Concert Thursday, Orchestra Breakfast tomorrow, and more
10/3/2023 4:05 pm
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Good afternoon, Orchestra Families,
A few reminders for a very orchestral October, kicking off with Orchestra Breakfast Wednesday and our Fall Concert Thursday!
- We had a great fall Movie Night Saturday! Check out @miltonorchestra (official) and @miltonsinfonia (student-run) on Instagram for pictures. Beginning with our concert Thursday, students and parents registered through Membership Toolkit will be able to upload event photos directly to our Milton Orchestra SmugMug account to share with others.
- Visit https://www.miltonorchestra.org/calendar for a full schedule of events
- ORCHESTRA BREAKFAST: Orchestra leadership has organized a breakfast pot-luck for tomorrow (Wednesday). Make or pick up something (muffins, bagels, pop tarts, coffee, orange juice, etc.) to share and come hang out for a few minutes in the orchestra room around 7:45 am.
- Spring Trip payments were due 10/2. Some accounts might have shown different dates or sent out different notices, so please go by the original schedule to complete your first $300 payment today if you haven't already. Info at: https://www.miltonorchestra.org/trip
- Mark your calendars for our 8th Grade Picnic with NMS on 10/20- all students should plan to attend after school to help welcome our future Milton Orchestra students. We will also need some PARENT VOLUNTEERS: https://www.miltonorchestra.org/volunteer/114538
- Some of our students have started an extracurricular ensemble club. Students- If interested, regardless of potential schedule conflicts, please complete this form. Rehearsal schedule ultimately to be determined by everyone's availability: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOZYmVYNaehIo85p3jlnqxvM_iM_gkx-bQ4kLCXSyOzsBZig/viewform . The Remind code is: orchens24
- Reserve your concert seats at: https://www.miltonorchestra.org/concerts
- UPDATED CONCERT SCHEDULE Thursday:
During the day: Students rehearse on stage during their regular orchestra class period
5 pm: Required rehearsal on stage for combined ensembles (in plain clothes or concert attire)
5:45-6:45: Pizza served for students (eat when not changing or being photographed- see below)
5:45: Concert Orchestra change into concert attire for photo
6:00: Concert Orchestra on stage for photo
6:00: Sinfonia change for photo
6:15: Sinfonia on stage for photo
6:15: Chamber Orchestra change for photo
6:30: Chamber Orchestra on stage for photo
6:55 pm: All students in places
(Concert Orchestra on stage, Sinfonia and Chamber in the designated audience section)
7 pm: Concert begins- all students are required to stay through the end. The final two pieces are with all three orchestras combined.
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Movie night, concert day schedule, trip, and more
9/27/2023 8:25 am
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Good morning, Milton Orchestra families,
With movie night, our concert, and deadlines coming up quickly, we have several important announcements:
MOVIE NIGHT chaperones needed this Saturday, 9/30:
https://www.miltonorchestra.org/volunteer/118632
Pizza will be provided by the Orchestra Boosters for those who RSVP! There is a sign up for bringing other snacks/drinks in the orchestra room.
Students should RSVP here (or with the QR code in the orchestra room):
SPRING TRIP 1st payment deadline is coming up October 2nd. Please register in the portal as soon as possible even if you're waiting to pay closer to the deadline, so that we can get an accurate count. See out trip page for more info and links:
https://www.miltonorchestra.org/trip
BOOSTER registration: Make sure you've registered at miltonorchestra.org with Membership Toolkit. Basic registration (to make sure you're on the mailing list and can access the full site) is free, but there are also several membership levels to support the program and get added benefits. While there is some overlap between my communications and the boosters', some info will only come from their newsletters, so you're missing things if you haven't registered!
CONCERT 10/5: Next Thursday! Rehearsal timing subject to adjustments. Concerts and concert-day rehearsals are counted as a Major Grade. Students can go home and return or stay through to the rehearsal. Not every concert will require a same-day rehearsal.
Info about seating reservations will be in the booster newsletter to follow.
Here is the schedule for the day:
During the day: Students rehearse on stage during their regular orchestra class period
5 pm: Required rehearsal on stage for combined ensembles
6 pm: Pizza served for students*
6:45 pm: All students should be full dressed in concert attire (https://www.miltonorchestra.org/attire)
6:55 pm: All students in places
(Concert Orchestra on stage, Sinfonia and Chamber in the designated audience section)
7 pm: Concert begins- all students are required to stay through the end. The final two pieces are with all three orchestras combined.
*we may also be taking group photos by class on stage during the 6-6:45 window
Thanks! Please let me know if you have any questions.
Regards,
Andrew Cummings, Director
Milton HS Orchestras
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