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Upcoming Events and Newsworthy Notes 
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Upcoming Performances
All CIYS Ensembles
7 pm, Friday, April 18, 2008
Bertha Frank Center, Morton
Spring Concert and Senior Solo Winner Performance
2pm, Sunday, April 27, 2008
Metamora Township High School
Get
Directions to Bertha Frank Center & Metamora Township High School
Printable
Spring Concert Pre-order Ticket Form (30kb .pdf file)
Return Form & payment to:
Orchestra Manager or the Ticket Table at the Rehearsal Sites
Or Mail to:
CIYS Tickets
Attn: Don or Angela Lusk
2908 E. College Ave.
Bloomington, IL 61704
Ticket orders will be available for pick up on Thursday, April 10
and April 17, 2008.
Tickets also available on the concert date at Metamora High School
at the CIYS Ticket Table.
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INTERESTED IN AUDITIONING
FOR THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS?
2008-2009 SEASON AUDITION DATES SET
Thursday, May 1, 2008 - Prep Auditions
Saturday, May 3, 2008 - Prep Auditions
Thursday, May 8, 2008 - CICO and CIYS String Auditions
Saturday, May 10, 2008 - CICO and CIYS Auditions for all instruments
Download an audition form HERE,
complete the information and mail this form along with your $20.00
nonrefundable audition fee to:
Central Illinois Youth Symphony
Auditions
P.O. Box 3736
Peoria, IL 61612-3736
You will be contacted by manager Renee Chernick with further information
including audition excerpts, dates and times.
You
must send in your application and audition fee prior to the auditions
to receive a confirmed audition time.
You can access CHARMS from our Links
page.
Many
thanks to all who attended, performed and made such generous donations
to our 2008 Grow the Music Gala - "Music for the Heart".
It was a lovely evening of music, dinner and dancing - we couldn't have
done it without YOU!
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CONGRATULATIONS TO...
Summer Lusk, concertmaster, CIYS, is the 2008 winner of Charles
E. Johnson Annual Talent Competition under the auspices of Sigma
Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity in Chicago. She performed
the Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82, and will go on
to represent the Chicago chapter at its regional meeting in Indianapolis
on April 25, 2008. She will compete in Indianapolis with students
from Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin for an
opportunity to perform at the fraternity's National Convention in
July, 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama. Summer is a 3-time winner
of the Chicago competition, and received a cash prize of $200 and
the 1st place trophy for her latest performance.
Raylene Lowe, who was one of two first place winners in the
Peoria Young Artists Competition held on Saturday, February 9. Her
winning piece was Carl Nielsen's "Concerto for Flute &
Orchestra." She will perform her winning solo with the Peoria
Symphony at the Young People's Concerts held on April 15. Raylene
was also chosen as the winner of the Senior Solo Competition with
her piece "Ballade" by Frank Martin. She will be performing
this piece with CIYS on our April concert.
The following CIYS Musicians who were chosen to participate in the
2007-2008 Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) District and
State Festivals
* = Students chosen to attend the IMEA All-State Festival Jan.
30 - Feb. 2 in Peoria.
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Michael Archer, Trombone - Orchestra and Jazz
Ensemble
Lauren Bowling, Violin
Aaron Carlisle, Cello and Voice
Alex Chavez, Violin
*Abby Chien, Oboe
*Emily Coon, Flute
Kritstin Dattilo, Trumpet
Tiffany Deakin, Voice
*Mark Donahue, Clarinet
*Stephen Duncan, Bassoon
David Fenner, French Horn
David Gerber, Trombone - Band and Jazz Ensemble
*Dave Getz, Viola
Oliver Heatwole, Bass Trombone
Stewart Heatwole, Tuba
*Becky Henry, Trumpet
Rebekah Hoffman, French Horn
Lance Jessurun, Violin
Jen Jones, Flute
*Grace Kelmer, Cello
Carmen Klopfenstein, Cello
Rena Kingery, Violin
Gabriela Lewis, Cello
Sarah Lock, Percussion
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Carl Maragos, Baritone/Trombone
Ed Mitzelfelt (Voice)
*Justin Ommen, String Bass
*Julie Parsons, Violin
Sharon Peterson, Flute
Rachel Pflederer, Voice
Kathryn Pillischafske, Oboe
Taylor Pillischafske, Percussion
Tess Plattner, Voice
*Michael Reddick, Viola
*Heidi Schick, Violin
*Michael Schmidt, Violin
*Kay Schutte, Bassoon
Natalie Seitzman, Tuba
*Cody Sheldon, Bassoon
Tessa Sheridan, Cello
Ellen Shinogle, Trumpet
Alex Silver, Viola
Courtney Silver, Violin
*Dana Sloter, Clarinet
*Rachel Van Middlesworth, Clarinet
Sarah Williams, French Horn
*Emily Wolffe, Trumpet
Rachel Wuebben, Voice
Jane Zhang, Violin
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CIYS senior viola player Dave Getz, who placed 2nd in the
Bradley Piano Competition. He played Prelude in B-flat minor by
Chopin.
Lance Jessurun, violinist in CIYS won the Belleville Philharmonic
Orchestra “Stars of Tomorrow” Concerto Competition and was featured
with the high school and college-level winners on their concert
Saturday, October 20.
Raylene Lowe, Principle Flute in CIYS won first place on Saturday,
October 6, 2007 in the West Suburban Symphony High School Concerto
Competition She competed with 8 others: 4 violins, 1 piano, 1 clarinet,
and 2 flutes. She will receive a cash award and play her winning
piece (Frank Martin's "Ballade") with the West Suburban Symphony
on December 2!
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ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABSENT?
To download an absence form CLICK
HERE.
CALLING
ALL CIYS ALUMNI...
We are updating our records and would like to hear from our alumni. Please
email us at:
info@ciys.org
with your current contact information!
*ALUMNI
UPDATES...
Congratulations
to former CIYS Assistant Concertmaster, Amy Schlicher (violin '99-'07),
who was one of two first place winners in the Peoria Young Artists Competition
held on Saturday, February 9. Her winning piece was the first movement
of Dvorak's Concerto for Violin in A minor. She will perform her winning
solo with the Peoria Symphony at the Young People's Concert held on April
15.
Amy has also been named a winner of this year’s Belleville Philharmonic
Orchestra “Stars of Tomorrow” Concerto Competition. She performed the
first movement of the Dvorak Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, and will
play her winning piece with the orchestra in Belleville on October 18.
Amy will attend the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she
will study with Mark Kaplan.
Latest
news for Leah Lucas (viola '94-'98) BA Viola Performance, Roosevelt
University: Chicago Musical College (2002) MA Viola Performance, University
of California Santa Barbara (2006). Leah has just accepted the position
of Director of Education & Youth Development for the Sphinx Organization,
Detroit, Michigan. She begins her duties on November 5, 2007.
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Jeff Holbrook, former principal trumpet in CIYS from '00 - '02
was named the principal trumpet of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
in South Korea. The appointment came after an international audition
and a six week trial period as principal for the SPO's summer season.
Jeff has just completed his BM in Trumpet performance at The
Juilliard School. Jeff welcomes emails at : jholbro@gmail.com
Pictured at right at the 2002 CIYS Final Concert where he was the
Senior Soloist.
*If you are an alumni of the CIYS please keep us informed
of your accomplishments by emailing us at: info@ciys.org.
We'd love to place your good news on our Bulletin Board!
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GUIDELINES
WHILE AT REHEARSAL LOCATIONS
(First Mennonite Church and Bethel Lutheran Church, and occasionally Advent
Lutheran Church)
Everyone please remember that we are guests. We need to stay in the designated
areas and treat these facilities and others in the church with respect.
No food or drink is allowed - only water. Your assistance in this is very
important so that we can continue to use these facilities.
ELECTRONIC
NEWSLETTER CONTACT LIST
In an effort to cut down on various administrative costs,
and to better communicate with all members of the CIYS organization and
their parents, we are implementing an electronic mailing list. By simply
sending an e-mail to info@ciys.org
you will be added to the electronic mailing list for all future schedules,
newsletters, and important announcements as they become available. If
you do not have e-mail, or simply wish to continue receiving hard copies
of all mailings and announcements, you do not need to e-mail us. Only
those who send an e-mail request to be added to the electronic mailing
list will be included in this new service to our members. If you have
any questions, please contact the symphony manager - Renee Chernick -
at the symphony phone number (Bloomington/Normal - 309-662-2021 or Toll
Free 888-218-4650).
DON'T
FORGET...If you have any online shopping to do, access Amazon.com
or Sheet Music Plus from our Web site affiliate
links and the CIYS organization will receive a portion of the sale!
CIYS
Phone Number
If you have any questions or concerns outside of rehearsal, you can reach
CIYS Manager by calling the Youth Symphony phone line at 1-888-218-4650.
If you are calling from the Bloomington/Normal area, please use the local
line: 662-2021.
Stand
Reminder: Everyone
must bring a stand to all rehearsals.

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