Jennifer Higdon: presentation of her life and works
2:00pm-3:30pm @ The Madeleine
Higdon
Pullen
3:45pm-5pm
Bruch (with soloist)
Bonds
Nimble Feet
Sun 3/5 @ Newmark Theatre
Call time at Newmark: 4:10pm
Rehearsal on stage: 4:40pm-6:30pm
Pullen
Higdon
Bruch
Bonds
Price
Concert: 7:30pm
Part Assignments
No changes this week. Please click the link on the sidebar to access the most recent roster (it should say “v5” on the upper right corner).
ADD ALL REHEARSAL DATES/TIMES to your calendar!
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.
I was out sick, so Valery Saul worked with the orchestra on Margaret Bonds’ Montgomery Variations and led a read-through of the Bruch Violin Concerto (mov. 3).
REHEARSAL PLAN FOR FEBRUARY 19
4:00pm-4:45pm:
tutti – Margot Pullen’s Cascade Silhouette
4:45pm-6:40pm:
Jennifer Higdon’s Cold Mountain Suite
6:40pm-7:00pm:
Florence Price’s Nimble Feet (from Dances in the Canebreaks)
Transposed parts available for Bruch!!
Thanks to Isabel, we now have transposed parts available for horns and trumpets for Bruch! Please go to our Music Library page to download and print (password is playmys). Navigate to Bruch and then “Brass.”
Part Assignments
No changes this week. Please click the link on the sidebar to access the most recent roster (it should say “v5” on the upper right corner). Pay special attention to clarinets, and all winds/brass for Bruch.
ADD ALL REHEARSAL DATES/TIMES to your calendar!
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.
Violas and cellos back in November
[2/11 UPDATE!!] Rehearsal plan for 2/12 | MYS S.O.
Updated rehearsal plan with guest conductor Valery Saul:
4:00pm-5:30pm:
tutti – Margaret Bonds: Montgomery Variations
5:45pm-7:00pm:
Bruch Violin Concerto, mov 3 (no soloist)
Part Assignments
A few changes this week. Please click the link on the sidebar to access the most recent roster (it should say “v5” on the upper right corner). Pay special attention to clarinets, and all winds/brass for Bruch.
ADD ALL REHEARSAL DATES/TIMES to your calendar!
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.
4:00pm-4:50pm: we finished reading the last movement of Montgomery Variations, and spend some time on Cold Mountain Suite.
5:00pm-7pm: we had our last day of sectionals for the term.
REHEARSAL PLAN FOR FEBRUARY 12
We will be back on tutti rehearsal for the whole time.
4:00pm-5:30pm:
tutti – Cold Mountain Suite
5:45pm-7:00pm:
Bruch Violin Concerto, mov 3 (no soloist)
Part Assignments
A few changes this week. Please click the link on the sidebar to access the most recent roster (it should say “v5” on the upper right corner). Pay special attention to clarinets, and all winds/brass for Bruch.
ADD ALL REHEARSAL DATES/TIMES to your calendar!
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.
4:00pm-4:50pm: we listened to and played through most of Montgomery Variations (didn’t have enough time to finish the last movement).
Sectionals for everybody focused on Cold Mountain Suite
REHEARSAL PLAN FOR FEBRUARY 5
We will have our last day of sectionals for this term on Sunday 2/5.
4:00pm-4:50pm:
tutti – Montgomery Variations by Margaret Bonds (last movement)
tutti – Cold Mountain Suite
5:00pm-5:55pm: sectionals (Cold Mountain Suite)
Winds, brass + percussion with Chris McCurdy: sections with winds, brass and percussion together, as needed.
cellos+bass with Marilyn de Oliveira – as needed based on last 2 weeks
violins and violas with me: as needed based on last 2 weeks
6:05pm-7:00pm: sectionals (Cold Mountain Suite)
all strings + percussion with me – as needed based on last 2 weeks
woodwinds with Karen Wagner – as needed based on last 2 weeks
brass with JáTtik Clark – as needed based on last 2 weeks
Part Assignments
No changes this week. Please click the link on the sidebar to access the most recent roster (it should say “v4” on the upper right corner).
ADD ALL REHEARSAL DATES/TIMES to your calendar!
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.
We had full orchestra and sectional sessions, focusing on Cold Mountain Suite by Jennifer Higdon, beginning to m. 117 and m. 311 to the end.
REHEARSAL PLAN FOR JANUARY 29
We will have our second day of sectionals on Sunday 1/29.
4:00pm-4:50pm:
tutti – Montgomery Variations by Margaret Bonds (read through all four movements).
Percussion with Kevin – include m. 177 of Cold Mountain Suite
5:00pm-5:55pm: sectionals (Cold Mountain Suite)
Winds, brass + percussion with Tristan Weitkamp: m. 188 to 195, m. 202 to 209, m. 235 to 249, m. 299 w/ pick-up to 312.
cellos+bass with Marilyn de Oliveira – m. 188 to 290 as able (skip solos)
violins and violas with me: Cold Mountain Suite, m. m. 188 to 290 as able (skip solos)
6:05pm-7:00pm: sectionals (Cold Mountain Suite)
all strings + percussion with me – m. 299 w/ pick-up to 312, m. 188 to 290 as able (skip solos)
woodwinds with Karen Wagner – m. 188 to 290 as able
brass with Joe Klause – whole piece, brass-heavy passages as needed
Part Assignments
Part assignments have been updated for flutes and clarinets. Please click the link on the sidebar to access the most recent roster (it should say “v4” on the upper right corner).
ADD ALL REHEARSAL DATES/TIMES to your calendar!
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.
We watched a few videos about Margaret Bonds and Jennifer Higdon. If you missed rehearsal, please watch the playlist linked here.
We worked on Jennifer Higdon’s Cold Mountain Suite, from the beginning to around m. 43, and then from m. 311 to the end.
REHEARSAL PLAN FOR JANUARY 22
We will have our first set of sectionals this coming Sunday (1/22). The rehearsal will be entirely on Higdon’s Cold Mountain Suite, both the tutti hour and the sectional periods.
Higdon:beginning to m. 117 (a tempo!!! – please practice and be 100% ready), then 311 to the end.
4:00pm-4:50pm: tutti
5:00pm-5:55pm: Winds and brass with me, cellos+bass with Marilyn de Oliveira, violins and violas with Nelly Kovalev.
6:05pm-7:00pm: all strings with me, woodwinds with Karen Wagner, brass with Doug Reneau.
Part Assignments
Part assignments have been updated for oboes, and I have updated the “Sitting out March concert” list. Please click the link on the sidebar to access the most recent roster (it should say “v3” on the upper right corner).
ADD ALL REHEARSAL DATES/TIMES to your calendar!
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.
I’m leaving this here for now, just to remind you of what we’re capable of!
Praise after “The Magic of Eric Carle”
“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.
