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.