**IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL PARENTS OF BAND, COLORGUARD AND MB STUDENTS!**

We have several positions in the WSHS Band Boosters that need to be filled immediately. Please consider your time and talents toward helping our Bands continue the excellence and traditions that WSHS has developed throughout its early years.  Working together we can help keep this group moving forward for years to come. 

There are many small jobs as well as coordinator positions that have been filled or have been advertised in the previous newsletters, however the following are imperative to continue planning into the summer.

• Chair and Assistant Booster Chair
  
• Fundraising Coordinator/s(especially Car Washes)
  

If you would consider filling or helping with these positions or have any questions regarding these positions please contact either Brian Griffiths or Ike Nail.  If you have specific questions they can help direct you to someone who has further information regarding the positions. 

• griffiths_brian@salkeiz.k12.or.us
  
• nail_ike@salkeiz.k12.or.us

Note: The May 28 Booster Meeting Canceled

The previously planned Booster Meeting for May 28 has been canceled due to a lack of meeting space. Stay tuned to the Booster Newsletter for details on future meetings.

Drum Major and Guard Captain Candidate Meeting May 26 & Auditions June 2

All band and color guard students are invited to attend the first portion of the audition: a live-band conducting audition, color guard skills demonstration, and student interviews of the candidates.  This portion typically lasts from 2:45-4:15.

All students interested in either position are encouraged to attend the candidates meeting on Tuesday, May 26, at 2:45.

Reminder: Return Concert Attire May 28th!

ALL Band students must turned in their concert attire following the final May 28th band concert

Jazz Night Volunteers Needed May 29

We need several parents to volunteer for Jazz Night on May 29. Here are the positions we are looking to fill:

• Decorating tables:
  
• Hanging curtains:
  
• Stage and sound:
  
• Sell tickets at door:
  
• Cut and serve cake:
  
• Clean up crew:
  

Please contact Allyson Baker at sackbaker@msn.com 

Drumline—Mandatory Meeting June 1

Hey Guys and Gals...

We have finally scheduled a day to get the high school drumline set for the summer/fall.  The date is Monday June 1 from 3:30-5:30pm at the West Salem Band Room.  This time is mandatory for all those interested in playing in the battery in the fall.(snares, quads, and bass drum).  Pit players need not attend this session.  Sooooo, if you are GOING to be a 9th grader through a senior, and you want a shot at the battery you must be there!  This is the only session we are having, so please be ready to play.  I am pretty sure you all know the types of exercises and techniques we use so dust off the sticks and come to play.

See you on the 1st.

Alan Keown

alankeown@comcast.net

541-554-5992

Oregon Symphony Concert

To read a review of the Oregon Symphony Concert, please visit www.orsymsalem.blogspot.com. Students are invited to post comments about their thoughts and experiences of the concert.

Two Thank Yous & An Upcoming Raffle Items Needed

·         Thank you to all the parents who provided cookies and lemonade for the band awards Tuesday night.  The students and parents appreciate your willingness to help make the night a special one.

·         Thanks to all who helped with the bake sale and raffle during the Pre-State Concert!  We are fundraising to purchase more garment bags, hangars and a plume bag.  The band's portion of the proceeds garnered about 1/3rd of the amount needed!

We will be holding a raffle during the end of year concert on May 28th and are looking for donated items.  If anyone wishes to donate, please contact me at conniephillips1956@yahoo.com or 503-391-6082. 

Some of the raffle items being offered are: 

1:  Photography session with Stalnaker's Studios (Junior parents -- think senior photos!);

2:  Gift cards from Some Like It Hot Espresso;

3:  Today's Hair certificate for a manicure;

4:  Starbucks basket;

5:  Ice cream sundae toppings basket.

Thanks to these West Salem businesses for their support of our band program!

Orchestra Concerto Concert June 1

Monday June 1 is the orchestra concerto concert featuring wind ensemble members in the orchestra, Brendan Pavelek on Trumpet, and Anna Stipe on Bassoon. This concert will be an annual event - our  most talented seniors will be invited by directors to play a movement of a concerto for an audience on the last orchestra concert students from band, choir, and orchestra will be featured. Audience is welcome to attend at 7pm. More information for students playing in the orchestra will be made available over the next 2 weeks. Thanks . . .

~Ms. Silberman

silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us

Important Dates

Here are some important dates. Please mark your calendars!

• May 28: Spring Band Concert (7:30 WSHS)
  
• May 29: Jazz Night, West Salem HS
  
• June 1: Final Orchestra Concert
  
• June 4: Graduation, Salem Fair Grounds (Students need to meet at the Pavillion at the Fairgrounds, a bus will bring them back to West Times to be announced)
  

State Band Contest Info for Saturday, May 16

West Salem High School Wind Ensemble

State Band Contest Itinerary

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Dress:   All  - plain white under garments without printing or writing

Men -    full tuxedo (coat and pants), white shirt, black bow tie, cummerbund, black socks, black leather-finish shoes

Women - black concert dress, black hose, black leather-finish closed-toe shoes

Schedule:           

1:15 Report to band room, dressed for performance.  There is no time allocated in the schedule to change later; roll check, spot rehearse

2:15 Depart

3:15 Arrive OSU, store cases, get organized

3:45 Warm-up

4:15 Perform              

4:45 Sightread

5:15 Dinner on your own.  You may bring a sack lunch or eat in the student union. Stay in groups.  Let Dr. Nail or Mr. G know where you will be.  You may not drive yourself to dinner.  You must be back by 6:15

6:15 Listen to Sam Barlow, South, Lake Oswego and Reynolds Bands

8:30 Awards

9:30 Board bus, Depart for Salem

10:30 (Approximate) arrive Salem - dismiss after storing equipment

Food: You may bring a non-messy snack for the bus to keep your energy up.

On this and every other occasion when we will be representing West Salem and the WSHS Band Program as a group, the highest standards of behavior are expected.  All school and West Salem Band rules for acceptable behavior apply on this and every field trip.  Contact Dr. Nail or Mr. Griffiths immediately regarding anything out of the ordinary.  Do not leave the group for any reason without Dr. Nail's or Mr. Griffiths' knowledge and permission.  Conduct on the bus should be calm, quiet and seated.  If you will not return home on the bus, you must have a note granting parental approval before we leave.  Be safe, be courteous and behave.

Symphony Info

From Daryl Silberman

Hi all,

I understand that little info has been sent home to parents regarding Friday's symphony performance (bus times, etc...) and I want to confirm that the band parents know to send food with kids at 5:30pm tomorrow (Thursday) for our mandatory potluck and symphony dress rehearsal.

~Daryl S.

Band Booster Special Meeting, May 28, 6:15 pm in the WSHS Commons

The hour before the Spring Band Concert on May 28, the band boosters will be holding a special meeting to nominate and elect positions for the 2009-2010 school year. Members of the band boosters are defined as all parents, stepparents, or guardians of all students who participate in West Salem High School band, colorguard, and drumline activities. Note: Each parent/guardian in attendance at a meeting is entitled to one vote in matters where members are eligible to vote. 

We invite you all to this special meeting as we look ahead to next year. Please don't be afraid to attend this meeting. It is possible to turn down a position if you are nominated. Your input is needed and several positions are open for the coming year. It is especially crucial that we elect a Chair and Vice Chair at this meeting. Here is the list of positions open as of today:

Band Directors|

    *Ike Nail

    *Brian Griffiths

Instructional Staff

    *John Freeman

    *Jen Freeman

    *Alan Keown

Executive Officers

*Chair: OPEN immediately

Vice Chair: OPEN immediately

Treasurer/Student Accounts: Vickie Tuttle

Secretary: Connie Phillips

Standing Committee Chairs

News Letter Editor/Parent Liaison: Shannon Riggs

Fundraising Coordinator: OPEN

SCRIP: OPEN

Car washes: OPEN

Entertainment Books: OPEN

Wreaths: Sheila Muller

Concessions: OPEN

Uniforms Coordinator: Deanna Garney and Connie Phillips

        Marching: OPEN

        Concert: OPEN

        Guard: Stacy Larson

Jazz Band Coordinator: Alyson Baker

Public Relations Coordinator: OPEN

Special Committee Chairs

Music Day Coordinators: Orval and Denise Gilmore

Spring Trip Coordinator for 2010-1011: OPEN

Air/Ground Transportation: OPEN

Equipment: OPEN

Medical: OPEN

Chaperones: OPEN

Fund Raising: OPEN

Fall Marching Band Coordinator: OPEN

Registrar: OPEN

Band Camp Coordinator: Michelle Pavelek

Foods: Gilmore, Mitchell, and Bess

Bus Chaperone/Emergency Coordinator: OPEN

Venue Site Coordinator: Scott Liesinger

Assistants: Steve Anderson, Daron Hill

Pit Crew: Michael McIntosh and Steve Anderson

Equipment Loading/Transportation Coordinator: Vickie Tuttle

Fall Colorguard Coordinator: Stacy Larson

Winter Percussion Coordinator: OPEN

Winter Colorguard Coordinator: OPEN

* Non-voting Member of the Board of Directors, with the exception of the Band Chair who shall vote in the case of a tie vote.

Update: Band Uniforms Due May 28

Correction from previous newsletters: ALL Band students must turn in their concert attire following the final May 28th band concert. Thank you!

Marching Band Registration Opening Soon

Information will be coming out soon about our Fall Marching band season. Fare share fees and dates for camp are yet to be determined.

CCTV Videos of WSHS Performances at State

CCTV will again make a DVD of all the WSHS groups' performances at the state contests.  Please see the attached order form for ordering details.

 Volunteers Needed for Teacher Appreciation Luncheon May 27

Now is the time when we as parents show our appreciation to the teachers and staff who work with our kids in so many ways on a daily basis.  Many of us are connected with the teachers already, however a group effort on the part20of the parents and families of West students means a lot to the teachers.

We are gearing up for our annual teacher appreciation luncheon.  It will be held on Wednesday May 27 during both lunches in the Titan room.  We have selected a menu and now we need to get people signed up to help bring food.  In the past, some people have wanted to just donate some money towards the luncheon, that will probably be okay too.  Missy Page will be coordinating our efforts.  What I need from each of the booster presidents is a list of names of people who will sign up for different things.  I think that there are individuals who are willing to help outside of our booster groups too, we will try to contact them as well.  Foundation members feel free to sign up for stuff as well!  We will also need servers the day of the luncheon, so let us know if you want to serve too.

We are need approximately 8 people from each group to donate food items.

These are:

1 pan chicken enchiladas to serve 10-12

1 pan beef enchiladas to serve 10-12

1 crockpot of taco seasoned ground beef

1 crockpot of spanish rice

1 crockpot black beans

1 large bag salad (costco size)

1 large cake or pan of brownies

1 chopped onion, 3 sliced tomatoes

If Athletics, ABC, Grad party and Music each donate the above items that will make a huge difference!  Extra items that may also be donatated: 1 bag of lemons, 2 bags of ice, 1 lg bag shredded cheese, 3 jars of salsa, paper plates, utensils, cups and napkins for 120 staff members.

Contact Christy Beckstrom at beckstromfam@gmail.com.

Important Dates

Here are some important dates. Please mark your calendars! (Note: New dates & times have been added since the last newsletter!)

May 15: State Orchestra Competition, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU, 7:30

May 16: State Band Competition, OSU, LaSells Stewart Center, OSU, 4:15

**May 19: Band Awards 6 pm** We have scheduled an early start so that Dr. Nail can be recognized later that evening at the Oregon Symphony Concert Series in Salem as Music Educator of the Year. Violinist Joshua Bell will be performing at this concert; student tickets are available. More information available here: http://www.orsymphony.org/salem/edu/educator.aspx.

May 23: Jazz Ensemble Recording Session (WSHS)

May 28: Spring Band Concert (7:30 WSHS)

May 29: Jazz Night, West Salem HS

**June 1: Final Orchestra Concert**

June 4: Graduation, Salem Fair Grounds (Students need to meet at the Pavillion at the Fairgrounds, a bus will bring them back to West Times to be announced)

 

Symphony info for tomorrow and Friday - IMPORTANT!!!

Hi all,

I understand that little info has been sent home to parents regarding

Friday's symphony performance (bus times, etc...) and I want to confirm that

the band parents know to send food with kids at 5:30pm tomorrow (Thursday)

for our mandatory potluck and symphony dress rehearsal.

Please forward the attached information to your symphony parents... thanks

so much for your support of symphony... it's going to be great this year!!!

~Daryl S.

West Salem High School Advanced Symphony – Winds, Brass, Percussion

State Championships Itinerary, Corvallis - May 15, 2009 

MANDATORY POTLUCK AND SYMPHONY REHEARSAL THURSDAY MAY 14

   * 5:30pm in the Commons

    * 6:30pm rehearsal until 8pm

          o A – H = Salads (pasta, green, etc…) 

          o J – T = Main or side dish

          o U – Z = Dessert

          o Bring enough for 6-8 servings.

CORVALLIS INFO FOR FRIDAY MAY 15 

Dress Advanced Symphony: 

   * Men – Full tuxedo (coat and pants), tux shirt, bow tie, black formal shoes, black socks, cummerbund.

    * Women – Black concert dress, black hose or socks, closed-toe shoes. Hair pulled back out of face, no visible jewelry.

Bring:

   * Instrument, music, anything else you need for your instrument – check with Dr. Nail for more info on this

    * Change of clothes in a small bag (there is not much room for storage) if you wish

    * Snacks and food or money (bring at least $10) if you will be eating dinner or snacks there

    * Symphony Shirts if you purchased one

Advanced Symphony

     All students report to the band room by 4:15 and to the bus by 4:20pm

     Bus departs at 4:30pm

         o 18 year old students may drive by themselves if insurance form is on file

          o Students of any age may drive with a parent if note on file

          o Students who have turned in their completed permission form may go on the 8:40am bus

IF YOU ARE NOT TAKING THE BUS, YOU MUST SUBMIT A NOTE TO DR. NAIL. YOU MUST BE IN CORVALLIS NO LATER THAN 6:30 and preferably at 5:30 when the bus gets there!!! 

Return

Bus departs Corvallis at the conclusion of the events – approx. 9:45pm and returns to West an hour later. 

Schedule: 

4:30pm Bus departs West

Dinner

6:45pm Dressed and ready to put flower pins on – meet in lobby

7:00pm Warmup

7:30pm Performance

8:05pm Sight Reading

9pm  Awards

~9:45pm bus departs 

Questions? Daryl Silberman C: 818-317-8218, silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us or contact Dr. Nail.  

 

Check this link for more spectator information for May 15:

http://www.osaa.org/band/2009/bandspecinfo.pdf 

S-K bands will play for state titles

Most groups had to wait until Monday to get the final word
By Barbara CurtinStatesman Journal

Salem-Keizer schools will be hard to miss at the state music competitions in mid-May.
District string ensembles and symphony orchestras will account for nine of the 21 groups chosen to play at the Orchestra State Championships on May 15 at Oregon State University.

As with choirs and bands, most groups that qualified for state during district competitions had to wait until Monday for final word from the Oregon School Activities Association. Independent judges had to further narrow the finalists in some categories by listening to tapes.

These Salem-Keizer string orchestras will compete at Oregon State University on May 15: McKay, 8 a.m.; McNary, 8:50 a.m.; West Salem, 10:20 a.m.; Sprague, 1:45 p.m.; South Salem, 2:35 p.m.

These full symphony orchestras will compete that afternoon and evening: North Salem, 3:50 p.m.; Sprague, 4:25 p.m.; South Salem, 6:20 p.m.; and West Salem, 7:30 p.m.

These bands will compete in the Class 6A State Band Championships at OSU on May 16: McKay, 9 a.m.; McNary, 10:45 a.m.; Sprague, 2 p.m.; West Salem, 4:15 p.m; and South Salem, 6:45 p.m.

These Salem-Keizer high schools will compete in the Class 6A Choir State Championships on May 9 at George Fox University in Newberg: West Salem, 2:40 p.m.; North Salem, 3:40 p.m.; South Salem, 5 p.m.; McNary, 5:40 p.m.; and Sprague, 6 p.m.

Orchestra News

Good luck to Advanced Orchestra and Symphony on Friday, May 9th. Please see the past few
emails (archived at the blog: www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com) for all the information and links.

Students have all received an itinerary - if there are any questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Silberman: silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us.

Thursday, 2:40 - 4:00 p.m. ADDED SYMPHONY REHEARSAL

Friday, 9:00 a.m. ADVANCED ORCHESTRA BUS LEAVES WSHS

Friday, 12:00 noon SYMPHONY BUS LEAVES WSHS (AP students will of course be expected to finish their test and then come to the band room). Any students who do not want to or cannot make the 12:00 noon bus will have to get themselves to Corvallis - to arrive no later than 3:00 p.m.- please contact Dr. Nail or Ms. Silberman to turn in a signed note from a parent and to arrange a meeting place at 3:00 p.m.

Friday, 9:15 p.m. ONE BUS LEAVES CORVALLIS we expect many students to have parents who come to see the groups perform and then take them home.

Reminder to all students - By Thursday's rehearsal, you should have reported to Ms. Silberman how you intend to get to and from Corvallis. If you don't plan to ride the bus both ways, Ms. Silberman must have a parent's permission. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING MONEY or FOOD FOR LUNCH/SNACK/DINNER. Students are officially excused from class at the time their bus leaves. They are expected to touch base with their teachers to pick up missed assignments.

Parents - Hope to see you in Corvallis!
Advanced Orchestra performs at 10:50 a.m.
Advanced Symphony performs at 3:45 p.m.
Directions to the LaSells Student Center attached.

Check the blog this weekend for updates on scores. GOOD LUCK TO THE WIND ENSEMBLE ON SATURDAY!!

2) Wednesday, May 21st, the orchestras of periods 5,6, and 7 (String Ensemble, Orchestra, and Symphony Strings) will be performing at the Loucks Auditorium at the Salem Public Library at 7:00 p.m.

The dress will be professional casual: Black shirts (not too short of a sleeve), black closed toe shoes, and any of the following colored pants: beige, tan, khaki, cream, white, or brown. Suggestions for inexpensive purchase: TJ Maxx, Ross, Old Navy, Fred Meyer, Kohl's, or Target (and there's always Goodwill, too). This has been discussed at length in class - students are well aware that they need to wear something that looks nice.

3)Thursday, May 22nd, Advanced Orchestra, periods 1/2, will be performing for the parents
and students of the area's 4th and 5th grade classes at West's auditorium.

Students are welcome to wear their 'prom' formals to this concert - women may wear prom dresses, as long as they are appropriate, and they have to be able to actually play in them (for some cellists and upper string players, it may not work to have a tight or low plunged dress). If the prom dress is not going to work, any nice formal dress will do. Or women may wear their orchestra black. Men will wear their symphony tuxes.

4) The Salem Pops is playing at the Elsinore on Saturday May 10. For more information: www.salempopsorchestra.org - there are student tickets available at the door, as always.

5) Bass players - please arrange to stay after school on Wednesday, May 14th, 2:30 - 3:30, to work with Tyler Abbot - adjunct professor of classical and jazz bass at U of O.

6) All students who have received State tshirts or who have ordered sweatshirts, please remember to bring your money (if you're not using money from your student account) to Ms. Silberman this next week. Checks payable to WSHS Music Boosters.

7) We will be selling "Titan Music" water bottles. These are hard plastic (the non-outgassing type) with a screw top. THEY CANNOT GO IN THE DISHWASHER. They have a music quote on one side: You Are The Music While The Music Lasts ~T.S. Eliot. They will be available starting next week. $5 - payable to WSHS Music Boosters.

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Daryl Silberman, director
West Salem High School Orchestras
(503)-399-5533 x256
cell: (818) 317-8218
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Orchestra News

1) Friday, May 9th, Advanced Orchestra and Advanced Symphony students will be competing in Corvallis at the State competition. The bus times are as follows:

• Advanced Orchestra members will leave at 9am
• Advanced Symphony members will leave at 12pm (noon)

If possible, we would love your support at OSU!
Friday, May 9th
Advanced Orchestra - 10:50 a.m.
Advanced Symphony - 3:45 p.m.

1 (One) bus will leave Corvallis at 9:15pm - we expect many students to have parents who come to see the groups perform and then take them home. Students will be expected to touch base with their teachers to pick up assignments to do over the weekend. They will be officially excused from classes after their bus has left.

See last week's newsletter (on the blog - www.titanorchestras.blogspot.com) for the full information about times and schedules of performances. All performers will receive a detailed itinerary of the day.

Best of luck to all the wonderful Titan Musicians performing at State this next week - Choir, Wind Ensemble, Orchestra and Symphony.

2) Here are the important May dates for the Titan Orchestra program:

Wednesday, May 21 - Period 5,6, and 7 (String Ensemble, Orchestra, Symphony Strings) will perform at 7pm at the Loucks Auditorium at the downtown Salem Public Library. Call time will be 6pm

Thursday, May 22 - "West Area Orchestra Festival" involved only Advanced Orchestra members (and the area's 4th and 5th grade orchestra students). Concert is at 7pm, call time will probably be 6:40pm.

Advanced Symphony will meet every Tuesday and Friday this month, including the Friday before Memorial Day - we will be learning new repertoire for the June 2nd performance and it's just not ok for anyone to miss rehearsals unless they've discussed it with the directors - it is a full credit, graded course (just a reminder). Thanks!

3) Salem Youth Symphony performs their final concert of the year Sunday, May 4th, 3:00 pm
at Smith Auditorium on the Willamette campus. For more information: www.salemyouthsymphony.org.

This is a great review possibility - and we have a number of Titan Musicians playing in the SYS. Come enjoy some of the Planets from Gustav Holst!

Happy Musical May!

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Daryl Silberman, director
West Salem High School Orchestras
(503)-399-5533 x256
cell: (818) 317-8218
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Addendum/Update to Band News #33

Update for “Advanced Symphony”
(Contributor: Daryl Silberman, Orchestra Director)

By the way, call time for Advanced Symphony for Saturday April 12th is 12:55 at the front of the auditorium. Performance time (for parents) is 2:45. We'll be finished around 4pm (technically, 3:50 p.m., but it often runs a little late).

Orchestra News

1) Concert Tuesday October 23 is at 7 pm - call time for all students (dressed with instruments tuned and ready to go) is 5:45 pm. A few students seem to be unclear about the 'black socks or tights' policy -all young ladies are to wear opaque tights or socks and closed toed shoes with a heel strap or solid backed heel - all young men are to wear tux, cummerbund, tie, tux shirt, black socks and concert dress shoes -not sneakers!! Mr. Formal currently has a fantastic sale for students needing tux and shoe items. All students must have proper concert attire or they will not be allowed to play on concert night - please email Ms. Silberman directly (silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us) if there are *any* questions regarding attire. We look forward to seeing you at the concert!

2) Parent conferences for West Salem High School are Nov. 7 and 8 - if there are any concerns or questions that you know you'd like Ms. Silberman to address at your meeting time, feel free to touch base with her via email or phone before the meeting. Please use this conference time to discuss any issues regarding practice time, private lessons, and instruments or materials. If you are unable to meet with Ms. Silberman during the schedule conference times but you wish to meet with her, please contact her directly to make arrangements.

3) Saturday, October 27th at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 28th at 3:00 p.m. in Hudson Hall at Willamette the Salem Chamber Orchestra is performing "side-by-side" with the Salem Youth Symphony string sections - this is a fantastic concert-going opportunity for both students and parents. Come support members of the Salem Keizer School District Music Faculty and West Salem Titan Orchestra members by attending one of the concerts. Student tickets are $5.00 at the door. Check the SCO website: www.salemchamberorchestra.org.

4) 7) West Salem High School's annual Titan Auction is Saturday, November 17th. We have two tables reserved for any Orchestra parents/boosters who would like to sit together. A whole table qualifies us for 100% instead of 50% of the selling price of an Orchestra-donated auction item. If you would like to be at one of these tables, please do not buy your own tickets. You'll pay for tickets being held. Tickets are $30 each, regardless of where you sit, and are otherwise available from Susan Tolley (lstolley7@msn.com), at Today's Hair, or at the front desk at school. Do you have an appealing item or service to donate? Contact Jenny Gates at gatesjenny@aol.com or reply to this e-mail. The deadline for big-ticket oral auction items is November 2nd. The deadline for silent auction items is November 14th. Donation forms, more details, etc. are available - please ask. The theme for the evening is "007" and decorations will be casino-oriented.

5) Entertainment book sales are going well! Ms. Silberman will celebrate sales by inviting all students who sell at least one book to a special lunch treat - and the student who sells the most in each class will get
a trip to the 'treasure chest'. Wreath and poinsettia sales are ongoing. The deadline for poinsettia orders/money is October 29th. The deadline for wreath orders/money is November 8th. Pick-up for all items is November 30th/December 1st. The profit to student accounts can't be figured until the sale is complete, but in years' past has been about $6-7.00 per poinsettia and about $9.00 per wreath.

6) Calling All Parents, Calling All Parents - please come to an open meeting of the Orchestra Booster club at 6:30pm (after Symphony rehearsal) on Tuesday evening Nov. 6. in the Orchestra room. Items on the agenda include retreat information for early spring, financial expenditures, and holiday concert reception possibilities. Please send any other agenda suggestions to Jenny Gates at gatesjenny@aol.com

7) Dr. Nail and Ms. Silberman are entertaining the possibility of continuing with Tuesday evening 4:30 - 6:30pm rehearsals once the full symphony comes together in November (after Marching Band is finished). If this is a huge inconvenience for any string members, please contact Ms. Silberman. An official announcement about the time will be made in the next week.

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Daryl Silberman, director
West Salem High School Orchestras
(503)-399-5533 x256
cell: (818) 317-8218
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Quick Orchestra update

Boot Camp
Please just reply to Daryl SIberman directly at daryl@daryls.com or silberman_daryl@salkeiz.k12.or.us if you haven't made plans to come and would like to. Again, parents are welcome the first hour on Monday.

Orchestra Boosters
Parents, if you aren't able to stop in on Monday, there will be another meeting time scheduled for parents after school starts. It will be another opportunity to meet Ms. Silberman, go over the handbook given to students the first week of school and answer any questions. We'll also be looking for volunteers for various projects!

After-school Symphony start date: Friday, September 14
This is period 10 on the schedule, Section ID# US4032-003. It meets Tuesdays from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. and Friday after school until about 4:00 p.m.

If you were in after-school Symphony last year, and haven't added it to your schedule yet, please do it! If you weren't in Symphony last year, and would like to be this year, that decision will be made with Ms. Silberman after school starts.

Symphony will start for all string players on the 14th. They will work alone with Ms. Silberman on a variety of pieces - movie scores to classical symphonic works - until the winds and brass join the group after Marching Band ends. Then the combined group is co-directed by Mr. Nail and Ms. Silberman. They have met and are planning an exciting year.

First semester concert dates: October 23, December 11
Exact times coming later, but we know that family calendars fill up quickly.....