The first LYCO rehearsal this year will be on the 9th of February 2018. They will continue every Friday during the public school term. For exact times, maps and a provisional rehearsal schedule, see the Rehearsals page.
2017 End of Year Concert Gallery
The Galleries now include audio recordings and photographs the 2017 End of Year Concert.
The galleries also have audio from the 2017 Winter Orchestra Workshop and 2017 Mid Year Concert.
2017 End of Year Concert
| When | Friday, 1st December 2017, 7:30pm |
|---|---|
| Where | City Baptist Church, 11 Frederick St, Launceston |
| Entry | Gold coin donation |
Instructions to Members
Rehearsal Timetable for the 1st of December 2017
All rehearsals will be on the City Baptist Church stage. This means that only one orchestra will be able to rehearse at a time. Please arrive in good time for your rehearsal and leave the stage efficiently so the next orchestra can set up.
| Piccolo Strings | 4:15pm | to | 4:45pm |
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| Intermezzo Strings | 4:50pm | to | 5:25pm |
| Launceston Symphony Orchestra | 5:30pm | to | 6:30pm |
| Doors Open | 7:00pm | ||
| Concert | 7:30pm | to | 9:00pm |
Orchestra members may wait in the church between the rehearsal and the start of the concert.
Please bring your own music stand and a plate of food to share for supper.
Programme
Piccolo Strings
A Pirate’s Dream
Susan H. Day
Desert Sands
Soon Hee Newbold
Hiyoko Dances
Keiko Yamada
The Dancing Peppers
Keith Sharp
Intermezzo Strings
Dances from “The Jacobin”
1. Ecossaise
Antonín Dvořák
Solo Oboe – David Hamilton
Solo Violin – Margaret Hoban
Conductor – Angus Deeth
Concerto for Oboe and Violin (BWV 1060R)
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach
Shu, Egyptian God of Wind
Brendan McBrien
Swashbucklers Saga
Chris Thomas
Launceston Symphony Orchestra
Presidential Polonaise
John Philip Sousa
Waltz from “Billy the Kid”
Aaron Copland
Solo Clarinet – Kate Howe
Solo Clarinet (Basset Horn Part) – Angus Deeth
Konzertstück No.2 (Op. 114)
1. Presto
2. Andante
3. Allegro grazioso
Felix Mendelssohn
arr. Heinrich & Carl Bärmann
Selections from “West Side Story”
1. I Feel Pretty
2. Maria
3. Something’s Coming
4. Tonight
5. One Hand, One Heart
6. Cool
7. America
Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
arr. Jack Mason
No Rehearsal 22nd September 2017
None of the LYCO Orchestras will be rehearsing on Friday, the 22nd of September 2017. This affects the Piccolo Strings, Intermezzo Strings and Launceston Symphony Orchestra.
However, there will still be rehearsals for all three orchestras on the following Friday, the 29th of September, the day that the school holidays begin.
There will be no rehearsals for the two weeks after this due to the holidays, before rehearsals resume on Friday, the 20th of October 2017.
For the complete list of rehearsal and concert dates for the year, see the Rehearsals page.
The 2017 Winter Orchestra Workshop Begins
Some final notes for those attending the camp, friends and family…
Contact
If you need to contact us during the camp:
- e-mail camp@lyco.org.au, or
- SMS or call 0415 084 644.
Timetable
Applicants will have received a complete timetable for the camp in e-mail.
7th July 2017 (Friday)
| 5:00pm | Start arriving |
| 6:00pm | Evening meal |
| 7:30pm | Orchestra rehearsal |
| 9:00pm | Supper |
9th July 2017 (Sunday)
| 1:30pm | Open rehearsal begins |
| 3:00pm | Camp ends |
| 4:00pm | Leave site by this time |
Rehearsals, including the open rehearsal, will all be held in the Assembly Hall. This room is in the same building as the Camp Clayton Office and the Dining Room. It is to the left of the Camp Clayton Reception and to the right of the Dining Room Foyer.
What to Bring
The complete list of what to bring is in the Information Sheets.
During the camp we will be reading from the Bärenreiter Urtext edition of the Beethoven Symphony No. 3. You are no longer required to bring your own sheet music.
As of Friday morning, the weather forecast for Ulverstone gives an 80% chance of rain on Friday, 60% on Saturday and 20% on Sunday. We recommend packing a raincoat.
Temperatures will range from 3°C to 12°C. Pack sheets, blankets, sleeping bags and hot water bottles accordingly.
Rehearsals Resume 28th July 2017
There will be no rehearsals at the City Baptist Church on the 7th of July 2017. Musicians who registered for the Winter Orchestra Workshop should assemble the items listed in the WOW Information Sheets and go to Camp Clayton. If that doesn’t apply to you, your school holidays begin a few hours early.
The next rehearsal of the Piccolo Strings, Intermezzo Strings and Launceston Symphony Orchestra will be on the first Friday of term 3: the 28th of July 2017. For other rehearsal dates, see the Rehearsals page.
Recordings from the mid year concert are also now online. To hear them, visit the 2017 Mid Year Concert page in the Galleries.