WELCOME TO THE SOUTHERN VERMONT SINFONIA!
Where Music Meets the Mountains
EXCITING NEWS FOR OUR
SPRING SEASON!
PLUS
Our Monument Music SUMMER CAMP is July 6-11th! Please mark your calendars
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SATURDAY MORNING STRINGS
NEW! We will be starting our brand new
SATURDAY MORNING STRINGS
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Suzuki-style group lessons for beginner to intermediate Violin, Viola, Cello & Bass
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from March 14 until May 16
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10AM-11AM on Saturday mornings at the MAC Center
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w/ sectionals offered from 11:00AM-11:45AM for Sinfonia members
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More details will be forthcoming in the next week
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CELTIC MUSIC WORKSHOP with
EMERALD RAE
CELTIC MUSIC WORKSHOP with EMERALD RAE
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The weekend of March 20, 21 & 22
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3/20 Exclusive 'Meet & Greet' Concert performed by Emerald for the workshop participants.
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3/21 Workshop from 9AM-3PM
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3/22 Workshop concert open to the public @ 2PM
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Please stay tuned for more info!
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Who can attend?
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Musicians of ALL ages
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Dancers!!!
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Music teachers who are looking to learn new techniques
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To learn more about Emerald here:
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SPRING SEMESTER REHEARSAL TIMES:
Regular Sinfonia REHEARSALS will be held every Wednesday at the:
Monument Arts and Cultural Center
44 Gypsy Lane
Bennington, VT 05201
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE EACH WEDNESDAY
Repertory Strings 5:00-5:45
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String players with at least 3+ years of experience on instrument
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These members must have at least a basic understanding of note-reading. (Contact music director for further clarification, if needed)
Senior Sinfonia 5:50-7:00
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String/Wind/Brass/Percussion players with 4+ years of experience
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These members should be proficient in note-reading.
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MEMBERSHIP FEES:
In accord with our mission in ensuring that music-making remains accessible to our entire community, we offer the opportunity for members to become “supporters” of our organization. These members choose to include a donation in their fee which will provide support for those needing financial assistance in our community. Our supporters will receive a tax-deductible receipt and recognition in our concert program.
Single Membership Fees:
Supporter Membership: $175/semester (includes tax deductible donation of $50)
Standard Membership: $125/semester
Economy Membership: $75/semester (if in need of financial assistance)
Family Membership Fees (3 or more members):
Supporter Membership: $350/semester (includes tax deductible donation of $75)
Standard Membership: $275/semester
Economy Membership: $200/semester (if in need of financial assistance)
Checks payable to: SOUTHERN VERMONT SINFONIA
ABOUT SVS
The Southern Vermont Sinfonia (formerly the Green Mountain Youth Orchestra) is a haven of music-making resonating among the foothills of the Green Mountains in Bennington, Vermont. Our local youth and passionate community members converge each Wednesday evening to bring to life great works of the past and present. Founded in 1987 by Ellen Sager, the Southern Vermont Sinfonia accepts musicians of all ages and levels. Talented musicians from the VT/MA/NY tri-state area rehearse weekly and perform two to three times a season. The SVS represents the fulfillment of founder Ellen Sager's longtime goal of reestablishing a quality orchestral program in the area.
The SVS is comprised of three performance groups:
Repertory String Ensemble for string players who are still developing their skills. The group works on string orchestra repertoire while refining scales, theory and tone production. The Repertory Strings perform two to three times a year.
Sinfonia Ensemble for advanced string, wind, brass and percussion players.
Chamber Music is for musicians who are highly-motivated and interested in rehearsing/performing in a small ensemble of 5 players or less.
All ensembles meet on Wednesday evenings at Saint John the Baptist Church hall in North Bennington, VT.
3 Houghton Lane, North Bennington.
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold,
it would be a merrier world.
Thoren Oakenshield's last words to Bilbo, from The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
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