2020 - 2021 Season Nicholas Ellison, Wind Patricia Kelly, String Jim Bartsch, Philharmonic Dr. Ruth Lin, Repertory Bill Eddins, Symphony Beethoven Recording Project Egmont Overture December 19, 2020 Featuring members of all MYS orchestras Patricia Kelly & Jim Bartsch, Co-Artistic Directors Deep musical traditions. Superior musical training. go.stolaf.edu/music Having music is a way that I can fit into the world. This is something I do. THIS IS ME. William, MacPhail Student LEARN MORE AT MACPHAIL.ORG GET INSPIRED AT MACPHAIL Individual Classes & Ensembles Available for All Ages and Skill Levels 5 Convenient Metro Locations Think. Perform. Worship. Lead. SCHOLARSHIP AUDITION DATES Feb. 20 & 27, 2021 Application deadline: Jan. 13 unwsp.edu/music-mys 651-631-5218 | [email protected] LIVE EVENT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 AT 7PM STREAMING ON DEMAND DEC 13–27 Buy Digital Access at mnopera.org/holiday-special STRING INSTRUMENTS & BOWS Proudly Supporting MYS Students for 20 years! 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Kevin Kinneavy, Vice President & Executive Director Secretary Minnesota Youth Krin McMillen Symphonies Pam Collova, Treasurer Operations Manager Jim Bartsch Geneva Gaukel Jon Feustel Communications Julie Haight mnyouthsymphonies Patricia Kelly Coordinator Susan Scott Emily Green Amy Vargo Head Librarian Amy Weisgram MYS Contact Information Rehearsal Assistants Minnesota Youth Symphonies Honorary Advisory Council Stephanie Bascom 790 Cleveland Ave. S., Ste. 203 Stella Anderson St. Paul, MN 55116 Teklay Hashel Phone: 651-699-5811 Freelance Musician and Teacher Kathy Lindstrom [email protected] Jorja Fleezanis www.mnyouthsymphonies.org Jacobs Schoool of Music, Kim Macynski University of Indiana Johanna Martinez Henry Charles Smith III Britton Miller Conductor, soloist, clinician Ndugi Njoroge Lora Tverberg Lu Xia Artistic Staff Patricia Kelly Co-Artistic Director & String Special Thanks Conductor MYS families & students This activity is made possible by the voters of Jim Bartsch Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Co-Artistic Director & Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative Philharmonic Conductor Lucas Shogren appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage Bill Eddins MYS Volunteers fund. Symphony Conductor Dr. Ruth Lin Minnesota Youth Symphonies does not Repertory Conductor discriminate on the basis of disability in Nicholas Ellison admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs or Wind Conductor activities. Upon request, Aaron Isakson accommodations will be provided Percussion Coach to allow individuals with disabilities Chuck Lazarus to participate in all Minnesota Youth Brass Coach Symphonies services, programs and activities. Minnesota Youth Symphonies Jessica Newhouse has a designated coordinator to String Assistant facilitate compliance with the Americans Lucas Shogren with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as required by §35.107 of the U.S. String Coach & Music Education Department of Justice regulations, Instructor and to coordinate compliance with §504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as mandated by §8.53 of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations. Upon request, any of our information will be made available in alternative formats such as Braille, large print, audio cassette, CD and/or computer disk. An accessibility services coordinator will be available at all Minnesota Youth Symphonies performances to help provide accommodations for persons with disabilities. Beethoven Recording Project To create a virtual orchestra performance is no easy task. It takes hours of compiling and editing audio and video to pull off well. For this virtual orchestra performance, we worked on the audio and video separately and then merged them together into one seamless production. We started off by creating a foundation of a performance by having members of the Symphony Orchestra come in and record the audio of their individual parts. Once we edited these initial recordings, we layered the audio from the other videos that were Lucas Shogren, String Coach & Music Education submitted on top of them. Much of the work Instructor, recorded a few students live to get a is ensuring that all parts are lined up to the solid base for the audio of the recording project. track and then, through a mixing process, making the audio sound blended together to give the acoustic impression that they were all performed in the same place. Once we get the audio in a good spot we start compiling and editing the video to line up with the mixed audio. Each video is reviewed to confirm that every note played lines up with the audio. Once each video is aligned we arrange the videos on the screen and start creating different scenes that will be used according to the musical needs. Symphony students were selected to record live as they are playing all of Egmont Overture, with the other orchestras coming in later. After each scene is created we edit between each scene to tell the musical story of Beethoven’s Egmont Overture. This is a multi-step process, but in the end the audience will get to experience how even from a distance we can make amazing music and celebrate the 250th birthday of Beethoven. We hope you enjoy this endeavor and are inspired by the talent of all the young people who participated in this wonderful performance. Although we couldn’t be together for a live concert this fall, we are grateful for Lucas’ expertise and help to make this project come to life! 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