The Oregon Symphony has selected MYS to take part in a side-by-side opportunity in June, in collaboration with the Young Composers Project.

We will be workshopping a brand new piece from the OS’s first-ever Emerging Composer Fellowship. Their inaugural fellow is Caleb Palka, an MYS alum. Caleb was the first composer to be commissioned by The Authentic Voice, MYS’s collaboration with the Young Composers Project, back in 2017.

Please mark your calendars for:

• Saturday, June 21 – 10:00am-12:00pm (rehearsal with Dr. G.)
• Sunday, June 22 – 4:00pm-6:30pm (session with Oregon Symphony musicians and David Danzmayr)

Location will be All Saints Catholic School (our usual rehearsal space).

I realize that this is after our last concert on June 17, and some of you might be unavailable. We will send out an RSVP form so you can let us know if you can be there.

For now, please do pencil in those dates. We are honored to have been invited by the Oregon Symphony.

Thanks!

Dr. G.

Oregon Symphony with Music Director David Danzmayr | Photo by Oregon Symphony

With MP3s from each composer. Enjoy!

MP3s can be accessed here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/rbekpm67t4k791o09bf66/AIwtRJF8ynTXUoFnpRQT8Ag?rlkey=z9qk13kbakxvq2ngmxsvez2y8&dl=0

For your convenience, and for you to add to your parts, please see the reference list below. Please add measure numbers to the left at the beginning of each line in your part.

Format: [Rehearsal Number]. [Measure Number]

1. (movement 1) m.11
2. m.27
3. m.55
4. 75
5. 103
6. 125
7. 153
8. 177
9. 209
10. 237
11. 261
12. 280
13. 297
14. 313
15. 337
16. 353
17. (movement 2) m.9.
18. m.24
19. 39
20. 55
21. 71
22. 87
23. 105
24. 112
25. 122
26. 137
27. 148
28. (movement 3) m.43
29. m.65
30. 83
31. 122
32. 150
33. 180
34. 214
35. 256
36. 288
37. 326
38. 368
39. 394
40. Presto: 426
41. Maestoso: 431
42. Risoluto: 459

Sergei Rachmaninoff – Bain News Service, publisher – Library of Congress 

Hi everybody,

Below is our rehearsal plan for Sunday, April 14. Please note that this is the first of three straight Sundays with sectionals.

Rehearsal Plan for Sunday, April 14

• 4:00pm-5:30pm: Tutti (except percussion)
  • Huapango
  • Oboe Concerto (no soloist)
• 4:00pm-5:30pm: Percussion with Kevin
• 5:30pm-5:45pm: Break
• 5:45pm-7:00pm: Sectionals
  • Strings w/ coaches: Rimsky-Korsakov
  • RGR with everyone else: Rimsky-Korsakov

Please listen to recordings of all the repertoire (and especially the Oboe Concerto, since we’ll read it this Sunday). You can find audio/video on the right column on this webpage (or scrolling all the way down if you’re on a mobile device).

Happy practicing!

Dr. G.

From MYS Symphony Orchestra’s “Rooted” | March 3, 2024 | Photo by Richard Kolbell

Hi all, I hope you had a wonderful spring break. I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday. Below is my rehearsal plan for 4/7.

Rehearsal Plan for Sunday, April 7

• 4:00pm-4:45pm: Portland Beauty (with tour guests)
• 4:45pm-5:30pm: Huapango (with tour guests)
• 5:30pm-5:45pm: Break
• 5:45pm-6:30pm: Music for an Imaginary Cartoon (YCP piece)
• 6:30pm-7:00pm: Avsker’s Freedom Overture (YCP piece)

Happy practicing!

Dr. G.

From MYS Symphony Orchestra’s “Rooted” | March 3, 2024 | Photo by Richard Kolbell

1. Consult repertoire requirements here
2. If needed, print a practice part here (password is playmys)
3. Video guidelines: No cuts are allowed within a single excerpt. If you are required to record more than one excerpt, you may make separate videos for each excerpt. Just make sure to submit all the necessary video links on the form linked below.
4. Submit your video link(s) here: https://forms.gle/v41NpzryCiuvYBV47
5. Deadline is Wednesday, April 3 by 11:59:59pm.

Happy practicing!

Dr. G.

Regale your ears with this fantastic recording of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 by the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, conducted by Frans Brüggen. Click the thumbnail below to listen on YouTube.

As you listen, what do you notice about the pitch? Why do you think this is? What other stylistic features you do hear?

Enjoy!

The Eastman School of Music website has a ton of great information on Beethoven and his symphonies. The page for Symphony No. 6 is linked below. Please read this at your convenience. It will greatly enhance your experience playing this piece. Click the thumbnail below.