Saturday, November 5
Monday, November 7
Virginia Diner Pick Up at Rehearsal
Monday, November 21
JYO & CSYO Fall Concert
and Parent Meeting
Halton Theater, CPCC
Board Meeting 5:30 pm (all parents invited)
Parent Meeting 6:15 pm (all parents please attend)
CSYO Dress Rehearsal at 5:30 pm
JYO Dress Rehearsal at 6:30 pm
Concert Begins at 7:30 pm
Monday, November 21
Wreath Orders and Payments are Due by 11/21
Saturday, December 3
Monday, December 5
Wreath Pick Up at Rehearsal
Last Rehearsal before Winter Break
Saturday, December 10
Symphony Guild of Charlotte
Young Artists Competition Application due
PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK CSYO.NET OFTEN FOR IMPORTANT ORCHESTRA INFO FROM MRS. RYDEL
The Youth Orchestra Music Library needs you!
We are looking for volunteers to help organize the Youth Orchestra Music Library at St. Luke's. JYO students and any parents can volunteer during CSYO rehearsal on Monday, November 28th from 5:30-8. CSYO students and any parents can volunteer during JYO rehearsal on Saturday, November 19th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.. Unfortunately, students cannot volunteer instead of participate in rehearsal. We could definitely use the assistance and hope you will join us!
Click here to sign up or contact Jackie Slaugenhaupt, Symphony Guild of Charlotte Representative, at jackie.slaugenhaupt@ml.com.
CSYO Traveling to Washington, DC During 2012-2013 Season
Tentative Dates: June 20-23, 2013
Expected Cost: Between $750-$992 per CSYO member
Wreath Fundraiser: Wreath Orders and Payments are due by November 21st
Dear Youth Orchestra Families,
The CSYOPA board and CSO are in the process of reviewing several tour operator proposals for a planned CSYO musical trip to Washington, D.C. At this time, we have not settled on a tour operator because we are trying to maximize the musical experience and monetary value for your student and family. We hope to make a decision soon, and give you more details as they become available.
However, in an effort to assist families in raising enough money to cover their projected travel expenses, the CSYOPA has introduced a new fundraiser this fall…the Holiday Wreath Sale! Please click on the following links to get more details, a suggested email form letter for family and friends, and to print out order forms.
More Details
Email Letter to Share with Family and Friends
Print an Order Form
The Wreath Fundraiser is not required**, but being provided to assist families in raising travel funds. Any travel funds raised (100% of the profit once the Virginia Diner obligation is met) are good for use while the student or other family member travels during their CSYO association. Students must still audition to be part of the CSYO. (**Disclaimer: Participation in wreath sales does not guarantee a CSYO spot. If a youth orchestra member raises funds, and does not participate in CSYO during the season with travel, those funds will go towards future travel of that orchestra member or sibling, or put towards a travel scholarship fund for families with limited financial means. Any family requesting financial assistance MUST participate in the wreath sale).
Questions? Contact Aimee Burns at adojburns@carolina.rr.com
CSYO Student Receives the Gift of Music
As a Youth Orchestra member many years ago, Nick Lampo had no cello for practice at home. Through the kindness of his music teacher, Nick received a cello to call his own. For Nick, this made all the difference and he continued to play on, eventually becoming a professional cellist.
Mr. Lampo wanted to pass on the gift of music, and graciously donated a violin outfit to one lucky CSYO violinist. The recipient, Alina Polkhovskaia, was chosen through a letter-writing contest open to all CSYO violinists. The outfit is valued at $2000 and includes the violin, a copy of Joseph Guarnerius 1714, by Nicholas Parola, a bow by H. Luger and a case. Dr. Pereira is very pleased with the quality of the instrument and thinks it plays more like violins in the $2500 category.
Congratulations, Alina!
Former CSO cellist, Nick Lampo founded the Blue Ridge String Instrument Co. in 2010 with the mission to provide Charlotte area string students the highest quality instruments, maintenance services and rentals. Mr. Lampo taught cello privately for thirty years and is an active chamber music performer. He is available to consult with students and their teachers on their instrument needs by appointment at 704-907-1527.
November Social Event
Join CSYO and JYO members and their families for dinner at 4:30 pm Saturday, November 12. Follow up with the CSO "Musically Speaking" pre-concert talk at 7 pm with the concert beginning at 8:00pm. Ask to sit with the “Youth Orchestra group” when you use your CSO Family Pass to get tickets.
CLASSICS 3 - Mozart Requiem
Nov. 11 & 12, 2011
Program Notes and Concert Details available on the CSO Website
Listen to the Radio Spot
RSVP for dinner to csyopa@gmail.com by Thursday, November 10.
We will respond to all the RSVP’s on Friday with detailed information about the restaurant and directions. Aren’t able to attend the concert but you’d like to join us for dinner and hang out with Youth Orchestra friends and their families? That is great, too, but we need your RSVP for a reservation.
Our pre and post concert socials are family events and your child needs to be accompanied by a responsible adult unless you make prior arrangements with other families for supervision or car pool.
Call the CSO Box Office at 704-972-2000 for tickets or Family Pass information.
Single concert tickets are also available at reasonable prices.
Thank you to JYO and CSYO mom Dorota Rzepka for coordinating our social events!
Hemby Event Photos
The Hemby teambuilding event on Sunday, October 23 was a great success. JYO and CSYO members had a fun afternoon of problem solving and challenging physical tasks on a beautiful fall afternoon. Tina Zheng and Samuel Brock each won a $50 gift card donated by the Violin Shoppe. There were also four $50 gift cards given out as door prizes (in all the hullabaloo, the recipients' names were misplaced!) Congratulations to the door prize winners!
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Thank you to parents Jason Neman and Jenny Yang for posting photos on our Shutterfly gallery. Thanks also to Aimee Burns and David McGuirt for co-ordinating the event and all the other parents who pitched in to make it a successful event!
View the Youth Orchestras Shutterfly Photo Gallery
Virginia Diner Fundraiser
Virginia Diner orders will be distributed this week at rehearsals. Congratulations to our top sellers who each received a cash prize for their efforts.
JYO top sellers: Joshua Gerrard, Moriah Roycroft, and Theresa Webber
CSYO top sellers: Thomas Harr, Nadine Lawing, and Matthew Eden
A HUGE thank you to CSYO mom Lori Wilhite who coordinated our very successful fundraiser this year.
If your family did not participate in the fundraiser or has not yet made the requested donation of $100 in lieu of fundraising, please mail your donation to:
CSYOPA
PO BOX 12485
Charlotte, NC 28220
Attn: Lydia Schoeck
You can also make a PayPal donation online visiting the Giving page on csyo.net.
Thank you for your support for the CSYO Parents' Association. Here are just a few of the things that your support helps to make possible:
- Fund scholarship and tuition awards to young musicians
- Provide gifts to graduating students
- Provide year-end gifts to coaches
- Assist in defraying the cost of youth orchestra owned instrument upkeep and maintenance, as well as purchasing new items as needed
- Subsidize the cost to provide parent and student assistants at rehearsals and concerts
- Fund the csyo.net website
- Fund monthly instrument rental costs for families with income limitations
- Fund the cost of providing student refreshments at camps, rehearsals and concerts
- Provide the year-end picnic for JYO and CSYO members and families at Symphony Park
Symphony Guild Update
- The deadline to apply for the Young Artists Competition is approaching soon! Your application must be postmarked by December 10th. Questions? Contact Martha Player at 704-919-0091.
Download the 2012 Application
See the 2011 Winners
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View the September/October Issue of Notables Newsletter here.
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The Symphony Guild is sponsoring a brand new Power2give.org project within the greater Charlotte community to benefit the CSYO Scholarship fund. For a very limited time, all gifts to the CSO and CSYO through power2give will be matched 1-to-1 by the Knight Foundation. For more details, view the Empower Young Musicians project page.
Help the Symphony Guild spread the word: You can share the project with friends and family by clicking on the email icon, or social media share icons on the project page.
Power2give.org is a groundbreaking new website created right here in Charlotte by the Arts & Science Council to allow anyone to support organizations and projects they are most interested in. Another project initiated by our CSO family : Sounds Like Angels at Winterfield Elementary - empowering CSO musicians to provide a free, after-school music program for at-risk second to fifth graders at Winterfield Elementary School.
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Musical Petting Zoo Volunteer Opportunity (service hours available)
Imaginon - Friday, November 11th 11:00am - 12:30 pm (CMS Holiday)
704-364-5325
 JYO percussionist George King shares tips with a budding drummer. |
 CSYO violinist Meredith Nelson gives expert instruction on bow-holding. |
Charleston Shoe Company to Donate 10% of YO Sales
Mary Miller, owner of the newly opened Charleston Shoe Company in Charlotte, is generously donating 10% of Youth Orchestra sales back to the CSYOPA general travel fund. Youth orchestra parents are invited to make a private appointment at their convenience and reserve a time to shop alone or with a group of friends and family. The price range is $89 to $129 for everything from sandals to boots. The "cobblestones to cocktails" shoes are magically comfortable, beautifully constructed and only sold in Charlotte through the Doncaster Studio outlet. Contact Mary Miller for an appointment or available hours.
Doncaster Studio
131 Providence Road
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-998-8539
charlotteshoeco@yahoo.com
View the Flyer
View a video clip with shoe creator, Neely Powell
Winterfield Clothing Drive Reminder: Message from Tatiana
This is a reminder that the collection for gently used black and white concert clothing and instruments is still in session. We have had some great donations so far, but we really need more! Any help is welcome. If you have any questions or are making a donation, please contact me at rkrzesicki@gmail.com so that we can arrange to pick up the items. A thank you to all who have already donated, and a very special thank you to the two families for the violin donations! We have not presented the "gifts" to the Winterfield children yet, but will keep you posted! Thanks, Tatiana
Winterfield Volunteer Opportunity
Youth Orchestra students can still volunteer for the instructional program at Winterfield Elementary school. Volunteers will begin the week of November 7th and opportunities exist for Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3-5 pm. Commitments can vary through out the year. If you are interested, please contact Ms. Cheryl Drake-Bowers to get more information at aybeecee@windstream.net
This newsletter is your connection to the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestras. Please send submissions to csyopa@gmail.com. If you have a talent for writing or graphic design and are interested in joining the communications team, please contact Jackie Krajewski at jfkrajewski@gmail.com.
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