Remember: No Rehearsal This Saturday Oct 27th!
As you prepare for Thanksgiving, take a moment to support the Youth Symphony at the same time. It's painless! Contact Valerie Neslen vneslen@byu.net, 435-723-8603, or pick up a green flyer at the Saturday rehearsal.
Our calendar lists November 3rd as a week off, but we will be having rehearsal November 3rd. Write it on your calendars, and plan to come. It will be business as usual -- only with winds & brass arriving at 8:00 am -- at the Box Elder High School band room.
Wednesday, November 28th to make up for the November 24th Thanksgiving weekend rehearsal.
It really depends on how things go at rehearsals since our concert is December 1st!
We had a great rehearsal Saturday morning. It's exciting to be putting this music together. More and more players mean fewer holes!
We chose a Christmas piece -- Winter Wonderland -- for our concert and sightread it. We'll be handing out the music to strings on Nov 3rd; Winds kept theirs.
Thanks to the Flute & Clarinet players who followed through and brought Treats to Share in behalf of Winds & Brass players. The cookies, Bagels, carrots, and pretzels hit the spot.
Our chairs have been filling up. It's been fantastic! We are still looking for 2 more horns, 1 more trumpet, 2 bassoons, a timpanist, more strings (especially violas, cellos, and basses).
These positions are open until filled, but with only a few more rehearsals before the concert, people auditioning at this point may be asked to wait until December 8th to start coming, depending on how wonderful they are and how badly we need them.
We are willing to work with percussion, brass & woodwinds who are involved in Marching Band Competitions.
Auditions at rehearsals each Saturday at 7:45 am. Contact me for more information. You can send your friends to our website if they have questions: http://lincolnyouthsymphony.googlepages.com or tell them to google it!
Refreshments -- the healthier the better! (I guess that's a note for me!) -- John, James & Julie.
Strings rehearsal will still start at 8:00 am.
Winds need to arrive at 8:00 am. There will be a separate winds rehearsal in the Choir room. No more sleeping in!
Remember: No Rehearsal Oct 27th.
Those interested in performing a concerto with the orchestra have already contacted me. If you are interested and haven't contacted me, please do! We are pleased to announce that the date of this audition will be Saturday, January 5th. More information will follow soon.
Does anyone want to fund a scholarship for an LYS musician? If you'd like to help out, please contact me.
If you haven't paid or if you haven't let us know what your payment plan is, we must know.
I will be calling parents soon. If you're having trouble paying, I'd hate to make it harder by adding a late fee. All late fees are waived by communication!
Please save me a phone call, and if you are having trouble making this payment, contact me.
Emergency Vacancy on the Board: We appreciate our recent parent representative's time and effort on behalf of the youth. Thank you, Charlie!
Our Gala Fundraiser and Silent Auction is coming up February 9th. We need a volunteer chair person, and volunteers to collect auction items, coordinate entertainment, and make it a successful fundraiser. We are in dire need of new music, and this is a chance to make a difference in the lives of our youth. Please contact me if you are interested in helping, Julie Gardner: GJulieKay@juno.com, 435-723-8262. Thanks!