Entries by VYOA Staff

Full Disclosure

This is always my favorite time of the year… It’s a little windy and brisk at times, but the chill can be easily deterred by a huge mug of hot apple cider. Normally I’d be outside enjoying the sunny (and rainy) days with my horse and my friends, but this fall season has been a […]

GPS for the Brain

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

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

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

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

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…

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 […]

At Reveille! With Rob Paterson

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!

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 […]