Hi everybody,
Thanks for a great rehearsal on February 2nd. We made great progress on Palia and Star Wars (movements 3, 2 and a little work on 1).
Please see our rehearsal plan for Sunday, February 9 below. We will have brass coaches on site for sectionals.
Dr. G.
Rehearsal Plan for Sunday, February 9, 2025
[updated on 1/31]
- 4:00pm-5:30pm: YCP Piece (“Cartoon Music”) – full score for reference here. Parts coming soon.
- 5:30pm-5:45pm: break
- 5:45pm-7:00pm:
- Brass sectionals with coaches: Star Wars
- Strings, woodwinds, percussion with Dr. G: Star Wars
March 2 Updated Part Assignments and Practice Parts
If you need fresh parts (because you lost yours, or for YCP practice parts before Sunday), please go to our Online Music Library. The password is playmys. Note: YCP parts will be uploaded between ASAP this week. Check back later if you don’t see them yet.
Updated part assignments can be accessed here. Updated percussion assignments are here. Please check back later this week for final assignments for the YCP piece.
Audio Reference
I’ve created a YouTube playlist where you can find audio reference tracks for our March 2 repertoire, including the Star Wars Suite. The playlist is here. I will also add the individual videos to the sidebar of this blog.
Updated repertoire for June 17 concert
We’ve updated the repertoire for the first half of our Season Finale Concert, which will involve MYS alumni from throughout the history of the organization. The updated repertoire sheet is here (page 2).
Happy practicing!
Best,
Dr. G.
MYS Symphony Orchestra | January 12, 2025 | Newmark Theatre | Photo by Richard Kolbell