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MAKING MUSIC TOGETHER, APART

4/21/2020

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These extraordinary times call forth our creativity and our need for stability. We continue to meet with our students regularly and find ways to connect, play music and learn together. While live rehearsal, coaching, and performances can never be replaced, our kids are participating through listening projects, conversations about music and composers, practice challenges, coaching and demonstrations, video projects, playing their instruments and receiving feedback.
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We have also been learning new technologies, solving new problems, and finding ways to create value, opportunities for expression, and collaborative projects with our amazing student community. As an organization, we are engaging our teaching artists and staff in new ways, at the same time making sure they continue to receive paychecks and support for their livelihood in dependable ways. Bringing our community together through music is one of our primary intentions and we continue to do that as we all navigate personally and communally through this global pandemic. If you can support our efforts, please contribute here to our spring appeal, "Making Music Together Apart."

Virtual connection is providing new opportunities for students to go deeper into their music education. The shift from in-person classes and public performance to an online platform allows students more one-on-one attention to refine their skills, and creates new space for individual creativity to flourish where students can write their own music. It's become a time to go deeper.
Youth Philharmonic with Ryan Finn, our middle school orchestra created this fabulous virtual performance. This concert season, the Youth Philharmonic was preparing a suite of Caribbean Folk dances arranged by their conductor, Ryan Finn.

In the absence of the ensembles performances at both the SFSYA-wide Music for Everyone concert and the end of season orchestra concert in May, the students of the ensemble recorded their parts independently and Mr. Finn creating a collaborative video to feature both their hard work and to celebrate the joyful music of the Kwéyol culture. Enjoy!
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Students in the jazz and orchestra ensembles alike are recording individual tracks and bringing them together for combined virtual experiences and end-of-season projects.
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The first 10 minutes of Elementary Strings classes, designed for the Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association’s youngest musicians, are reserved for logging on, tuning instruments, and saying hello to friends. Another class combines all levels of the program and covers topics relevant and now essential to all: tuning their instruments at home, rhythm reading and writing. 
Instead of his scheduled spring recital, Jack, one of our Intermezzo String Orchestra students, had a private performance in his home and shared it with us. Please join us in being his audience, sharing his success, and celebrating him. Thank you so much, Jack, for sharing Bach with us.
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In the Youth Symphony Orchestra, students are currently working on a collaborative video that will showcase all students playing from home. YSO students are meeting with Mr. Waag individually, in sectionals, and as a group. Activities have included targeted listening sessions, Q&A with members of the symphonic world. 
After a student-requested conducting clinic with William Waag, SFYSA Director of Orchestras, the kids shared: 
"That was so cool." "This gave me an idea of what conducting is like and will affect how I play..."
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25th Anniversary Music For Everyone: Silverscreen

3/27/2019

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the concert and reception on March 14, 2019! It was an extraordinary evening and success. Our students performed music from Mission Impossible, The Postman with Jono Manson, Anchorman, Studio Ghibli, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and songs from Coco with Nacha Mendez. They had a wonderful time and so many audience members have sent me messages that they were simply blown away by the show, the performances and excellence, and the variety of music! An extra thank you to our staff, volunteers, parents, and both Jono Manson and Nacha Mendez for all of the heart and soul you gave to the event.

Our fundraising reception at Manitou Galleries was elegant and yummy. We enjoyed the jazz talents of Michael Burt, Jr, Milton Villarrubia, and Christopher Ishee holding down the groove while our Jazz Performance students jumped in with some impressive and swinging improvisation. The painted violins were a sight to behold and some lively bidding ensued. The limited edition guitar from Coco went to lucky winner Boris Maiorov!

Our fundraising goal for this evening’s event was $25,000 in honor of our 25th anniversary. With everything currently added in, our gross fundraising amount was $24,500. If you missed the chance to donate, and would like to jump in now to help us meet that goal, please click here!
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CON VIVO - FREE Family Chamber Music Performances

3/24/2019

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The Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association presents Con Vivo! Free Family Chamber Music Outreach Concerts on April 7th at Santa Fe Public Library Main Branch 3-4PM and on April 13th 11am-noon at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos.

Students ranging from middle school to high school ages are participants in our Con Vivo chamber music program. They will be performing and speaking to the public about their instruments and the pieces that they are working on, composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Astor Piazzolla, Joseph Haydn, Studio Ghibli, Claude Debussy. There will be time allotted for Q & A. All ages invited to attend! Our performing students are from public and private schools throughout Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico, Albuquerque and Los Alamos.

The final Con Vivo concert of the season is May 11th, 5 P.M. at the San Miguel Mission in Santa Fe. Suggested donation: $10.

Photos from the Dec 16, 2018 Con Vivo Concert below by Joseph Ferrell.
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Painted Violin Silent Auction

3/11/2019

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The SFYSA's Third Annual Music for Everyone: Silverscreen 25th Anniversary Celebration is just around the corner! The 90-minute concert at the Lensic will feature performances by the Jazz, Mariachi, Orchestra ensembles, the Con Vivo program, an SFYSA staff ensemble, and special guests Nacha Mendez and Jono Manson. The concert is followed by a wine and dessert reception at Manitou Gallery on Palace Ave. Guests will enjoy music by Jazz Trio featuring Chris Ishee, Mike Burt, and Milton Villarubia. Guests will also have a chance to enter the raffle for the limited edition Coco guitar donated by Cordoba Guitars and finalize bids for the painted violin silent auction.

The nine painted violins from local, regional, and nationally-renowned artists are currently on display and open for early bidding at the Manitou Palace Ave Gallery (123 W. Palace Ave) and Nuart Gallery (670 Canyon Road).

CLICK TO ENLARGE, VIEW ARTIST, TITLE, AND STARTING BID

BC Nowlin, Carole Nowlin, Alvin Gill-Tapia, Fran Larsen, Leela Marcum, Mark Frossard, Jono Tew, Mariah Scee, and Scott Ritter donated their time and talents to create original works of art using retired, unplayable violins as their canvas.

You can bid early on these beautiful pieces at each gallery. All pieces will be sold in silent auction at the Music for Everyone Concert Reception on March 14 at Manitou Palace Ave Gallery. Ensure your win by purchasing a concert & reception ticket here.

All funds raised will support Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association students and programs, including providing instruments, sliding scale tuition and financial assistance, increasing community access across socioeconomic and cultural divides, and promoting musical expression and creative joy in our youth.

THANK YOU, ARTISTS!
CLICK TO READ THE BIOS OF OUR PAINTED VIOLIN ARTISTS

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Our Musicians at the ABQ Jazz Festival

3/5/2019

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Both  the Jazz Performance and Jazz Essentials groups performed for adjudication at the ABQ Jazz Festival in mid February. Both groups performed admirably, received excellent ratings, and had a private clinic with two nationally active jazz educators, Tom Matta and David Glenn. Forty-eight Middle School and High School bands participated in this event, capped off with an incredible concert with trumpeter Michael Rodriguez and tenor player Joel Frahm, who also ran clinics in the afternoon for the students. 
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MUSIC OF THESE FALL HOLIDAYS!

10/23/2018

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By Andrea Cassutt, Executive Director
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Raised as I was, I think about Halloween this time of year. Costumes and trick or treating, and scary movies with classical music soundtracks are the stuff of my memories as a child and more recently with my daughter. Here is a link to fun, spooky classical music for Halloween. This would be a great backdrop for visiting trick or treaters or a Halloween party.

One of the joys of our work at SFYSA is the range of music we present, and the ways it expands our cultural reference points as educators and students. Halloween and jazz don't naturally associate in my mind, but here are some treasures I discovered.
  • Nina Simone - I Put a Spell on You
  • Louis Armstrong - Skeleton in the Closet
  • Jelly Roll Morton - Dead Man Blues
  • And this great folk and cabaret compilation
And now last, but certainly not least, here are a few gems of Dia de los Muertos and Mariachi Music. Beautiful and vivid.
  • Dakota Romero - La Llorona
  • Beautiful, haunting video and song: El Haru Kuroi - Dia de los Muertos
  • Mercedes Medina - Viene la Muerte Cantando
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ANNUAL FALL RETREAT IN GLORIETA

10/15/2018

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The Santa Fe Youth Symphony full orchestras had a wonderful weekend of rehearsals, bonding, and other activities at the Glorieta retreat campus, September 29th and 30th. Student musicians worked with an assortment of music educators and professional symphony musicians from across New Mexico, as well as head string clinician, Ryan Ross, of the the Allen Philharmonic in Texas. The weekend was full of intensive musical work and progress.

Among the non-musical activities were a few games of black light dodge ball, including one round of the Youth Philharmonic vs. Youth Symphony. The friendly competition seemed to reinvigorate the musicians greatly, even after a very long day of rehearsing, chanting "YP" and "YS" respectively. The game also demonstrated that Mr. Finn is a far superior dodge ball player to Mr. Waag.

The Glorieta campus is nestled beautifully in mountains right off of Interstate 25 and was a perfect location for the 1.5 days of musical work for the symphony. Capped off with performance Sunday afternoon, the retreat was a great success. 

Thank you to parent, Yuki Murata for these photos.
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'CON VIVO' CHAMBER CONCERTS

4/10/2018

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 The Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association's five chamber groups, the 'Con Vivo' Ensembles recently performed in two public events at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe TGIF Series and at the Rivera Family Funerals and Cremations Into the Light Concert Series.

Videos and photos below.
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SFYSA RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM THE SANTA FE ROTARY CLUB!

4/4/2018

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The Santa Fe Youth Symphony Association was recently awarded $9,000 by the Rotary Club of Santa Fe Foundation from the funds raised at the 2017 Pancakes on the Plaza.
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MUSIC FOR EVERYONE 2018

3/11/2018

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Our second annual showcase featuring the Harlem Quartet and Aldo Lopez Gavilan was a fabulous evening! All who played, conducted, volunteered and attended had a stunning time. A number of people in our audience spoke afterwards of the excellence of our students and surprise at the scope of our programs. Our students spoke eloquently about their participation in SFYSA musical ensembles as a support to their learning, success, happiness, and leadership. The performance was excellent, the music fantastic and the after reception at Santa Fe Oxygen and Healing Bar was cozy and elegant. The event was an incredible educational success, a wonderful experience for our kids to work with the inspiration, support and excellence of the Grammy award-winning Harlem Quartet and Aldo Lopez Gavilan. While we created quite a buzz in the community reaching people with our community vision and sharing about our important work, we fell short of our fund raising goals. If you are in a position to join us as a donor and support our continued growth and access for our community to quality music education, please consider making a donation today.
Photos by Artotems Co.
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