Youth Programs
NEW! Youth Orchestra Auditions
Students entering the 7th grade
through college during the 2008-2009 academic year are encouraged to
audition. (Some exceptions regarding these age boundaries may be granted at
the discretion of the conductor.) Positions are available for all standard
orchestra instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet,
trombone, tuba, percussion, orchestral strings.
****All candidates
must submit an application in order to audition****
Candidates will be required to perform the
following in the audition:
1)
Excerpt(s): (STRINGS ONLY)
If you are a string player, you must play
the enclosed excerpts from the scheduled music for the Fall LBSYO concert.
Do your best to come as close as possible to the indicated tempi and be
careful to observe any written dynamics, articulations, etc. Please be
aware that the excerpts are primarily for placement within each string
section.
2)
Major Scales – up to 3 flats/sharps (E-flat/A):
You will be asked to play 2 to 3 different
scales. Be prepared to play them in the manner that you are accustomed.
(minimum speed: quarter note = 60 beats/min.)
3)
Solo/Etude:
Be prepared to perform one brief solo
piece/etude that illustrates your technical skill and musical abilities. (FOR
PERCUSSION: prepare 2 brief solos/etudes. One on snare drum and another
one on mallets.)
4) Sight Reading:
You will be asked to sight read a short
musical selection. It would helpful to work on this skill prior to your
audition by reading simple duets and such with your friends.
AUDITION TIMES WILL BE POSTED ON THIS WEBSITE BY SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2008 - PLEASE CHECK THIS PAGE FOR YOUR TIMESLOT!
Candidates will be notified of their
acceptance status by Saturday, Sept. 6 th. Our Fall Retreat is tentatively scheduled for
Saturday, September 13 th. For those accepted, please note that our first scheduled rehearsal will
be Tuesday, September 9 th, from
4:30 to 6:30 PM at the Myrtle Beach High
School Commons Area. Attendance for
these events is MANDATORY, so mark your calendars now! There will also be a Parents Meeting on September 9th at 6 PM at MBHS.
Education Programs & Youth Orchestra
The Long Bay Symphony is dedicated to providing area young people and
adults with quality music education. In keeping with that tradition, the
Symphony offers several programs ranging from live orchestral performances
geared specifically for students to pre-concert discussions for those
attending classical and pops performances.
- Young Peoples Concerts Presented by the Long Bay Symphony to
thousands of students each year, these concerts enhance the music
curriculum already taught in area public schools, introduce students to
the symphony orchestra, symphonic music and the concert experience and to
various types of music in our society, encourage students to participate
in school orchestra or band and the Long Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra,
build future audiences and artists and entertain.
- The Long Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra The Youth Orchestra
serves to further the music education, talent development and social
experiences of many of the area's talented young musicians, ages 9 through
24. It rewards the hard work, dedication and discipline necessary to
perform in a symphony orchestra by providing professional instruction and
leadership and performing opportunities for those accepted into the
membership. The Youth Orchestra performs several free concerts each year
for the general public throughout the region.
- Musicians in the Schools A major goal of Musicians in the
Schools is to influence students to want to explore music further. This
program sends small ensembles and individual musicians from the
professional Long Bay Symphony into area schools. These
performances/demonstrations give students a more intimate look at the
individual instruments and musicians and instrumental choirs that comprise
the full orchestra.
- Symphony for Students Symphony for Students enhances students'
musical study by providing the opportunity to see and hear professional
musicians perform great symphonic music live. Special discount tickets are
available to students with ID for $10.00. Further discounts are offered for
student groups through their music teachers.
- Casual Conversations Beginning at 3:15 pm before each Classics
concert, Charles Jones Evans presents an entertaining and informative talk
about the music concertgoers are about to hear. Attendees will learn about
the composers, the music and the artists. Casual Conversations takes place
in an area adjacent to the concert hall so that patrons can easily get to
their seats on time before the downbeat.
For more information on LBS Education Programs,
please call 843-448-8379.
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