here’s the link if you don’t have it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCxdHIEHELE
We’ve also been invited to attend the Utah Symphony again this week, so please respond by Thursday evening at 7:00 pm! UYS students have the opportunity this week to go backstage and meet the conductor, Matthias Pintscher.
This is also the week that we will close the competition for the hoodies and like last year, we will give a prize!
Practice up and have fun!
Love,
Barb
Announcements
UYPhil and UYSO CELLISTS:
While working with my students on the Bruckner, I noticed that the treble clef sections are in what is known as “false treble clef”. As if we needed any more clefs…..the notes you actually play are an octave lower than what is written. So, in the 2nd movement, the high C above the staff should be played one octave above middle C – not two octaves! Super hard to read (at least for me), so feel free to write in the pitches if you need to do that. – Marty (fellow cellist)
Hoodie Competition
You can email your designs to me here. They should be in a scalable PDF or vector file so we can send them to the printer. Color is fine, but no more than 4 different colors in your graphic. Deadline Sunday, 9/27 by 11:00 pm.
Admin Announcements
You all should have received welcome documents (release forms) and tuition invoices by now. Please remember to return your release documents, either by email or as hard copies turned in at rehearsal.
UYPhil
Rehearsal Friday, 9/25 4:30-6:00 pm in Room 272. No brass sectional this week. Parent meeting 6:00-6:45.
Zoom info:
Topic: UYPhil Parent Meeting
Time: Sep 25, 2026 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87985756705?pwd=4VsakcojZVVBE2WNj3ISR9nKblbQvn.1
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Meeting chat link
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Meeting ID: 879 8575 6705
Passcode: 420357
UYPrelude
Rehearsal Saturday, 9/26 9:00-11:00 AM Fine Arts West Recital Hall. Parent meeting 9:45-10:15. I’ll try to keep it to 20 minutes so I don’t take up a bunch of your time!
Zoom Info:
Topic: UYPrelude Parent Meeting
Time: Sep 26, 2026 09:45 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 821 5195 1072
Passcode: 467969
UYSO
Rehearsal Saturday, 9/26 9:00-11:30 Room 272. Brass sectional in Room 324 for the first hour of rehearsal.
Parent Meeting 10:45-11:30
Zoom Info:
Topic: UYSO Parent Meeting
Time: Sep 26, 2026 10:45 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89409145073?pwd=jbA6UMA0OReh2664aJzzmqstAASvli.1
Join and take notes
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Meeting chat link
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Meeting ID: 894 0914 5073
Passcode: 533699