🌸 April Issue | 2018

The name of our newsletter is Prima Sedia — Italian for First Chair

Notes from the LYS Board of Directors Welcome to the premier issue of our LYS Newsletter! Hi All! I wanted to let you know of some exciting things that we're doing at LYS. In the upcoming weeks, you'll receive a number of online surveys that are meant to help LYS be a better organization. Topics will include ways to improve our communication, website, social media, and others.  We'd greatly appreciate receiving your constructive feedback in the surveys.  It will only help to make us a better and stronger organization in our effort to continue to grow the "Premier Youth Orchestra of Northern Colorado" . One thing the board is very excited about is the creation of an annual Giving Circle for LYS. Learn more... — Scott Krueger, Board President

Open House Rehearsal 🎹 Saturday, April 28 @ 9:00am - 11:45am Location: Altona Middle School

End-of-Season Picnic 🍉 Saturday, May 19, @ 12:30 pm following regular rehearsal Mark your calendar now - more details to come! Location: Rough and Ready Park (301 E 21st Ave, Longmont)

Finale Concert 🎼 Sunday, May 20 @ 2:00pm Location: Longmont High School Dress Rehearsal Report Time: LYSO @ 10:30am - 11:40am LYWE @ 11:45am - 12:35pm LYSE @ 12:40pm - 1:30pm Please sign-up to volunteer.

Auditions 🎶 Saturday, June 2 from 9:00am to 4:00pm Sunday, June 3 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm Location: First Lutheran Church, Longmont  More audition details...

A NNOUNCEMENTS During Spring Break Olivia Amodio, Kira Schulist, Taylor Simpson , and Cole Toothaker performed at Carnegie Hall with the Niwot HS concert band and orchestra! Photo Credit: Group Photos, Inc.

Longmont Youth Symphony is NOW on Instagram! 👏 Follow us to see all the wonderful photos taken at the 2018 Spring Concert and rehearsal. A big thank you to Tim Mason and Sean Kemp for their fantastic photography!

You can also find us on Facebook , and view the 2018 Spring Concert on YouTube .

Notes 🎵 from Music Director Kemp What have you listened to today? Our lives are busy. We all hear music throughout our daily activities, but what have you actually stopped to listen  to? As musicians, we know that practice is important for our success. We have to be able to play the notes and rhythms. Practicing can only take us so far, though. Our musical  vocabulary  comes from listening, and the more types of music we listen to the bigger our performance vocabulary will be. Here are a couple of suggestions to start with! Sit in a quiet room,  turn up the volume , and close your eyes. Really . Listen . Salvation is Created: Tschesnokoff (Dale Warland Singers) Hymn to the Fallen: John Williams (From Saving Private Ryan)

Scholarship Program Students who qualify can receive tuition scholarships for any LYS ensemble and payment assistance for approved private lessons. Learn more about our program...

It's easy to advertise with LYS! Please contact us to learn about advertising opportunities in our concert program. We are currently seeking GRANT opportunities and SPONSORSHIP from local businesses! Please contact us to learn more.

We recently received a grant from the Longmont Community Foundation. THANK YOU for supporting LYS! Please help support LYS! DONATE TODAY!

M u s i c : F u n F a c t s 🎻 A single violin is made from over 70 individual pieces of wood. 

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Northern Colorado’s Premier Youth Orchestra

Longmont Youth Symphony is a non-profit organization established in 1996.The Longmont Youth Symphony is an orchestra committed to serving the young musicians of the St. Vrain Valley and surrounding areas. The Youth Symphony provides a resource for young musicians to further develop and excel in their musical abilities through the guidance of professional leadership and direction. By doing so, we enable our youth to entertain, educate, and expand appreciation of music within the community.