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Rehearsal Sites & Venues

Rehearsal Sites & Venues

Primary Rehearsal Site

Farmers Insurance Building
4th Floor Cafeteria
3003 - 77th Ave SE
Mercer Island, WA
Printable Driving Directions

  • Check in at the front desk with the security guard. 
  • Sign-in or check off your name on the NWSO roster sheet. 
  • Take elevator to 4th floor to the cafeteria. 
  • Bring a music stand. 

ATTENTION: Office areas are off limits.

Venues and Other Rehearsal Sites

Highline Performing Arts Center (HPAC), Burien, St. Cecilia Catholic Church & School, Bainbridge Island, Holy Rosary Catholic Church & School, West Seattle, Luther Memorial Church, Greenwood, Benaroya Hall (downtown Seattle between 2nd & 3rd and Union & University).


Printable Version of NWSO Member Policies

NWSO Member Policies

NWSO Member Policies

Rehearsals

  • Unless otherwise indicated, all rehearsals, including dress rehearsals, begin promptly at 7:15 pm and typically end at 9:45 pm. Plan on arriving no later than 7:00 pm to warm up, pick up music, etc.  Please be ready to play at 7:15 pm.

  • Musicians playing one on a part should provide a substitute at rehearsals.  A substitute is required at all dress rehearsals and concerts. You should allow adequate time to procure a replacement.

Absences

  • Please communicate your absence as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to Morven Balmidiano, Orchestra Manager at m.balmidiano@yahoo.com up to 4:00 PM before the scheduled rehearsal time. You may also call or text message Morven at cell phone (425) 213-6492 at any time. If text messaging please remember to leave your name.

  • Contact information for Anthony Spain is (206) 683-9072, anthonyspain@juno.com.

Sheet Music

  • Our librarian is Michelle Crumpler, michelle_crumpler@hotmail.com. Our sheet music is rented and must be mailed back to the rental company.  Please return all music immediately after every concert or as instructed.  You will be charged $10.00 for each piece of music not returned.

We welcome your questions, comments, and concerns.  Please feel free to contact either myself or Anthony at anytime.

Your time, dedication, and efforts are sincerely appreciated.

Morven Balmidiano
Orchestra Manager


Printable Version of Rehearsal Schedule

NWSO Member Rehearsal Schedule

NWSO 2008 - 2009 Rehearsal Schedule as of September 5, 2008

Concert 1 - Family Concert
  • September 10- all – at Mercer Island rehearsal site
  • September 17- winds and brass only
  • September 24- strings only
  • October 1- all
  • October 8- all
  • October 15- all
  • October 22- all
  • October 24, Friday mandatory dress rehearsal at HPAC
  • October 25, Saturday concert, call time 7:00 PM, downbeat 7:30 PM, HPAC

Program

  • Polovtsian Dances, Alexander Borodin
  • Hungarian Dance No. 5, Johannes Brahms
  • Ritual Fire Dance, Manuel de Falla
  • Marche Slav, Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
  • Return of the Wooden Soldiers, Ed Hartman*
  • Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Camille Saint-Saens, with soloist Emily Choi (King Choi's daughter)
  • Tzigane, Maurice Ravel, with soloist Paul Kim

Attire: Optional family friendly costume and one you can play in, otherwise, casual black.

 

Seahawks Half Time Show with Alice in Chains

Due to limitations beyond our control orchestra size for this event has been cut down. Personnel for this event has already been selected. Please wish your colleagues well.

 
Concert 2 - Children's Hospital Benefit Concert
  • October 29 – all Mercer site
  • November  5- all Mercer site
  • November 6- all Thursday- location TBA
  • November 7- concert (Friday- 5:30pm call time) Benaroya Hall

 Program: TBD

 

 
Concert 3 - Valentine's Concert
  • January 7- all
  • January 14- winds and brass only
  • January 21- string sectionals and woodwind sectionals at Mercer site and other locations
  • January 28- all
  • February 4- all
  • February 11- all
  • February 12- Thursday mandatory dress rehearsal HPAC
  • February 13- Friday Concert- 8pm HPAC

 Program

  • Piano Concerto No. 2, Sergei Rachmaninoff, with soloist Yuka Sasaki
  • Prayer of Saint Gregory, Alan Hovhaness*, with soloist Natalie Dungey (Philip & Winnie Dungey's daughter)
  • Symphony No. 1, Johannes Brahms
 
Concert 4 - Holy Rosary Church, West Seattle
  • February 18- all
  • February 25- strings at Mercer site (woodwinds and brass at other locations)
  • February 28- all (Saturday 10am-1pm location TBA)
  • March 4- all
  • March 6- mandatory dress rehearsal (Friday at Holy Rosary Church in West Seattle)
  • March 7- concert 8pm (Saturday at Holy Rosary)

 Program

  • In Retrospect (from Janus), Samuel Jones*
  • Four Last Songs, Richard Strauss, with soloist Alexandra Picard
  • Mathis der Maler, Paul Hindemith
 
Concert #5 - Season Finale
  • March 25- all
  • April 1- strings at Mercer site (woodwinds and brass at other locations)
  • April 8- all
  • April 15- all
  • April 22- all
  • April 24- mandatory dress HPAC
  • April 25- Concert at 8pm HPAC

 Program

  • In Prospect (from Janus), Samuel Jones*
  • Redwoods Symphony, Jonathan Middleton*
  • Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, Glenn Crytzer*with soloist Joshua Roman

 

 


Newsletter

  • June 2008
    • Rehearsal Schedule for 2008 - 2009 Schedule
    • Program Highlights
    • Seahawks Game Half Time Show
  • May 2008
    • NWSO Fundraiser
    • 2008 - 2009 Season Update

 

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