April 2, 1997

Today Mahler (Mvts. IV, I, III, II) 7:00 - 10:00

April 9 Beethoven 7:00 - 7:30, LaRocca 7:30 - 8:00, Mahler (in order) 8:15 - 10:00

April 16 Beethoven 7:00 - 7:45, LaRocca 7:45 - 8:00, Mahler (in order) 8:15 - 10:00

Saturday April 19
Dress Rehearsal
LaRocca 10:00 - 10:30, Beethoven 10:30 - 11:15, Mahler 11:30 - 1:30 (extra horns come at 12:30)

Sunday April 20
Concert 3:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Call

The 97-98 Season

Summer Family Concert: Saturday, July 26, 2:00 p.m. Spangenberg Auditorium
Rehearsals: July 9, 16, 23 (at CSM Band Room), warmup/dress on Saturday the 26th, noon.
#1 Sunday: October 5, 3:00 P.M. (Cañada) Celebrating 10 Years at Cañada College
Mahler: Symphony No. 9
Rehearsals: August 20, 27, September 3, 10, 17, 24, October 1, dress on October 4.
#2 Sunday: November 23, 3:00 P.M. (Cañada)
Smetana: Overture to The Bartered Bride
Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2 (Karen Bentley)
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Rehearsals: October 8, 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5, 12, 19, dress on Nov. 22.
#3 Sunday: February 22, 3:00 P.M. (Spangenberg)
Rachmaninof: Piano Concerto No. 3 (with Thomas Hansen)
Ives: Symphony No. 4 (with Cañada's chorus)
Rehearsals: Dec. 3 (reading session), Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, Feb. 4, 11, 18, dress on Feb. 21 (Spangenberg)
#4 Sunday: April 19, 3:00 P.M. (Cañada)
Puccini: La Bohéme (with Skyline College Chorus, Dr. Patty Hennings, Director)
Rehearsals: Feb. 25 (reading session), March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15, dress on April 18
#5 Sunday: June 14, 8:00 P.M. (Cañada)
Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus Overture
Brahms: Double Concerto (with Stephen Harrison and Susan Freier)
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5
Rehearsals: April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 5 (Friday), 10, dress on June 13.

RWS Council Meeting

--Claudia Herzog

It is that time again where we need to get together and talk about how we can make the Fodor event in June a wonderful experience for all.

The first meeting was originally scheduled for Thursday, April 3rd at Claudia's House. Due to a low expected turnout however (as determined by a poll at the April 2 rehearsal), a new date will soon be announced.

Please consider the following areas where you can help out with the event:

Publicity--we need to send a press release to the local papers soon so they can start planning for feature stories with Fodor when he arrives. This team will involve writing the press release and following up with the publications to see that the releases are properly placed and we do not miss any opportunities for further press coverage.
Special Events--Fodor will be performing at Stanford at the Bing Music Series on June 4th at 4:00 P.M. I would like to make sure we have a good audience for him and want to see if we can get the media to attend (we may need to use the expertise of our Publicity team for this one).
Master Class--We have already done a lot of work here, but I need help contacting music teachers in the area and sending out the flyer for the event (which we have already completed). Then we need to follow up and make sure the teachers are either bringing students to observe or are sending their students to perform. This should be a great event. In addition, we would like to
adequately publicize this event in advance of the concert.
Corporate Outreach--Deborah Birckhead has already been brainstorming on how we can help the local companies become more involved with RWS (donating money, providing performance venues, helping us commission new works, special projects, etc.). The immediate tasks for this group are to plan funding for the Fodor visit. But lots of fun projects will pop from this group.
Press Kit--Patti Harrell has already started this project and will be pulling together items for our Press Kit. This is a grouping of documents, articles and bios that help the Press and local corporations/civic bodies get to know who we are. Immediate projects are working on collecting information for the core kit, helping to collect orchestra bios, and taking photos (Valerie Sarfaty has volunteered).
CDs--David Stork and I have started work on determining the factors that will lead to RWS successfully producing one CD for next season (or possibly the one following, depending on our progress). So far, this project consists mainly of brainstorming issues involved in recording and meeting with potential talent (editors, productions people, recording engineers, etc.).
Logistics--Last year, Victor Lee did a great job of coordinating how the house was going to look for the Fodor visit and reception. Since we are at a new, larger venue this year, this should be a fun project.
Fodor Reception--We have already identified a possible donor for the Fodor Reception site. This project would involve meeting with the donor and making plans for the reception. Budget will be provided for the event. In addition, you will be in charge of inviting press, local "dignitaries" and others to the reception to help share the success of the concert. Last year Catherine Habiger had great success in getting local companies to donate food and drink for the event (all of that hard work has already been done).

Piano instruction: All ages/levels, sight-reading, ear training, theory, classical or pop; whatever suits your needs! B.A. in music/psych from U.C. Berkeley, 19 years experience as a musician. For a fun, personalized approach, contact Jennifer Lawry (violin).

This is a Web version of text from the newsletter "Redwood Symphony Notepad" which is distributed to members of the Redwood Symphony at rehearsals. The newsletter and this online version are edited by George Yefchak.

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April 2, 1997

The 97-98 Season

RWS Council Meeting

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