Peninsula Youth Orchestra
Membership Handbook and Season Calendar
Important Information for All Members
2019-20 Season °°°°°°°°°°°°°°
Table of Contents °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Welcome to PYO ...... 1
History and Artistic Programming ...... 2
Rehearsal Location & Weekly Schedule ...... 3
Lost and Found ...... 3
Membership Fees ...... 4
Policies and Procedures ...... 5
Attendance Policy ...... 6
Rehearsal Preparation ...... 7
PYO Instruments ...... 8
Concerto Competition ...... 8
Required Parent Participation...... 9
Clicking for Dollars with Amazon.com ...... 9
Donating to PYO ...... 10
Concert Ticket Policy ...... 10
Concert Dates & Locations ...... 11
Concert Dress ...... 12
Weekly eNews ...... 12
Fall Start-up: Parent Meetings & Forms Needed...... 12
Monthly Calendars of ALL Rehearsals & Concerts . . . . . 13-22
Artistic Staff ...... 23-24
Contact Information ...... 26-27 Introducing PYO °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Welcome to the Peninsula Youth Orchestra (PYO)! We are looking forward to a creative and musically rewarding twenty-third season for every PYO musician, their families, and the communities we serve!
This handbook has been prepared as a guide for all new PYO musicians and parents. Our goal is to provide a positive atmosphere in which our musicians at all stages of musical development can learn the joys of the orchestral experi- ence. If you have any questions about what is printed in this book, please do not hesitate to call the PYO Business Office.
We ask that both musicians and parents take the time to look over this informa- tion, which describes many of the orchestra’s policies and procedures. Parents and Musicians: Please carefully review our rehearsal schedule and concert dates for 2019-20 to ensure you and your musicians can fulfill your attendance commitments to PYO! Add these dates to your calendar now! Mission Statement °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° The Peninsula Youth Orchestra enhances the cultural depth and diversity of its community by bringing together student musicians to rehearse and perform symphonic music in an educational setting. PYO strives for high musical standards within a supportive environment that encourages teamwork and learning, and instills a love of music. PYO enriches the lives of its musicians as they progress through a challenging course of repertoire, preparing them with the knowledge and skills needed to enjoy and pursue music the rest of their lives, either as professional or amateur players. Non-Profit Status °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° The Peninsula Youth Orchestra is an independent nonprofit, public benefit corporation, organized under section 501(c)3 of the IRS code. Our tax ID number is 94-3372998. Making Music with Friends . . . and Making Friends through Music!
1 About PYO °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Brief History The Peninsula Youth Orchestra was founded in 1997 by Sara Salsbury and Mitchell Sardou Klein, and is the only youth orchestra program serving San Mateo County. Over the years our membership has grown to over 500 musicians. We owe our success to strong support from families and local music teachers, the breadth and diversity of our artistic program, and the expertise of our dedicated staff. The name “PYO” actually has two meanings. We often refer to our entire organization simply as PYO. We also call our top-level senior-high orchestra “PYO,” as distinguished from our other groups (the three preparatory full orchestras, two string orchestras, and chamber ensembles). Regardless of your specific group, all are members of the PYO organization. Programming PYO musicians study and perform traditional repertoire with an emphasis on contemporary literature and American composers. Each of our ensembles present two or three formal concerts each season. Commissioned works by local composers are proudly featured on these concerts. PYO received the prestigious ASCAP Award for” Adventurous Programming of American Music on a Foreign Tour” for our first international tour in Japan in 1999. PYO has received recognition for its sequential music education program through grants from several prominent foundations, including the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Joseph McMiking Foundation, the Bernard Osher Foundation, the Getty Foundation, the Hurlbut-Johnson Fund, and Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Tours Performing tours are an important part of our program. Our musicians have performed in the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Liszt Academy, Dvorak Hall, the Palau de Musica Cataluna, and in other venues across Austria, the Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain. The Young Artists (PYA) performed in the Disney Concert Hall in 2010, toured Ireland in 2012, London & Paris in 2014, performed in Prague and Vienna in 2016, and will tour Scotland in 2020. Our top-level PYO toured France and Spain in 2015, performed in Munich, Cremona, and Milan in 2017, and this past summer of 2019 toured the Baltics, with performances in Helsinki, Tallinn, and Riga. Chamber Music PYO also offers a chamber music program in which small ensembles rehearse and perform music from the standard chamber music repertoire. Two formal recitals are given annually. Many of these ensembles perform for community events throughout the year. Interested students may enroll in chamber music during September. Rehearsals run from October through early May.
2 Rehearsal Location and Schedule °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° PYO sponsors four full orchestras, two string orchestras, and a chamber mu- sic program for a variety of small string, woodwind, and brass ensembles. All ensembles rehearse weekly.
Full Orchestras Peninsula Youth Orchestra (PYO) Sundays 2:00-4:30 PM Mitchell Sardou Klein, Director Performs music from the professional repertoire Rehearsal site: Carlmont H.S. music room, 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont
Preparatory Full Orchestras Sara Salsbury, Director Sinfonia Musica, Entry Level (PSM) Mondays 4:30-6:00 PM Orchestra Nova, Intermediate (PON) Mondays 6:10-7:40 PM Young Artists, Advanced Prep (PYA) Mondays 7:50-9:30 PM Rehearsal site: Redwood Shores Elementary School, 225 Shearwater Parkway, Redwood Shores
String Orchestras Sara Salsbury, Director Debut Strings, Entry Level (PDS) Tuesdays 4:30-6:00 PM Concordia Strings, Int./Advanced (PCS) Tuesdays 6:15-7:45 PM Rehearsal site: McKinley School music room, 400 Duane St., Redwood City
Chamber Music Ensembles TBA with coaches Musicians from our intermediate and advanced orchestras are eligible to participate in chamber music ensembles. These may include trios, quar- tets, and quintets comprised of strings, woodwinds, and brass players. Our flute ensembles (Chamber Flutes) are also incorporated into this offering. Students may sign up as a group or as a single player to be placed in an appropriate group. Interested students should contact Sara Salsbury (email [email protected]).
Lost & Found °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° A PYO “lost & found” box is kept at each rehearsal site. If you leave some- thing at rehearsal, do not call any of the school offices! Instead, call the PYO musicians’ hotline (650-325-7967). Thanks!
3 Financial Matters °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Annual Fees Peninsula Youth Orchestra $980 Debut Strings $725 Young Artists $775 Concordia Strings $725 Orchestra Nova $725 Chamber Flutes $600 Sinfonia Musica $725
By enrolling in PYO, you agree to pay the full membership fees associated with the specific groups you join. We require a non-refundable deposit of $250 at the time you return your enrollment form. Throughout the season we will periodically mail you statements showing the status of your account. Your ac- count should be paid in full by September 30, 2019. Students enrolling during fall auditions should pay the $250 deposit by September 30 and the balance by October 31. Other payment plans can be arranged by special request. Contact Sara Salsbury for details.
Refund Policy Students who find it necessary to withdraw from PYO during the season for reasons beyond their control can request a refund of their unused balance (in excess of the $250 non-refundable deposit). The unused balance may be prorated over the course of the season, based on the concert calendar. No refunds will be granted in any cases of dismissal from PYO for disciplinary reasons, or for member’s dropping without an acceptable cause as determined by the Director.
Financial Aid Financial aid is available, based on demonstrated financial need. Applications for financial aid may be requested by calling or emailing the PYO office.
Work Scholarships A limited number of work scholarships are available each season. Through this program, your annual fee can be reduced by your family’s helping on a regular basis with various tasks such as mailings, rehearsal monitoring, rehearsal set- ups, telephoning, sorting music, etc. Student musicians may also volunteer to mentor younger players at Prep Orchestra rehearsals and receive community service credit. Please call or email the PYO office for more information.
Please return applications for financial aid and/or work scholarship to PYO within 10 days after receipt to: Peninsula Youth Orchestra, 990 Industrial Road, #201 San Carlos 94070.
4 Policies and Procedures °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° The policies and procedures outlined in this handbook are critical to our maintaining the highest standard of musical training. Failure to comply with the following rules may result in immediate dismissal from any PYO program, at the discretion of the director. Membership PYO membership is by invitation, following competitive entrance auditions. Musicians are placed in one of the PYO ensembles in accordance with our goal that students flourish and grow musicially, while contributing to the overall success of the ensemble itself. Placement may also depend on the avail- able positions for a particular instrument. Waiting lists are common. Each spring, current members may take optional placement auditions to advance to another ensemble or move to a higher ranking within their present ensemble. For returning members - your membership for each new season is not guaranteed until your re-enrollment form has been returned by the spring deadline, clearly stated on the enrollment form. Artistic Standards Each member is expected to practice at home in preparation for efficient weekly group rehearsals. The director and/or members of the coaching staff may notify members of ongoing musical deficiencies, including excessive absences or tardiness, that require improvement. Members so notified must show improve- ment in a reasonable amount of time as determined by the director. Failure to demonstrate improvement may result in a re-assignment to a different ensemble, or a dismissal from PYO, at the discretion of the director. Rehearsal Conduct and Care of Facilities PYO ensembles rehearse at one of three sites - Carlmont H.S., Redwood Shores E.S., and McKinley School. At each site, food is allowed only in desig- nated areas. No food, gum, or drinks (other than water) are allowed in the Carlmont Band Room! Students must remain in the rehearsal areas at each site - our rental contracts do not give us campus-wide access. Playground equipment at Redwood Shores or McKinley can be used during rehearsal breaks only by permission of your conductor. Playground at Redwood Shores is off-limits when in use by their after-school program. Musicians are not al- lowed to use any school computers or other classroom equipment. We are very privileged to have access to these new, modern sites. Please help us preserve them, and our reputation within the community, by following high standards of behavior. Disrespectful behavior can void our site usage, and result in your immediate dismissal. PYO runs “closed campuses.” Students must remain on the rehearsal premises from the time they arrive until they are picked up by their parents. Students who drive themselves must remain on the premises during the entire rehearsal.
5 Behavior Code PYO members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times during rehearsals, sectionals, concerts, tours, or any other events sponsored by PYO. Members are expected to treat their conductors, fellow musicians, and volunteers with respect and courtesy at all times. PYO is a “family organization”. Please be thoughtful and considerate of each other. Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated and is cause for immediate dismissal, at the discretion of the director. School Music Programs & Private Lessons PYO strongly supports music education in the schools. Therefore, we require our musicians to also be enrolled in their school instrumental programs.The school programs offer students the opportunity for daily ensemble participation, which is then complemented by their involvement in PYO. Participation in PYO, school music, and private lessons form three elements of a well-rounded music education.
Attendance Policy - Please Read & Heed!! °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° All musicians are expected to attend all rehearsals and concerts. Absences from full rehearsals or sectionals are detrimental to the ensemble’s progress and the musician’s individual development, regardless of how accomplished he/she may be. Practice at home is important, but not a substitute for group rehearsals! The music director and sectional coaches expect full attendance from every section at every rehearsal unless otherwise announced!
Because an occasional rehearsal absence may be unavoidable due to special circumstances, we allow a limited number of excused ab- sences.* A maximum of 2 absences is allowed per concert set. Accumulating more than 2 absences per concert set is unacceptable and will require a special conference with the director to determine if you will be allowed to play that particular concert.
Examples of Acceptable Absence Excuses: • Illness: (However, the parent must notify PYO by phone or email at least three hours before rehearsal). • School music events & religious holidays: (A written request must be submitted three or more weeks in advance.) • College visits that cannot be scheduled during vacation time. * Important family events, such as weddings, reunions, or vacations are excused only if we are notified no less than two months in advance of
6 Attendance (continued) - Please Note! The earlier we are notified of scheduling conflicts the better; therefore, we urge you to go through your calendars, and ask your parents and teachers NOW about possible conflicts.
Anticipated absence cards are available at all rehearsals. For your convenience, two are included in your music folder.
Unacceptable Excuses (examples): • A test or project deadline for which you want to skip PYO rehearsal to study or catch up. (Plan Ahead!!!) • A non-school music performance (includes gigs and performances with other orchestras). • The prom or other social engagements. • Routine doctor or dental appointments Consequences of Unexcused Absences (no kidding!): • Possible reassignment of parts, re-seating, loss of principal status, or dismissal from PYO, at the discretion of the Director. • Miss a dress rehearsal and you may not be allowed to play the concert. • Unexcused absence from a concert may result in dismissal from PYO, at the discretion of the Director. Tardiness In keeping with our emphasis on personal responsibility, tardiness at rehearsals will not be tolerated. Arriving late at a rehearsal wastes valuable rehearsal time for everyone, and is highly inconsiderate to your director and fellow musicians. Keep that carpool on schedule! Plan ahead - do not be late! You may submit an anticipated absence card in advance if you know you will be late - due, for example, to conflicts created by school events or SAT tests. Rehearsal Preparation Each musician will be given a folder of music to practice. This music requires home practice to ensure productive group rehearsals. No extra re- hearsals will be scheduled as long as each musician practices at home and comes to rehearsals well prepared. A detailed rehearsal schedule will be distributed to the senior PYO musicians and will include a listing of sectional dates (not to be missed!) with professional coaches. Preparatory Orchestras generally receive weekly sectionals. Items needed for rehearsals • Your instrument • Music Folder with assigned music • Pencils • Folding Music Stand (labeled with your name) • Optional snack for the break (or $1 to buy snacks offered as fund raiser)
7 Use Of PYO Instruments °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° PYO owns several violins, violas, string basses, a bass clarinet, an English horn, French horn, a bass trombone, and many percussion instruments, includ- ing a set of timpani, xylophone, and a drum set. These instruments are made available to PYO musicians at no charge for use in PYO activities. Here are the guidelines for the use of these instruments.
• PYO musicians may request to use one of the instruments.
• Assignment of the instruments will be made by the PYO staff.
• Parents and Musicians must sign an Instrument Loan Contract.
• PYO instruments may be used during rehearsals and concerts.
• PYO instruments, except percussion, may be taken home for practice purposes.
• The musician using the instrument is responsible for purchasing his/her own accessories such as reeds, strings, rosin, etc., at no cost to PYO.
• No instrument maintenance work, cleaning, or rehairing of bows is to be done without prior approval of the PYO General Manager, who must approve both the amount of expense and the choice of repair shop.
• Depending on the specific circumstances, members may be held account- able for damage to, or loss of, an instrument. In cases of instrument dam- age or loss due to negligence, PYO’s insurer has the right to recover costs from the negligent party.
PYO Concerto Competition °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° An annual concerto competition is held exclusively for members of the senior PYO. This professionally adjudicated event allows members to compete for the opportunity to perform their concerto with PYO during the course of the season. Applications will be distributed in October, and the competition will take place in early December.
8 Parent Participation at Rehearsals and Concerts °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Parent volunteering is an important obligation of all our member families. PYO relies heavily on this parent support, essential to our providing a first-rate musical experience for all our students. We greatly appreciate our parent volunteers! We require a parent/guardian from each family to assist with certain duties, such as ticket sales, ushering, concession sales, rehearsal supervision, stage set-up, post-concert clean-up, etc. The duties typically involve only one or two dates during the season. Parent volunteers from PYO, PYA, Nova, and Sinfonia need to sign up online through web pages specific to your group, each powered by “SignUpGenius.” Parents: please visit your designated web page, accessed via links to SignUp- Genius we provide, select two volunteer slots for the year that work best for your schedule, and sign up. We list detailed instructions in weekly editions of eNews, along with the unique links to SignUpGenuis for each group. (We automatically sign you up to receive eNews, using the primary parent’s email address you list on your enrollment form. If you have problems receiving the eNews, please contact the PYO office!) Clicking for Dollars with Amazon.Com °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° If you shop for books, software, CDs (or whatever) at Amazon.com, you can earn dollars for PYO by first visiting the PYO website, where you will find a link to Amazon.com. If you enter the Amazon website through the PYO link, then make a purchase, Amazon will contribute a small percentage of your purchase back to PYO. So, anytime you decide to go to Amazon to buy something, go first to
9 Donate to PYO! °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° PYO strives to keep membership fees low, to enable every qualified student to join. As a result, membership fees cover only about 65% of our costs. Therefore, we depend on individual donations, foundation grants, and concert ticket sales to balance our budget each season. We sincerely hope all members will make a tax-deductible donation to PYO during our annual Fund Drive campaign (or at any time the urge stikes you)!
There are other ways to support PYO, like sponsoring your student’s participation in the fall “Scale-a-thon” fund-raiser, and bringing your family and friends to our outstanding concerts. Many employers provide matching donations, which is a great way to leverage your own donation. Please check with the HR department at your place of work to see if your employer offers such a program. Also, donations of stock can be easily arranged and gratefully accepted. Please contact our treasurer, Phil Salsbury, for additional details!
PYO Concert Ticket Policy °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° As a matter of policy, we do not issue complimentary tickets to our members. Revenue from ticket sales is an important source of funds, helping us offset theatre rental costs. Accordingly, all attendees at our concerts will need to purchase tickets*. (Except children age 5 and under, who are admitted free.)
Individual concert tickets (priced $15/5) will be available at rehearsals prior to each concert, and at the box office the day of each concert. Buy your tickets in advance, and avoid the box office rush at concert time. Even better, for a real deal, buy the PYO CLUB CARD. Priced at $30 for adults and $15 for stu- dents/seniors, these cards will admit you to ALL concerts and recitals for the entire season (and give you discounts at the PYO Concert Store). Save time and money - buy your CLUB CARD at the start of the season!
Help support the PYO and our outstanding musicians! Come to all concerts and bring a friend, neighbor, or relative!
*Exceptions: (1) The Holiday Concert presented by PYO and PYO Alumni, to be presented on December 15, 2019, will be a free event for the commu- nity. (2) The Winter and Spring Recitals, presented by Debut and Concordia Strings, Chamber Flutes, and small ensembles, are also free. Bring the family to all these special events, and enjoy!
10 2019-20 Concerts °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Peninsula Youth Orchestra Mitchell Sardou Klein, Director Carlmont High School Theatre 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont Fall Concert - November 3, 2019 Prelude to Spring - March 1, 2020 Season Finale - May 10, 2020 All concerts at 5:00 PM
Special Holiday Event PYO Holiday Concert with PYO Alumni Carlmont High School Theatre 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont December 15, 2019 7:00 PM A free family concert for the community!
Preparatory Orchestras Sara Salsbury, Director Carlmont High School Theatre 1400 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont Sinfonia Musica & Orchestra Nova Young Artists Fall Concert Nov. 2, 2019 Nov. 3, 2019 Music for March Feb. 29, 2020 Mar. 1, 2020 Season Finale May 9, 2020 May 10, 2020 All concerts at: 4:00 & 4:45 PM 4:00 PM Winter & Spring Recitals Sara Salsbury Director Veterans Memorial Senior Center, Redwood City Dec 7, 2019 1:30 PM May 16, 2020 1:30 PM Featuring: Debut, & Concordia Strings, Chamber Flutes, and other small ensembles.
11 Concert Locations °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Carlmont High School Theatre, 1400 Alameda de Las Pulgas, Belmont Veterans Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Avenue, Redwood City Maps are posted on the PYO website. Concert Dress Code °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° PYO and PYA members must adhere to our unified dress code. (No exceptions!) PYO: Long black dresses (the same for everyone, ordered from our concert dress supplier), black nylons or black tights, closed-toed black dress shoes -- OR -- Black suits or tuxedos, white dress shirts, black belts, black bow ties, black socks and black dress shoes. (Note: black suits/tuxedos must conform to PYO specifications, which are posted on the PYO website. Our standard tuxedo may be ordered from our concert attire supplier if so desired.) PYA: Long black dresses (the same for everyone, ordered from our concert dress supplier), black nylons or black tights, closed-toed black dress shoes -- OR -- Stylish black shirts (ordered from our concert dress supplier), black dress slacks, black belts, black socks, black dress shoes. (Attire must conform to PYA specifications, which are posted on the PYO website.) Preparatory Orchestras (Sinfonia, Nova, Debut, and Concordia Strings): White blouses, long black skirts (with black nylons or black tights), or black dress slacks (with black socks), black closed-toed dress shoes -- OR -- White dress shirts, black dress slacks, black belts, black socks, black dress shoes. Weekly eNews! °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° The eNews, published weekly throughout the regular season, provides important updates, announcements, and schedule reminders for all members. We will email your eNews to the address you list when you first enroll. Stay informed: make reading the PYO eNews part of your weekly routine!
Fall Parent Meeting °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° A required parent meeting is held during your musician’s first rehearsal in September. Stop by to pick up your “parent pak,” which will include personal info verification forms, emergency cards, school teacher update cards, PYO concert ticket order forms, Scale-a-thon forms (our fall fund raiser), and more! PYO board members will be available to answer your questions. Parents, please attend - don’t depend on your student to pick up the information for you!
12 September 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
PYO 2-4:30 8 Sinfonia 4:30-5:30 9 10 11 12 13 14 Nova 6:00-7:00 Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 Parents: Please stop by Young Artists 7:30-8:30 the Art Room to pick up Concordia Strings 6:15-7:45 PYA Scotland Tour Mtg: your Information Pak!! Musians & Parents 8:30 Parents: Please stop by during rehearsal to pick up Parents: pick up your Info your Information Pak!! Chamber Flutes Pak during rehearsal!! 12:00 - 4:00pm; Auditions Return Forms! Return Forms! 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 PYO 2-4:30 SECTIONALS Sinfonia 4:30-6:00 Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 Nova 6:10-7:40 Concordia Strings 6:15-7:45 Return Forms! PYA 7:50-9:30 Chamber Flutes 12:00-4:00
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PYO 2:00-4:30 Sinfonia 4:30-6:00 Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 SECTIONALS Nova 6:10-7:40 Concordia Strings 6:15-8:15 PYA 7:50-9:30 Chamber Flutes 12:00-4:00
29 30 PYO 2:00-4:30 Sinfonia 4:30-6:00 Nova 6:10-7:40 Chamber Flutes 12:00-4:00 PYA 7:50-9:30 October 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 Concordia Strings 6:15-8:15
PYO 2-4:30 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Chamber Flutes 12:00-4:00 Sinfonia 4:30-6:00 Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 Concordia Strings: Nova 6:10-7:40 Concordia Strings 6:15-7:45 Save the Music Festival PYA 7:50-9:30 Belmont - Twins Pines Park Call time: 11:45 AM Perform: 12:30 PM
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 PYO 2-4:30 Sinfonia 4:30-6:00 Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 SECTIONALS Nova 6:10-7:40 Concordia Strings Chamber Flutes 12:00-4:00 PYA 7:50-9:30 6:15-7:45
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 PENINSULA SYMPHONY PYO 2-4:30 Sinfonia 4:30-6:00 Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 CONCERT Nova 6:10-7:40 Concordia Strings Chamber Flutes 12:00-4:00 PYA 7:50-9:30 6:15-7:45 8 PM Heritage Theatre. Campbell Scale-a-thon Deadline Scale-a-thon Deadline Scale-a-thon Deadline
PYO 2-4:30 27 28 29 30 31 Chamber Flutes 12:00-4:00 Sinfonia 4:30-6:00 Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 Nova 6:10-7:40 Concordia Strings PENINSULA SYMPHONY PYA 7:50-9:30 6:15-7:45 CONCERT - 2 PM Happy Halloween! San Mateo P.A.C November 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Prep Rehearsals & Concerts at Carlmont PAC Nova: rehearse 1:30-2:30 Concert 4:45 Sinfonia: rehears 2:45-3:30 Concert 4:00
8 PYO/PYA Rehearsals & 3 4 5 6 7 9 Concerts at Carlmont PAC Sinfonia 4:30-6:00 Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 PYO: rehearse 1:30-3:30 Nova 6:10-7:40 Concordia Strings Concert 5:00 PYA 7:50-9:30 6:15-7:45 PYA: rehearse 11:30-1:00 Rehearse New Music! Concert 4:00 Flutes: regular rehearsals
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 PYO 2-4:30 Sinfonia Nova Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 Concordia Strings Chamber Flutes 12:00-4:00 PYA 6:15-7:45 No Rehearsals Veterans Day Holiday
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 PYO 2-4:30 Sinfonia 4:30-6:00 Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 SECTIONALS Nova 6:10-7:40 Concordia Strings PYA 7:50-9:30 6:15-7:45 Chamber Flutes 12:00-4:00
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Happy Thanksgiving! No Rehearsals No Rehearsals No Rehearsals Thanksgiving Break Thanksgiving Break Thanksgiving Break December 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 5 1 2 3 4 6 Winter Recital 7 1:30 PM Sinfonia 4:30-6:00 Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 Veterans Memorial Sr. Center No Rehearsals Nova 6:10-7:40 Concordia Strings Redwood City Thanksgiving Break PYA 7:50-9:30 6:15-7:45 Debut & Concordia Strings Chamber Flutes PYO Chamber Ensembles
PYO Concerto 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Competition Sinfonia 4:30-6:00 Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 10 AM Nova 6:10-7:40 Concordia Strings PYO: 2:00-4:30 PYA 7:50-9:30 6:15-7:45 Rehearse New Music! Chamber Flutes: No Rehearsals - Winter Break
PYO & PYO Alumni 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Holiday Concert at Carlmont PAC No Rehearsals No Rehearsals Rehearsal 2:00 PM Winter Break Winter Break Free Concert 5:00 PM Chamber Flutes: No Rehearsals - Winter Break
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No Rehearsals No Rehearsals No Rehearsals Winter Break Winter Break Winter Break
Chamber Flutes: No Rehearsals - Winter Break
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No Rehearsals No Rehearsals No Rehearsals Winter Break Winter Break Winter Break January 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Happy New Year!
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23 24 25 26 27 28 29 PYO 2:00-4:30 Prep Dress Rehearsals & Sinfonia 4:30-6:00 Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 Concerts at Carlmont PAC Nova 6:10-7:40 Concordia Strings Nova: rehearse 1:30-2:30 Chamber Flutes 12:00-4:00 PYA 7:50-9:30 6:15-7:45 Concert 4:45 Sinfonia: rehears 2:45-3:30 Concert 4:00 March 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 PYO & PYA Rehearsals & Concerts at Carlmont PAC No Rehearsals Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 PYO: rehearse 1:30-3:30 Day Off Concordia Strings Concert 5:00 6:15-7:45 PYA: rehearse 11:30-1:00 Concert 4:00 Flutes: regular rehearsals 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 PYO 2:00-4:30 Sinfonia 4:30-6:00 PENINSULA SYMPHONY PENINSULA SYMPHONY Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 NEW MUSIC! Nova 6:10-7:40 CONCERT CONCERT Concordia Strings PYA 7:50-9:30 Chamber Flutes 12:00-4:00 6:15-7:45 8 PM 8 PM Rehearse New Music! San Mateo Performing Arts Heritage Theater Center Campbell
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29 30 31 PYO 2:00-4:30 SECTIONALS No Rehearsals No Rehearsals Spring Break Spring Break Chamber Flutes 12:00-4:00 April 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4
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PYO 2:00-4:30 Sinfonia 4:30-6:00 Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 Nova 6:10-7:40 Concordia Strings Chamber Flutes 12:00-4:00 PYA 7:50-9:30 6:15-7:45 May 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2
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10 11 12 13 14 15 Spring Recital 16 PYO & PYA Rehearsals & 1:30 PM Debut Strings 4:30-6:00 PENINSULA SYMPHONY Concerts at Carlmont PAC Veterans Memorial Sr. Center Concordia Strings CONCERT Redwood City (Tentative) PYO: rehearse 1:30-3:30 6:15-7:45 Concert 5:00 (final Debut and Concordia 8 PM Debut & Concordia Strings PYA: rehearse 11:30-1:00 Strings rehearsals for this San Mateo Performing Arts Chamber Flutes Concert 4:00 season) Center PEN. SYMPHONY CNCRT. Flutes: regular rehearsals 8 PM, Heritage Theater 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Important for Returning Members!!
Deadline for 2020-21 Season Re-enrollment Forms (and $250 non- refundable deposit)
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Coming in July . . . PYO Music Camps PYO Artistic Staff Music Director and Conductor Mitchell Sardou Klein brings extensive conducting experience in the US, Europe, Australia and Japan to his leadership of the Peninsula Youth Orchestra and Peninsula Symphony. He has guest conducted the Seattle Symphony, New Polish Philharmonic, Suddetic Philharmonic, Richmond Symphony, Eastern Philharmonic and many other orchestras around the US. In California he has led Symphony Silicon Valley, the San Jose Symphony, the Santa Rosa Symphony, the Inland Empire/Riverside Philharmonic, Ballet San Jose, the California Riverside Ballet, the Livermore-Amador Philharmonic and others. He and Sara Salsbury founded the Peninsula Youth Orchestra, which he has taken on concert tours of England, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belgium, Holland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the Baltics.
Maestro Klein directed over a hundred concerts as Associate Conductor of the Kansas City Philharmonic (where he was also Principal Pops Conductor and Principal Conductor of Starlight Theater, the Philharmonic’s summer home), and also served as Music Director of the Santa Cruz Symphony. He has extensive experience in conducting ballet orchestras, including the Kansas City, Lone Star, Oakland, and Westport Ballets, as well as the Theater Ballet of San Francisco and les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. Before turning to the podium, he performed as a cellist for many years. Known to most everyone as Mitch, he enjoys travel, photography, jazz and visual arts in his spare time.
Since 1984, he has been Director of the Irving M. Klein International String Competi- tion. Held in San Francisco each June, the Competition has become one of the most prominent in the world, featuring prizes totaling over $25,000, attracting applicants from more than twenty nations annually, and launching numerous major international concert careers.
Critics have consistently praised his work. The San José Mercury described his performance with Symphony Silicon Valley in 2012 as a “gorgeous performance; big, enveloping and wonderfully luxuriant.” The San Mateo County Times described him in 2007 as “Super Conductor: Mitchell Sardou Klein, music director of the Peninsula Symphony, led his musicians through another triumphant concert. The Peninsula Symphony just keeps getting better and better. Great works and great performances by all.” The Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza proclaimed, “The American conductor quickly established a fine rapport with his orchestra. Klein is a musician who has the musical score in his head, rather than his head in the score, which he demonstrated ably. The creative conception and artistic shape which he brings to his work comes from deep inside him.”
23 Maestro Klein is a winner of many prestigious awards, including the 2008 Diamond Award for Best Individual Artist, the Silver Lei Award from the 2009 Honolulu Film Festival (for the World Premiere of Giancarlo Aquilanti’s La Poverta), the 2000 ASCAP Award for Programming of American Music on Foreign Tour, the 2001 Jullie Billiart Award from the College of Notre Dame for Outstanding Community Service, a 1996 award for the year’s best television performance program in the Western States (for the one-hour PBS program about him and the Peninsula Symphony), as well as the 1993 Bravo Award for his contribution to the Bay Area’s cultural life.
Mr. Klein was born in New York City, into a musical family that included members of the Claremont and Budapest String Quartets. He began cello studies at age four with his father, Irving Klein, founder of the Claremont Quartet. His mother, Elaine Hartong Klein, danced with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet.
Cited for his “keen judgment, tight orchestral discipline, feeling for tempo, and un- erring control,” Maestro Klein has conducted many significant world,American, and West Coast premieres, including works by Bohuslav Martinu, Meyer Kupferman, Joan Tower, Hans Kox, George Barati, Benjamin Lees, Giancarlo Aquilanti, Melissa Hui, Rodion Shchedrin, Brian Holmes, Ron Miller, Lee Actor, Jonathan Russell, Alvin Brehm, and Margaret Garwood. He has appeared frequently on national and international broadcasts, including National Public Radio, the Voice of America, the WFMT Fine Arts Network, PBS Television, and KQED television. He lives in Oak- land, California with his wife, violist Patricia Whaley. Their daughter, Elizabeth, lives and works in the Bay Area.
Sara Salsbury, PYO co-founder, serves as General Manager for PYO and is also Director of the Prepara- tory Orchestras, Music Camp, and Chamber Music. She has previously been part of the Instrumental Music team for the Redwood City School District, and a string specialist for the Mountain View CSMA, the Sunnyvale and Mountain View School Districts, Woodside Priory School, and the El Camino Youth Symphony. She is a member of Mu Phi Epsilon, the Association of California Symphony Orches- tras (ACSO), The League of American Ochestras, MENC, CMEA, and ASTA/CODA. She served on the ACSO Board of Directors for five years. Sara was one of the 1994 recipients of the CAPA Arts Award (Council for the Arts of Palo Alto) for her dedication to music education and youth symphony work. She was honored by San Mateo County as one of six outstanding women to be inducted into the 2012 Women’s Hall of Fame. Sara grew up in Michigan where she attended the National Music Camp at Interlochen for many summers. She received her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music Degrees from DePauw University and her Master of Arts Degree in Music Education from Stanford University. Sara and her husband Phillip live in Palo Alto where they have raised four sons, all of whom were music majors in college.
24 Tabitha Tetreault, woodwind specialist for the preparatory orchestras, graduated with honors from the University of California Santa Cruz, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and a minor in Education. Since graduating from college, she has taught orchestra, band, and choir at the middle school, high school, and community music levels. In addition to teaching, Tabitha plays clarinet and saxophone in pit orchestras for various stage productions, as well as singing on-stage with vocal groups around the Bay Area. She is assistant conductor and member of the woodwind section of the New Millennium Chamber Orchestra, and has taught instrumental music at Tierra Linda Middle School since 2009.
Don Couch, PYO brass specialist, is a professional trom- bonist and teacher, and a graduate of USC. He has played under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas in the Los An- geles based Debut Orchestra of Young Musicians, and was principal trombone with the Symphony Orchestra of the State of Mexico for four years. Don has appeared with the San Francisco Opera, San Jose Symphony, and Symphony Silicon Valley. Don and his wife Marilu live in Fremont where he maintains a studio of private students. He has two sons, both of whom are PYO graduates. Matt Germano, PYO percussion specialist, received his Bachelor of Music Degree from Cal State University Long Beach, where he majored in Percussion Performance. He has performed with the Long Beach Symphony, the Peninsula Symphony, Pacific Brass Ensemble, and the Saddleback Civic Light Opera. Currently he is a faculty member at Drum World in San Mateo, CA. In addition to teaching, he is also a member of the band Livewire, the CSM Panhandlers, and performs with many other groups in the Bay Area. Viviana Guzman, Director of Flute Ensembles, was born in Chile, began her musical training at the age of five, and graduated from The Juilliard School. A former member of the Houston Grand Opera and the New World Symphony, she maintains an active schedule of teaching, recording, and performing around the world. As a flute soloist she has performed in 123 countries in all seven continents, appearing with orchestras in Russia, Chile, Philippines, and the U.S., on prominent stages such as Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher Hall, and with such artists as Mikhail Baryshnikov and Placido Domingo. She has been featured in TV programs for PBS, NBC, and NPR, and has released eight CDs, the most recent, “Traveling Sonata,” receiving a Grammy nomination.
25 PYO Staff Contact Information °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Mitchell Sardou Klein, PYO Music Director [email protected]
Sara Salsbury, Prep Orchestra Director and PYO General Manager [email protected]
Don Couch, Brass Specialist [email protected]
Matt Germano, Percussion Specialist [email protected]
Tabitha Tetreault, Woodwind Specialist [email protected]
Viviana Guzman, Chamber Flutes Director [email protected]
Katie Sablinsky, Office & Rehearsal Assistant [email protected]
Ron Miller, Webmaster [email protected]
PYO Board of Directors (2019-20 season) °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Jenny Lin, Chairman Sara Salsbury, President Helen Dalton, Vice-President Ana Hsu, Secretary Phil Salsbury, Treasurer Kathy Brendza John DaBaldo Lauren Lee Michael MacAvoy
26 PYO Contact Information °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° Office Address Peninsula Youth Orchestra 990 Industrial Road #201 San Carlos, CA 94070 Phone Numbers Business Office 650-591-2370 Use this number for general youth orchestra business during normal business hours (no voicemail at this number). Fax (operates 24/7) 650-327-8730 Musicians’ Hotline (operates 24/7) 650-325-7967 Musicians should use this number to report emergency absences, leave important messages for their director, and to check any announcements related to rehearsal/concert schedules. (Note: this phone is not monitored starting 2 hours before and during rehearsals. Messages left during these times will not be heard until after rehearsal!) Emergency Phone during Rehearsals 650-644-5200 A cell phone will be available for students to make emergency calls during rehearsals. Students should see Sara Salsbury or Katie Sablinsky.
Office Email [email protected] Use this address to contact the office with general questions related to PYO. The staff email addresses are listed separately on the inside back cover.
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