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Staff On Site This Weekend
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Stephanie Bonifas, our Production and Operations Manager will be on site this Saturday,
Come say hi!
Brenna Casey, our Conservatory Program Coordinator is currently out of the office and will return on Monday, October 23.
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Beyond the Staff
Sponsored by Hamilton College Consulting
Come join SDYS for our first meeting of Beyond the Staff!
Beyond the Staff is a fun evening of light potl
uck food, workshop/presentation, Q&A session, and social time! Each Beyond the Staff will present a different topic.
How to apply for College/Universities
How to prepare for the upcoming College Fair in San Diego (see below)
Leading Faculty:
SDYS Staff
Moderated by Dr. Sidney Yin, Associate Director of Conservatory Programs
When: Thursday, October 26
6:30pm-7:00pm Potluck
7:00pm-7:40pm Presentation/workshop
7:40pm-7:50pm Q&A
7:50pm-8:00pm Mingle/social time
Where:
Casa del Prado, Room 207, Balboa Park
This week's Beyond the Staff will feature a panel discussion about applying to and auditioning for colleges.
SDYS Music Director Jeff Edmons will offer an informal Q&A session about college applications for Ovation students during rehearsals this Saturday.
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Concert Tickets Now On Sale
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SDYS Concert Tickets Now Available
We are making concert tickets available for purchase online now, so you won't have to worry about buying tickets at the door! Read about our special offers below.
All 2017-18 season concerts are on sale now through our website at www.sdys.org or by clicking here.
Special Offer
: Purchase 2 (or more) adult tickets, and receive 2 (or more) free tickets, no limit! (For example, if you purchase 3 adult tickets, you may receive up to 3 free tickets, etc.) Free tickets must be requested at the time of ticket purchase. To reserve your free tickets on line, please use the Promo Code:
SDYSFAMILY.
Celebration of Music Education Concert
Sunday, November 19, 2017
California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Reserved Seats
- California Center for the Arts, Escondido, requires reserved seating (not general admission). When purchasing your tickets online, you will choose your seats from the seat map. Tickets/seats cannot be changed once purchased.
1:00 pm concert:
Featuring Overture Winds, Overture Strings, Symphonic Strings, Wind Symphony and Sinfonia
6:00 pm concert:
Featuring Concert Orchestra, Concert Winds and Symphony Orchestra
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Music Educators may request up to 2 complimentary tickets!
Please invite your favorite music educators to attend! Music educators can request their free tickets and choose their seats online by going to
sdys.org/educator.
Parents, please pass this information on to all of your music educators.
For questions regarding concert ticketing, please contact
Terry Williams at
[email protected]
or 619-233-3232 x115.
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2017-2018 T-Shirt Design Contest
Are you artistic and creative? Submit your artwork for a chance to be featured on the back of our 2017-2018 SDYS T-Shirt!
San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory students are invited to get creative for this year's contest.
SDYS invites our students to design the 2017-2018 SDYS T-shirt. The competition is open to students from all ensembles until
Sunday, October 22, 2017.
For submission guidelines and details on the selection process, please click here.
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SDYS offers two separate yearly Concerto Competitions to further its individual members' opportunities at the highest level. One competition is for Showcase Program musicians and the other is for Ovation Program musicians.
Winners perform their solos accompanied by a large ensemble.
Candidates for the Ovation competition must select either a movement from a multi-movement concerto or a complete concerto in one movement. Candidates for the Showcase competition must select a movement from the approved list of concertos.
The competitions take place in two rounds. The preliminary round is for all candidates; however, a limited number of candidates will advance to a public performance final round.
Showcase Competition
Preliminary Round: Sunday, October 22, 2017.
Please note, preliminary rounds are NOT open to the public.
Important Change
Location:
Saint David's Episcopal Church, 5050 Milton Street., San Diego, CA 92110.
Final Round: Friday, November 3, 2017. Ticketed event. Public welcome!
Location:
University Christian Church, 3900 Cleveland Ave., San Diego, CA 92103
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Showcase Competition Applications are closed.
Ovation Competition
Final Round: Friday, October 20, 2017. Ticketed event. Public welcome!
Location:
University Christian Church, 3900 Cleveland Ave., San Diego, CA 92103
Ovation Competition Applications are closed.
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Ovation, Inspiration and Showcase Concert
DVDs
NEW: Ovation DVDs are now available!
Many families enjoy a recap of their students' performance from past season's concerts. Ovation, Showcase, and Inspiration students can now enjoy a video recording from the 2016-17 season!
Our concerts at Copley Symphony Hall on Saturday, June 10 were recorded, and DVDs are now available for purchase on our website.
DVDs are $15 each if picked up at our office in Casa del Prado or $20 if mailed to your home. Our office is open
Monday-
Friday,
9am-5pm. DVDs will also be available for sale at rehearsals on the weekends.
To get your copy, please
click here or purchase it at rehearsals.
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We're Hiring!
Early Childhood Teaching Artist
The Teaching Artists for SDYS' early childhood music will teach small groups of our Baby and Me Music classes for children 0-4 years old and their caregivers, as well as teach early childhood music to small groups of preschools at contracted sites. Our team begins to build musical skills, creativity, movement, and social-emotional skills for young children.
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With the holiday season around the corner, consider using Amazon Smile to help use your holiday cents wisely!
Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to SDYS whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.com. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
How to participate:
1. Use this
link to be taken to the Amazon Smile page.
2. You'll be asked to select "San Diego Youth Symphony" as your chosen charity
3. Shop away from
smile.amazon.com, and 0.5% of your purchase will be donated back to SDYS!
Thank you for helping us make music education accessible and affordable for all!
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Share your exciting news about substantial musical achievements.
We'll post them in the weekly update to inspire others.
Please submit your recent music-related accomplishments by email to [email protected].
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General Information, Other Events, and Opportunities
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The events listed below are for information only.
They are not sponsored or evaluated by, and do not have a connection with SDYS.
Musicians are not allowed to exceed the maximum permitted absences according to the Musician's Handbook
by participating in any events listed below.
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San Diego Performing Arts College Fair
Event Details
Location: University of San Diego - Hahn University Center
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Fair Hours:
Saturday, October 28, 2017 from
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
WHAT'S A NATIONAL COLLEGE FAIR?
Free and open to the public, National College Fairs are the perfect place to kick off your college search. Admission representatives from schools across the country are all gathered in one place.
Their goal: To encourage you to learn more about their institutions, and help you sort through the qualities you're looking for in a college.
Use your visit to:
Explore your options. Each fair draws representatives from 175 to 400 colleges. The schools are located throughout the US, and from around the globe.
Ask questions. What's college life like? What majors are popular on campus? Chatting with representatives from a variety of colleges can help you cement your own preferences.
Gather information. Pick up brochures and other materials about the schools that interest you. Ask admission reps to scan your barcode-an easy way to help colleges follow up with you after the fair.
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5th Annual San Diego Unified
Fiddlin' Festival
Play a string instrument? Want to Fiddle?
Calling All Violinists, Violists, and Cellists Grades 3 through 12, w
ith at least one year playing experience. San Diego Unified School District and CA State Old Time Fiddler's Association Present 5th Annual San Diego Unified Fiddlin' Festival.
No Audition Required.
If interested, please contact John-Michael Brooks at [email protected].
Date/Time: Friday, November 17, 2017 at 7 PM
Location: Creative Performing Media Arts (CPMA) Auditorium 5050 Conrad Ave., San Diego, CA 92117
For more information, please see the details in the
Fiddling Festival Flyer.
(Deadline has been extended, please ignore deadline on the flyer)
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Landfillharmonic Film Screening
The
Port
of
San
Diego
invites you to a FREE film screening: Landfill Harmonic
What: Catch a free, open-air film screening
of the artistic documentary, Landfill Harmonic which tells the story
of the Recycled Orchestra
of Cateura, a Paraguayan musical group that plays instruments made entirely out
of garbage, and the transformation
of the town the orchestra participants call home. The film is a testament to the power
of music and resilience
of the human spirit.
When:
Friday, October 27, 2017
from 6:30pm - 9:30pm (movie starts at
7:30pm)
Where: Broadway Pier,
San
Diego
This event is free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets; a limited number
of chairs provided. Enjoy music before the movie, free popcorn and giveaways all outside on Broadway Pier in celebration
of the arts at the
Port
of
San
Diego! RSVPs are not required to attend; please feel free to share this event.
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HK International Musical Festival SD
Regional Award ceremony Gala
For more information please click here.
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The President's Own
Application Deadline: November 15, 2017
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band, in conjunction with the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, is pleased to announce its annual concerto competition for high school woodwind, brass, or percussion musicians. The winner will appear as a guest soloist with the U.S. Marine Band and receive a $2,500 scholarship from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. The runner up will receive a $500 scholarship.
Click here to apply.
For more information, please visit http://www.marineband.marines.mil/Educational/
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From The Top's Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award
Apply for the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award
It's more than a scholarship.
Since 2005, From the Top and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation have awarded more than $2 million in scholarships to exceptional young musicians with financial need. In addition to providing these young artists with an opportunity to perform on From the Top's national broadcasts, recipients are awarded up to $10,000 to help offset the often prohibitively expensive costs of studying classical music at a high level. Each year, From the Top chooses approximately 20 exceptional pre-collegiate musicians ages 8-18 to receive the Award.
For application and details on how to apply, click here.
Application deadlines
Students may apply for the scholarship at any time, but applications will be reviewed in three cycles throughout the year according to the below deadlines. All recipients are notified on a rolling admissions basis in accordance with our 2017-2018 taping season.
2017-2018 Deadline I: October 2, 2017
2017-2018 Deadline II: January 8, 2018
2017-2018 Deadline III: March 5, 2018
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National Youth Orchestra of the United States
NYO
Ages 16-19
Application Deadline: November 15, 2017
Each summer, Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute brings together the brightest young players from across the country to form the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America.
NYO2
Ages 14-17
Application Deadline: December 15, 2017
Now entering its third season, NYO2 will offer a three-week, intensive summer training program for outstanding young American instrumentalists ages 14-17.
NYO Jazz
Ages 16-19
Application Deadline: February 1, 2017
In the summer of 2018, gifted young jazz musicians from across the country will come together to study with and learn from world-class jazz musicians.
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San Diego Rotary District 5340
Instrumental Music Competition
High School Age Musicians
$2,500 Scholarship Grand Prize
Rotary Club Contest in January 2018
Regional Contest in February 2018
Final in March 2018
To view competition rules and application please
click here.
Contact your local Rotary Club for information
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Traffic Alerts
Every week SDYS will post Balboa Park events that exceed 1,000 people so you can plan your travel accordingly.
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Exhibits & Performances
in Balboa Park for October
Please click
here to see a list of arts events in Balboa Park in October.
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Sincerely,
Brenna Casey
Conservatory Program Coordinator
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