CONEJO YOUTH ORCHESTRA FORMING.Byline: Michael Coit Daily News Staff Writer Less than a year after forming, the Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by Symphony is adding a youth orchestra program to groom the musical talent of tomorrow. The orchestra will have about 65 seats for musicians ages 12 to 21. They will participate in regular lessons and rehearsals and have the opportunity to perform twice a year in the symphony's home at Ascension Ascension, in Christianity Ascension, name usually given to the departure of Jesus from earth as related in the Gospels according to Mark (16) and Luke (24) and in Acts 1.1–11. Evangelical Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Church can refer to many different Lutheran churches in the world. Among them are the following:
``This is something that we feel there's a need for,'' Garrett said. ``In past years, there have been so few opportunities for young musicians.'' The youth orchestra is an outgrowth of recent changes in the community's musical scene. The Conejo Valley Symphony is made up of musicians, board members and others from the former Conejo Symphony, which was formally dissolved dis·solve v. dis·solved, dis·solv·ing, dis·solves v.tr. 1. To cause to pass into solution: dissolve salt in water. 2. last year when it merged with the Ventura Symphony to form the New West Symphony. Leaders describe the upstart as a community-based symphony compared with the regional reach of the New West Symphony. To help fill the gap left by the loss of the Conejo Symphony, the CLU-Community Orchestra also was formed last year with musicians left out of the New West Symphony. Although the New West Symphony sponsors youth orchestras in both Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. and Ventura, organizers of the Conejo Valley Symphony youth orchestra said there is room for another group for young musicians. ``We think there are enough young musicians to go around. There are a lot of students who come from all over,'' Garrett said. ``It's very important that they have a place to perform as a group,'' she explained, ``because the more they play, the better obviously they are going to be.'' Leading the youth orchestra will be Carol Alexander, a Conejo Valley Unified School District Conejo Valley Unified School District or CVUSD is a school district in Ventura County. It serves Thousand Oaks, California and its subsections Newbury Park and Westlake Village. music teacher who has conducted youth orchestras in the Conejo Valley since 1983. Garrett noted that Alexander has been honored for her work with young musicians by the Thousand Oaks Arts Commission and received the Amgen Award for Teacher Excellence in 1994. ``She has a proven record,'' Garrett said. ``She's an educator. It's not just something to get up there and play. They don't just play to perform. They learn.'' Garrett said the youth orchestra has an initial $25,000 annual budget, which pays Alexander and covers the rent for rehearsal and performance halls. AUDITIONS The Conejo Valley Symphony's youth orchestra will hold auditions Aug. 27-28 at California Lutheran University Mission statement The University's mission statement is as follows: "California Lutheran University is a diverse, scholarly community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies. . To schedule an audition audition /au·di·tion/ (aw-dish´un) hearing. chromatic audition color hearing. au·di·tion n. The sense, ability, or power of hearing. , call (805) 241-7270. CAPTION(S): Box Box: AUDITIONS (See text) |
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