Studio News Stained Glass composition in concert Jan Mittelstaedt's piece for woodwind quintet and piano, Stained Glass, was presented last fall as part of the Cascadia Composers Autumn Concert at Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church. The Alder Street Winds and Jeff Winslow on piano premiered this new work pefore an appreciative audience. You can watch and listen to the performance by clicking this link and scrolling down to the bottom of the page. Ensembles Many of the groups got off to a slow start, because we haven't had time to work on ensembles during lessons. However, we have now started to focus on them. I would like to schedule some rehearsals on Monday, December 21. If you are part on an ensemble, please let me know your schedule for that day and whether or not you would be available for an ensemble rehearsal. I am now registering students for the ensemble festival. Theory Study for 2010 After the Ensemble Festival is over, I will start to focus on written theory. Each student may choose either to take a theory test through the Junior Festival and be in a theory class that will meet about every three weeks on Monday evenings or to work independently in a theory book and not be part of a class. Please let me know your preference. Tell me at your lesson or email me before Christmas vacation. Dates, 2009- 2010: Christmas Recital: December 12, 2009 Christmas Vacation: Dec. 21 - Jan. 3 Ensemble Festival: January 23, 2010 Baroque Festival: February 5-7, 2010 Lower Division Spring Syllabus: February 26-28, 2010 Romantic Festival: April 16-18, 2010 Upper Division Spring Syllabus: April 23-25, 2010 Junior Festival (OFMC): April 26-30, 2010 Spring Recital at Sherman Clay (Studio): May 1 Trula Whelan Concerto Competition: May 1, 2010 - audition; May 8 - winners recital 33rd studio lesson: Week of May 3 - 7 End of the year make up weeks: June 9 - 22 Ensemble and Musicianship Class Schedule Treble Clef Group (Irina, Felicia) Tues. Dec. 1: 8:00 - 8:30 Dolce Group (Schuyler and Angela) Monday, Nov. 30: 8:00 - 8:45 Two Eighths (Samuel and Randy) Monday, Dec. 7, Jan 11 - 7:00 - 7:30 Polyphonic (Stephanie, Vineet, Rebekah) Monday, Dec. 7, Jan 11 - 7:30 - 8:00 Bass Clef (Jeremy, Vijay, Austin, Samuel) Monday, Dec. 7, Jan 11 - 8:00 - 8:30 Triplets (Jeremy, Austin, Renee) Monday, Dec. 7, Jan 11 - 8:30 - 9:00 Rehearsal Schedule for January 18: 6:30 PM: Treble Clef (Irina and Felicia) 7:00 PM: Two Eighths (Samuel and Randy) 7:30 PM: Polyphonic (Stephanie, Vineet, Rebekah) 8:00: Bass Clef (Jeremy, Vijay, Austin, Samuel) 8:30 PM: Triplets (Jeremy, Austin, Renee) Tuesday, January 19: 8:00 - 8:30 Treble Clef Group (Irina and Felicia) Jeremy & Connor TBA …Gabriel & Immanuel: Thurs. PM