The sectionals will take place during our regular rehearsal time, so please come to rehearsal as usual at 10.00am. Sectional Time: 11:15 am - 12:15 pm We are so excited to have wonderful sectional coaches: Violin 1: with Shelley Livingston, Room 041 Violin 2: with Sara Moore, Room 104 (inside players please bring Your music stands from Bone Hall and then return it after the Sectional back to Bone Hall) Viola: with Maria Valencia, Room 069 Cello & Bass: with Cody Rex, Room 086… read more about Sectionals Info for April 14th, 2018 »
Watch the video of our Spring March 10th 2018 concert, Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University read more about Youth Symphony Spring Concert 2018 Video »
Romeo and Juliet, a 1968 British-Italian romantic drama film directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli, based on the play of the same name (1591–1595) by William Shakespeare. read more about Music for Romeo & Juliet's "A Time for Us" by Nino Rota, Arr. by Rubén Flóres »
Although styled an 'Overture-Fantasy' by the composer, the overall design is a symphonic poem in sonata form with an introduction and an epilogue. The work is based on three main strands of the Shakespeare story. Download(s): Bass Cello Viola Violin 2 Violin 1 Bassoon 2 Bassoon 1 Clarintet 1 Clarinet 2 Cymbals and Bass Drum English Horn Flute 1 Flute 2 Harp Horn 1 Horn 2 Horn 3 Horn 4 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Piccolo Timpani Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2 Tuba read more about Music for Tchaikovsky's Fantasy-Overture 'Romeo and Juliet' »
Download(s): Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Clarinet 1 in Bb Clarinet 2 in Bb Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Horn 1 in F Horn 2 in F Horn 3 in F Horn 4 in F Trumpet 1 in Bb Trumpet 2 in Bb Trumpet 3 in Bb Tuba Timpani & Percussion Harp Piano E-Guitar Strings - Bass Strings - Cello Strings - Viola Strings - Violin 2 Strings - Violin 1 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Trombone 3 20-21-Timpani&Percussion-rescanned read more about Music for Leonard Bernstein's Overture to West Side Story »
This is our concert weekend, and our next rehearsal will be this Saturday, March 3rd, 2018. All musicians please arrive at 10.00am, so you have enough time to unpack and tune. Our Saturday rehearsal time is as always 10:15 am-12:15 pm in Bone Hall. Our dress rehearsal will take place on Sunday, March 4th from 1.45pm until 3pm at Baldwin Auditorium. All symphony members must attend the full dress rehearsal. String students need to be in Baldwin Auditorium NO LATER than 1:30pm to… read more about March 4th Concert Weekend Information »
February 20 @ 7:30 pm Conductor: Tonu Kalam Guest Conductor: Shelley Livingston As part of the Scholarship Benefit Concert Series, the award-winning UNC Symphony Orchestra will perform alongside the winners of the UNC Concerto Competition: Madeline Edwards, soprano; Margaret Lynch, piano; Adam Maloney, double bass; Daniel Winecoff, marimba. Works performed will include Massenet, Prokofiev, Bottesini, Creston, Weber and Verdi. General Admission tickets are $10, and faculty/staff… read more about Mark Your Calendar: UNC Symphony Orchestra Concert »
There will be a STRINGS ONLY REHEARSAL this Saturday, February 10th, since we will be part of the DUSS Vivaldi Project Baroque Workshop. We will have no rehearsal for Winds, Brass and Percussion, but You are welcome to observe the clinic. As part of the HIP Festival (Historically Informed Performance), The Vivaldi Project will be working with our orchestra string students during our regularly scheduled rehearsal time on the Concerto Grosso Op.6. by … read more about YS Strings will be part of the DUSS Vivaldi Project Baroque Workshop on February 10th »
From the Spring 2016 Issue of Stage & Studio | BY LOUISE LEE How you practice is a direct reflection of how you perform. Even if your playing in the practice room sounds good, you need to practice and learn the piece in a manner robust enough to withstand the pressure of onstage performance. After all, with the stage, lights, excitement, and expectant audience, performing isn’t at all like the practice studio. Hans Sturm, assistant professor of double bass and jazz studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and… read more about The Way You Approach Music in Practice Greatly Affects Your Success in Performance »
The sectionals will take place during our regular rehearsal time, so please come to rehearsal as usual at 10.00am. Sectional Time: 11:15am - 12:15pm We are so excited to have wonderful sectional coaches: Violin 1: with Shelley Livingston, Room 041 Violin 2: with Andy Bonner, Room 141 Viola: with Sara Moore, Room 069 Cello & Bass: with Erica Leavell, Room 086 WW/Brass/Perc: with Maestro William Henry Curry… read more about Sectionals Info for February 3rd, 2018 »
Watch the YouTube video of the November 12, 2017 concert at Baldwin Auditorium, Duke University read more about Youth Symphony - 50th Anniversary Concert Video »
Today's Youth Symphony rehearsal is cancelled due to Wintery weather and road conditions. Our next rehearsal will be on Saturday, January 13th, 2018. read more about Youth Symphony rehearsal is cancelled for today »
Domenico Carlo Maria Dragonetti (7 April 1763 – 16 April 1846) was an Italian double bass virtuoso and composer with a 3 string double bass. He stayed for thirty years in his hometown of Venice, Italy and worked at the Opera Buffa, at the Chapel of San Marco and at the Grand Opera in Vicenza. By that time he had become notable throughout Europe and had turned down several opportunities, including offers from the Tsar of Russia. In 1794, he… read more about Dragonetti Bass concerto »
Dear musicians, I am looking for all strings, horns, trumpet, trombone, and tuba players for the annual DUWS Viennese Ball. The Duke Wind Symphony is hosting its annual VIENNESE BALL on Saturday, February 10, 2018. We are looking for musicians (especially string players) to play traditional Austrian Waltzes with a full orchestra. Are you interested? - please respond to this email (verena.m@duke.edu) to confirm your participation: Here is the rehearsal schedule… read more about Musicians needed for the Viennese Ball 2018 »
Strings to follow Candide is an operetta with music composed by Leonard Bernstein, based on the 1759 novella of the same name by Voltaire.[1] The operetta was first performed in 1956 with a libretto by Lillian Hellman; but since 1974 it has been generally performed with a book by Hugh Wheeler which is more faithful to Voltaire's novel. The primary lyricist was the poet Richard Wilbur. Read more about Candide here… read more about Overture to Candide, by Leonard Bernstein »
Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22, by the Polish violin virtuoso, Henryk Wieniawski, may have been started in 1856, but the first performance did not take place until November 27, 1862, when he played it in St. Petersburg with Anton Rubinstein conducting. It was published in 1879, inscribed to his dear friend Pablo de Sarasate. The work is in three movements: Allegro moderato in D minor/F major Romance: Andante non… read more about Wieniawski Concerto No 2, Opus 22 »
The Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, or Twelve Grand Concertos, HWV 319–330, are 12 concerti grossi by George Frideric Handel for a concertino trio of two violins and violoncello and a ripieno four-part string orchestra with harpsichord continuo. First published by subscription in London by John Walsh in 1739, in the second edition of 1741 they became Handel's Opus 6. Taking the older concerto da chiesa and concerto da camera of… read more about Handel Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 6 HWV324 »
Watch "60 Minutes" about Alma Deutscher NOVEMBER 5, 2017, 8:10 PM| Alma Deutscher was playing piano and violin by the time she was 3 years old and wrote her first opera at 10. For her, making music seems as natural as breathing. Scott Pelley reports. Watch the full report Hilary Hahn Commits to Practicing for 100 Days in a Row—with Unexpected Results -Stringmagazine, By Megan Westberg Even professional violinists have to practice. It’s a consistent, integral thread in their lives that ties them firmly… read more about Violins in the News »
Hello Youth Symphony Musicians and Families, This is our concert weekend! We will be rehearsing this Saturday, November 11th. All musicians please arrive at 10:00 am, so you have enough time to unpack and tune. Our Saturday rehearsal time is as always 10:15 am-12:15 pmin Bone Hall. Our dress rehearsal will take place on Sunday, November… read more about November Concert Weekend Info »
Our next rehearsal will be this Saturday, October 28th. Ms Shelley Livingston is out of town and we are very fortunate to have Professor Tõnu Kalam fill in for her at this weeks rehearsal. Prof. Kalam was born of Estonian parents and has lived in the United States since the age of two. Trained as a conductor, pianist and composer, he studied with conductor Max Rudolf and composers Leon Kirchner and Andrew Imbrie. His summer credits include fellowships at Tanglewood and Aspen as well as many years at the Marlboro Music… read more about October 28th Rehearsal conducted by Tõnu Kalam »
Sunday, November 12 Dress Rehearsal: 1.45 pm - 3:00 pm at Baldwin Auditorium Concert Call Time: 5:10 pm - 5:45 pm All strings orchestra students arrive at 5:10pm to get placed to run Orange Blossom Special All other YS players please arive at 6.00 pm Concert start @ 6:30 pm, at Baldwin Auditorium, Reception following All symphony members should be present for the full dress rehearsals. Youth Symphony Concert Dress Code All black… read more about Fall Semester Concert Information - 50th Anniversary Celebration Weekend! »
Youth Symphony Sectionals - Saturday, Sept 30th The sectionals will take place during our regular rehearsal time, so please come to rehearsal at 10.00 am. Sectional Time: 11:00 am - 12:15 pm We are excited to have wonderful sectional coaches: Violin 1: with Shelley Livingston, Room 104 Violin 2: with Ian Livingston, Room 041 Viola: with Sara Moore, Room 069 Cello & Bass: with Dr. Cody Rex, Room 086 WW & Brass:… read more about Sectionals Info for September 30th »
The application for the Concerto Competition is due on Sept. 30th. All Youth Symphony students are eligible, that includes all Strings, Winds, Brass and Percussion. The 2017 Duke University String School Concerto Competition will take place on October 28th starting at 1:00 pm in the Nelson Music Room on Duke's East Campus. If you are interested You can read more about the Concerto Competition and apply read more about Concerto Competition 2017 Dates »
Please find the music for the Orange Blossom Special we will play at the November 50 Year Celebration. read more about Orange Blossom Special »
Please mark Your calendar and note our concert dates for 2017/2018: Fall Semester Concert 50th Anniversary Celebration Weekend! Sunday, November 12 @ 6:30 pm, Baldwin Auditorium, Reception following Spring Semester Concerts Sunday, March 4 @ 6:30 pm, Baldwin Auditorium Sunday, May 6 @ 6:30 pm, Baldwin Auditorium All dress rehearsals will take place on the day of the concerts at Baldwin Auditorium from 1:45 pm to 3.00pm.… read more about Youth Symphony Concert Dates 2017/2018 »
Dear Youth Symphony Musicians and Families, Welcome to the 2017 Fall Semester with the DUSS Youth Symphony! We are looking forward to see you all at our first rehearsal this Saturday, September 9th, in the Mary Duke Biddle Music Building, Duke University. Please arrive 10:00am, so you have enough time to unpack and tune. We rehearse from 10:15am-12:15pm in Bone Hall. Please bring your instrument and a sharpened pencil. Rehearsal Order for … read more about Welcome Back YS Families, Fall 2017 »
This semester we are fortunate to have Lewis Randall join us on Contra Bassoon and Bassoon. Both instruments are very large and won’t fit in his car. Who could help out by giving Lewis a ride in a vehicle that can accommodate both him and his instruments to and from rehearsals? If you have space for him and his instruments and can pick him up in Chapel Hill UNC or at Arboretum Drive in Chapel Hill please email Lewis Randall directly or email Sissi Schulmeister-Antona. read more about Car ride needed - can you help? »
The Symphony No. 5 in D major/D minor, Op. 107, known as the Reformation, was composed by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy in 1830 in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession. The Confession is a key document of Lutheranism and its Presentation to Emperor Charles V in June 1530 was a momentous event of the Protestant Reformation. This symphony was written for a full orchestra … read more about Mendelssohn-Bartholdy for the November 2017 Concert »
Dear Youth Symphony Students, The following are excerpts for the upcoming leadership auditions for violins, violas, cellos, and bass students for the YS. Leaders need to abide by the attendance policy and set a good example to the other orchestra members with their preparation, posture, and behavior. Please look for an email in your inbox with a Sign-Up Genius link to pick a time for an audition on either August 26th or 27th. Please note that Violin Leaders will rotate… read more about Youth Symphony Leadership Excerpts »
Berlioz, "Roman Carnival Overture": https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8jjupb4SXwCNjNheDJCQ2o3aGM Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8jjupb4SXwCNTBWYWdoaEs1a1k Mizesko, "Highland Promenade": https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8jjupb4SXwCeGFUT0dSNkhWYVE read more about Scanned parts for May 7 »