Winter Concert Postponed again!

Dear Orchestra Parents:

The winter concert is postponed until January 2010. We would like to have the concert on Wednesday, January 6. We are working to secure that date but nothing is final at this time.

Thanks,

Kevin George

Winter Concert

We have postponed the Winter Concert. We will have the show on Monday, December 21 if we are in school or on Tuesday if we are out on Monday. Please contact anyone who you sold tickets to.

Concert Information

The winter concert is Sunday, December 20 at 2:00. The orchestra performs in the second half of the show. Students will need to arrive at 2:00. Dress is orchestra uniforms.

Line up

Band

Madrigals

Intermission

Orchestra

Choir

Poinsettia Orders Due

Poinsettia orders are due 11/12/09. The pickup is on December 8 in the choir room after school.

Mum Pickup

Please pick up your mum order on Wednesday, September 23 from 2-4 p.m. in the choir room.

Call me if you can help with the distribution.

410-313-5533

After School Rehearsals

We will begin rehearsing Wednesday afternoons beginning on November 4. Rehearsals will be from 2:15-3:15 in the band room.

Contact Information

Office Phone 410-313-5533

email kevin_george@hcpss.org

web http://sites.google.com/site/glenelgorchestra/

Files to Download

Click on the following link to download important orchestra files:

https://sites.google.com/site/glenelgorchestra/downloads

List Serve

You can join the orchestra list-serve, simply follow the instructions below:

Instructions for Joining

There are two ways to join the orchestra list serve:

1) You may go to the Yahoo site http://groups.yahoo.com/ and follow this procedure:

· Click on groups in the site directory

· Click on the sign up button

· Click on find a group button

· Enter “GHS_Orchestra” in the box. Capitalizaion and the underscore are important

· Click Join this group button

If you have not entered under a Yahoo account identity, you will be asked to create a Yahoo ID. Please follow the steps to create a Yahoo ID. After you set up the Yahoo Account you will receive a Yahoo email address. You will then rejoin the group page to review your information. At that time you may add a different email address in the email block on the form. You will also need to designate how you expect to receive your emails. If you sign up and are not receiving your messages, it is probably because you told the system not to send you messages.

2) Email Kim Wissman at wissman6@comcast.net from the email address that you want to use. She will send you an email invitation to join the group.

This is a moderated group. You will not receive any inappropriate or time-wasting emails. We will only send out information that is important to the whole group.

important Dates

Parent Meeting September 15, 2009 GHS Choir Room 7:00 p.m.

String Thing November 4, 2009 GHS auditorium 7:00 p.m.

Winter Concert December 20, 2009 GHS auditorium 7:00 p.m.

Spring Trip March 25-28, 2010 Atlanta GA TBA

Orchestra Adjudication March 29 or 30 or 31, 2010 Marriotts Ridge TBA

Spring Concert May 12-13, 2010 GHS Auditorium 7:00 p.m.

Orchestra Banquet May 17, 2010 GHS Cafeteria 6:00 – 9:00

Graduation Week of May 31??? Merriweather ???