The eighth season of the Flagler Youth Orchestra’s county-wide strings program is about to begin. All interested students and parents are invited to attend an open house and information session on Wednesday, September 12 at 5:30 pm in the Indian Trails Middle School cafeteria to sign up and learn about the program. ♫ Enrollment is…
As we approach the start of the seventh season of the Flagler Youth Orchestra strings program, we decided ensembles with names like “Group B” or “Ms. Caren’s Orchestra” would no longer serve us well. It’s time for our five ensembles to each have a unique name for our students to identify with. But we need…
Above photo used with permission. Sean Foreman / 3rd Foundation The Flagler Youth Orchestra performs its second concert of the 2009-10 season on Monday, March 15, at 7 p.m. at the Flagler Auditorium in Palm Coast. Conductor Jonathan May will lead three orchestras with more than 250 string musicians — a cross-section of public, private…
There will be no string classes on Monday, February 15. Students are encouraged to practice often during this week-long break.
Regularly scheduled string classes resume on Monday, January 4. If you have any questions before then, please call (386) 263-2543.
Wishing all of you the very best the holidays have to offer.
Just a reminder to FYO students: Mr. Jeffe’s classes and Ms. Linda’s 4:30 and 5:30 pm classes are canceled today due to the special rehearsal for tonight’s Town Center performance by the upper orchestras. Beginners are encouraged to attend and show their support of their fellow FYO members as they play in the Rotary’s Fantasy…
Just ask these two talented young ladies: we are scheduled for classes today! Mr. May’s students, Mr. Justin’s students and Ms. Linda’s 3:30 pm students will rehearse holiday music for the December 14 performance. Mr. Jeffe and Ms. Linda’s beginners will begin working on new skills!
Just a reminder there will be no string classes during the Thanksgiving break. Students: please be sure to practice often over the coming week and play a tune or two for family and friends who cannot make the concert on December 7. Only two classes before our first concert of the season. Enjoy the holiday…
Thank you for joining the fastest growing, most exciting music program in Florida. The Youth Orchestra enrolled some 320 students for the Fall 2009 semester, a record. Thank you for your enthusiasm and interest. Enrollment for new, beginner students, however, is now closed. Students with string experience of a year or more, as well as…
Over the years, we occasionally hear from students or their parents that the child finds the ensemble music too easy. We hope that this post will help explain why we program the concert music at the level we do and how a student of the FYO should approach the study and practice of the ensemble…
Continue Reading »Here is the information about the accessories needed to be a well-equipped beginner in the Flagler Youth Orchestra. Method Book First, your method book. String Builder, Book 1. Be sure to purchase the version for the instrument your child is playing. Here is a link to the book for violin at Amazon.com, but you can…
Continue Reading »The Flagler Youth Orchestra performs its last concert of the 2011-12 season on Wednesday, May 9, at 7 p.m. at the Flagler Auditorium in Palm Coast. Conductor Caren Umbarger and fellow teachers of the FYO will lead five orchestras with 250 string musicians — a cross-section of public, private and homeschooled students. The program will…
Continue Reading »Members of the Harmony Chamber Orchestra will perform at the Hollingsworth Gallery on Saturday, April 14 at 6:00 pm. The gallery reception will feature local artist Christine Sullivan’s “The Clothesline Project”. For more information about the gallery and the reception, visit the Hollingsworth Gallery website.
Continue Reading »The Flagler Youth Orchestra performs its second concert of the 2011-12 season on Wednesday, February 29, at 7 p.m. at the Flagler Auditorium in Palm Coast. Conductor Caren Umbarger and fellow teachers of the FYO will lead five orchestras with 280 string musicians — a cross-section of public, private and homeschooled students. The program will…
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