IMPORTANT CONCERT ORCHESTRA DOCUMENTS (2011-12)
Absence Form
Attendance Policy
Fall Retreat Details
2011-12 Season Schedule
Percussion Requirements
Directions to Rehearsals
Conductor (2011-12)
Andrew Bast
Conductor (2012-13)
GTCYS welcomes Gary Wolfman as the new Concert Orchestra conductor beginning September 2012.
Rehearsals
Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:00pm, Mayflower Church, 106 East Diamond Lake Road, Minneapolis
Schedule (2011-12)
Concert Orchestra Schedule
Retreats (2012-13)
Fall: Saturday, September 22, 2012, 9:45am – 8:30pm, Camp St. Croix, Hudson, WI (Note: if taking the bus to Camp St. Croix, students must be dropped of at Mayflower Church, Mpls at 8:30am and picked up at 9:15pm)
Winter: Saturday, January 12, 2013, 9am-2pm, Hopkins High School
Watch the 2009 video about the Concert Orchestra experience!
Listen to an excerpt from Concert Orchestra’s November 2010 performance at Orchestra Hall!
Description & Requirements
• Typical grades: 6 – 11
• Students develop their technical and ensemble skills through a variety of repertoire
• New members proficient in four sharps and four flats
• String players have some knowledge of higher positions, vibrato and various articulations
• Wind and percussion players have developing technique and tone
• Percussionists tune timpani from a given pitch
• Review audition requirements
Tuition & Fees (2012-13)
$630 tuition
$100 retreat fee
Scholarships available
Driving Directions: Concert Orchestra
Mayflower Church
106 East Diamond Lake Road, Minneapolis
The church is centrally located at the intersection of I-35W and Diamond Lake Road in south Minneapolis.
I-35W Southbound: Take I-35W south to Diamond Lake Rd Exit. Stay straight onto Stevens Ave. Turn right (west) onto Diamond Lake Rd. Church is on the right.
I-35W northbound: Take I-35W north to Diamond Lake Rd Exit. Turn left (west) onto Diamond Lake Rd. Cross the bridge over I-35W. Church is on the right.
Parking: Free parking is available in the church lot (accessible from Diamond Lake Road) and on nearby residential streets.