The Valley Youth Orchestra

Concerts
FREE admission except for the Dinner Concert in January

• December 15, 2007 - Annual VYO Christmas Concert at 11:30 am
• January 27, 2008 - Dinner Concert and Silent Auction, Delta High School, 1400 Pioneer Road . Silent Auction begins at 5:00 pm and ends prior to the Concert.
• May 2 Concert with VSO, 7:30 pm at the Delta County Center for the Performing Arts, 822 Grand Ave, Delta. - map
• May 4 Concert with VSO, 3:00pm at the Montrose Pavilion, 1800 Pavilion Dr., Montrose - map
• May 9 Spring Concert at 7:00pm, Cedaredge at Cedaredge Assembly of God, 1596 S.W. 9th Street (south end of town just off of Hwy. 65) - map (view PDF of poster - 542K)
• May 10 Spring Concert at 7:00pm in Montrose at Calvary Chapel, 2201 S. Townsend Ave. (behind Hastings on Encanto Pl.) - map

Rehearsal Schedule

The Youth Orchestra has Saturday Rehearsals at the Delta United Methodist Church , 477 Meeker (corner of 5th and Meeker - see map).

Printable schedule for Winter/Spring 2008 (PDF format)

Rehearsal Times

• 8:50 am to 9:40 am, followed by a 10 min snack break: Concertino I Orchestra, Level 1 and 2 musicians combined
• 9 :50 am to 10:40 am, followed by a 10 min snack break:: Philharmonic II Orchestra , Level 2 and 3 musicians combined
• 10:50 am to 12:15 pm: Symphonic III Orchestra, Level 3 musicians only

Board Meetings

The monthly open meetings are usually at 10:00 AM at the Delta Methodist Church downstairs on the first rehearsal date of the month. Meetings are Feb. 23, Mar 15 and Apr 12. Please plan to attend and express suggestions and support. We meet in the east end of the basement of the Delta United Methodist Church (see map).

Fees

For the 2007-2008 season, the base fee is now $75 plus 10 hours of volunteer time per semester.  See Board members for the fee for other time committments and possible scholarships.  This fee is due at registration unless arrangements based on financial circumstances are made.

Volunteer Time on Committees

For 2007-2008, the VYO has three (3) openings on the Board as well as opportunities to be involved on the following committees:

• Dinner Concert Committee ­ Silent Auction Coordinator, Table Decorations/Tablecloths, Food Coordinator and Helper, Concert Coordainator, Ticket Coordinator
• Public Relations/Advertising Committee ­ Writing articles/ads for newpapers and local magazines, recording/providing radio public service info and sound bites, distributing concert posters
• Snack Coordinator ­ make calls to ensure snacks will be available for each rehearsal break
• Finance/Fund Raising Committee ­ Silent auction(s), T-shirts/mugs/etc. sales, contacting businesses for both one-time and continuing support, follow-up with thank-you notes to businesses and individuals providing items for the auctions and giving support, grant writing such as to the DMEA Roundup Fund and Cocker Kids
• Concert Committee ­ Venue-location coordinator, design and printing of posters and programs, chaperon coordinator of youngest members of the VYO at concerts
• Registration Committee ­ Set-up and administer an effective registration procedure
• Telephone Committee ­ Set-up and oversee an effective telephone tree in case of rehearsal cancelations, additions or changes in location and/or time as well as confirm audition times with members
• VSA (Valley Symphony Association) Liason ­ Attending portions of the VSA Board meetings or contacting their Board Chair on issues affecting the VYO and then reporting them to the VYO Board

Sponsorship/Donations

To send a donation, print our donation form (PDF format) and mail with your donation to:
Valley Youth Orchestra
29847 Stingley Gulch Road
Hotchkiss, CO 81419

All contributions and sponsorships are tax-exempt.

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