APA Orchestra Schedule and Updates
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OMG Bylaws Update!
Our Oiler Music Guild Bylaws (nonprofit rules/guidelines) have gone through a bit of an upgrade and revision. We have corrected some info regarding program directors and added info regarding video meetings.
Please review the bylaws and make note of any questions or comments you have. We will be discussing and voting on the change at the February 6th meeting.
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How can you help?
OMG Annual Banquet Planning - help plan our Awards Banquet!
OMG 25/26 Board Nominating Committee - help find volunteers for next year's OMG Board!
Jan 25th- APA Orchestra Audition Workshop - Sign up to help!
Mar 1st- APA Orchestra Auditions
FINAL WHITE UNIFORM WASHING!
Saturday, January 25th
We have our new uniforms, so the LAST TIME the Marching Band will wear the white uniforms is for Picture Day on 2/3. This means all of the white uniforms need to be washed before then. Even our extra uniforms will be washed to get ready to sell them! So, this time we'll have teams of 2 or 3 people take 20-30 uniforms to laundromats for washing. This will be much quicker and more efficient. Cleaning instructions will be included.
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Looking ahead-
Jan 25th- APA Orchestra Audition Workshop - Sign up to help!
Saturday, Jan 25th- FINAL WHITE UNIFORM WASHING!
Monday, Feb 3rd - Marching Band & Color Guard Picture Day
Mar 1st- APA Orchestra Auditions
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APA Orchestra Schedule and Updates
APA Orchestra Schedule 1/20 - 1/31 -
NO ORCHESTRA CLASSES DURING FINALS WEEK. Good luck on your end-of-semester exams!
Tuesday, January 28th:
PIANO CLASSES (with Mr. Meyers)
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Adv. Honors Piano
3:45-5:15 p.m.
Pianos B
ORCHESTRA CLASSES:
2:30-4:00 p.m.
APA Wind Orchestra (with Mr. Myers)
4:15-4:45 p.m.
String Sectionals (with Mr. Pham)
4:55 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
APA Festival Orchestra (with Mr. Bement)
Thursday, January 30th:
PIANO CLASSES (with Mr. Meyers)
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Adv. Honors Piano
3:45-5:15 p.m.
Pianos B
ORCHESTRA CLASSES:
2:30-4:00 p.m.
APA Wind Orchestra (with Mr. Myers)
4:15-5:30 p.m.
String Class (with Mr. Pham)
Friday, January 31st:
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Pit Orchestra Rehearsal (First reading, Crazy for You) (with Mr. Bement)
Upcoming Events-
Week of January 21st: NO REHEARSALS FOR FINALS WEEK
January 28th: Spring Semester Classes/Rehearsals begin
Late February: Tentative date for Orchestra Camp
March 6th: RCC Orchestra Festival
March 17th-20th: Crazy for You Tech Week
Additional Notes for Parents and Students-
- The APA Orchestra program will not meet this upcoming week, due to end-of-semester finals. Enjoy the week off, and best of luck!
Students had a successful week of placement auditions for the Spring, and results will be posted on Thursday, January 22nd. There were some fantastic auditions, and we have several tough decisions ahead of us to select students for the combined festival orchestra and the spring musical.
- When we return, we will have a slightly modified schedule, laid out below. This schedule will remain in place for the entire spring semester, except in specific cases when we have a modified rehearsal or bell schedule. This has been adjusted both to maximize rehearsal time with our quickly-approaching festival performance on March 6th for the Festival Orchestra, as well as to continue to shift towards a standard schedule with the Block schedule course length.
- In addition, Pit Orchestra rehearsals will begin the week of the 28th! Pit orchestra will primarily rehearse on Friday evenings (after Drumline) and on several Saturdays that will be sent out this week with the orchestra selections. We received the music in the mail this Thursday, and it’s looking like it will be an exciting show!
- Finally, we have our APA Orchestra Audition Workshop for new and incoming students on Saturday, January 25th from 12:00-2:00 p.m. We’re planning to host it this year as an “open rehearsal”, where new students sit into a rehearsal with current orchestra students and have a chance to interact, ask questions, and build familiarity and community with the current members of the program. More information will be sent out early next week, but we will be looking for 25-30 students to come help out and sight-read some music for about an hour if available! We’ll have a sign-up list sent out to students by Monday of this week.
- Do you have siblings or friends interested in joining APA Orchestra? Click here for APA Application. See below for APA Orchestra Workshop Flyer.
- Orchestra Handbook: 2024/25 Handbook
- Click below to access the APA Orchestra Google Calendar!
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