The name of our newsletter is
Prima Sedia
— Italian for
First Chair
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Notes from
the LYS Board of Directors
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Greetings LYS Families,
I hope you have all been able to enjoy your last few days of summer as the new school year gets underway.
We are very exited to get the 2018/19 LYS season started in just a few weeks!
As you may recall from last month's newsletter, Scott Krueger, our former board president, has stepped down after more than two years of service as his daughter moves on to college. I will be serving as interim board president as the board works through this transition over the next few months. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Scott for his service to LYS and to wish the entire Krueger family well in their future endeavors as they embark on this new journey.
This season the board will be highly focused on growth for the organization, with new efforts already underway for recruitment and community outreach. Growing our membership will provide greater flexibility for our music directors and allow the best possible experience for our talented musicians.
Please help us spread the word for our new member auditions on Saturday, August 25
. We hope to bring in even more great young musicians for LYS!
Good luck to all as we get started on the new school year. I look forward to the opportunity to meet with you next month at our start-of-season parents meeting!
Take care,
Jon King
LYS Board President (Interim)
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Saturday, August 25:
9:00am - 11:30am
Location:
First Lutheran Church, Longmont
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Saturday, August 25:
8:30pm - Midnight
Location:
Longmont Bingo Alley, 640 19th Avenue (behind Wendy's)
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First LYS 2018-19 Season Rehearsal
🎼
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Saturday, September 8:
9:00am
Location:
Altona MS, Longmont
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Required Parent Meeting:
9:30am - 10:30am
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LYSO Required Fall
🍁
Retreat
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Friday, September 14:
4:30pm - 9:30pm &
Saturday, September 15:
8:30am - 12:30pm
Location:
First Lutheran Church, Longmont
Please
sign-up
to chaperone and/or bring snacks.
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Colorado Gives Day 2018 -
Save the date!
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Please donate to the Longmont Youth Symphony. We would ❤️ to have your support!
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2018-19 Season Tuition Due on Saturday, September 8th @ the Parent Meeting!
Credit cards, checks, and cash accepted.
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We have been invited
to participate in the
FALL ARTWALK
in downtown Longmont on
Saturday, September 15th from 4:00pm - 8:00pm
. This is a really exciting opportunity for LYS to showcase the talents of our students and to get the community excited about our performances!
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Please
sign-up
if you would like to volunteer to
play
for this event.
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LYSE Muffin Mornings Continue This Year!
Please
sign-up
to bring muffins, fruit, or juice to the first rehearsal of each month. Participating counts for one volunteer hour!
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We had a great time at the
B
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fundraiser!
"Our volunteers helped out in almost all aspects of the operation including running the cashier station, walking the floor to sell additional playing cards and verify bingo claims, and running the 'pickle bar' (in bingo parlance, 'pickles' are similar to lottery scratch cards). It was very interesting to see all the different activities and games-within-games going on —
this is not grandma's senior center bingo!
As a fundraiser, it was a good fast-paced but not overwhelming activity, and an easy way to earn money for the organization. My daughter and I had a great time and look forward to going back to future sessions!"
—
Jon King,
LYS Parent and Member of the LYS Board of Directors
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Notes
🎵
from Mr. Kemp,
LYWE Music Director
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It's time to go back to school!
That might be a
slightly less
than happy thought for many of you, but everything is in motion toward something else in life... just like it is with music. Each of the music directors has been getting ready for another great season with the Longmont Youth Symphony, and we have some really great music picked out to start with. (
Teaser:
the Wind Ensemble will be exploring some wonderful music by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams!)
Those of you who are returning this year know what a
whirlwind
the first concert cycle can be. To those of you who have just joined us:
Get ready!
We only have
FIVE
rehearsals before the first concert, and every minute of the time we play together needs to be productive. Imagine putting a concert together in one week of rehearsals at your school. That's what we do.
Welcome to the big league!
To do this, everyone must come to rehearsals prepared to play their part. As one of my own mentors once told me,
we come to rehearsal to learn each other's parts... not to learn how to play our own
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Make sure you are practicing at home and with your lesson teacher so the first concert sparkles with technique and expressiveness!
I can't wait to start, and I hope you're getting excited too!
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Students who qualify can receive tuition scholarships for any LYS ensemble and payment assistance for approved private lessons.
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It's easy to advertise with LYS!
Please
contact us
to learn about advertising opportunities in our concert programs.
We are currently seeking
grant opportunities
and
sponsorship
from local businesses!
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We recently received a grant from the
Helen Clark/Lanyon Trust Fund
THANK YOU
for supporting LYS!
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Havergal Brian's Symphony No. 1, the 'Gothic', requires over
800
musicians to perform, including 82 string players.
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THANK YOU to our sponsors! We appreciate your support.
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Northern Colorado’s Premier Youth Orchestra
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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.
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