Thursday, August 22

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Season's First Downbeat Saturday, August 24 Casa del Prado, Balboa Park 1650 El Prado San Diego, CA 92101 All musicians and their families, new and returning, are invited to “Season’s First Downbeat.” This is a family orientation to meet the conductors and administrative staff. You do not need to bring instruments. Check in will be in room 102. This event will be held in Balboa Park. Please allow yourself adequate time to find parking/use the tram. More parking information here . Orientations are expected to last approximately 1.5 - 2 hours. Ovation students will have their orientation at a later date. Schedule:

Showcase Level Check-in at 9:30am Concert Winds Concert Orchestra Wind Symphony Sinfonia Beginning & Debut Classes Check-in at 11:30am Beginning Strings Debut Winds Debut Strings Inspiration Level Check-in at 1:30pm Overture Strings Overture Winds Symphonic Strings Please note: all inspiration checks in at 1:30pm.

Would you consider bringing a beverage, cookies, or finger food to share? Please sign up below or feel free to bring your own light homemade favorite! SDYS will provide plasticware, ice, and coolers. Please note that electrical outlets are not available and that temperatures will be warm, so please plan accordingly. Thank you for your contribution!

Sign Up Here for the Potluck!

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Volunteer Opportunities  We have several volunteer opportunities in Balboa Park right now! Please see below for details.

ChiMES There are several volunteer opportunities for our ChiMES classes. This will count towards your volunteer credits (if applicable). These volunteer opportunities include setting up the classes on Friday and Saturday mornings during the month of August. Sign Up Here!

Season's First Downbeat Saturday, August 24 On Saturday, 8/24, we are having our orientation - Season's First Downbeat. We will need help setting up, checking in, and tearing down. This will count towards your volunteer credits (if applicable). Sign Up Here!

Carpool Signup Are you looking for someone to carpool with to rehearsals? Sign up here and your information will be added to the carpool roster. The roster will be emailed to all registrants in September. Please note that it is up to you to contact other registrants and make your connection after the roster is sent. Sign Up Here!

Looking for ChIMES Guest Musicians Would you like to be a guest performer for young children ages 0-5 and their caregivers? SDYS is seeking Conservatory musicians to be featured on a Friday or Saturday morning ChIMES music class in Balboa Park. Play a piece of music of your choice as well as a classic kid favorite: Twinkle Twinkle? Mary Had a Little Lamb? Guest performers needed from 10:00am-11:30am on these dates:  FRIDAYS: August 23, Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27, Oct 4, Oct 11, Oct 18, Oct 25, Nov 1 SATURDAYS: August 24, Sept 14, Sept 21, Sept 28, Oct 5, Oct 12, Oct 19, Oct 26, Nov 2 This is a fun experience that also counts for community service hours! Be sure to mention you're from Conservatory! Click here for more information or contact chimes@sdys.org for more details and to sign up for the opportunity.

Registration Now Open for Fall Session of ChIMES! Calling all families with young children! ChIMES music classes, for kids ages 0-5 and their caregivers, are full of singing, movement, dancing, hands-on instrument play, and lots of fun. The 8-week session begins on Sept. 13/14. Classes are on Friday AND Saturday mornings in Balboa Park, at 9:45am and 10:45am. Discounted price for SDYS Conservatory families! Register Now! ChIMES (Childhood Introduction to Music Education, with Smiles!) is an SDYS program that highlights one of the most integral phases of child growth and development: the period of growth that takes place from birth to age 5.

Donate an Instrument 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 Charlie Perkes at   cperkes@sdys.org . We have an immediate need for violas and trombones!

Kudos! Matthew Wirtz , Ovation, and Cameron Wirtz , SDYS alumni, have created a musical scales application called NuTune! NuTune was inspired from their passion for music and their time at SDYS. Scales have always been a fundamental building block of musicianship, an essential element for auditions, and necessary to play any piece. NuTune allows musicians and teachers to accelerate the music scale learning process. They have set up free access so all musicians can accelerate their learning, anytime and anywhere . https://www.nutunemusic.com/ 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 Anna Sharp, Conservatory Program Assistant, at asharp@sdys.org.

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.

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.

Musicians for Autism Concert Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 10am Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center 7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037 Come see SDYS Ovation and Sinfonia students, and other great, young talented musicians play in a Benefit Concert in support of the UCSD-Autism Center of Excellence. The concert will be on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 10a.m. at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center at 7600 Fay Avenue in La Jolla.  The concert will showcase chamber group and solo performances by SDYS musicians: Archimedes Li, Ovation, 1st violin Assistant Principal Elliott Park, Ovation, 1st violin Lea Parseghian, Ovation, 2nd violin Assistant Principal Dasha Zerboni, Ovation, 2nd violin Darren Jiang, Ovation cello, Assistant Principal Ellie Lee, Sinfonia, 1st violin Concertmaster Caden Jiang, 1st violin, Assistant Principal Works of Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, Paganini, Saint-Saëns, and many others will be performed. Reserve your seat here.

Scholarships for Students Pursuing the Arts Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Choir San Diego is providing a scholarship for high school artists. If you sing, dance, play an instrument, paint, sculpt, film, act, write stories or plays, or pursue any other form of artistic expression, they want to hear about it! Apply today. The award averages $3,000. You must be a graduating high school senior, GPA of 2.75 or higher, San Diego County resident, US Citizen, and intend to pursue the arts by attending a university, accredited four-year college, community college, conservatory, or art school in the next school year. To apply, please fill out the "2019 Educational Grant Application" on their website. Deadline: March 5, 2019 For more scholarships, please visit the San Diego Foundation's website .

Balboa Park Explorer Purchase the Balboa Park Explorer through the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory, and a percentage goes towards our work to "make music education accessible and affordable for all!"  One day, multi-day, and annual pass options are available.   For more information and to purchase your Balboa Park Explorer now,   click here !

Sincerely, Anna Sharp Conservatory Program Assistant

Financial support provided by the City of San Diego.