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TRYPO News:

• Miss our weekly emails? We post the weekly emails on the member page à Noteworthy Info
• There is a great Student Project Committee Service Project happening on December 14 by the Melodic Minors.  Check out below under Other Opportunities for more details or click on IN MY ELEMENT to go to the Student Project page!

Weekend Schedule:

• Saturday, December 14 at Duquesne University:

• • 1:00 – 2:00 pm: Wind Symphony & Percussion Ensemble Concert in Room 322. Attendance is strongly encouraged! Let’s show some support to our fellow TRYPO members!
  • 2:30 – 4:00 pm: Rehearsal in Room 322

• Sunday, December 15 at Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
  • 4:00 pm YPO Students must be in the building in concert clothes
  • 4:15 pm YPO Sound Check
  • 7:00 pm Concert!

• Click on WATER for a message from your conductor Mr. Worsdale

Important Info:

• Carnegie Hall Student Participation Confirmation Form: We have created a web page with Carnegie Hall to keep you up to date! Check it out: https://trypo.org/carnegie-hall-2020/

• • Please fill out the #ConquerCarnegie Student Registration Form no later than THIS FRIDAY, December 13. All of the available info is in the body of the registration form. NOTE: a response is required regardless of whether you can make it or not.
  • Parents interested in chaperoning are welcome to fill out the Chaperone Interest Form by Tuesday, December 17.

• TRYPO CONCERT this Weekend! We’re excited for the concert this weekend!  Be sure to check out the concert memo for more info.  Need tickets? Click on FIRE or click HERE for VIP tickets.  Note: those tickets will close tonight, December 11 at 11:59pm.  Regular tickets will be available till the start of the concert.  Need a flyer?  Click HERE to access a printable pdf.  Spread the word with your teachers, friends, family, etc.

• Project: Making Your Element Relevant: Check out the student project page for updates HERE

• Fundraising Page: Check out our NEW TRYPO Fundraising Page HERE!  It will contain all the many fundraising options that your family can do throughout the year.

• Concerto Competition: TRYPO’s 2019-20 Concerto Competition will be held on Sunday, January 12, 2020, 6:30-8:00pm at Duquesne University Mary Pappert School of Music in Room 307.  Please fill out the Concerto Competition Form and submit it by Monday, January 6, 2020.  The form is attached to this e-mail and can be downloaded from the YPO Member Portal under General Member Info. Please read the requirements carefully.

Other Opportunities:

• Melodic Minors Toy Drive: For our service project, we are helping others by collecting toys for children for the holidays.  Since our concert is right in the middle of toy season, we have figured out two ways to help kids:

1.  New Toy Drive!  Bring a new toy to rehearsal, December 14 and the concert, December 15.  Donations will go the Family Care Connections Centers, part of UPMC Children’s Hospital.  New toys need to be in the box and unwrapped, and the hospital said no homemade gifts because of sanitation requirements. .

• YC2 Spring Registration: YC² registration is now OPEN for second semester, beginning Saturday, January 11. Recruit some friends, or sign up and we’ll help create a new chamber group for you. Meet after SYM or WS rehearsal or before YPO rehearsal, prepare challenging repertoire with one of our awesome coaches, perform in beautiful spaces, and earn service hours and TRYPO points playing out in the community. More info at www.youthchamberconnection.org/programs.
• French Woods Festival Open House: Are you interested in a summer music festival?  There will be an open house for French Woods with director, Rob Schaefer at the Dubin’s home this Sunday, December 15, 2019 from 12:00pm-4:00pm.  Please see the attached flyer for more information regarding the open house.  For more information about the festival, click HERE

• FREE TICKET OFFER & SPECIAL INVITATION! 

You are invited to hear TRYPO’s and YC²‘s wonderful coach Kathleen Melucci perform as soloist with the Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh, this Friday, December 13, at the First Unitarian Church in Shadyside (605 Morewood Ave, 15213)! The concert begins at 7:30pm but COME EARLY to hear TRYPO’s new woodwind quintet Yinz Winds – Lawrence, Nathan, Nathaniel, Sonny, and Zachary – play pre-concert at 7:00pm! COP is generously offering one free ticket to each TRYPO and YC² member. RSVP here for your free student ticket. Click here to see program information and purchase tickets for accompanying friends or family. Tickets will be held at Will Call to be picked up that night

• Chamber Music Pittsburgh Ticket Offer!

You and a guest are cordially invited to attend a concert by Brooklyn Rider, on Monday, January 6 at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland – tickets compliments of Chamber Music Pittsburgh! Plan to arrive early, so you can hear YC²‘s Cygnus Quartet , PYSO’s 2019-20 Montgomery Fellowship Quartet, perform in the stunning lobby; then the concert begins at 7:30pm. RSVP by clicking here. Here is a bit about the Brooklyn Rider string quartet: Hailed as “the future of chamber music,” the veteran string quartet Brooklyn Rider presents eclectic repertoire and gripping performances that continue to draw rave reviews from classical, world, and rock critics alike. NPR credits Brooklyn Rider with “recreating the 300-year-old form of string quartet as a vital and creative 21st-century ensemble.”

Upcoming Deadlines:

• Wednesday, December 11, 2019: (TODAY!) Last day to purchase VIP Tickets for the December 15 Concert. Click HERE to get your VIP tickets!
• Friday, December 13, 2019: Last day to submit your #ConquerCarnegie Student Registration Form
• Monday, January 6, 2020: Last day to submit the Concerto Competition Form

• Click on WIND for the season schedule and be sure to check for any target dates coming up!