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BYSO Says Goodbye to Longtime ED

Trudi Jackson, Executive Director of BYSO, is leaving our organization as of May 31. We will all miss her!

The BYSO Board has hired an Interim Executive team, Marcia Isenberg and Suzie Cavassa, to lead the organization while the Board seeks a permanent successor to Trudi.

Summer Sign-Ups Now Open!

BYSO plans to offer in-person summer camp options this year. For more information, and to sign up, check out the Summer Music page.

Summer Camp Survey

Help BYSO plan its summer programs. Please fill out this short survey.

We are planning both in-person and online options, but we need a sense of the level of interest before we make firm commitments. Thank you for your help.

Spring Auditions Open

Auditions for BYSO’s Spring session are now open for NEW students at all levels. Review all information regarding auditions under the Enrollment tab. You can start the process on BYSO’s When and How to Audition page.

Rehearsal Tonight for All Ensembles

Today, January 25, there will be rehearsals for all ensembles tonight.

Assignment Issues Form

BYSO had a number of communication problems leading up to the first rehearsal on Monday. If you did not receive your assignment, have not enrolled, or have other issues, please use this form to request assistance. Form is due by noon Friday (Jan. 8).

Free Online webinars with Midori

The Greater Boulder Youth Symphonies have an exciting program of webinars coming up featuring violinist Midori and other outstanding musicians. All students in BYSO are invited to attend these free sessions.

More info and zoom links posted at www.GreaterBoulderYO.org. Note the times below are Mountain Time, one hour ahead of Pacific.

Midori – masterclass — Sunday Oct 11, 6:00 – 7:25pm MT

Midori – Encouraging Young People to Keep Music in Their Lives / Life Beyond High School — Tuesday Oct 13, 7:30 – 8:30 pm MT

Midori – Arts Advocacy Workshop — Thursday Oct 15, 5:00 – 6:00 pm MT

Greg Pattillo, beatbox flute — Sunday October 18, 6:00 – 7:00 pm MT

Midori – How to practice — Tuesday Oct 20, 5:30 – 6:30 pm MT

Midori – Oral heritage: who to listen to and what to listen for — Wednesday Oct 21, 5:30 – 6:30 pm MT

Your Body is Your First Instrument, Alexander Technique for Musicians — Sunday October 25, 6:00 – 7:00 pm MT

Masterclass with Yumi Hwang-Williams, concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony
Sunday Nov 1, 6:00 – 7:00 pm MT

Chamber music masterclass with Charles Wetherbee, Carpe Diem String Quartet, Boulder Philharmonic Concertmaster, Chair of String Studies at CU Boulder — Sunday Nov 8, 6:00 – 7:00 pm MT

Many thanks to Greater Boulder Youth Orchestras for sharing this wonderful program!

Please Be Patient

We appreciate your patience as the office staff works through an unprecedented amount of email while generating rosters and setting things up for Monday. Please do not email multiple times on the same subject –  it can cause confusion and delay our ability to respond. Please expect that it may take 36 to 48 hours to respond to emails, not counting weekends.

Monday Parents Meeting

If you missed last week’s parent meeting, there will be another covering the same material on Monday, Sept. 28 at 6:30 PM via Zoom. The link was sent out in Friday’s newsletter, and can be found at the end of this post. The meeting will introduce our staff and provide updates on our fall 2020 online programs.   https://zoom.us/j/91066147556?pwd=aG4wRkh6VGZBdk5HSHpYWXNtREFnZz09

Audition Results Emailed

Audition results have been sent by email to your “household” address. Please check your Junk and Spam folders on all your devices before contacting BYSO regarding results. To request re-sending of audition results, please fill in this form. Please do not email the BYSO office requesting results.

 

 

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