In This Issue...
- No Sunday Rehearsals
- In-Person Opportunity!
- 2021-2022 Registration
- Graduating Seniors
- YLC Concert
- Calling All String Students!
- Musical Artstops
- SDYS Important Links
- COVID-19 Update
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Reminder: there are no Sunday rehearsals this weekend, 4/18 |
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In-Person Opportunity!
Thank you for your on-going support and dedication over the past year. With the significant reduction in the number of Covid-19 transmissions, the increasing availability of vaccines and the assumption that California will be spared a fourth surge, SDYS is pleased to announce that we will be offering an optional, in-person opportunity for currently enrolled students for the month of May.
This is an optional, additional opportunity for those students interested in a limited in-person experience before the season concludes. Below, you may sign up (first-come, first-served) for small group (chamber music) instruction on Saturdays and Sundays for the first four weekends in May.
Your student must be available to attend every rehearsal (45-60 minutes) either on Saturdays May 1, 8, 15, and 22, or on Sundays May 2, 9, 16, and 23. We will provide you with your rehearsal time and coach no later than Monday, April 26th.
Deadline: Sunday, April 18
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2021-2022 Registration
Registration for the 2021-2022 season is open now through May 7! Auditions will take place via Acceptd. You will receive a link on May 7 to the Acceptd platform where you will have until June 7 to submit your
video audition. Please visit our website here for more information.
Click here to view our COVID-19 Update pertaining to next season.
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Graduating Seniors
If you are graduating from high school and SDYS this year, we would love to acknowledge your accomplishments and your future plans on our year end concert program.
We're proud of your accomplishments and excited to hear about the next phase of your life!
To be included on our year end program, please send the following items to Communications Coordinator Anji Taylor, ataylor@sdys.org.
- Your name
- Head shot
- Name of college or university you will be attending
- Your major
Thank you, and congratulations!
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YLC Concert
Almost immediately following the creation of the Youth Leadership Council (YLC) this summer, its members wanted to find a way to express their solidarity and extend their voices in support of the racial justice movements taking place across the country. The YLC worked for months to create a full-length concert video of music by Black composers. It is the YLC's hope to spread awareness by sharing music of these celebrated, but often excluded Black composers. This concert also includes presentations by members to increase awareness surrounding Black students' and Black musicians' experiences, with the understanding that change begins by learning from and sharing with one another. SDYS is proud to share 'YLC Presents: Works by Black Composers' via YouTube. Join us to learn and listen to some beautiful music performed by these talented young musicians.
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Calling all string ensemble students: be part of the You Are Amazing video!
To participate, record a video of yourself playing your part along to the MIDI recording of Brian Balmages’ (You Are) Amazing. If you like, have fun with your location: film yourself outdoors, at the beach, in a park, or simply in your home. Wear what you like, or anything that makes you feel “amazing”. The important things are to film yourself from the very beginning of the piece (not just your part), in landscape mode, at high video quality, and don’t worry about the sound quality. We’ve already got your ensemble’s track incorporated into the project so this is all about the visual.
We’ll need your video soon, so please email it by Friday, April 16 to ataylor@sdys.org. This is going to be….amazing! |
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Musical Artstops
Virtual SDMA + SDYS Musical Artstops features students who have chosen a work from the SDMA collection that they pair with a piece of music. Check our their performances below!
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March 22, 2021
Justin Wu
Nina Bonaventure
Dasha Zerboni
Alvin Wang
Ava Johnson
Ellie Lee
Saejoon Hong
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April 6, 2021
David Johnston
Nao Nadahara
Julian Wu
Theresa Pia Tovey
Dasha Zerboni
Archimedes Li
Cynthia Huang
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SDYS Important Links
Technology Support: please fill out this form if you are experiencing any tech issues. We will reach out to you as soon as possible.
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COVID-19
3/17/21 Update
Thank you for your commitment to SDYS this past year. As we open registration for next season, we hope to offer clarity and reassure you that SDYS is actively preparing for a safe return to in-person rehearsals in the fall. To do this, either in Balboa Park, or outside the park in another adequate rehearsal space, the following criteria must be met:
According to San Diego County and Parks & Recreation Guidelines:
- In order to hold outdoor rehearsals, we must be in the red tier.
- In order to hold indoor rehearsals, we must be in the orange tier.
To ensure the safety of all students, and based on the information currently available, SDYS will enforce the following:
- All students must have a signed SDYS Covid Waiver from their parent or guardian prior to their first in-person rehearsal.
- Student temperatures will be taken by an SDYS staff member prior to entering the rehearsal space. Any student with a temperature above 100 degrees will be asked to go home.
- Masks that cover the nose and mouth are required at all times.
- Students will be required to maintain a six-foot distance in rehearsals.
- Wind and brass players will be required to use SDYS-provided instrument PPEs. (These will be provided at rehearsals. WInd and brass players should wear their own mask to the Casa Del Prado).
- Conductors and staff will be fully vaccinated.
- Students should not congregate in areas such as courtyards, bathrooms, doorways, or hallways before or after class.
- The only people allowed into rehearsal spaces will be SDYS staff and students.
- Eating and drinking in rehearsal is prohibited.
These guidelines are based on the best current information that we have and are subject to change. Thank you for your continued flexibility and patience, and we look forward to you joining us again in the fall! Please visit sdys.org/register for more information.
Staff continue to work from home and are available via email and phone. Please visit sdys.org/COVID-19 for any new information.
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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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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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