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Staff On Site This Weekend
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Max Carreon will be on site this Saturday and
Dr. Sidney Yin will be on site this Sunday.
Come say hi!
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Lionel Avila, Production Assistant
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Welcome, Lionel!
We have a new production assistant, Lionel Charles Avila, beginning at rehearsals this Sunday. Lionel recently graduated with his Bachelor of Music degree in flute performance from SDSU. This summer he worked production at San Diego Symphony's Bayside Summer Nights as well as with Camarada, plus is a woodwind coach at Ramona High School.
Please help welcome him to SDYS!
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Traffic Alert for October 7 and 8
Maker Faire - October 7-8, 2017 - 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Park Event - Traffic and parking will be extremely busy.
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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.
Music Educators may request up to 2 complimentary tickets
, so please invite your favorite music educators to attend! Music educators can request their free tickets and choose their seats online with Promo Code: ME2017. If ordering a ticket for a Music Educator, please c
omplete the order with the Music Educator's name and contact information.
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
For questions regarding concert ticketing, please contact
Terry Williams at
[email protected]
or 619-233-3232 x115.
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Musical Artstops at San Diego Museum of Art
Would you like an opportunity to perform at the San Degio Museum of Art, learn about the connections between art and music, and engage with museum goers?
In collaboration with the San Diego Museum of Art (SDMA), students in
Sinfonia, Wind Symphony, or Ovation Program
are eligible to apply for Musical ArtStops.
Students will have the opportunity to present a 15-minute performance centering around works of art at SDMA. SDYS and SDMA staff members will provide training for students.
Training will include an overview of
the music as it relates to the artwork as well as
etiquette while
engaging a group
of museum visitors.
Saturday, October 14, 2017 - Deadline for Application
Saturday, October 21, 2017 - Training session at SDMA at 1:15pm
Saturday, October 28, 2017 - Deadline to submit the title of art selections to Brenna at [email protected]
Sunday, November 5, 2017 - Performance at SDMA at 2:00pm and 2:30pm
Apply by October 14, 2017.
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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 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: University Christian Church, 3900 Cleveland Ave., San Diego, CA
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
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 closed.
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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 rehearsals on the weekends.
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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].
Congrats to violinist, Erica Hwang!
Erica has been invited to play at
The Young Artist Showcase and
Musical Merit Foundation Concert
at the La Jolla Presbyterian Church
on October 15, 2017.
The mission of the Musical Merit Foundation is to discover, encourage and present young music students of exceptional talent.
Kudos to Erica!
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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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Service Academy Information Night
Monday, October 9, 2017 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Eastlake High School's cafeteria
This event will provide an opportunity for interested students to learn more about service academies.
Students interested in attending service academies will be able to hear from each institution. The U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and U.S. Coast Guard Academy will have representatives at the event to answer questions.
High school seniors planning to apply to a service academy or join an ROTC program are encouraged to attend. This is a public event open to any high school students who have an interest in learning more about Service Academies and their families. No RSVP necessary.
You can find more about this event
here.
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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 October 13, 2017.
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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.
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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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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