Season's First Downbeat
Thank you to all SDYS families who contributed to Season's First Downbeat by volunteering or bringing food and drinks! We had a wonderful time meeting and speaking to you all.
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Ovation (Strings) Rehearsal on September 5
Thursday, September 5
5:45pm call time
Casa del Prado, room 207A
As a reminder,
Ovation Strings (only) will have their first required rehearsal Thursday, 9/5. Call time is 5:45pm in room 207A in Casa del Prado, Balboa Park and rehearsal ends at 8:30pm. Music will be handed out at rehearsal. Returning students, please bring your leather SDYS music folder to rehearsal.
All Ovation will have have rehearsals as scheduled on Saturday, Sempter 7 in addition to the strings only rehearsal on 9/5.
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Rehearsals Begin September 7 and 8
Summer is quickly coming to an end and rehearsals will start soo
n! Be sure to log onto your
SDYS Portal
to review all of the important information you need to support your student. You can view your student's ensemble calendar, review your program's Handbook, report an absence, and keep track of your student's attendance anytime
here.
Remember that consistent, weekly attendance at rehearsals is not only a requirement for SDYS musicians, but it is essential to creating strong musical ensembles. Attendance at all rehearsals and concerts will be recorded. Communication about any absence for any reason is imperative for the conductor's planning.
Please have your student arrive
30 minutes before the rehearsal start time below
. They will check in in front of room 207 and receive their materials prior to rehearsal.
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Saturday, September 7
Wind Symphony, 8:30am-10:30am
Sinfonia, 11am-1pm
Concert Orchestra, 1:15pm-3:15pm
Concert Winds, 3:30pm-5:15pm
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Sunday, September 8
Symphonic Strings, 1:15pm-3pm
Overture Winds, 3:15pm-5pm
Overture Strings 3:15pm-5pm
Debut Strings, 1:15pm-3pm
Debut Winds, 1:15pm-3pm
Beginning Strings, 3:15pm-5pm
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Mr. Palacios' Repertoire
Students in
Concert Orchestra, Sinfonia, and
Wind Symphony are encouraged to listen to their repertoire prior to the first day of rehearsal.
Concert Orchestra
- Faust Waltz by Charles Gounod
- Dance of the Gypsy by Camille Saint-Saëns/Arr. Kirt Mosier
- Slavonic Dance No. 3 by Edvard Grieg
- 3 Dances from Henry the VIII by Edward German
Sinfonia
- Coronation March by Giacomo Meyerbeer
- The Tsar's Bride Overture by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Carmen Suite N.1 by Georges Bizet
Wind Symphony
- Festival March by Antonín Dvořák
- Polka from The Bartered Bride by Bedřich Smetana/Arr. Garry E. Parks
- Moravian Folk Rhapsody by Robert Sheldon
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Showcase and Ovation
Concerto Competitions
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SDYS offers two separate yearly Concerto Competitions to further its individual members' opportunities at the highest level. One competition is for Showcase musicians and the other is for Ovation musicians.
Winners perform their solos accompanied by a large ensemble.
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Candidates for the Ovation competition must select either a movement from a multi-movement concerto or a complete concerto in one movement. Candidates for the Showcase competition must select a movement from the approved list of concertos.
The competitions take place in two rounds. The preliminary round is for all candidates; however, a limited number of candidates will advance to a public performance final round
.
Showcase Competition
Preliminary Round: Sunday, October 13, 2019.
Please note, preliminary rounds are NOT open to the public.
Final Round: Friday, October 25,2019.
Ticketed event. Public welcome!
Ovation Competition
Preliminary Round: Sunday, October 6, 2019.
Please note, preliminary rounds are NOT open to the public.
Final Round: Friday, October 18, 2019.
Ticketed event. Public welcome!
Application Deadline: September 25 at 5PM
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First Day of Rehearsal Volunteer Check-in
Casa del Prado, Balboa Park
We are looking for several parent volunteers to help check-in students during our first rehearsal weekend, September 7-8, 2019!
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Volunteer Opportunities - ChIMES
Balboa Park
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 fall months.
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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.
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Sign Up for Text Notifications!
SDYS students and families now have the option to receive important ensemble specific updates via text to their phone. Notifications will only be sent for important updates or changes, e.g., rehearsal cancellation, concert times, etc.
To opt in, text "@" followed by your ensemble code to 81010.
CHOOSE YOUR ENSEMBLE CODE FROM THIS LIST:
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Showcase Ensembles
- Concert Winds: @conwinds45
- Concert Orchestra: @conorch45
- Wind Symphony: @windsy45
- Sinfonia: @sinfonia45
Ovation Ensembles
- Symphony Orchestra: @symorch45
- Chamber Orchestra: @chamber45
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Beginning Ensembles
- Beginning Strings: @bstrings45
- Debut Strings: @debut45
- Debut Winds: @debut45
Inspiration Ensembles
- Overture Winds: @overture45
- Overture Strings: @overture45
- Symphonic Strings: @symstring4
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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: Sept 13, Sept 20, Sept 27, Oct 4, Oct 11, Oct 18, Oct 25, Nov 1
SATURDAYS:
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.
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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!
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.
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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
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For any questions regarding instrument donations please email
Charlie Perkes
at
cperkes@sdys.org
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We have an immediate need for violas and trombones!
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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
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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.
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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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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.
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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
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National YoungArts Foundation
YoungArts is now accepting applications for its 2019 national arts competition, which offers students up to $10,000 in cash awards, mentorship and professional support, and opportunities to take master classes taught by accomplished artists. U.S. student artists, ages 15-18, working in a wide-range of disciplines - including dance, theatre, visual arts and writing, among others - are eligible to apply.
For more information, click
here
.
Deadline: October 22, 2019
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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
!
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Sincerely,
Anna Sharp
Conservatory Program Assistant
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Financial support provided by the City of San Diego.
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