Job Well Done

Bravo!!! Great job!. What a successful concert we had. Thank you all for sharing your talents with our community. Looking forward to our next concert in March 2010.

Additional Rehearsal and 2010

In preparation for the March 2010 concert, we are holding 2 extra rehearsals on December 11 and December 18 6:30pm to 8:30pm. Please plan to attend.

For 2010, our first rehearsal will start on Jan 8 at 6:30pm-Strings Only. Full orchestra rehearsal will start on Jan 15 at 6:30pm

Concert Reminders

Holiday Concert Date & Time: Saturday, December 5, 7:30pm

Dress Code: Men - Black Tuxedo, Ladies- Black Dress or Black Top and Bottom

Call Time: 4:45pm

Dress Rehearsal: Friday, December 4, 6:30pm

Light dinner will be provided for the musicians on the day of the concert

Rehearsal Schedule

The following are the rehearsal schedules for November and December. There are a couple changes from the previous schedules because of scheduling or building conflicts. Please adjust your schedule accordingly.
Friday, 11/6 6:30pm
Thursday, 11/12 6:30pm
Friday, 11/20 6:30pm
Friday, 11/27 Thanksgiving weekend - no rehearsal
Thursday, 12/3 6:30pm Dress Rehearsal
Saturday, 12/5 7:30pm Concert Call time: TBA

Rehearsal Reminder and Music

Rehearsal for this week is on Saturday, October 31 2:00-4:00pm
Remember to bring all of the following music. If you do not have them, please contact Mrs. Liao directly at slpvro@aol.com
Beethoven #3, Swan Lake 1st to 5th movement, Blue Danube Waltz, Radetzky March, Der NuBknacker, I1 Seraglio Overture, Symphonie Espagnole, It's the most wonderful time of the year, A Christmas Tradition and Infant Holy, Infant Lowly.

Halloween Party

You are all invited by the Chinese Peninsula Branch to a Freaky Friday Halloween Party on Friday, October 30th at the church, 6:00pm. Dinner, Games , Spook Alley and Indoor trick or treat. Costumes welcome, no masks. Come and have a fun evening!!!!!!!

Picture Taking

Mrs. Wendy Chou, Mrs. Liao with the assistance of Mike West will be taking individual picture of each orchestra member after rehearsal for the next 2 weeks.

October16 - Strings only ( Violins, Violas, String Bass and Cellos)

October 23 - Group Picture, the rest of the orchestra ( Bassoons, Clarinets, Flutes, French Horns, Oboes, Percussion, Trombones, Trumpets, Tube & Euphonium) and make up for Strings.

Dress Attire- Ladies - black, Gentlemen - white shirt & black pants.

Please note that Strings have to wear the attire for 2 rehearsals as we are taking a group picture on Oct 23.

December Concert Program

Our winter concert is fast approaching. The concert preparation and music librarian committee members are busy preparing for this upcoming concert. In the December/2009 concert program, if you would like to place a souvenir congratulatory or encouragement piece for your sons and daughters, graduating seniors or young violinist, you can contact Mrs. Liao directly. This will only be for the Dec./2009 concert program and will not be offered in the future. As well we will not be taking any business ads.
All pieces must be in either Microsoft Word format or a PDF or JPEG file. The latter 2 is preferred and e-mailed to Mrs. Liao by October 24, 2009. For further details, please contact Shau-Lian Liao at slpvro@aol.com.

Rehearsal Reminder

Beginning Oct 9th, rehearsal start at 6:30pm for ALL orchestra members. Please arrive at least 10 minutes early so we can start on time. Thank you for all your cooperation.

Attendance Policy Reminder

Musicians are expected to attend all rehearsals and concerts for the full duration of the season. If a musician is absent from, leaves early, or arrives late to any of these functions more than 3 times, he/she may be asked not to perform at the upcoming concert at the discretion of the conductor and the orchestra president. If a musician has a legitimate conflict (including illness), the musician shall be responsible for notifying Mr. Su at 310-377-6821 (caelmersu@yahoo.com), AND Schola Tsai at 310-544-2218 (pvroscholatsai@gmail.com) or Diana West at 310-766-1921 (loveylovey@cox.net) in advance of your absence. Unapproved absences and tardiness demonstrates a lack of commitment, a lack of consideration for your fellow musicians, and a lack of respect for your conductor.

Logo Design Contest Deadline Extended

The submission deadline has been extended to October 31, 2009. Submission format: JPEG or PDF files to be delivered by email to: pvroscholatsai@gmail.com The winner of this competition will receive a $100 gift certificate. Turn on those thinking caps. This contest is open to musicians and parents.

Full Orchestra Rehearsal Reminder

Full Orchestra rehearsal will start this Friday, October 2. Strings will start at 6:30pm and the rest of the orchestra will start at 7:15pm. Please arrive early so that you can sign in and be ready to go on time.

Young Violinists Open House

Another successful Open House for the Young Violinists. There were over 125 people in attendance and now we have over 35 new young violinists that have signed up. Thank you Michelle Whitesides (chairperson) for organizing this event. The audiences were entertained by our musicians from the orchestra and last year young violinists. After the presentations, Mr. Su and the Teaching Assistants were busy helping all the new violinists measure for the right violin.

Welcome Social and Registration

More than 200 musicians, parents and friends attended our Welcome Social and Pot Luck on Saturday, September 12. It was great to see everybody all together, it was like a big family reunion with lots of great food. Members from the Board discussed the goals of the orchestra and expectations of each member. Representatives from the LDS church Stake Presidency, Young Men, Young Women and the Primary program gave us an overview of what programs each organization has to offer to our young men and women. For the entertainment of the night, Jessie Chen, Lucy Wang & Karen Su, accompanied by Jason Griffin, performed beautiful music for us to enjoy. Playing the trivia game "Get to know the orchestra better", was a lot of fun and knowledgable. After the presentation, the musicians were busy registering while the parents were signing up for the snack schedule or socializing. What a fun night!!

Strings Audition

We had a very successful strings audition on September 4 and 11. The audition committee members were very impressed at the level of performance and we added 16 new members to our orchestra family.

Young Violinists Open House

There will be an open house at the church on September 13 at 4:00pm for young violinists. Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, we offer free beginning violin lessons for 6 months. Violin rental will be available. If you know of anyone that is interested, please have them contact Michelle Whitesides at michelle.pvviolins@gmail.com to reserve a seat at the open house.

Registration Information and Form

Registration information and form for the 2009-2010 season have been e-mailed to you. Please return the signed registration form, the committee guild form and the contract of conduct and commitment on September 12 at the Registration and Welcome Social Potluck. Contact Schola at pvroscholatsai@gmail.com if you did not receive them. There will also be a snack sign up form at the registration table. We are asking each family to donate snacks or drinks, set up refreshments, and clean up afterwards for one rehearsal each season. For families who have multiple musicians in the orchestra, please sign up more than once to help. Please sign up as soon as possible. Our musicians will be very happy that you feed them.

Strings Audition Reminder

Strings audition will be held this Friday, September 4 and next Friday, September 11. Please arrive 10 minutes early before your scheduled time to get prepared. If you are planning to audition for a solo and haven't informed me or Mr. Su yet, please do so immediately so I can put you down for it. ---Schola---

Logo Design Competition

We are looking for a creative and innovative design for our Orchestra Logo. Your entry should reflect how you feel about our orchestra. The selected entry could be used in our orchestra's profile, programs, stationary, invitations, newspaper/magazine advertising or the blog. The submission deadline is September 30, 2009. Submission format: JPEG or PDF files to be delivered by email to: pvroscholatsai@gmail.com The winner of this competition will receive a $100 gift certificate, so put those thinking caps on and have fun designing a logo for our orchestra.

Registration and Welcome Social

Mark your calendar: Saturday, September 12, 2009, 6:00pm. It is our Welcome Social and Registration Day. Come and get to know your fellow orchestra members/parents and register for the upcoming season. Have a fun time and enjoy the great food. Food assignments are as follows: Family names ending in:

A-L please bring a main dish to serve 10- 12

M-R please bring dessert/fruit to serve 10-12

S-Z please bring side dishes/salad to serve 10-12

Registration form and information packet will be sent to you by e-mail at the

end of August.

String Audition

Violins, Violas and Cellos audition will be held on September 4 and September 11. Check your e-mail regarding your audition time. There is a revised schedule. If you know of anyone that would like to audition for string, please have them contact

Schola Tsai directly.

New President and Vice-President

We are honored, excited and humbled to accept our calling as the President (Schola Tsai) and the Vice-President (Diana West) of the orchestra. There is so much to learn. Becoming familiar with each musician and learning the names of all the different musicial instruments will be our first challenge. We have always enjoyed the performances and now we have even more opportunities to listen to all of your beautiful compositions. We look forward to getting to know and work with each talented musician and parents personally.
Let's make 2009-2010 a fun season for all of us -Schola & Diana

End of 2008-2009 Season Social

Although it was a holiday weekend and many people were out of town, we still had over 150 Orchestra members, friends and families attend the season end social on Friday, July 3. We were treated with lots of good food and great entertainment. The event was enjoyed by all. Thank you Michelle Burwasser
for organzing this fun activity.

Thank you Kiem and Kathy

After faithfully serving for 5 years as the President of the Orchestra, Kiem Anderson officially retired on June 27 at the Independence Day Celebration concert. Kiem has brought the orchestra to higher levels each year. She has grown to know and love all the musicians and the parents.Thank you Kiem for a job well done. We'll miss you. Don't be a stranger. Come back and visit us.

As the Vice President of the Orchestra, Kathy Hall has introduced a lot of new programs to the orchestra. She has organized different parents' committees (concert preparation, hospitality, music librarian), the President's Volunteer Services Award, to name just a few. Kathy has put in numerous hours organizing all of these programs. Because of her upcoming busy schedules and other commitments, Kathy will not be returning as the Vice-President for the next season. Thank you Kathy for all you've done for us.

PV Orchestra ends the 2008-2009 season with a "BIG" Bang

In celebration of the July 4th, PVRO ended the season with an Independence Day Celebration Concert on June 27. An electrifying night of favorite American orchestral classics and patriotic songs attended by well over 250 people. Thank you Mr. Su for another successful season. Without his extra-ordinary talent and leadership, we would not be here today. Our sincere thank you goes to all parents and friends who had volunteered and helped us throughout this season. This season was made possible with their courage, vision, dedication and hard work .

PVRO Performed at Sunrider

The Palos Verdes Regional Orchestra and Young violinists performed a beautiful, free concert at the Sunrider Headquarters in Torrance on Saturday, May 9, 2009, to an audience of 300. Many commented after the performance that the young musicians were “Amazing!” Along with the performance, the Los Angeles LDS Mission President, President Blackburn, gave a special Mother’s Day message about the importance of mothers and women. Sunrider has sponsored this orchestra for several years, and it has grown to be a great success in the South Bay community. Children and adults of all ages are invited to participate in the orchestra, which has regular performances throughout the year, at no expense to themselves other than instrument rental/purchase. The orchestra, conducted by Elmer Hsu, has drawn together a very talented group of children and teenage virtuosos who will surely go on to perform professionally after finishing school. Sunrider is proud to sponsor the orchestra as an effort to educate through music

and create unity throughout the community.

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