MEMBERS’ NOTES AND INFORMATION

2023 – 2024 Season Schedule

We currently have openings for all strings and French horn.

All rehearsals at
West Valley College, 14000 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga, CA
Room MU-14 unless otherwise noted.

Set IV: Spring of Americana: A Gershwin Centennial
Saturday, May 11, 2024, 7:30pm
West Valley College Theater, 14000 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070

BERNSTEIN Candide Overture
2.picc.2.2.Ebcl.bcl.2.dbn-4.2.3.1-timp.perc(2):glsp/xyl/tgl/cyms/SD/TD/BD-harp-strings
LAURIDSEN Lux Aeterna – featuring WVC Choirs
1.1.1(in A).1-2.0.1(btrb)-strings
Intermission
GIANOPOULOS Impressions of Indigo
2.picc.2.bcl.2-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(3)-harp-strings
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue
2.2.2.bass cl.2.3aat-3.3.3.1-timp.perc(?):BD/SD/cyms/glsp/tgl/tt-tenor banjo-strings
Lindsay Rader, piano

Music can be found HERE
Rehearsals Mondays 7:30 – 10pm
West Valley College Theater
May 6, 2024 (tutti + choir + soloist)

7:30-8:15 — LAURIDSEN w/chorus
8:15-8:30 — break/reset
8:30-8:50 — BERNSTEIN
(possible quick break after Bernstein)
8:50-9:15 — GIANOPOULOS
9:15-10pm — GERSHWIN w/soloist

Dress Rehearsal, Friday, May 10, 2024 (tutti + choir + soloist)

If you are not already registered for NCMU-152, Orchestra for Older Adults, as a continuing education student – here is how to get started:
Complete the non-credit application at this link:  https://www.westvalley.edu/schools/continuing-education/application/

Once you receive confirmation of a successful application, you’ll receive an email that assigns you a @mywvc.wcv.edu email address, which you will use to access the student portal, and you can follow the additional steps required below prior to registering for the class are as follows:

How to sign into the West Valley College portal: https://web.wvm.edu/#/get-started

You do not have to be 55+ to register for the class!

IMPORTANT:

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the West Valley-Mission Community College District has reaffirmed it’s commitment to providing the safest possible environment in which to learn and work.  We are working tirelessly to ensure that campus operations are being conducted in accordance with all State and County Health Department requirements. Further, special cleaning protocols and schedules have been implemented, air filtration has been improved, and hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, and surgical masks are available throughout the facilities.

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  • Physical Distancing – Recommended when reasonable

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