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Staff on Site This Weekend
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To help out with Photo Day, we have a few staff members on site this weekend. Amber Weber, Brenna Casey and Cecilia Vega will be here Saturday morning.
Dr. Sidney Yin will be here Saturday afternoon.
Come say hi!
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Photo Day is This Weekend
This year, SDYS has decided to try out a new atmosphere for ensemble photos. Using the backdrop of beautiful Balboa Park will allow the photos to be brighter and more inviting. We are very excited to see how they turn out!
Ensemble Photos will be taken
during rehearsals this weekend. Please
arrive to rehearsals in concert attire at regular call time
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Wind Symphony
Sinfonia
Concert Orchestra
Concert Winds
Sunday September 24th:
Symphonic Strings
Debut Winds
Debut Strings
Overture Strings
Overture Winds
Ovation ensemble photos will be taken at a later date.
Please remember that students need to come dressed to their rehearsals in
CONCERT ATTIRE. Students who bring clothes to change are welcome to change
after their ensemble rehearsals concludes.
Debut Winds and Debut Strings please dress nicely for your photos. Males may wear d
ress pants and a button down shirt or polo. No tennis shoes or jeans. Females may wear a s
kirt or dress, dress pants and a nice top. No bare shoulders.
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SDYS needs your help!
We are looking for volunteers to help out with Photo Day this weekend. It's a great way to meet other families, get involved, and fulfill volunteer credits. Please sign up here.
If you have questions, email Cecilia Vega at
[email protected].
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Weekend Rehearsals
Parents, students, faculty, and staff are all excited that our new season has kicked off and rehearsals have already started!
Be sure to log onto your
SDYS Portal to review all of the important information you need to support your student. If at any time you are unclear or have questions about your student's participation, please feel free to contact us at the office.
You can view your student's ensemble calendar, review your program's Handbook, report an absence, and keep track of your student's attendance anytime here.
Remember that consistent, weekly attendance at rehearsals is required for SDYS musicians, because it is essential
to creating strong musical ensembles.
Attendance at all rehearsals and concerts will be recorded. Communication about
any absence for any reason is imperative
for the conductor's planning.
Click
here
for an easy step by step guide on reporting an absence using the Parent Portal.
Saturday Rehearsals:
Wind Symphony: 8:30 to 10:30 AM
(8:15am Call) Room 207
Sinfonia: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
(10:45am Call) Room 207
Concert Orchestra: 1:15 to 3:15 PM
(1:00pm Call) Room 207
Wind Orchestra: 2:00 to 3:15 PM
(1:45pm Call) Room 205
Concert Winds: 3:30 to 5:15 PM
(3:15pm Call) Room 205
Symphony Orchestra: 3:30 to 6:00 PM
(3:15pm Call) Room 207
Chamber Orchestra: 6:10 to 7:30 PM
Sunday Rehearsals:
Debut Strings: 1:15 to 3:00 PM
Debut Winds: 1:15 to 3:00 PM
(1:00pm Call) Room 205
Symphonic Strings: 1:15 to 3:00 PM
(1:00pm Call) Room 207
Overture Winds: 3:15 to 5:00 PM
(3:00pm Call) Room 205
Overture Strings: 3:15 to 5:00 PM
(3:00pm Call) Room 207
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Important Concert Information
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Concert Times
Our first concert will be held on Sunday, November 19 at California Center for the Arts in Escondido. To help you plan your concert weekend, we would like to announce which ensembles are performing in each concert. We will provide information on how to order tickets next week.
Sunday, November 19
Afternoon Concert at 1:00pm:
Overture Winds
Overture Strings
Symphonic Strings
Wind Symphony
Sinfonia
Sunday, November 19 Evening Concert at 6:00pm:
Concert Orchestra
Concert Winds
Symphony Orchestra
Wind Orchestra
All Showcase and Ovation ensembles will have regular rehearsals on Saturday, November 18.
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Student Instrument Tags
We handed out student instrument tags at check in during the fist weekend of rehearsals. Please email Conservatory Program Coordinator Brenna Casey at [email protected] if you did not receive one.
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Sign Up for Text Notifications from SDYS!
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.
CHOOSE YOUR ENSEMBLE CODE FROM THIS LIST:
Inspiration Ensembles
Debut Strings: @
debuts45
Debut Winds: @debutwinds
Overture Winds: @overturew
Overture Strings: @overturest
Symphonic Strings: @
symstring4
Showcase Ensembles
Concert Winds: @
conwinds45
Concert Orchestra: @
conorch45
Wind Symphony: @
windsy45
Sinfonia: @
sinfonia45
Ovation Ensembles
Symphony Orchestra: @symorch45
Wind Orchestra: @
windorch45
Chamber Orchestra: @
chamber45
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2017-2018 T-Shirt Design Contest
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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Inspiration and Showcase Programs
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Inspiration and Showcase Concert
DVDs
Showcase and Inspiration students 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 the Season's First Downbeat on
Saturday August 26 and at all rehearsals in September.
To get your copy, please follow this link:
http://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=SDYOUTH&venue=SDYSSTORE
Ovation students: A DVD of the
Sunday, June 11
Ovation performance is in its final editing stages and will be available soon.
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SDYS Concerto
Competitions
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.
Location: TBD
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 available here.
Ovation Competition
Preliminary Round: Sunday, October 8, 2017.
Please note, preliminary rounds are NOT open to the public.
Location:
University Christian Church, 3900 Cleveland Ave., San Diego, CA 92103
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 available
here.
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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.
Beginning Strings Conductor
We are looking for someone with experience conducting beginning-level string students who can be available to teach after school in Chula Vista from Mondays-Thursdays.
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Do you have an extra musical instrument
lying around that you no longer use?
Why not donate it
to SDYS?
We are accepting wind and string instruments that will all be going to conservatory and community students that need them. You can drop them off Monday - Friday during regular business hours, or on the weekends during rehearsals.
For any questions regarding instrument donations please email
Stephanie Foster Bonifas at
[email protected].
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Traffic Alert
Every week SDYS will post Balboa Park events that exceed 1,000 people so you can plan your travel accordingly.
AIDS Walk - September 30, 2017 - 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM
-Events and road closures on Village Place, Cabrillo Bridge, Balboa Drive, Marston Loop, Park Blvd., 6th Avenue
Maker Faire - October 7-8, 2017 - 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Park Event - Traffic and parking will be extremely busy
Diwali Festival of Lights - October 14, 2017 - 3:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Free Park Event - Traffic and parking will be extremely busy
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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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The President's Own
"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. For more information, please visit http://www.marineband.marines.mil/Educational/
To submit an electronic/online application click here.
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Hausmann Chamber Music Program
There are still have a few spots open for the Hausmann C
hamber
M
usic
P
rogram
!
The Hausmann
Chamber
Music
Program is a weekly
program held
on Sunday afternoons at the SDSU Community
Music School. The fall semester starts on
October 1st and they are currently accepting registrations from instrumentalists ages 12 and older (pre-formed groups are also welcomed)!
The value of a
chamber
music experience and the individual attention students receive at HCMP is sure to show itself in your orchestra, and it's a great boost to students' growth as
musicians and young adults.
Click
here to register online.
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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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YoungArts' National Arts Competition
YoungArts is now accepting applications for its
2017 national arts competition
, which offers students up to $10,000 in cash awards, mentorship and professional support, and opportunities to take master classes taught by accomplished artists. U.S. student artists, ages 15-18, working in a wide-range of disciplines - including dance, theatre, visual arts and writing, among others - are eligible to apply.
The deadline for applications is
Oct. 13, 2017
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Exhibits & Performances
in Balboa Park for September
Please click
here to see a list of arts events in Balboa Park in September.
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Sincerely,
Brenna Casey
Conservatory Program Coordinator
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