MYS Symphony Orchestra Posts
Please note that we are only playing 4 movements of this piece.
This is the Spiritual that “Montgomery Variations” is based on. Here’s a great version recorded by Marion Williams.
Please note!!!
I am incredibly proud of our orchestra and every single one of you. Congrats on an extremely successful concert. Below are a few quotes from e-mails that I’ve received since Sunday.
“The young musicians of MYS were amazing. From the first note to the encore, their poise and excellence under Raúl’s exceptional and encouraging direction, captivated the entire audience which was brimming with enthusiastic and curious listeners of all ages.”
Suzanne Nance, President and CEO | All Classical Portland
My wife and I went to the concert on Sunday, and really enjoyed it. The young players of the MYS all played excellently, and it was wonderful to see this partnership between All Classical and ICAN and MYS. I know that this concert had been in the planning stages for a long time, and it came off beautifully.
John Pitman, Director of Music and Programming | All Classical Portland
“BRAVO on a wonderful concert yesterday! The entire thing was so lovely, and the students played so brilliantly. I feel lucky to have been able to attend.”
Kristina B.
“Wow, what a brilliant concert! A thank you for bringing such joy to my family.”
Elaina S.
You should know that about two-thirds of the audience on Sunday afternoon were *not* related in any way to MYS, and many of them were first-time concert-goers. Way to go!! This is truly how we serve as ambassadors to our art, and bring joy to our audiences.
Check back later this week.
Go to our full season schedule here. Please mark your calendars very carefully for this term. Please note our weeknight and Saturday rehearsals on concert week.
Thank you, and see you Sunday!
Dr. G.
Happy New Year!!! I look forward to seeing you all Thursday evening.
During our upcoming concert, we will do instrument demonstrations between pieces. Please see below for details, so you can prepare accordingly.
Click here to go to the blog post that contains part assignments for our January 8 concert. No changes from 12/11.
Click here to add important tempo indications to your W&G parts, as well as the YouTube video with reference audio for our performance.
Go to our full season schedule here, and please make sure you can make the additional rehearsals on January 5, 6 and 7.
Thank you, and happy practicing!
Dr. G.
Hi everybody! I hope you are all having wonderful year-end holidays. I look forward to seeing you all in the new year, for our weeknight and Saturday rehearsals, and concert on Sunday, January 8.
After working with Valery Saul on Pirates, W&G and I See a Song, we worked with narrators on the rest of the pieces.
(percussion: click here to check your plan on our “MYS Percussion Corner”) – you’ll be with the full orchestra all week. Next coaching with Kevin is January 15 (new repertoire/MYSticks)
REMINDER: don’t forget to practice what we did in the last rehearsal during the first half of your week. Then, after Tuesday, you can focus on what we’re doing at the next rehearsal.
Click here to go to the blog post that contains part assignments for our January 8 concert. No changes from 12/11.
Click here to add important tempo indications to your W&G parts, as well as the YouTube video with reference audio for our performance.
Go to our full season schedule here, and please make sure you can make the additional rehearsals on January 5, 6 and 7.
Thank you, and happy practicing!
Dr. G.
Hi everybody! Nice work on Sunday. Thank you for being so well prepared for our first time playing through the remaining Eric Carle pieces. Please note that this Sunday, rehearsal will end early (6:30pm).
You worked with Valery Saul on Pirates and W&G. After the break, we worked together on Cricket and Papa.
(percussion: click here to check your plan on our “MYS Percussion Corner”) hint: no Kevin this Sunday.
— break —
REMINDER: don’t forget to practice what we did in the last rehearsal during the first half of your week. Then, after Tuesday, you can focus on what we’re doing at the next rehearsal.
Click here to go to the blog post that contains part assignments for our January 8 concert. No changes from 12/11.
Click here to add important tempo indications to your W&G parts, as well as the YouTube video with reference audio for our performance.
Go to our full season schedule here, and please make sure you can make the additional rehearsals on January 5, 6 and 7.
Thank you, and happy practicing!
Dr. G.
Hi everybody! Great to see you again on Sunday 12/4.
We only have 2 (two!!!) rehearsals left before our holiday break (12/11, 12/18), and then it will be concert week. There will be 18 (EIGHTTEEN!!) days that we will not see each other between 12/18 and our first weeknight rehearsal on Thursday, January 5.
This means that it is extremely important that everybody spend the required time for individual preparation for this concert. It’s not a long concert, and it’s not super hard music, so let’s take this opportunity to present a remarkably polished performance. I am excited for the solo opportunities for many of you in the Eric Carle films.
Also, a heads-up that we will have a guest conductor for the first half of rehearsal on 12/11 and 12/18. Her name and a link to her website are below. I will be coming to the second half of these rehearsals after conducting performances of The Nutcracker with Oregon Ballet Theatre.
We spoke briefly about our November 13 concert. There were congratulatory words from some of you to other members and sections of the orchestra, and we also discussed what can improve for our next performances (in short: ensemble and control, i.e. not rushing).
Then, we read Margot Pullen’s second draft of her piece for our March 5 concert. Thank you so much for your notes for Margot.
We watched all 5 Eric Carle short films, with music by Julian Nott (orchestrated by Nic Raine), and then we took our break.
After the break, I promptly forgot about “Project Back Pocket.” I apologize. Then, we had good read-throughs (with a little work) of Pirates and W&G.
(percussion: click here to check your plan on our “MYS Percussion Corner”)
— break — (I will be back for the second half of rehearsal)
REMINDER: don’t forget to practice what we did in the last rehearsal during the first half of your week. Then, after Tuesday, you can focus on what we’re doing at the next rehearsal.
Click here to go to the blog post that contains part assignments for our January 8 concert. Please note a few changes: seating in violins, assignments in winds and trumpets.
Click here to add important tempo indications to your W&G parts, as well as the YouTube video with reference audio for our performance.
Go to our full season schedule here, and please make sure you can make the additional rehearsals on January 5, 6 and 7.
Thank you, and happy practicing!
Dr. G.
There are a few tempo indications missing in our score and parts. Please add the following:
Hi everybody! I hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday. I very much look forward to seeing you all this coming Sunday (12/4), at our regular venue and rehearsal time.
We have a little bit of catching up to do, as we missed our 11/20 rehearsal. Below is our rehearsal plan.
(percussion: click here to check your plan on our “MYS Percussion Corner”)
— break —
REMINDER: don’t forget to practice what we did in the last rehearsal during the first half of your week. Then, after Tuesday, you can focus on what we’re doing at the next rehearsal.
Click here to go to the blog post that contains part assignments for our January 8 concert
Go to our full season schedule here, and please make sure you can make the additional rehearsals on January 5, 6 and 7.
Thank you, and happy practicing!
Dr. G.
