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Greater Miami Youth Symphony Newsletter In This Issue Chorale and Orchestra Collaboration Concert Yourh Arts Festival Youth Orchestra Collaboration Concert WE NEED YOUR INPUT Community Outreach Quick Links GMYS Official Website Facebook Myspace Donate  Newspaper Articles Miami Herald Palm Beach Post  Newspaper Articles GMYS is always looking for volunteers to help us create a strong sense of culture in our community. We have a few exciting events and ideas for the upcoming months and truly need help. Please help us help our community by contacting Bernarda Reyes Join Our List April 2010 Calendar of upcoming events April 4 - Chamber Performance for Family Funday at Fairchild Tropical Garden, 2 PM April 10 - Edison Library Outreach Performance, 2 PM April 25 - FREE Chorale and Orchestra Collaboration Concert at Barry University, 4 PM   Chorale and Orchestra Collaboration Concert Greater Miami Youth Symphony, Civic Chorale of Greater Miami, Barry University Chamber Ensemble GMYS will participate in a free collaboration concert with Civic Chorale of Greater Miami and Barry University Chamber Ensemble on Sunday, April 25th, 2010 at 4pm in the Barry University Broad Center for the Performing Arts, 11300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161.   The collaboration concert is part of the Trilogia:Festival de la Music, presented by The Institute for Hispanic/Latino Theology and Ministry.  The program will include Misa Azteca by composer Joseph Julian Gonzalez,  performed by all three organizations and conducted by guest conductor Pasquele Veleno. The GMYS Symphony Orchestra will also perform Espana by Emmanuel Chabrier, Rhumba from Latin-American Symphonette by Morton Gould, and Danse Bacchanale (from Samson and Delilah) by Camille Saint-Saens. Youth Arts Festival Deering Estate Performance On March 7th, GMYS Young Mozarts performed at Deering Estate for the Youth Arts Festival. The performance was held outdoors in the beautiful Deering Estate Courtyard.   Youth Orchestra Collaboration Concertt   Greater Miami Youth Symphony and Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County On March 21st, the Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County and the Greater Miami Youth Symphony put on an extraordinary show with over 300 students participating. Three orchestras from each organization totaling six orchestras performed on stage at the FIU Wertheim Performing Arts Center in Miami.  The concert was also covered in both the Palm Beach Post and the Miami Herald!  Students met to rehearse together only hours before the concert.  The program included Bugler's Holiday, Monti Csardas, Finlandia, Satchmo- a Tribute to Louis Armstrong, and Dvorak's New World Symphony. GMYS would like to thank the Youth Orchestra of Palm Beach County for partnering with us and putting on such a great show. We look forward to next year's collaboration. Thank you to all the parents for helping to make this event possible. WE NEED YOUR INPUT! Dear Parents and GMYS Supporters,    Please get involved and make your voice heard at the events below.  Decisions made during this planning process will determine the investment  strategy of upcoming years for The Childrens Trust.  We always want to make sure the arts are a priority in our local funding organizations.  It is critical that The Childrens Trust hear from PARENTS of ARTS STUDENTS during this process.  Thank you so much.  Please get involved.  This is your chance to impact future funding for arts education.   ******************************************************** The Children's Trust Board's Strategic Planning Process Three Community Listening Forums will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 8, 9 & 10 (child care provided at the Saturday session). Locations and times are listed below. A revised version of the plan will be brought to The Children's Trust Board for review at its April session and for final approval at the May meeting.   Community Listening Forums: Thursday, April 8 from 5-7 p.m. at Mt. Hermon AME Community Center, 17800 NW 25th Ave., Miami Gardens, FL 33056. Friday, April 9 from 4-6 p.m. at South Dade Regional Library 10750 SW 211th St., Cutler Bay, FL 33189. Saturday, April 10 from 9:30 a.m. to noon, Miami Children's Museum, 980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami, FL 33132 (child care provided for parents attending this session). See the 2010 Strategic Planning Process flyer for details and more information at this link. 2010 Strategic Planning Process Community Outreach  Mimi Irish Festival On March 17th and March 20th, GMYS chamber ensembles performed at the Coral Gables Library.  On March 17th, a chamber ensemble performed during the St. Patrick's Day Preschool Storytime for young children.  On March 20th, chamber ensembles performed for the Irish Mini Festival.  Students played fiddle tunes for the audience, and students from the GMYS beginning violin classes also participated in the Irish Festival performance.  At the end of the performance, many children in the audience expressed interest in joining GMYS!   The Greater Miami Youth Symphony is funded in part by the Children's Trust. The Trust is a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County.  GMYS is also supported in part by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners,  the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, and Cultural Arts Council, the City of Coral Gables, Florida Marlins Community Foundation, Citizens Interested in the Arts Inc, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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Melissa Lesniak, PhD
Greater Miami Youth Symphony
Executive Director