- Ovation Rehearsal Time Change
- Symphonic String Organ Pavilion Concert
- Halloween Weekend Rehearsals
- Ovation Concerto Competition Finals
- Meet the Conductors
- Photo Day Pictures
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- Reminder for Showcase families
- Attendance
- Fall Guest Musician Volunteers Needed for ChIMES!
- General Information, Other Events, Opportunities and More!
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Ovation Rehearsal Time Change
Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Orchestra
THIS Saturday, October 27
Ovation students and families, please note that rehearsal times for both Symphony and Chamber Orchestra will be pushed back a half hour this coming Saturday. Included for you below is the new call time and specifics for rehearsal.
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Call time: 1:15pm
Symphony Orchestra (with Mr. Kim): 1:30pm-3:45pm
Chamber Orchestra (with Mr. Patel): 4pm-5:15pm
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Symphonic Strings Halloween Concert
Sunday, October 30 2pm - 3pm
Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park
We are looking forward to hearing Symphonic Strings students at this Sunday's Organ Pavilion Concert at 2:00 PM! Please come out and support this wonderful performance in the park if you have the time. See you there!
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Dear SDYS students and families,
This weekend some families will participate in Halloween festivities. Although entirely optional, we invite students to come to rehearsals dressed up in their costumes.
Though the idea is to bring some holiday fun to rehearsals, we ask students to follow the following costume guidelines:
- NO hats
- NO face masks
- NO gloves
- Costumes should not obstruct the view of any other student in rehearsal
- Costumes should allow students to play freely
Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you...or whoever you choose to be this weekend!
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Ovation Concerto Competition Finals
Free Admission!
Tuesday, November 8, 6pm
San Diego Central Public Library
Neil Morgan Auditorium
330 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA 92101
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SDYS invites you to attend our Ovation Concerto Competition Finals on Tuesday, November 8th at 6pm in the San Diego Central Public Library's Neil Morgan Auditorium. The recital is free to the public. The first place student will perform their concerto with the Ovation orchestra at an upcoming concert.
Congratulations to all Ovation Concerto Competition musicians on your outstanding preliminary round performances this last Sunday, October 23.
Ovation Finalists (in no particular order):
Ellie Seohyun Lee, Violin
Debora Okhotina, Cello
Dominic Guevara, Violin
Brianna Baek, Violin
Dasha Zerboni, Violin
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Meet the SDYS Conductors!
You may know your conductor, but did you know that SDYS has a team of nine dedicated musicians and teachers leading our 13 ensembles? Here is the conducting team that keeps SDYS playing in time!
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Left to right: Anthony Do-Hoon Kim, Ulli Reiner, Tamara Paige, Sameer Patel,
Lowri Casimiro, Marife Biares, Jessica Swift, Valerie McElroy, James Sepulvado.
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Photo Day Pictures
On behalf of everyone at SDYS, thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this photo day. It has been a while and you made it possible!
Families looking to purchase ensemble photos can do so directly from Ken's website by clicking the button below.
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Reminder for Showcase families |
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Thank you to all the families and students at the Showcase level for making the transition from Balboa Part to Wilson MS this year as smooth as possible. We have a couple of reminders and updates for you before next weekend's rehearsals.
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No student drop-off for the foreseeable future. As construction is taking place will in the school fire lane, we ask all families to use the main parking structure to drop off and park for rehearsal. we will let you know as soon as this option becomes available again.
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Concert Orchestra will now be rehearsing upstairs in the Multi-Purpose Room from 9:00am - 11:00am. There will no longer be class in the Music Room downstairs. If you have questions about this on Saturday please find one of our Production Assistants (blue shirts) who can help direct you to the new location.
- Unlike previous years, SDYS will no longer be providing purchasable snacks during break time to the students. Please bring any refreshments that you might need with you to rehearsal. Water fountains and refillable water bottle stations can be found on campus.
- As we are guests at Wilson MS, we ask that all family members choosing to stay on campus not leave the designated waiting areas. We received complaints that parents wandered from these areas last weekend and want to reinforce the importance of following this rule. We are very fortunate to be able to rehearse in such a beautiful facility and hope that everyone else also recognizes this opportunity.
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Attendance
Please be aware of the new attendance system being implemented for this season. Students will now self check-in with a tablet kiosk before every rehearsal using the QR codes found on their issued ensemble folders and instrument tags. Students will be marked absent if they don't scan
themselves in with their QR code.
Consistent weekly attendance at rehearsals is not only a requirement for SDYS musicians, but it is essential to creating strong musical ensembles. However, if a student needs to request one of their three allotted semester absences, please do so here at least one week in advance. You will receive a notification if you student is absent from rehearsal, whether you report the absence or not.
Students will be granted one late arrival or early departure in a semester. Arrivals after 30 minutes will constitute an automatic absence for that rehearsal.
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Guest Musician Volunteers Needed for ChIMES!
SDYS' ChIMES program introduces the foundations of music to babies, toddlers, and preschoolers through singing, movement and rhythm activities. One of their favorite parts of class is learning about different instruments from SDYS students like you!
As a ChIMES Guest Musician volunteer, you will come visit a ChIMES class to demonstrate your instrument (by playing a very short piece of music of your choosing, and a children's song like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star). Students of all ages and from all SDYS ensembles are welcome! Learn more about becoming a ChIMES Guest Musician here.
We have volunteer slots available Wed - Sat mornings (Balboa Park and Liberty Station locations). Please complete the Guest Musician Interest Form if you are interested, and a staff member will get back to you.
This is a fun experience that also counts for community service or volunteer hours!
Thank you!
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SDYS is Hiring
We have several positions open as we plan to return to in-person activities. If you would like to learn more, please visit www.sdys.org/jobs to read the job descriptions.
- Strings Teaching Artist
- Production Assistant
*The Early Childhood team is also looking for extra admin help at Saturday morning ChIMES classes in Liberty Station, from 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Please email chimes@sdys.org if you are interested.
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Kudos!
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
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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.
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SDSU All-State Audition Workshop
Sunday, November 20th
San Diego State University, School of Music and Dance
San Diego State University is pleased to announce its annual All-State Audition Workshop for flute, oboe, trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, bass trombone and tuba!
When: Sunday, November 20th, at 10:00am, 10:30am, 11:00am
Where: San Diego State University, School of Music and Dance
This workshop will consist of performances of the All-State audition repertoire, followed by masterclasses taught by SDSU faculty members Pam Martchev, (flute), Sarah Skuster, (oboe), John Wilds, (trumpet), Mike McCoy, (horn), Eric Starr, (tenor trombone, bass trombone, euphonium), and Aaron McCalla, (tuba).
Students who would like to attend and/or perform should contact the following faculty members for more information:
Pam Martchev, flute: pamflute75@gmail.com
Sarah Skuster, oboe: sarah_skuster@yahoo.com
Eric Starr, all brass: ericstarr@sdsu.edu
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Rising Young Stars
The Discovery Concert Series
Saturday, November 12, 2022
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Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Ensembles |
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Applications for Carnegie Hall’s national youth ensembles are now open! Next summer, talented musicians ages 14–19 from across the country will come together to form three remarkable ensembles: the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), NYO2, and NYO Jazz.
Join these free programs for the opportunity to train with an all-star faculty of renowned musicians, perform on the famed Carnegie Hall stage, and travel to some of the greatest concert halls around the world.
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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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