Orchestra News

1) Videos on a new blog!!  Ms. Silberman is putting all the ensemble performances up on a new Website:  www.titanorchestrasvideo.blogspot.com. ("Orchestra News" issues, interesting additional information, pictures, links and updates from Ms. Silberman still at www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com).

All students in the West orchestra program performed in an ensemble for the semester 1 final. Videos of those performances will all be up on the new blog site by the end of the weekend (currently, there are 6 groups up, more being loaded up every day). Please ask the student what the name of their piece is - Ms. Silberman will not post the names of the students on the blog for privacy sake.

Chamber music is, in Ms. Silberman's opinion, the very best reason for playing a stringed instrument. Solo performance and orchestral participation are fantastic too, but playing with one, two, three or more other people with one person per part can be so wonderful and rewarding. Students in the orchestra program will have the opportunity to play in ensembles each January, and more often in some circumstances. Hope that you enjoy watching the performances.

2) Great review option and 'support your fellow musicians' opportunity -the Salem Youth Symphony is performing this Saturday at 7pm at Corban. Here's the info off the Web site (www.salemyouthsymphony.org).

Musical Enchantment "An Evening at the Movies"  Saturday, February 2, 2008   7:00 p.m. Corban College-Psalm Center.  Featuring Salem Youth Orchestra and soloists from Amadeus and Philharmonia Orchestras. Special Guest Trio Oregon, Dan Rouslin, violin, Hekun Wu, cello and Elise Yun, piano
Tickets available by calling 503-485-2244
 
3) Scholarship opportunity
The Salem Pops Orchestra has announced their 2008 scholarship program. They say that these scholarships "have been created by musicians FOR musicians, to spread the love of music and the concept of life-long learning." Scholarship are for Seniors who plan to study music and for Sophomores/Juniors who will attend a music camp this summer. Financial need is not required or considered. Applicants must complete an application, write a 300 word personal statement, and get the recommendation from both a teacher and another adult familiar with the student's music involvement.

The Educational Scholarship - for Seniors: The scholarship is $1000 to students who wish to continue further musical study, although not necessarily as a music major, at an accredited college or university.

The Music Camp Scholarship - for Juniors and Sophomores: The scholarship is $500 (one-half the cost of camp up to maximum of $500)  towards tuition at any music camp acceptable to the Pops Scholarship Committee.

For more information and an application, please contact Ms. Silberman (silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us) or for more information: www.salempopsorchestra.org.