What's New and Announcements
The Oregon Pro Arte Youth Chamber Orchestra in cooperation with the
Newport Symphony Association will present a concert at the
Newport Performing Arts Center in Newport Oregon. Young musicians
throughout Lincoln County have been invited to apply for Honorary
Membership and 18 coast musicians have been selected to join OPAYCO on
stage to perform a side by side concert for the instrumental music
students of Lincoln County. This will be an exciting exchange of
energy as youth musicians from Portland join with youth musicians from
the Oregon Coast to present music of Bach, Schubert, Gliere,
Mendelssohn, and Rossini.
Don’t miss this exciting event!
April 28, 2008
Newport
Performing Arts Center
Newport, Oregon
1:15 pm
Congratulations to the following Lincoln County Students who have been
selected as Honorary Members of the Oregon Pro Arte Youth Chamber
Orchestra!
Violin
Sara Cheek,
(school unknown)
Elizabeth (Lizzie)
Belmont Newport high School
Hayley Trivett
Newport High School
Michelle Vinjamuri
Nestucca Valley Middle School
Monica Steenkolk
Eddyville Charter School
Katherine
Rose Isaac Newton Magnet School
Reina
Morgan Waldport High School
Hannah Wartnik
Homeschool
Candace Mettle
(school unknown)
Jayde
Casey Taft Elementary
Viola
Donna Searles-Brown
Newport High School
***Alyssa
Steenkolk Eddyville Charter School
Cello
Rebecca
Brothers Lincoln City Adventist School
Alexander
Rose Newport high School
Flute
Megan Heistuman
Newport High School
Katlyn
Beck Isaac Newton Magnet School
Clarinet
Kate
Malcolm Newport High School
Trombone
Morgan Annable
Isaac Newton Magnet School
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Cole
2nd
Annual Competition for Young Composers (12/17/2007)
Winning
composition
will be performed by OPACO on May 4, 2008
Winning
composer
will receive a $500.00 award, a beautiful plaque.
Qualifications:
This competition is for young composers up to and including age 23.
Each original entry should be a work between 5 and 12 minutes in
length and must be written for one of the following compliments: 1-
full string orchestra 2- Full string orchestra plus winds up to the
compliment of a full chamber orchestra (pairs of winds and
percussion).
Deadline:
Entries must be received in full score, a set of parts and a midi
recording by February 29, 2008
Mail entries
to:
Oregon Pro
Arte Youth Chamber Orchestra
John Kenneth
Cole Competition Prize
PO Box 1909
Lake Oswego,
OR 97035
Questions:
Contact OPACO office or Cindy Petty at
c.petty@comcast.net
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Pro Arte Conservatory Strings (9/12/2005)
The OPACO organization welcomes our newest ensemble, the Pro Arte Conservatory Strings (PACS). This preparatory group is for young musicians between the ages of eight and 14 and will play music on the level of Suzuki books three through six. PACS is designed to train fine string players to move into OPAYCO. There is some overlap between age ranges for the two groups, allowing for the development of skill levels among older students and maturity among extremely talented younger musicians.
PACS will rehearse every Monday during the season from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The group will perform in combined concerts with OPACO and OPAYCO in December and May, and at the beginning of the OPAYCO concert Feb. 19 and the OPACO performance on March 18.
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Gala Concert in Japan (8/15/2005)
The board of directors has accepted an invitation from the Sapporo Philharmonic for OPACO/OPAYCO to participate in a joint performance at Kitara Concert Hall on June 4, 2006, at 3 p.m., to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Japanese orchestra. This follows a concert by the three groups held last season in Portland. Sapporo is Portland's official "sister city."
Participation in the tour is optional, and spouses are welcome. We are currently seeking donors to help offset the musicians' expenses for the trip. OPACO/OPAYCO is scheduled to depart Portland on May 27, returning on June 5. Additional information will be posted on this site as it becomes available.
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OPACO Board Elects New President (8/28/2005)
Christine Kammer Dungan was named president of the Oregon Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra effective August 28. She succeeds Michael O. Shaw, who will continue to serve the organization as president emeritus.
Rev. Dungan is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). A native of Portland, she has recently returned after 25 years in the eastern and southern United States. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and holds a Master of Divinity degree from Columbia Theological Seminary and Master of Arts from Vanderbilt University, where she is a doctoral candidate in Hebrew Bible.
Rev. Dungan's professional background includes a variety of positions in journalism and public relations. She was an editor and classical music columnist for Portland's Community Press newspapers and worked with the Peter Britt Gardens Music and Arts Festival in the 1970s.
Rev. Dungan is looking forward to her involvement with OPACO and the challenge of bringing high-quality chamber music to audiences in the metropolitan area. She can be reached by voicemail at the OPACO offices, 503.570.6211, or via email at chrisdungan1@msn.com.
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