- Beginning & Debut Performances!
- Mentor Program
- Pianist, Guitarist and Drummers!
- Upcoming Holiday Rehearsal schedule
- Youth Leadership Council
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- YLC Mini-Concert!
- SDYS is Hiring
- ChIMES Guest Musicians Wanted
- General Information, Other Events, and Opportunities
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Beginning & Debut Performance Classes!
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Casa del Prado room 102, Balboa Park
Beginning Strings, Debut Strings and Debut Winds are having a performance class on Sunday, December 12, 2021. The performances will be during the regularly scheduled rehearsal time in Casa del Prado Room 102. Individual performance times below.
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All parents and family are welcome to attend with proof of vaccination OR a PCR test taken within 72 hours of the performance. If neither of these options are available, please purchase and take the "Abbott BinaxNow" at home covid test from your local drugstore.
Please have your student dress nicely.
For example 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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Performance Times:
- Beginning Strings - 3:30 pm
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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
- Assist in leading sections on bowings, fingerings, and instrument technique
- 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 Monday, January 3, 2022 |
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Calling all intermediate/advanced level pianists, guitarists, and drummers!
Please let us know if you are 12+ and interested in playing some jazz in one of our chamber ensembles this spring! Contact Conservatory Program Manager, Lauren Rausch, at: lrausch@sdys.org if you're interested!
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Upcoming Holiday Rehearsal Schedule |
December 11 & 12: Rehearsals
December 18 - January 2: Winter Break
January 8 & 9: Rehearsals resume
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Led by SDYS musicians, and mentored by SDYS program managers, Kaitlyn Korogy and Dr. Lauren Rausch, the SDYS Youth Leadership Council brings together young leaders from across SDYS programs to connect and contribute to the future of SDYS.
Youth leaders meet together twice a month on Zoom or in Balboa Park to collaborate and utilize a secure, private group chat to share ideas in between meetings.
Eligibility:
- Current SDYS musician in good standing
- Ages 14 and over
- Participants must have parent/guardian permission to join
*Please register at the link below
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Youth Leadership Council Mini-Concert!
Filipino American History Month
The SDYS Youth Leadership Council presents a virtual mini-concert that celebrates Filipino culture, the culture’s contributions to the arts, and how it is spread in our local communities. Directed by YLC member, Nya Delcastillo, this mini-concert features performances from SDYS musicians, friends, and families. A note from the director: "To us Filipinos, representation is very important. Through this concert, SDYS and the YLC can show the instrumental aspects of traditional Filipino music and collaborate with other Filipino figures in our communities."
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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.
- Teaching Artists (strings)
- Individual Giving Coordinator (FT)
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ChIMES Guest Musicians Wanted
Would you like to demonstrate your instrument for young children ages 0-5 and their caregivers as a ChIMES Guest Musician?
Please complete the Guest Musician Interest Form and we will get in touch to confirm details! This is a fun experience that also counts for community service or volunteer hours.
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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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Balboa Park Explorer Pass |
Purchase the Balboa Park Explorer Pass through the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory, and a percentage goes toward our work to continue to keep "lives enriched by music!"
One day, multi-day, and annual pass options are available.
For more information and to purchase your Balboa Park Explorer Pass now, click here!
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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 Tristan Akers, Conservatory Program Assistant, at takers@sdys.org.
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Congratulations Conductor Casimiro!
Please join SDYS in congratulating Debut & Overture Strings Conductor Lowri Casimiro on being awarded the CMEA Southern Border Section Fortissimo Award (Peripole General Music Educator Award) for the 2021 school year!
Anyone who has ever participated in a class with Mrs. C will understand how fundamental she is to music education in our community. Thus, it comes as no surprise that she has been given this honor.
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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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The music scholarship council is giving out over $6,000 in scholarships to student musicians in San Diego County. If you are between the ages of 16-24 and play piano, strings/classical guitar, or a wind instrument please consider auditioning for this amazing opportunity!
Application Deadline
March 7, 2022
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Please print and mail application to listed mailing address |
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Wittenberg University Music Scholarship Audition Days
Scholarships in voice, band and orchestra instruments, piano, organ, and classical guitar - available to all students regardless of major.
- Music Scholarships start at $2,500
- Over $375,00 in scholarship awarded
- Bachelor of Music Education and Bachelor of Arts in Music
To schedule an audition, visit:
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Medowmount School of Music
Summer Strings Camp
June 25 - August 13
Meadowmount accepts approximately 200 students, ages 13 to 30+, through a video audition process focused on solo and chamber music material. Students practice 4 to 5 hours per day, receive weekly private lessons, chamber music coachings and are offered daily master classes by faculty and guest artists. There are three on-campus concerts per week and various off-campus concerts throughout the summer. Please consider applying at the link below.
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Sincerely,
The Conservatory Team
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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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