From the AOA... PenneyAdair, President, Alabama Orchestra Association
With a great start to the new school year underway, the AOA is ahead of schedulewith preparations for the 2009AlabamaAll State
Festival to be held Feb. 12-15 at the University of Alabama School of Music in Tuscaloosa. All events will be held once again in the beautiful Moody Music Building.
The audition excerpts have been posted on the
www.alabamaorchestraassociation.org website since August 8th
and district chairs
have submitted their individual information guides as well. Everything is running smoothly!
One addition to thewebsite andAOApolicy is the vendor guide. The following is information concerning all vendors interested in coming and showcasing their merchandise.
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 12 and remain until the concert is over on Sunday afternoon, February 15. This time window is the available time, but vendors are not required to be present at all times and may choose to actually use any periods within this time frame. There will be no reduction in fee for reduced usage. All requests for vendor space must be received by theAOA President Penney Adair via email at
pltviolin@earthlink.net. This e-mail address is being protected fromspambots, you need JavaScript enabled to viewit before January 31, 2009. The prime location is the lobby. We are accepting bids for this spot, beginning at $150.Use of space includes up to three 8’ tables. Two other locations in the building, closer to rehearsal rooms but with less available space, will be made available at $100 each to the first two requestors.Use of these spaces includes one 8’ table each. Information and Conditions: 1)Vendor fees are due no later than
February 12, 2009, payable to Alabama Orchestra Association. 2)Wares and information should be
limited to relevant music instruments, supplies, or services. 3) Alabama Orchestra Association
assumes no responsibility for exhibit security. Vendors are responsible for their own wares and display materials at all times 4) Exhibits should not interfere in any
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way with Festival activities or the flow of participants through the building
It’s been an asset to all involved to have vendors at the Festival each year. They provide great help to students in assisting and equipping them with the knowledge needed to make a confident instrument selection should they be ready to take that step.We would like to encourage any local vendors who are willing to come and help with any emergency repairs and provide strings or any accessories needed for purchase.
We have another exciting lineup of conductors for all the orchestras this year. An Alabama resident will conduct the Festival Orchestra for the first time. Mr. Michael Gagliardo will conduct the FO orchestra with selections from Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite” and Tchaikovsky’s “Capriccio Italien” as well as the chosen composition competition-winning piece to be determined inDecember.Mr. Carl Rieke of Atlanta will conduct
the String
SinfoniettaOrchestra. Pieces chosen for the SSO are “The Capriol Suite” by Warlock, and the “Fire Dance” by Soon Hee Newbold. Ms.Andrea Meyer of Highlands Ranch, Colorado will conduct the Consort String Orchestra with pieces of various styles including “Fantasia onATheme from Thailand” to “Wild Western Frontier”. A good time should be had by all! Please be sure to look at our quick information guide on the following page to know all the
important deadlines. I would also like to thank our district chairs in advance for all their hardwork inmaking the auditions run smoothly for all students and judges. Without your commitment to the tedious process of getting information out to students and parents and the foresight it takes to conduct and manage these auditions, the equitability and consistency would not be possible! Of course to all officers: Marcy
Jedlicka Vice-
President/President Elect, Felicia Sarubin- Secretary, Daniel Jamieson-Treasurer and Julie Hornstein- Executive Director a big thank you for everything that has to be handled all during the year to ensure success! Let me not forget to say a few words about
the upcoming AMEA
conference. AOA has some exciting things planned for session attendees and a special concert on Friday evening at 7:30 featuring MarkWood of the Trans SiberianOrchestra with the Etowah Youth Orchestra lead by Mr. Michael Gagliardo. They will be performing Mr. Wood’s own composition entitled “Viper vs. Orchestra” which was commissioned and premiered by the EYO several years ago. Mr. Wood will also be giving amaster class session during his stay at AMEA under the AOA schedule! Other sessions include UA’s Christopher Kozak on Jazz Improvisation in the classroom, ChipGulbrowith a swing jazz/blues session and Mr. Michael Gagliardo’s session on “Concerts That Rock: Programming for a Wider Audience”.
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