Dear Symphony and Chamber Orchestra Parents,
Thank you for your support at our recent Open House
performance and parent booster meeting. The orchestra is now preparing for our
second performance. Included in this letter is information you will need for this
performance as well as some of the items discussed at the parent booster
meeting.
Pasta Supper
Our annual Performing Arts Department Pasta Supper will take
place on Wednesday, October 7. The band
will be hosting a silent auction starting at 5:30 with dinner being served
starting at 6:00 p.m. Both the Symphony and Chamber Orchestras will be
performing beginning at approximately 5:30 p.m. Call time for both orchestras
will be 4:00 p.m. The orchestra concerts will be followed by a performance by
the GVHS Marching Band and the GVHS Choirs Fall Concert. The dinner of salad,
rolls, pasta marinara, chicken parmigiana, and cake is being catered by
Ventano’s Italian Restaurant. Tickets for the Pasta Supper may be purchased for
$10.00 pre-sale and $12.00 at the door. In addition, students will receive $3.00
in their fund raising account for every pre-sale ticket sold. All students will
need to be in uniform for this performance and all other formal concerts during
the year. A reminder of concert uniform is below:
Girls Boys
Floor length GVHS black dress Black long sleeve dress
shirt
Black stockings or tights Black dress or
tux pants
Black dress shoes Black
long tie
Black dress shoes
and socks
Black jacket
Fundraising
We will have several fundraising activities throughout the
school year. Students currently have the opportunity to sell add space for our
concert programs. The deadline is past for the Pasta Supper program but there
are three programs remaining. For every ad the student sells he/she earns 75%
of the ad cost in their fundraising accounts. As a bonus for any ad that a
family member purchases the student will earn 100% of the ad cost in their
fundraising accounts. We will be starting a caramel apple fundraiser in a few
weeks. Your students will be bringing an order form and will have about week to
sell apples. The apples will be delivered October 28 in time for Halloween
celebrations.
Monday Rehearsals
We will begin Monday full Symphony rehearsals on either
October 19 or October 26. I will confirm
the start day in early October. Rehearsal time is from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.
Students will be given a full schedule at the first rehearsal but we rehearse
pretty much every Monday afternoon and Tuesdays during Early Bird class (if the
student does not have another Early Bird class). As this is our only time to
play with the wind players it is extremely important that we have all students
in attendance on a regular basis. Please do everything in your power to not
schedule appointments or events for your students on Monday afternoons.
Winter Concert
Raffle
The parent booster club will be holding a raffle at our
Winter Concert on Wednesday, December 9. We are currently looking for prizes
for this raffle. If you have connections with local businesses (restaurants,
coffee houses, show tickets, etc) we would appreciate you seeking donations
from them. We will also be providing a donation letter in a few weeks to use when
soliciting donations.
Home Practice
The importance of home practice cannot be stressed
enough. Please encourage your student to
set a regular practice time and to share with you what they are working on in
their orchestra class. Our full Symphony music will be quite a challenge for
most of our students so regular practice is a must!
Class Fees/ Handbook
Paperwork
Please try to take care of any paperwork and/or class fees that
have not been paid yet as soon as you can. All fees and paperwork were due in
mid-September but we still have several students who have not taken care of
these items. If you are having difficulties with the fee, please contact me to
make arrangements.
Thank you for your continued support of the GVHS Orchestra
program. I am extremely grateful to be teaching such outstanding students and I
look forward to many wonderful performances with them. Please feel free to contact me with any
questions or concerns you might have. My
email is sab564@interact.ccsd.net and my school phone number is 799-0950 ext.
4063.
Sincerely,
Shelly Burger
Green Valley High School Orchestras
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