From the AOA... Marcy J. Wilson, President, Alabama Orchestra Association
As the 2010 Alabama All-State Festival quickly approaches, preparations are right on schedule.
The festival is February 11-
14 at the University of Alabama School of Music in Tuscaloosa, and all events are in the Moody Music Building. Student check-in starts on the afternoon of February 11th. The exact schedule will be sent with music to registered students, and seating auditions will take place early afternoon on Thursday.
I encourage all
participants to arrive early in order to have plenty of preparation time before the seating auditions.
A free public
performance will begin at 1 PM on Sunday, February 14th, and families and friends are encouraged to attend.
All participating
students are expected to attend the entire concert, showing due respect for the performances of all fellow musicians in the festival. The audition excerpts have been posted on the
(
www.alabamaorchestraassociation.org) website since August 16th, and district chairs have submitted their individual information guides. Please refer to the website for information about auditions in your district.
Audition results will be
posted by the end of the day on November 16th.
meeting on Saturday, February 13th.
AOA will also hold a general I
hope to see all AOA members at this meeting.
For interested vendors, there are three potential exhibit locations in the Moody Music Building during the Festival. Vendors may set up any time after noon on Thursday, February 11th and remain until the concert is over on Sunday afternoon, February 14th. Vendors are not required to stay the entire festival; however there will be no reduction in fee for reduced usage of the space. Bids will be accepted (beginning at $150) for the prime location, in the lobby of the music building. Vendors set up in the lobby will have the use of three eight-foot tables. The other vendor locations are closer to rehearsal rooms, but less space is available. These locations are $100 each and will be occupied by the first two requestors.
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Vendors set up in these locations will have the use of one eight-foot table. The AOA President, Marcy Wilson, must receive all requests for vendor space via email at . Vendors are a great addition to the Festival each year and are available for instrument repair and other accessories needed during the weekend. More importantly, they help students who are ready to take the steps necessary to purchase instruments. For more information, please visit our website and click on the 2010 festival link. As always the conductors for the festival are extremely talented and are excited about educating our students. Dr. Jeff Reynolds, department chair at University of Alabama at Birmingham, will conduct the Festival Orchestra (FO). The FO will perform the fourth movement of Dvorak’s “Symphony No. 8”, as well as the winning piece from our composition competition. Gary Wilkes of Chattanooga will conduct the String Sinfonietta Orchestra (SSO). The SSO will perform “Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (unabridged)” by Bach, “Holdberg Suite” by Grieg and “Molly on the Shore” by Grainger. Dr. James Barket of Atlanta will conduct the Consort String Orchestra (CSO).
The CSO will perform several wonderful works including an arrangement of “Canon in D” by Pachebel and “Baby Elephant Walk” by Mancini. Every year the AOA All-State Festival music
challenges our students to new musical heights, and this year is no exception. I am confident that our students will rise to this level of musicianship. Please check out the information guide on the following page for important deadlines. The All-State Festival would not be possible without the help of our wonderful District Chairs.
They ensure
that auditions are organized and run smoothly not only for the students, but for the parents and judges as well. Their work behind the scenes helps make our festival a major success every year. A big thank you in advance for all you do!! I would be lost without our executive board: Allison Lavender- Vice-President/President Elect, Felicia Sarubin- Secretary, Daniel Jamieson-Treasurer and Julie Hornstein- Executive Director . Your hard work all year long helps our All-State Festival grow year after year.
The 2010 AMEA conference is quickly approaching and I hope to see many AOA members in attendance. On Thursday, January 21st the Florence High School Orchestra will be performing in the Moody Concert hall, so let’s make sure to give our support to this talented group of students. In addition to this performance, we will have sessions by Dr. Anne Witt, Dr. Dan Sweaney, and Dan Hornstein. I know all of these will be extremely informative and useful in our daily teaching. I look forward to seeing everyone there!
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