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October 2007 |
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Rhythms is WYSO's monthly electronic
newsletter, sent on Tuesday before the first
rehearsal of each month. Rhythms is
an essential communication link containing
important news, updates, volunteer opportunities and the
monthly schedule. A paper version of this issue is
available at rehearsals! You may also view current and
archived issues on our website: http://wyso.music.wisc.edu/Rhythms.html.
Please help keep our e-mail list updated! Inform
the WYSO office directly of
any address changes. wyso@wyso.music.wisc.edu | |
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IMPORTANT SAFETY
INFORMATION |
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Thank you, Parents/Guardians! We continue to
receive very positive feedback about the level of safety
we provide your children. We take this
responsibility seriously and are pleased to let you know
that we have recently completed emergency training for
all WYSO staff members. And, as you probably
already know, we had an evacuation drill on Saturday,
September 22. It went very well!
We have a comprehensive safety plan, which was
created with the assistance of the UW Police
Department. Staff members have all received
training on plan details concerning both the physical
and emotional care of youth during emergency
situations. The plan addresses specifics for our
large student population and specifics about the
Humanities Building. The UW Police Department offers
students and parents these reminders for emergency
operations:
- Do not use elevators
- In an evacuation, instruments should be left on
chairs
- Avoid using cell phones until at least 300 feet
from the building and only when you have accurate
information and instructions
- There is a phone chain in place
- Parents must bring photo ID if they are called to
pick up their child from an evacuation site
- Members will only be released to a parent or legal
guardian.
It is imperative that the students check in with the
attendance taker before every rehearsal, and with the
hall monitor if they arrive late or leave early. In
the event of an emergency, we need an accurate record of
absences so that all students can be accounted for.
We hope there is never a need to activate our
emergency plan, but we feel strongly that our plan and
training will help us ensure the safety of all
children. If you have any questions about the plan
and procedures, please contact Marie Breed at mbreed@wyso.music.wisc.edu.
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CONCERTO COMPETITION
INFORMATION |
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The Youth Orchestra Concerto
Competition will take place on Saturday, October
6 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Morphy
Recital Hall. Complete competition
information has been given to all students who have
signed up. There will be two winners in this
competition. One will perform with the Youth Orchestra
at the Winterfest concert in March 2008, and the other
at the side-by-side concert with the Wisconsin Chamber
Orchestra in May 2008. Students receiving an honorable
mention will be invited to perform at the Youth Honors
Recital in the spring (date
TBD).
The Philharmonia Orchestra
Concerto Competition will take place on
Saturday, January 12, 2008. The
approved repertoire list is now available for pick-up at
rehearsal and can be accessed at http://wyso.music.wisc.edu/competition.html.
Please contact Casey Herrod if you would like to play
something that is not already approved. Applications
will be available in early November and are due
Saturday, December 1. A $20 application fee is
required. The winner of this competition will perform
his or her concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra at
the Bolz Spring Concert in May
2008. | |
| OPEN
REHEARSALS FOR PROSPECTIVE MUSICIANS
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Saturday, October 6, 2006
| 10:00am | Strelow
Lounge An Open Rehearsal is
like an open house, where prospective students and their
parents can learn more about the WYSO program and have a
chance to view WYSO rehearsals in progress.
If you have friends or family interested in
seeing WYSO in action, meet at 10:00am in the Strelow
Lounge in the Humanities Bldg, 455 N. Park Street.
Call 263-3320 x11 to RSVP or for more
information. Open rehearsals will continue on the 1st
Saturday of each month. The next date
is November 4. | |
| ART OF
NOTE: PAINT A VIOLIN |
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WYSO musicians: Enter WYSO's Art of
Note painted violin contest and possibly win the
opportunity to paint an unplayable violin for Art of
Note 2008. The winning violin will be displayed and
raffled alongside violins completed by Art of
Note's invited artists. It will be pictured on the
official Art of Note poster, featured in
newspapers and shown on television.
Look
near the WYSO announcement board for the contest
application. Drawings are due by Saturday, October 20
and will be juried by two past Art of Note
artists. The winner's name will be posted on Saturday,
November 3 and we will provide the violin that is
to be painted by January 5, 2008. Good
Luck! | |
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WYSO ALUMNI FEATURED ON
PBS |
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Former WYSO violinist
Krista Stewart '04 and
cellist Jimmy Kang '07 were
featured performers on the nationally televised PBS
Special "From the Top: Live from Carnegie Hall" which
aired September 12. They were named finalists in
the Bolz Young Artists concerto competition with the
Madison Symphony Orchestra this spring; Krista
played a movement from the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
and took first prize. Jimmy performed a movement
from the Dvorák Cello Concerto and received an honorable
mention.
Krista, 17, is studying
as a junior at UW-Madison, where she is majoring in
medical science, but also studies violin with the Pro
Arte String Quartet's first violinist David Perry.
Jimmy, 18, is studying as a freshman on a
full scholarship at the Colburn Conservatory in Los
Angeles.
They both attribute their success to the
talented teachers in the region along with the
many opportunities with strong music
organizations such as WYSO and the
MSO.
Read the full Capitol Times
article here. | |
| PARENT
VOLUNTEER UPDATE |
| A SPECIAL THANK
YOU to the many parent volunteers who made the
first day of WYSO so successful!
Parent Leaders and Orchestra Chairs were
introduced at the Parents Meeting and had "starring
roles" in the annual performance of WYSO’s Retreat
and Pizza Party: Jeanne
Severson (Parent Rehearsal and
Event Chair), Jackie Hickey & Della
Copp (Family Fundraising Chairs), Kathy
Bradley & Linda Slotten
(Y), Carla Hacker & Patty
Robertstad (P), Elise
Erdmann & Mary Jo Fröden
(C), Carin Goettler & Deb
Kabler (S) (Orchestra Chairs) led fellow
parents in this work of four movements: I. Pizza Set-Up,
II. Drinks, III. Retreat Activities (Giocoso), and IV.
Clean-Up (Presto). They were
Tori Blomquist, Munchung Chang, Robert Downing,
Sandra Eskrich, Debbie Jones, Kathy & Quinn
Leonard, Cherie Godar, Ron Larson, and Wendy
Vardaman; Dawn Brummel, James Peterson & Susan
Collins, Kim Bires Jenich, Margo Hardyman, and Jim
Vach. Thanks for making an
enjoyable day for all!
Another wonderful team of volunteers
stuffed and folded letters for our Annual
Campaign. Thanks to:
Martha Bushong, Jane
Ferris, Susan Frank, Sara Guglielmina, Margo
Hardyman, Hyejin Kim, Patty Schenk, Kris Schlenker,
Cindy Whip and Haihua Zhang.
Also, there was a Connection
Newsletter folding party on Sept. 22. The talented
crew included: Bill Bushong, Shirlanie
Heydenrych, Sara Minkoff, Cathy McGaw, Diana Popowycz,
Patty Robertstad, Jeanne Severson and Phyllis
Steele.
And finally, those responsible for making
sure the musicians are present and in the
right place; our Attendance-takers Morelia
Meyer, Seán Patchin, Laya Esmaili, Hong Zhao
and Hall Monitors Deb Elsas, Hope Vilbrandt,
Wendy Vardaman and Susan Fink.
CAN YOU HELP?
**A few
parents needed for newsletter folding on Oct. 20.
**Concert monitors needed for concerts
on November 10 & 11.
Contact Parent Chair
Jeanne Severson, jmseverson@msn.com or
839-4368. | |
| WYSO
MONTHLY SCHEDULE |
Regular Rehearsal
Times:
Youth Orchestra (YO) 9:00am -
12:00noon
Philharmonia (Phil) 9:30am -
12:30pm
Concert Orchestra (CO)
10:00am - 12:30pm
Sinfonietta (Sinf) 10:00am -
12:30pm
YO
Brass Choir 7:45am - 8:30am
Phil Brass
Choir 8:30am - 9:10am
CO Brass Choir
9:10am - 9:50am
Percussion Ensemble 7:30am -
9:30am
ORCHESTRAS Calendar:
October
6 SAT
Regular rehearsals w/
sectionals
Youth Orchestra Concerto
Competition
Philharmonia Violin I Conductor's
Hearings
DUE: Youth Orchestra Fox Valley
Permission Slips
13
SAT Regular rehearsals w/
sectionals
Youth Orchestra Viola Conductor’s Hearings
20
SAT Regular rehearsals
Youth Orchestra Violin I Conductor’s
Hearings 27 SAT Regular
Rehearsals
Youth Orchestra Violin II Conductor's
Hearings
November
3
SAT 8:30-10:30am Youth Orchestra
Rehearsal
11:00am Depart for Appleton (bring your lunch to eat on
the
bus!)
Regular
rehearsals for Phil, Concert,
Sinf
Philharmonia Concerto applications
available
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
Calendar
October
6 SAT Regular
rehearsal
13 SAT Regular
rehearsal
20 SAT Regular
rehearsal
27 SAT Regular
rehearsal
November
3 SAT Regular
rehearsal
BRASS CHOIRS
Calendar
October
6 SAT Regular
rehearsals
13 SAT Regular
rehearsals
20 SAT Regular
rehearsals
27 SAT Regular
rehearsals
November
3 SAT Regular
rehearsals
CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLES
Calendar
October
6 SAT No
scheduled coachings
13 SAT
Coachings as scheduled
20 SAT
Coachings as scheduled
27 SAT No
scheduled coachings
November
3 SAT
Coachings as
scheduled | |
WYSO CONTACT
INFORMATION
1625 Humanities Building, 455 N. Park St.,
Madison WI 53706
Phone (608) 263-3320 * Fax (608)
265-3751
x11 Mark
Lundin, Membership Coordinator
x12 Casey
Herrod, Operations Coordinator
x13 Jill
Johnson, Development Director
x14 Marie
Breed, Executive Director
x20 Youth/Philharmonia
Schedules and Attendance Mailbox
x21 Concert/Sinfonietta
Schedules and Attendance Mailbox
Email wyso@wyso.music.wisc.edu
Website http://wyso.music.wisc.edu
M-F 8:30-5:00pm |
Saturday
8:00-2:00pm |
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