Come join SDYS for our second meeting of Beyond the Staff (previously known as Family Fun Night). Enjoy an evening of food, workshops, faculty and                                                                                     student performances, and                                                                                       social time!

Presenter: Mr. Anthony Kim

When:    Thursday, October 20 at 6:30pm

By now, every parent should have received a welcome email to access our new Parent Portal on our brand new Student Management System (SMS). After following the confirmation steps, parents are able to login, and see pertinent information about their musician.  On the portal you have access to the Musicians' Handbooks and season calendars, reporting lost music, and from here you can report all of your musician's absences. If you have not received a welcome email, please email Conservatory Program Coordinator Kyle Henning at khenning@sdys.org.

Reporting an Absence

The SMS will keep track of the number of absences reported, and the number of absences accrued.  Every time an absence is reported, the SMS will email the family a confirmation.  This confirmation will let you know how many absences you have reported this concert period, how many absences you have accrued this concert period, and how many allowable absence the student has this concert period.   Reported absences do not count towards accrued absences.  

Click here to access a guide on how to report an absence.

After a student is physically absent from rehearsal, the SMS will email out an absence email detailing the number of absences accrued, and the total number of allowable absences.   

 

SDYS students and families now have the option to receive important ensemble-specific updates via text to their phone. Notifications will only be sent for important updates or changes, e.g., rehearsal cancellation, concert times, etc.  To opt in, text "@" followed by your ensemble code to 81010.

For example, if you are an Overture Strings student, and you would like to receive text notifications from SDYS, you would send the message "@overturest" to 81010.

If you experience any problems opting in, please contact Kyle Henning at khenning@sdys.org.

CHOOSE YOUR ENSEMBLE CODE FROM THIS LIST:

Debut Classes

Principles of Music : princmusic

Debut Strings : debuts45

Debut Winds

: 

debutwind

 

Inspiration Program

Overture Winds: 

overturew

Overture Strings:  overturest

Symphonic  Strings : symstring4

Showcase Program

Concert Orchestra: 

conorch45

Concert Winds :  conwinds45

Wind Symphony : windsy45

Sinfonia : sinfonia45

Ovation Program

Wind Orchestra : windorch45

Symphony Orchestra : symorch45

Chamber Orchestra : chamber45

Saxophone Ensemble : 

saxensembl

The San Diego Opera has 20 free tickets for students to attend a performance of Gioachino Rossini's Cinderella (La Cenerentola) on Thursday, October 20.  

Join the San Diego Symphony Orchestra as they kick off their 2016-17 season with five-time Grammy-nominee Michael Feinstein and Grammy-winner Patti Austin on Saturday, October 8.  For more details, and to reserve your complimentary tickets, please sign up below.

Mr. Edmons will be holding an orientation for Ovation Musicians on Saturday, October 8 from 5:15PM-5:45PM. Both parents and students are invited. 

Congratulations to the following scholarship recipients in the Ovation Program!

Chelsea King French Horn Chair: 

Katherine Perrine

Every week SDYS will post Balboa Park events that exceed 1,000 people so you can plan your travel accordingly.

Saturday, October 15 Diwali Festival of Lights 3:00PM-8:30PM Expected Attendees: 2,400 Spreckles Organ Pavilion/Plaza de Panama/Organ Pavillion Lot (40 stalls)

Saturday, October 15 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 7:00AM-12:00PM Expected Attendees: 22,000 6th & Laurel South lawn/Cabrillo Bridge, Pan American Rd East, President's Way, Park Blvd, 163 North, robinson, 6th Ave (North & Southbound), Balboa Drive