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The Delaware Valley Young Musicians’ Orchestra, our ensemble for younger and less advanced players, has been in existence as part of the Delaware County Youth Orchestra Organization since the fall of 1989. The YMO orchestra rehearses at Springton Lake Middle School’s Band Room in the Rose-Tree Media School District on Thursday evenings during the school year. The orchestra performs a mixture of classical arrangements and popular music at a high school level. There are two annual concerts: in November and late April. All current players must re-audition in the spring for placement in the orchestra for the next season. New players interested in joining the orchestra must play an audition to be accepted. Audition requirements appear below.
Two conductors share the rehearsals and concert stage. A. Scott Kiehner has been the conductor of the orchestra since 1994. He is an instrumental and general music teacher in Wallingford-Swarthmore School District, where he has taught since 1988. Mr. Kiehner holds a Bachelor of Music in Education and a Masters in Performance on French Horn from the University of Michigan. Since the 2007-2008 season, Elizabeth Klinger, retired string specialist from the Springfield School District, has been our second conductor. She performs with two symphonies and a string quartet and has played violin and viola professionally. A graduate of Temple University and the University of Miami, she has been a string coach for DVYMO and for PMEA String Fests and will be a guest conductor for PMEA District 12 String Fest in 2012. She has guest-conducted the Reading Youth Orchestra and the Lansdowne Symphony.
In the 2011-2012 season we have 65 performers in grades 5 through 12. Most are in 8th and 9th grade. They come from over 14 school districts. The greatest numbers are from Wallingford-Swarthmore school district followed by significant numbers of players from Springfield, Rose Tree- Media, Radnor, and Haverford school districts.
2011-2012 SEASON
Students who cannot attend a rehearsal should leave a message at dvymo@yahoo.com.
Only three excused absences are permitted.
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SPRING CONCERT
Sunday, April 22, 2012
2:30 pm
Neumann University
Aston, PA
DIRECTIONS
Mozart/Isaac, Overture to Marriage of Figaro
Lerner/Loewe/Whitney,
My Fair Lady
Rachmaninoff/Leidig,
Variations on a Paganini Theme
Meyer, An American Rhapsody
Casey/Jacobs/Custer, Grease
Grofe/Gold, On the Trail
A. Scott Kiehner, Music Director
Elizabeth Klinger, Music Director
Admission Free
PREVIOUS CONCERT: FALL 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Neumann University
Aston, PA
DIRECTIONS
Glinka, Ruslan and Ludmila Overture
Reif, The Wobble Waltz
Gershwin, Japanese
Gounod, Funeral March of a Marionette
Ford, In the Fading Light of Autumn
Stravinsky, Berceuse and Finale from “The Firebird Suite”
A. Scott Kiehner, Music Director
Elizabeth Klinger, Music Director
Admission Free
YMO AUDITIONS FOR 2012-2013
Auditions for new players for the Young Musicians’ Orchestra will be on Saturday, June 2, 2012. To arrange for a time and to get directions, please contact Keith Brown at kbrown@voicenet.com.
Violins do not audition for a specific seating but are assigned to each section based on the playing level of all the students auditioning, on the audition scores, and on the number of seats available. Pieces listed below represent an example of the minimum level recommended. We prefer that everyone play a solo, rather than an excerpt from orchestral or band music, to demonstrate the level of playing ability.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE YMO
DVYMO Minimum Audition RequirementsStrings
Violin I
Suzuki Book 6 or above
Scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps - any articulation
Solo - Sonata or Concerto Book 5 or Higher
(example - Vivaldi Gm, Bach Am)
1st - 7th Positions
Vibrato
Sight-Reading
Violin II
Suzuki Book 4 or above
Scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps - any articulation
Solo - Sonata or Concerto, Book 3 or Higher
(example - Rieding op. 21, Vivaldi Am Concerto)
1st - 3rd Positions
Beginning Vibrato
Sight-Reading
Viola
Suzuki Book 3 or above
Scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps - any articulation
Solo - Sonata or Concerto, end Book 3 or Higher
(example - Seitz Concerto No. 5 or Vivaldi in Dm)
1st - 3rd Positions
Beginning Vibrato
Sight-Reading
Cello
Suzuki Book 3 or above
Scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps - any articulation
Solo - Sonata or Concerto, Book 3 or Higher
1st - 5th Positions
Beginning Vibrato
Sight-Reading
Bass
Scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps - any articulation
Solo - Sonata or Concerto
Sight-Reading
Winds/Percussion
Flute/Piccolo
Scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps - any articulation
Solo - Sonata or Concerto
Sight-Reading
Clarinet/Bass
Clarinet Scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps - any articulation
Solo - Sonata or Concerto
Sight-Reading
Oboe
Scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps - any articulation
Solo - Sonata or Concerto
Sight-Reading
Bassoon
Scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps - any articulation
Solo - Sonata or Concerto
Sight-Reading
Trumpet
Scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps - any articulation
Solo - Sonata or Concerto
Sight-Reading
Horn
Scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps - any articulation
Solo - Sonata or Concerto
Sight-Reading
Trombone
Scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps - any articulation
Solo - Sonata or Concerto
Sight-Reading
Tuba
Scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps - any articulation
Solo - Sonata or Concerto
Sight-Reading
Percussion
Snare Drum and/or Mallet Solo
Sight-Reading
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