Hello, Philharmonia Musicians and Parents, I’m sending a quick message to remind everyone that we do NOT have Philharmonia this week. (of course you already know that 😊) I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday filled with family and friends. You’ll find last week’s message if you scroll down below. This information
Hello, Philharmonia Musicians and Parents, I’m looking forward to our rehearsal on Thursday, November 17! Parents, please check with your musician to confirm they are reviewing my weekly messages. 😊 Students, please listen to the recording links below, especially the 3rd and 4th movements of the Prokofiev. There are musical challenges in all the pieces
Hello, Philharmonia Musicians and Parents, Thank you for your excellent work at last week’s rehearsal! Sight reading new material for over two hours is always a challenge, and I am very pleased with what we were able to accomplish last week. In preparation for our rehearsal on Thursday, November 10, please listen to the performance
Hello, Philharmonia Musicians and Parents, Congratulations on your OUTSTANDING performance at the Wilson Center last Sunday! You demonstrated wonderful musicianship and great accomplishment on all three pieces! Phrasing, style, alignment, tone quality, intonation, dynamic contrast, balance, precision, confidence, and refined technique are some of the elements of a great musical performance. Thank you for everything
Hi, Everyone. I’m looking forward to our rehearsal Thursday night (Thursday, October 27)! This will be our final rehearsal before we perform at the Sharon Lynn Wilson Center on October 30, and I can’t wait to see how much progress we’ll make! Important new information: I found another recording of Slavonic Dance No. 8 (linked
Hi, Everyone. I’m looking forward to our rehearsal tomorrow night! (Thursday, October 20) We have two more rehearsals before we perform at the Sharon Lynn Wilson Center on October 30, and I can’t wait to see how much progress we’ll make at our final rehearsals. I hope you’ve had a chance to practice some of
Hello, I’m looking forward to our rehearsal tomorrow night (Thursday, October 13)! I hope you had a chance to practice some of the spots I highlighted in the message I sent last Friday. It’s okay if you weren’t able to; I know how busy most of you are! Continue doing your best to keep up
Hello, Philharmonia Musicians and Families Thank you for another excellent rehearsal last night! Your ability to stay focused and work hard from 6:30 – 9:00 pm is awesome – keep up the great work! As I mentioned on Thursday, we have three more rehearsals before our performance on October 30 at the Sharon Lynn Wilson
Hello, Philharmonia Musicians and Families I hope you had a great session with your section coach last week! MYSO brings in professional coaches to work with our musicians once per concert cycle in order to provide opportunities for instrument specific instruction throughout the year. Our Philharmonia coaches were very complimentary of your work with them
