NOVAE SINFONIA SPRING 2025
announcements:
Next rehearsal is April 13th, 2025 3:00-5:00PM
PRACTICE ASSIGNMENTS:
Hi Novae Students,
For those who are on Spring Break, I hope you are enjoying! As a reminder, we will have rehearsal this coming Sunday, Apr 13, and will be joined by CalArts violin professor Andrew McIntosh during the first hour (tutti winds and strings).
For this week:
"Within You, Without You" (Strings)
I've attached Chris's slide exercise - keep working on this.
Solos Auditions:
For anyone interested in auditioning for the solo parts, please send a video recording of yourself playing the following segments by April 20th.
Violins - 2 quarter pickup to letter A-D & E-m. 106 (molto rubato)
Celli - m. 107-108
Mozart (Everyone)
Please continue playing along with the practice recordings (and pick different instruments to play against if you want an extra challenge!)
Strings, please make sure you are working off of the revised parts! (in drive)
Hoedown (Everyone)
We will return to this one during the second half of rehearsal this Sunday! Please take a listen to refresh your memory and check out any challenging passages.
UPCOMING REMINDERS
SCVYO Spring Banquet - May 17 - BUY TICKETS HERE
Join us on May 17th, 2025 from 6-8pm, to celebrate another year of music and community at the SCVYO SPRING BANQUET! Enjoy a delicious meal, experience incredible live performances by students and faculty, and relive the year’s best moments with special video highlights. Plus, there’s even more in store for an unforgettable evening! Dress is “fun semi-formal attire” and spring colors are encouraged. We can't wait to celebrate with you!
TALENT SHOW
Have a special hidden talent? Been working on an outside music project you’ve been wanting to share? SCVYO Students are welcome to perform throughout the event - this could be solo, duo, trio or more!
Guidelines:
3 min max set length
Minimal tech capacity available
Students may perform in multiple acts, but with limited sets available, we’ll prioritize giving everyone the chance to perform at least once.
All acts must be family friendly
***IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PERFORMING please submit the following information to rachel.scvyo@gmail.com by SUNDAY, MAY 4TH.
Who is involved
Description of the act
Tech needs
Spring Concert at Canyon High School - May 18th, 2025 2pm
Encore Concert at CalArts Wild Beast - May 25th, 2025 4pm
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Selections)│1967
The Beatles (Active from 1960’s)
ATTENDANCE POLICY
As an orchestra, our collective sound is determined by the effort of every individual in the ensemble, and our ability to prepare a wonderful concert relies on the presence in rehearsal of every musician.
We have a lot of music to learn in a short amount of time, which means each week we are making changes to timing, bowings, articulation and more. When we are missing section members or individual parts, it’s difficult to progress as a group, because we end up spending a large portion of rehearsal time re-learning things we covered in previous rehearsals.
For this reason, we are clarifying our policies around tardiness and attendance.
TARDINESS:
Rehearsals will always begin on time - this means you should plan to arrive with ample time to unpack, warm up, and be in your seats ready to play at least 5 minutes BEFORE the start of rehearsal. (We recommend arriving at COC at least 15 minutes before the start of rehearsal).
In order to avoid unnecessary disruptions to rehearsal, moving forward we will close the door at the start of rehearsal. Late arrivals will be asked to wait outside for the first 10 minutes of rehearsal, during which time they can unpack their instruments, and get their music, stand and pencil ready to go. 10 minutes after the start of rehearsal, all latecomers will be admitted at once and ask to quickly and quietly take their seats.
ABSENCES:
Students are allowed a maximum of 3 excused absences per semester. After this point, ensemble directors will initiate a conversation with the student and parents to determine if the student will realistically be prepared to perform in the final concert.
If you plan to be absent, or have to miss a portion of rehearsal, please submit the ONLINE ABSENCE NOTIFICATION FORM at least 24 hours in advance, whenever possible.
IMPORTANT DATES
Palaver Workshop
Thursday, March 13, 2025
4:00PM - 8:00PM ┃University Center Building at College of the Canyons
SCVYO Spring Concert
Sunday, May 18, 2025
2:00PM - 3:30PM ┃Canyon High School Performing Arts Center
