November 2015 Vol. XVI No. 2
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Thank you for giving Livvy a chance to "play more" By Amy Rowley, SOGO parent
My daughter, Livvy, asked me at least four times for violin lessons. She is not a kid who ventures into new activities lightly. She is thoughtful and sure of herself in specific situations. I suspect that it was my personal shortcomings caused by my own short-lived junior high band career that made me ignore her first three requests. Without intention, I was putting my own minimal musical talents ahead of her interests thinking “no one in our family is ‘good’ at music.” But Livvy is good at music. Livvy started private violin lessons when she was six. She virtually has not missed a lesson in four years. She has never battled against practicing or asked to give up the violin. Instead, she asks how she can play more. She eagerly performs at family gatherings and even offers video chat concerts when ("Play More," cont'd on p. 2) grandparents are far away.
You Made Lemonade
As you read in the September newsletter, SOGO lost a grant this year that we had successfully been awarded for many years. You heard our plea to help make up for this loss in our funding and responded generously, turning our lemons into lemonade. "Our donors stepped up to help ensure that even with the loss of a grant, we were taken care of," says Krina Allison, SOGO Executive Director. We thank you for your support and invite you to come to the November 1 concert to hear your donations in action. Krina will be waiting at the entrance to thank you in person, so make sure you stop and say hello!
Get Your Latin Groove On "It is great to introduce these Latin American rhythms to the kids." ~ Liz Ward
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Get your Latin groove on at the November 1 premiere of In the Past, a concerto for brass quintet and orchestra. The piece is based on Latin rhythms and was composed by Mark Thome at the direction of SOGO's Liz Ward. "I wanted a piece with Latin rhythms that would intrigue audiences and would be fun for the audiences to listen and musicians to (Groove, cont'd on p. 2) play," says Ward.
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Thank You for a Chance to "Play More" Unfortunately, the opportunities for Livvy to “play more” are limited. Livvy is a fourth grader at Griffin School, a fantastic K-8 school in rural Thurston County. We are blessed with an outstanding music teacher and robust band program. But, being a small school, we are limited to what the teacher and facility can handle – and an orchestra doesn’t fit. Luckily, Livvy found SOGO. Without SOGO, Livvy would not be able to play with an orchestra until she entered high school. Livvy walked into the first practice without any prior experience, having only ever played with her violin instructor and never in a group setting. When she climbed in the car after her first practice, she said simply, “I love it.” Her smile was all I needed to confirm my initial impression of SOGO. Livvy has found her place in SOGO – a welcoming environment that gives her a chance to play her violin, with a smile. Thank you, SOGO, for giving Livvy a chance to play more.
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Thome based each movement on a was composing," he says, "a fiction of a courtship."
Ward, who pulls double duty at SO horn teaching artist, is excited for S
"I think there is a fascination with enjoy the experience of listening an Liz Ward, SOGO Brass Choir ally we spend most of our time play Assistant Conductor and Horn Teaching Artist American music, which is pretty str We don’t get the experience of playing these Latin American duce them to the kids."
Ward is also the founding member of the Evergreen Brass Quint tured on stage, providing a wonderful opportunity for SOGO st sional musicians. EBQ is known for its educational and entertain ing its participation in the Washington State Arts Commission's Ward describes the EBQ repertoire as, "everything from Bach to
Bid on One, Bid on All! Silent Auction November 1 Here's your sneak preview of the silent auction that will take place during the November 1 concert! There will be five themed baskets for your bidding pleasure.
If you know SOGO's Greg Allison, you know how much he loves his students. Now Allison has written a piece to showcase SOGO tuba player Peter Veis, to be perform at the November concert. Peter is a senior at North Thurston HS and has been with SOGO for five years. Come hear him play the aptly named Petros on November 1.
1. Celebrate Thanksgiving in style with a bountiful basket created to complement anyone's Thanksgiving holiday. 2. What's Christmas without SOGO HOHO? A SOGO no-no!! Bid on a family ticket for the December 12 HOHO (2 adults & 2+ kids), a beautiful poinsettia, and other festive items. 3. You'll be singing to the rafters with the Messiah basket containing a Shirmer score so you can sing/follow along, a Messiah sheet music wreath, and vintage decorations. 4. Experience VIP treatment with your SOGO concert back stage pass. 5. Your flowers will look amazing in a unique vase made from a real violin.
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different Latin rhythm - Cha Cha, Bolero and Mambo. "As I nal storyline emerged about an individual who is sharing memories
OGO as both the Brass Choir assistant conductor and the French SOGO musicians to play something new and non-traditional.
Latin rhythms and people nd dancing to them. Generying western European and raightforward – 1, 2, 3, 4. rhythms. It is great to intro-
SOGO musicians will have a wonderful opportunity to work with professional musicians
tet (EBQ), which will be featudents to work with profesning school programs, includs Arts in Education program. o Bop! ...Sousa to Swing!"
when the Evergreen
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Brass Quintet joins them for "In the Past."
"It's Just Fun" SOGO Conservatory musicians are rehearsing four very diverse works for the November 1 concert programming. The first piece featured is Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 in B Minor. It is also known as the “Unfinished Symphony” because Schubert only wrote two movements instead of the usual three. That hasn’t stopped SOGO musicians from picking this as one of their favorites to play. “It’s just fun,” says violinist Emily. Alexus, a cellist, loves the eerie bass and cello opening. "I like that the beginning can show off the lower sections sound and their ability to give an intense mood without giving away the entire piece." The melody that expands to upper strings, then a clarinet and oboe solo, and finally the full orchestra. You should have heard the moans at rehearsal when Maestro Welsh interrupted to make a small correction - right before the brass’s big entrance! Next on the program is Mark Thome’s new concerto In the Past featuring the Evergreen Brass Quintet (see “Latin Groove," p.1). The quintet will stay with the Conservatory
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Conservatory violinists Seth, Emily, and Alex
musicians to perform Bourrée in D Major by Johann Fasch. A bourrée is a French dance, and this piece certainly has the light feel of a Baroque dance. The concert will conclude with one of the most familiar overtures, The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini. Always a crowd-pleaser, we dare you to keep the image of Bugs Bunny shaving Elmer Fudd out of your head while you listen. "Let me cut your top. Let me shave your mop..."
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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1 4:00 P.M. WASHINGTON CENTER CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA John Welsh, Conductor Schubert, Symphony No. 8 Thome, In the Past featuring Evergreen Brass Quintet Fasch, BourrĂŠe in D Major Rossini, Barber of Seville BRASS CHOIR Greg Allison, Conductor Cheetham, Commemorative Fanfare Allison, Petros featuring Peter Veis, Tuba Del Borgo, Variants: A Mighty Fortress Also Appearing Debut Orchestra, Academy Orchestra TICKETS: OLYTIX.ORG
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