VYOA Blog
GPS for the Brain
Posted September 14, 2009 by VYOA Staff
This past Sunday’s rehearsal was the only one so far where I’ve had only one job the entire time- to lead a section. During most rehearsals I switch roles, going (sometimes not so seamlessly) from concertmaster to soloist. Physically, I really only stand up and move about three feet and turn to face the windows [...]
Betwixt And Between
Posted by VYOA Staff
This is the betwixt and between time. Reveille!, the VYO & VYP summer camp, was an intense and wholly absorbing time of music making. When a group of music-loving people get together and focus on it, it becomes like the whole world, and we live it and breathe it. Then, came the concerts at the [...]
Gearing Up
Posted by VYOA Staff
The VYO has been in rehearsal since August in preparation for the upcoming Fall Concerts that kick off the 2009-10 concert season. In the coming weeks, both Interim Conductor Andrew Massey and soloist Sally Bruce will be adding their voices to the blog. Enjoy!
Final Notes On Camp
Posted August 10, 2009 by VYOA Staff
How I can explain how wonderful Reveille! was for me this year? I made so many new friends and branched out a lot more then I have previously. It’s always satisfying to finish a concert with my bow high in the air, feeling proud of the work that I have accomplished. At the beginning of the [...]
Practicing Under Trees
Posted by VYOA Staff
My primary goal during my first week with VYOA was to meet as many students as possible and to get to know faculty, staff and parents. I shouldn’t be surprised, but the students are incredibly interesting, intelligent and polite. They are a diverse bunch, hailing from seemingly all over Vermont. It has been great to hear [...]
From the Top…
Posted August 7, 2009 by VYOA Staff
This being my 5th year at Reveille, I’ve grown accustomed to coming to the Music Center every summer to live in the Saint Michael’s dorms for a week. This year is different. I’m not part of the younger crowd anymore. I’m a high school junior, so suddenly I’m a member of the older crowd…exactly like [...]
Sightseeing
Posted by VYOA Staff
Seen at the Reveille! Music Festival this week…
At Reveille! With Rob Paterson
Posted August 6, 2009 by VYOA Staff
For the next three years, I will be composer in residence with the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association. Although I live in New York City, I have lived all over the U.S. and even in Vermont for a few years a while back. It is wonderful to experience the musical side of Vermont once again, this [...]
Reveille!
Posted by VYOA Staff
From August 2 – 9, the students of Vermont Youth Philharmonia and the Vermont Youth Orchestra are attending the annual week-long music camp known as the Reveille! Music Festival. The week is an intense kickoff to the 2009-10 concert season: rehearsals, sectionals, theory classes and lots of individual practicing in and around the grounds of [...]
Another Favorite Moment
Posted July 17, 2009 by VYOA Staff
This entire trip was a truly incredible experience, but if someone asked me about my favorite moment, I would have to say it was performing at L’Eglise de la Madeleine. When I first walked into the church, I was completely speechless- it was by far the most beautiful interior I had ever seen. Everything about [...]
