GTCYS NEWS NOTES OCTOBER 2016 This edition of News Notes contains: Events and Classes College Planning Workshop Concerto Competition Parent Appreciation Nights Fall Festival Details Tickets on Sale October 7 Dress Rehearsal and Concert Details Concert Attire Fall Festival Volunteers needed Play the Viola! Student News Opportunities for GTCYS Families Student Enrichment in GTCYS & the SPCO Student Opportunities Outside GTCYS GTCYS Night Out at the Minnesota Orchestra October 21 Sphinx Virtuosi Concert October 30 Concert Opportunities Thank you, Volunteers! Welcome, University of Minnesota Mentors! A Fun and Fast Way to Help Support GTCYS! GTCYS Merchandise Inclement Weather Policy EVENTS AND CLASSES COLLEGE PLANNING WORKSHOP Monday, October 17, 6 – 7:30pm Good Samaritan Church, Edina (Symphony’s rehearsal venue) Free and open to all GTCYS students and families, this is a chance to ask candid questions to a panel of college music professors as well as professional musicians about applying to music schools and studying music performance or music education in college as a major or participating in college music ensembles as an extracurricular activity. We’re excited to announce this year’s panelists: David Carter, Professor of Music – Cello, St. Olaf College Emilia Mettenbrink, Freelance violinist, Minnesota Orchestra and SPCO (and GTCYS alum!) Joseph Peters, Principal Oboe, Minnesota Orchestra (and GTCYS alum!) Laura Sindberg, Director of Undergraduate Studies, University of Minnesota School of Music CONCERTO COMPETITION Learn more about GTCYS’ Annual Concerto Competition and register to compete: Open to all GTCYS students, enrolled in any of the eight orchestras Register by Monday, December 12 Preliminary Round (closed to the public) on Sunday, January 8 Finals Round (open to the public) on Sunday, January 22 Winner(s) will perform with Symphony on Saturday, April 22 Click here for Guidelines and to apply GTCYS PARENT APPRECIATION NIGHTS IN OCTOBER During these engaging sessions, parents will have the opportunity to mingle over refreshments, ask questions to GTCYS’ Director of Development, Ruth Watkins, or Executive Director, Megen Balda, and listen to a “show and tell” demonstration session with the orchestra. Philharmonia East: Thursday, October 6, 6:30 – 7:30pm Philharmonia West: Monday, October 17, 6:30pm – 7:30pm Sinfonia: Tuesday, October 11, 7 – 8pm Concertino: Monday, October 10, 7 – 8pm Camerata: Tuesday, October 11, 7 – 8pm Concert Orchestra, Monday, October 10, 7 – 8pm Symphony: Monday, October 24, Symphony, 7 – 8pm Philharmonic: Tuesday, October 25, 7 – 8pm FALL FESTIVAL DETAILS TICKETS ON SALE OCTOBER 7 Tickets for the Fall Festival on Sunday, November 20 will be available for purchase on Friday, October 7 at 10am. How to purchase your tickets: Go to www.minnesotaorchestra.org/gtcys or call 612.371.5656 Select your concert: o 1pm concert: Philharmonia East, Sinfonia, Camerata, Philharmonic, and Symphony o 4:30pm concert: Philharmonia West, Concertino, Concert Orchestra, and Symphony Prices vary by seating area and range from $9 – $19 in advance. (Prices go up to $13 – $23 the day of the performance.) FALL FESTIVAL DRESS REHEARSAL & CONCERT Dress Rehearsal Saturday, November 19 – see specific orchestra call times below for the mandatory dress rehearsal. Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis Note: students do NOT need to wear concert attire to dress rehearsal Philharmonia East: call time 8:30am, rehearse 9am – 9:40am Philharmonia West: call time 12:50pm, rehearse 1:20pm – 2:00pm Sinfonia: call time 9:15am, rehearse 9:45am – 10:25am Concertino: call time 1:35pm, rehearse 2:05pm – 2:45pm Camerata: call time 10:00am, rehearse 10:30am – 11:15am Concert Orchestra: call time 2:20pm, rehearse 2:50pm – 3:45pm Philharmonic: call time 10:50am, rehearse 11:20am – 12:15pm Symphony: call time 11:50am, rehearse 12:20pm – 1:15pm Fall Festival Concerts (all orchestras) Sunday, November 20 Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis Fall Festival Concert 1: 1pm Orchestras: Philharmonia East, Sinfonia, Camerata, Philharmonic, Symphony Call Time 12:30pm (Symphony Call time 1:00pm) Fall Festival Concert 2: 4:30pm Orchestras: Philharmonia West, Concertino, Concert Orchestra, Symphony Call time 4:00pm Final concert details will be emailed to families the week preceding the concert. CONCERT ATTIRE Each orchestra has its own dress code for concerts which students must follow. Inappropriate attire may lead to dismissal from a concert. Unacceptable attire includes low rise pants, jeans, bare midriffs, legs or feet, short skirts, short-sleeve or sleeveless shirts, white socks, and athletic shoes. Philharmonia East and West, Sinfonia, Concertino, and Camerata attire: Ladies Floor- or ankle-length black skirt or black dress slacks (not form-fitting) Bright white (not off-white) long-sleeved, non-transparent blouse Black hosiery (no bare legs or feet) Black dress shoes Gentlemen Black dress pants Bright white long-sleeved button-down shirt Black bow tie Black socks Black dress shoes Concert Orchestra, Philharmonic and Symphony attire: Ladies Floor- or ankle-length, long-sleeved black dress OR Floor- or ankle-length black skirt and long-sleeved, non-transparent black blouse OR Black dress slacks (not form-fitting) and long-sleeved, non-transparent black blouse Black hosiery Black dress shoes (no open toes or sandals) Gentlemen Black suit, tuxedo, or black jacket with black pants Bright white long-sleeved button-down shirt Black bow tie Black socks Black dress shoes Concert Black is an online source for concert performance clothing. www.concertblack.com or 1-888-94-BLACK. If you have questions about appropriate attire, please contact GTCYS in advance at [email protected] or ask your Rehearsal Assistant. PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT THE DRESS REHEARSAL AND CONCERT Fall Festival Dress Rehearsal Volunteer Request (Direct students backstage and in the lobby.) Fall Festival Concert Volunteer Request (Free tickets for parents who supervise students in the second and third balconies.) PLAY THE VIOLA! GTCYS is excited to offer its unique viola trial program for the fourth year. GTCYS will provide a viola at no charge to interested violinists. Contact your conductor at rehearsal for details and to receive your trial instrument. STUDENT NEWS Send news of your accomplishments (both musical and non-musical) to [email protected] so we can celebrate your achievements and share them with GTCYS families. All-State Participants: Several GTCYS students are members of the 2016–17 Minnesota All-State Orchestra, including: o Sonia Driskill (Symphony, harp) o Juliana Kilcoyne (Symphony, viola) o Shaelyn Muldowney, (Philharmonic, viola) o Kate Stiglicz (Symphony, cello) Annie Amen and Nathan Metzler (Symphony, trumpets) performed Taps at the Minnesota Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial Service at the State Capitol on Sunday, September 25. Evan Kuehne (Sinfonia, trumpet), received Champion at the Dakota County Fair 4H in Performing Arts grades 3-5 with his trumpet solo of “Kinglet” by Voxman. Joel Kuehne (Concertino, horn), received a 4H Blue Ribbon at the MN State Fair and Champion at the Dakota County Fair in Performing Arts grades 6-8 with his piano solo of Tchaikovsky's “Scenes from Swan Lake.” STUDENT VOLUNTEER AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES: GTCYS & SPCO GTCYS Student Mentorships for Philharmonic and Symphony students: Learn more about GTCYS’ Mentorship opportunities and apply to be a mentor SPCO seeks GTCYS volunteers on November 12: Click here to learn more and sign up Chamber Music Institute (CMI): (Symphony and Philharmonic only) This is an elite chamber music coaching and side-by-side performance experience for Philharmonic and Symphony musicians with members of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Save the date: This season’s CMI will occur as a single-day workshop on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Stay tuned for application information and more details, which GTCYS will send to Philharmonic and Symphony families soon. STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES: OUTSIDE GTCYS Follow these links for information about exciting opportunities for student musicians. If you have ideas about events to add to this section for November’s News Notes, please email [email protected]. Earl Benson Concerto Competition for Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion: Deadline to register is November 11 Friends of the Minnesota Orchestra Young Artist Competition From the Top Radio program offers Scholarship Gustavus Concerto Competition: Deadline to send a recording is December 1 Jeffrey Solow Cello Materclass Auditions Luzerne Music Center: Deadline to apply is January 1, 2017 Minnesota High School Music Listening Contest: Deadline to register is October 14 Minnesota Sinfonia Young Artist Competition MPR presents Minnesota Varsity, a Young Musicians’ Showcase: Deadline to enter is Monday, December 5. National Youth Orchestra: Deadline to apply is November 1 New York String Orchestra Seminar: Deadline to apply is October 3 NextNotes High School Composition Awards Schubert Club Student Scholarship Competition SPCO Youth Chamber Music Competition: Deadline to apply is February 20, 2017 Summit Music Series “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band Concerto Competition: Deadline to apply is November 15. Thursday Musical Young Artist Scholarship Competition GTCYS NIGHT OUT AT THE MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA OCTOBER 21! GTCYS Night Out at the Minnesota Orchestra: Use coupon code GTCYSNIGHT to redeem this great offer! Concert details: