Here is the tentative after-school string class schedule for the upcoming school year. Please make sure to attend a Registration Meeting to meet the instructors, see the instruments, and register for a class. Additional details (such as class times) will follow.

Monday: Vestavia Elementary Central
Tuesday: Oak Mountain Intermediate, New Life Classical School, Vestavia Elementary East
Wednesday: Trace Crossings Elementary, Greystone Elementary, Hoover Christian School
Thursday: Oak Mountain Elementary, Crestline Elementary, Paine Elementary/Intermediate
Friday: All Saints' Episcopal Church (Homewood), Liberty Park Elementary

Welcome to AYS 2010-11!  I look forward to seeing all of you Sunday afternoon.

We have an exciting concert season ahead.  As you will see from the list below, the music for the first concert is more challenging than that for the first concert last year.  Get ready to work!

The lineup for the first concert looks like this:
Coriolan Overture – Beethoven
Norwegian Dances No. 2 & 3 – Grieg
Symphony No. 25, 1st movement – Mozart
A Night on Bald Mountain – Moussorgsky
Carmen Suite No. 2 – Bizet
6. Marche des contrabandiers
7. Habanera
9. Chanson du Toreador
11. Danse Boheme

Following are YouTube sites on which you can click for recordings of each of our pieces.  Please try to take a listen before Sunday’s rehearsal.

Coriolan Overture - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ctnJM4OW3A

Norwegian Dance No. 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzMahFlGLos
Norwegian Dance No. 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z-br6w8ecI

Symphony No. 25, 1st movement - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ4wOpFstT8

A Night on Bald Mountain - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1Vf5lIRXE

Carmen Suite No. 2
6. Marche des contrabandiers - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuVYiRRYuTQ
7. Habanera - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whFUUFo1eXQ
9. Chanson du Toreador - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUEbrIQ1ZZE&feature=related
11. Danse Boheme - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGh_zUJtIU8

The rehearsal will begin with a meeting with you and your parents.  After the meeting, we will sight-read through all of the music.  Because we will not rehearse Labor Day weekend, our next rehearsal will be September 12.  I will have seating audition materials ready for you at that time.

See you Sunday!

Click on 'Full Story' for part of the January AYS concert! The Beethoven sounded wonderful and we couldn't help sharing it.

Click on 'Full Story' for Showcase information including rehearsal times.

Click on 'Full Story' for details about Showcase rehearsal schedule and reception!