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All water has been shut off in Casa del Prado due to a hole in the main sewer line. Unfortunately, this means that the Casa del Prado restrooms are currently out of order. Students will have access to different restrooms in the park and instructions will be given at rehearsals. Thank you for understanding and we apologize for the inconvenience!
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Rehearsal Reminder from Mr. Edmons
Dear Ovation Program Musicians and Families,
As a courtesy reminder we will have our Ovation Program Rehearsals this evening on 12/5 beginning at 6pm (5:45pm call time) in the Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park in Room 207.
Here for you below is the schedule for our Ovation Program rehearsals this evening on 12/5 in the Casa Del Prado in Balboa Park in Room 207.
6pm-7:45pm Symphony Orchestra (5:45pm call Time)
8pm-8:45pm-Chamber Strings Orchestra (Chamber Orchestra Strings Musicians only)
I look forward to seeing all of you at our Ovation Program Rehearsals this evening 12/5 beginning at 6pm!
With Best Wishes,
Mr. Edmons
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Rehearsal Reminder for Wind Symphony
Tonight, December 5, 6:15pm-8:15pm
This is a friendly reminder that Wind Symphony students have rehearsal tonight in room 207.
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December Nights Rehearsal Schedule
December 6 & 7, 2019
December Nights is an annual holiday festival in Balboa Park. The event draws over 375,000 visitors and the park will be very busy on Friday, 12/6 and Saturday, 12/7. To avoid these crowds
,
Saturday (12/7) rehearsals have been rescheduled.
There will be
no rehearsals on Saturday, December 7
.
Please note that
regular rehearsals for Sunday
ensembles (Beginning Strings, Debut Strings, Debut Winds, Overture Strings, Overture Winds and Symphonic Strings) will take place as normal on
Sunday, December 8
in Balboa Park.
The
rescheduled rehearsals
will be in Casa del Prado throughout next week in Balboa Park. Please see the modified rehearsal dates and times below:
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Ovation
TONIGHT: Room 207
Thursday, December 5, 6pm-8:45pm
Wind Symphony
TONIGHT: Room 205
Thursday, December 5, 6:15pm-8:15pm
Sinfonia
Room: 207
Sunday, December 8, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Concert Winds
Room 205
Sunday, December 8, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Concert Orchestra
Room 207
Monday, December 9, 6:15pm-8:15pm
Please note: the modified schedule is in the
rehearsal calendar
. Any absences accrued on this day are counted towards the student's total allotment.
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Office Closure
December 6 & 7, 2019
Due to December Nights, the SDYS office will be closed on
Friday, 12/6 and Saturday, 12/7
. SDYS staff will be working from home this Friday and will be available to respond to emails that day.
Rehearsals will take place as normal on Sunday, December 8 and we will resume regular business hours on Monday, December 9, 2019.
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Beginning & Debut Performance Class
December 15, 2019
Casa del Prado, Balboa Park
Beginning and Debut ensembles are having a performance class during normal rehearsal times on
Sunday, December 15, 2019
. The performance will be at the end of the regularly scheduled rehearsal time in room 102 in Casa del Prado. All parents and family are welcome. Refreshments will be provided.
Please have your student dress nicely. For males - polo shirt, short sleeve, or long sleeve shirt; dark color long pants no jeans or tennis/sneakers. For females - dark colored long or calf-length dress, no jeans, no tennis shoes.
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Mentor Program
Are you looking for a way to share your musical abilities, teaching skills, and meet fellow SDYS students? Students in
Ovation, Sinfonia, and Wind Symphony
can now apply to mentor in one of our many orchestras!
By enrolling, you can make new friends and get to know fellow musicians from SDYS by teaching together as a team of people. By becoming a mentor, you will be able to work with other Conservatory Program ensembles on the weekend.
Mentors will be able to:
- Help teach and tune instruments
- Model within an ensemble
- Assist in leading sections on teaching bowings, fingerings, and instrument technique
- Learn about becoming a music educator
- Fulfill high school volunteer hours
- Be recognized as a student mentor at year-end concert programs and receive an SDYS Certificate of Recognition upon completion
- Gain teaching experience as a mentor group
- Receive free SDYS concert tickets
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Registration deadline is Saturday, December 21, 2019
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Music Theory Program
Dear Showcase and Ovation Students,
Calling all creatives! I am excited to invite you on a journey in musical composition. This January we will be offering a class that explores what it means to create music, in every aspect. This course will blend music theory with contemporary elements, exploring musical structure, composition and other topics related to the production and performance of a musical work. You can expect to work individually and collaboratively to analyze contemporary and historical music trends, discover diverse genres and then apply these skills to create and compose your own original works.
If you are someone who really enjoys
film soundtracks, songwriting, diverse genre
s of music, and/or are just curious about the bigger picture of composition, then this class is for you! My path has been a unique one, traversing between the classical and contemporary worlds, from horn concertos to rock ballads, I have had some very interesting, diverse and powerful experiences in our broad music world and look forward to sharing my knowledge with you and helping you to hone your skills in authoring your own compositions.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I look forward to meeting you soon!
Best Wishes,
Jessica Swift
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Open to all Showcase & Ovation students
To register and find out more information, please click the button below.
Registration deadline: January 11, 2020
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Concert Photos Available!
Our photographer, Ken Jacques, took pictures
during photo day, rehearsals, and the Fall Concerts. They are all available below.
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If you have any technical difficulties or have any questions regarding the photography, please contact the photographer Ken Jacques directly at
ken@kjphotography.com
.
We apologize in advance if your musician was not included in candid shots as the photos were taken at random for our marketing use.
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Volunteer Opportunities:
Set Up & Tear Down
Saturdays & Sundays
Cas
a del Prado, Balboa Park
SDYS is in need of a few parents on Saturday mornings from 8:00-8:30 am to help with rehearsal room set up, as well as a few parents on Sunday evenings, 5:00-5:30 pm to help with room break down.
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Go Green!
String recycling
Please feel free to bring any of your old violin, viola, cello, bass, or guitar strings to the office to recycle. After collection, the metal and nylon strings are separated by type and the metal is melted down and smelted into new metal alloys. The nylon is recycled into industrial plastic applications. Read more about it
here
.
Carpooling
Do you and a friend live nearby to each other? Consider carpooling to rehearsals to save on gas and cut emissions.
Holidays
Need some help with have a sustainable holiday season? There are a few articles
here
and
here.
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Educational Resources
Learn more about programs for preparing for college, summer intensive study, conservatory and collegiate opportunities from our promotional partners.
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Amazon Smile :)
With the holiday season around the corner, consider using Amazon Smile!
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 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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As a courtesy reminder we ask all SDYS students to please respect the privacy of all
students and families. Please do not use emails from SDYS to send personal messages
to other students or families.
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General Information, Other Events, and Opportunities
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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Tuba Christmas
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Patrick Henry High School
6702 Wandermere Dr.
San Diego, CA
Legendary studio
musician Doug Tornquist will be attending as part of a professional bass tuba quartet, along with Scott Sutherland of the Redlands Symphony. Eric Starr, professor of trombone and euphonium at SDSU will also be in attendance.
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From the Top Scholarship: Jack Kent Cooke Young Art
The Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award is a one-time, non-renewable scholarship of up to $10,000 given in conjunction with an appearance on From the Top. The award is given to talented pre-collegiate musicians with financial need 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.
2019–2020 Deadline II: January 6, 2020
2019–2020 Deadline III: March 2, 2020
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Danza Mexi'cayotl
Monday Evenings, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Casa Familiar Civic Center
212 W. Park Ave
San Ysidro, CA 92173
Danza Mexi’cayotl offers free weekly workshops in Azteca dancing, traditions and art every Monday. For more information, visit their
website
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Sincerely,
Anna Sharp
Conservatory Program Assistant
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Financial Support Provided by the City of San Diego.
This activity is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency.
Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov.
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