Newsletter - September 2016

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September 2016 Vol. XVII No. 1

Providing a challenging, fully integrated music experience for the young musician because of support from people like you.

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My Voice Acts to Truly Represent Students

FROM THE DESK OF GREG ALLISON

SOGO’s Executive Student Board

Very Dear Friends,

Your support allows SOGO musicians to develop leadership skills and learn what it takes to run a successful nonprofit organization by serving on SOGO’s executive student board. Violinist Hyunjin Kim describes her role on the executive student board as “a bridge between the students and the SOGO board of directors.”

It’s allowed me to go out of my comfort zone and be a voice for the student body.

I am really excited to begin our son with Student Orchestras of seventeenth seaEach season, I feel the ties of Greater Olympia. growing stronger. The commun our musical family built in and through SOGO is ity that has been filled with energetic, thoughtful, and passionate mem bers and families.

The roots of this unique opportunity lie in SOGO’s origins: In August of 2000 two ambitious local high school music students, with the help of other young musicians, their families and music teachers, created SOGO.

The South Sound an amazing region, and we planis to even more involved with the get com munity and education programs.

We have a wonderful season plan your favorite composers includin ned with some of win, Sibelius, Mozart, and Bac g Strauss, Gershporary composers like Pender, h along with contemThe young musicians, conductorZdechlik, and Reed. artists work together to bring s, and teaching life with a vibrancy that is fresamazing music to h and vital. Join with us and celebrate this able music making along with all season of remarkcome with the journey to exce the benefits that llence for our members and their families.

Executive student board members attend monthly SOGO board meetings, plan social events, give input about board decisions, and provide a student perspective.

“To know that my voice acts to truly represent students and influence the future of SOGO is what makes SOGO a student led orchestra, ” says Hyunjin.

Warmest regards, Greg Allison, Artistic Director

Cellist Lexi Kaminski says serving on the executive student board has “allowed me to go out of my comfort zone and be a voice for the student body.” Horn player Henry Nordhorn is serving his third year on the board. “It’s forced me to make decisions that concern a lot of other people.” Henry notes that Hyunjin and Lexi “sometimes have vastly different opinions from myself. We usually have to make compromises and divide up the workload because none of us can convince the others completely.” Hyunjin adds, “It’s taught me a lot about the business side of the arts. To have a greater awareness of what it takes to get good music to an audience has taught me skills that I can apply as a musician and a leader.”

3 WAYS TO GIVE:

Years ago, the Debut Orchestra, comprised of entry-level or elementary musicians, was led by co-conductors and SOGO is excited to be able to bring that experience back to young musicians. Working with co-conductors means that there will be separate teaching times for strings players and winds and percussion. Rehearsals will also include time as a full orchestra in preparation for concerts. With this new configuration, Debut musicians will receive more in depth instruction specific to their instrument along with continued work with SOGO teaching artists.

Henry, Hyunjin, and Lexi are excited to welcome flute player Megan Smith and violinist Dylan Jones to the executive student board this year.

To know that my voice acts to truly represent students and influence the future of SOGO is what makes SOGO a student led orchestra.

More In Depth Instruction For Debut Orchestra

Executive student board member Hyunjin Kim

Our two new Debut Orchestra co-conductors are Travis Sipher and Jennifer Marin. Mr. Sipher is the orchestra director at Capital High School and Jefferson Middle School and Ms. Marin is the band director at Griffin School and previously worked with the Debut Orchestra for the first nine years of SOGO. Mr. Sipher and Ms. Marin are looking forward to working with the Debut Orchestra.

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Debut co-conductors Jennifer Marin and Travis Sipher discussing the season’s first Debut rehearsal.

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