The Week Ahead | April 16-20

For our students, helpful recordings and videos have been posted on the Musicians Only page. Now, here is the schedule of events for the week of April 16-20, 2012:

• Monday - String Orchestra Rehearsal, 4:00 - 6:00. This is our first (and last) strings only rehearsal before we are joined again by the winds and percussion (next week: chamber only).
• Tuesday - Jazz Ensemble, 2:30 - 4:30.
• Wednesday - Orchestra Council at lunch. Block scheduling also starts on Wednesday to accomodate testing (Block 1-3-5).
• Thursday - Jazz Ensemble, 2:30 - 4:30 (Block 2-4-6).
• Friday - Cleveland Orchestra Concert (field trip) at Copley Symphony Hall. (Block 1-3-5).

The Cleveland Orchestra

We have secured 30 tickets to the Cleveland Orchestra concert this Friday. As was the case with the Chicago Symphony concert, we will be providing these tickets free of charge to our students and chaperones. Mr. Mulvaney will be holding 5-6 tickets for chaperones (drivers) and will distribute the remaining tickets to our students.

We will meet at Mira Mesa High School (in the orchestra room) at 6:30 on Friday and will carpool down at 7:00. Please do read about the orchestra and the evening's program on the La Jolla Music Society's website. Also, for those of you who are interested, here are links to scores and parts for two of the evening's selections: (1) Ludvig van Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 61, and (2) Three Symphonic Poems from Bredrich Smetana's Ma Vlast - No. 1 The Might Fortress, No. 2 The Moldau, and No. 3 The Warrior Maid. The third piece on the program is more modern, and as such, is not available in the public domain. However, the composer, Thomas Ades, has a great website.

Looking Ahead:

• April 27th - Jazz Ensemble performs at a benefit concert for the Lost Children.
• April 29th - Mira Mesa Bands Spring Concert at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts. 
• May 11th - String Quartet Workshop at the Hammond Ashley Violin Shop.
• May 15th - New York Philharmonic Concert
• May 22nd - Jory Herman's Bass Recital
• May 23rd - Mira Mesa Orchestras Spring Concert, "Tapestry"
• May 31st - "A Taste of Music" Benefit Concert featuring Mira Mesa Bands

And looking even further ahead, consider joining a youth orchestra. San Diego is lucky to have a number of very reputable ensembles, including the San Diego Youth Symphony (registration is already open and auditions are on June 11th), the San Diego Young Artists Symphony, and All About Music San Diego. Take a look at the websites and find a group that fits your needs - enhance your playing!

Have a great week - Go Mira Mesa!