Youth Symphony News

Hello everyone, This Saturday, November 14th, there will be a sectionals for violin II’s, and Orchestra II players. Violin 2: Room 041 with Ms. Livingston 9:00-10:00am (arrive 8:45 to tune and warm up) Orchestra II (solo Orchestra: Julia, Mara, Sean, Silvia, Nathan, Adam, Nathan, Peter, Tim)  will rehearse as usual with everyone until 11:15. Then they will be working with Ms. Erica Shirts in room 041. Order of rehearsal: 10:15-11:15am Vaughan Williams 11:15 Orchestra 2 goes to 041 to be coached by Erica Shirts 11:15… read more about DYS weekly email for Nov. 14th »

Hello everyone, This Saturday, November 7th, there will be a sectionals for cellists, bassists, winds and brass. Room 102 Cello Sectional 9:00-10:00am* coached by Ms. Stephanie Vial Room 104 Bass sectional 9:000-10:00am* coached by Ms. Shelley Livingston (arrive 8:45 to tune/warm up) Room 041 Wind & Brass Sectional (coached by Mr. Bill Harrington): 10:00-11:00am DYS Rehearsal schedule: 10:15-11:10 Vaughan Williams 11:20-12:15 Wagner (also Sleigh Ride as time allows) Please listen to the audio links below while you… read more about DYS weekly email for Nov 7 »

Hello everyone, This Saturday, October 31st, there will be a viola sectional from 9:00-10:00am in room 041. (students in theory or chamber are excused, but all other Symphony violas are required to attend). Here is the schedule for rehearsal: 10:15-11:15  Strings ONLY Vaughan Williams 11:15 Winds, Harp, Percussion arrive and set up 11:30  Wagner Please listen to the audio links below while you practice: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg by Wagner Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis  by Vaughan Williams Sleigh… read more about DYS weekly email for Oct. 31 »

Duke Youth Symphony String Sectional Schedule 9:00-10:00am Saturday Oct. 31, 2015  Viola Sectional with Ms. Shelley Livingston (041) Saturday Nov. 7, 2015  Cello Sectional with Ms. Stephanie Vial                                       Bass Sectional with Ms. Shelley Livingston Saturday Nov. 14, 2015  Violin 2 Sectional with Ms. Shelley Livingston Saturday Nov. 21, 2015 Violin 1 Sectional with Ms.… read more about DYS Schedule for Sectionals »

 Hello everyone, Hope you’ve had a lovely week and have been able to enjoy the outdoors, or just enjoy being cozy in the great indoors... This Saturday, Bone Hall is ours for the full two hours (so you won’t need to relocate from upstairs to downstairs like last week.) Here is the schedule for Saturday Oct. 24: 10:15 All Strings only (Vaughan Williams) 11:15 break (Winds, Brass, Percussion arrive) 11:25 Full Orchestra Wagner Please listen to the audio links below: Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg by Wagner … read more about Weekly email for Oct. 24th »

Hello everyone, I hope you have had a good week! Thank you for all of your hard work to make it a wonderful concert evening last Sunday. I thought it went very smoothly and sounded magnificent. Two parents have sent in links of videos and photos. See the Youth Symphony Blog for more details. We have some great new pieces for our December concert (audio links below): Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg by Wagner Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis  by Vaughan Williams Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson Some of the parts have… read more about DYS weekly email for Oct. 17th »

  Thanks to Bill Rinehart (Tim, the bass player’s father) recording and posting the event! Yso Beethoven https://youtu.be/PdN1gvPgvcU Yso Sospiri https://youtu.be/uc_7Yf6zSOk Yso Lincoln Portrait (abridged) https://youtu.be/I-glDoFuQ3o Thanks to Laura Branan (Caroline Branan’s mother) for posting photos! From Laura: Anyone who has this link can access photos, but it is a private link from my private photo sharing site.  You are welcome to pass this link along to others and use them on the Duke Univ. Strings… read more about Concert photo and Video links »

   Hello everyone, This Saturday, Oct 3rd, there will be an early violin 1 and violin 2 sectional from 9:00-10:00am in room 041. Please arrive by 8:45am to be tuned and ready to play at 9AM. From Ms. Livingston regarding absences: “Only the following students are excused from sectional (students taking the SAT, or students who have classes at Duke that may conflict--ie theory or chamber music.)  All other violins are expected to attend the violin sectional.” The regular rehearsal schedule is as follows: 10:15… read more about DYS Weekly email for Oct. 3 »

  Hello everyone, This Saturday, September 26th, there will be an early viola sectional and a cello & bass sectional. The Cello/Bass sectional will be coached by Mr. Peter Askim, Bassist and Conductor of the Raleigh Civic Symphony, in room 101, from 9:00-10:00am. The viola sectional will be coached by our own Ms. Livingston in room 041, from 9:00 to 10:00am. If you are a violist, bassist, or cellist, please arrive by 8:45am to be tuned, seated, and ready with a pencil. Everyone else, please arrive with enough time… read more about DYS weekly email for sept 26 »

ello everyone, Two important items this Saturday, September 19th: Rehearsal Schedule Change (please read entire email) and Sectionals We will have Sectionals for Violin 1’s and 2’s and a Wind and Brass sectional. ·      Wind and Brass sectional will be from 10:00-10:40 in room 041 ·      Violin sectionals will be from 9:00-10:00am.   Please arrive at least 10 mins. early to get settled and tuned. Don’t forget to bring a pencil! There will be a 15 min. break for violins before DYS… read more about DYS weekly email for Sept 19 »

DYS Weekly email for Sept. 12th Hello Duke Youth Symphony Families, The first rehearsal got us off to a good start! This Saturday’s rehearsal will be from 10:15-12:15pm in Bone Hall, Biddle Music Building. Please arrive before 10:15 to get settled and ready to dig in! There will be no early sectionals this Saturday. Section leaders will have name tags on the stands. If you aren’t a section leader, please come to the front and get your name tag for your stand. By doing this you will help us to learn your names and to check… read more about DYS weekly email sept 12 »

Hello new and old orchestra members! New members, welcome to the Duke Youth Symphony! Returning orchestra players - Welcome back! The Duke Youth Symphony (DYS) is conducted by Ms. Shelley Livingston.  The orchestra has two parent assistants: Jun Lee and Elizabeth Shamblin.  Rehearsals will be Saturdays, from 10:15-12:15pm in Bone Hall, Biddle Music Building. Please arrive at 10:00 to receive music and get settled before rehearsal begins. I will be posting to the Youth Orchestra blog (usually on Thursday mornings… read more about DYS Weekly Email (Sept. 5th rehearsal) »