MEMBERS’ NOTES AND INFORMATION

2022 – 2023 Season Schedule

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

Set 3:  Let’s Dance!
Jason Hong, Guest Conductor
Concert: Sunday, June 11, 2023 – 7pm

June 11 concert music can be found here

Rehearsals –  Mondays 7:30 -10:00pm:

The rehearsal schedule for Monday is below, and can be checked at any time via TinyURL.com/WODrive

Please number your measures prior to rehearsal!

June 5, 2023 – Please note: times below are estimated. Let’s be ready to start the next movement a little earlier or later than noted.
7:30 – 7:32 PM [2 mins.]: tune
7:32 ~ 7:47? PM [15 mins.?]: Dvorak III
~7:47 ~ 8:08 PM [21 mins.?]: Dvorak I (starting with Introduction)
~8:09 ~ 8:32 PM [23 mins.?]: Dvorak IV
8:32 – 8:42 PM [10 mins.]: break
8:42 – 9:29 PM [47 mins.]: perform? Dvorak I, II, III, IV?
9:30 – 9:44 PM [14 mins.]: Brahms
9:45 – 10:00 PM [15 mins.]: Faure

Friday, June 9, 2023 [DRESS REHEARSAL], 7:30 – 10:00pm
Lincoln Glen Church (2700 Booksin Ave, San Jose, CA 95125)

7:30 – 7:32 PM [2 mins.]: tune
perform Piazzolla (approx. 5′)
rehearse Piazzolla with soloist
perform Faure (approx. 7′)
Faure final touches
perform Brahms (approx. 3′)
Brahms final touchesperform Dvorak I – IV
break 10″
TBD Dvorak I – IV final touches

Sunday, June 11, 2023
Lincoln Glen Church (2700 Booksin Ave, San Jose, CA 95125)
6:00 Soundcheck
6:30 END
7:00 CONCERT

CONCERT ORDER:
FAURÉ Pavane 7′
BRAHMS (Parlow) Hungarian Dance No. 5 3′
PIAZZOLLA Oblivion 5′
str, featuring Eliodoro Vallecillo, diatonic accordion soloist
Intermission
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” 47′

COVID Safety protocols:

West Valley College COVID-19 protocols  MUST be followed – be sure to Declare Your Vaccination Status!  Current updated campus information is here.
Only those who have declared their vaccination status AND are fully vaccinated OR exempt and completing weekly on-campus COVID-19 testing are allowed to attend on campus classes or activities. Please go online to find the WVC vaccination policy, protocols, and declaration link.  Everyone coming to campus is required to complete a Daily Health Assessment on go.westvalley.edu or the WVC Go App. Be prepared to show your checkmark ✅ to enter campus.

You must be registered as a continuing education student to register for class and access the portal.  Here is how to get started, if you are not registered for class:  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

IMPORTANT:

If you have Covid-19, do not come to rehearsal.  If you are a wind player and have Covid-19 symptoms but have not tested positive, or are a close contact of someone who has Covid-19 or has tested positive for Covid-19, please do not come to rehearsal until day 5 has passed, and you have had a negative rapid test

Strings and Percussion:  Per campus guidelines, masks are recommended, and are strongly encouraged for your own protection.

For Wind players:  Per campus guidelines,  masks are recommended, and strongly encouraged at all times when not actively playing.  If possible, wind instrumentalists should be seated minimum 6 feet from others.