JCC Symphony Orchestra
Joel Lazar, Music Director

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2007 -2008 Schedule of Concerts
Rehearsal Schedule - April through June 2008
Auditions || Orchestra Policies

Announcements

2007-2008 Schedule of Concerts

Concerts

Sunday 2 December 2007, 7:30 PM

All Mendelssohn Program
Amy Beth Horman, Violin

Overture: Fingal's Cave (2003-04)
Violin Concerto (1999-2000)
Symphony No. 3, "Scottish" (1993-94)

Saturday 16 February 2008, 8 PM

All Russian, All Orchestral Program

Borodin: Overture To Prince Igor (1996-97)
Rachmaninoff: Vocalise (new)
Glinka: Kamarinskya (new)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 (2000-01)

Saturday 5 April 2008, 8:30 PM

Programming Change:
Adam Neiman, Piano

Weber: Overture To Oberon (1995-96)
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 (new)
Bruch: Symphony No. 1 (new)

Thursday 5 June 2008, 8 PM

Alon Goldstein, Piano
Rebecca Littig, Soprano

Gluck: Overture To Iphigenia In Aulis
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
(entire Program 1997-98)

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Rehearsal Schedules

Rehearsal Schedule for Concert #4, Thursday 5 June 2008, 8 PM

Gluck: Overture To Iphigenia In Aulis
Schumann: Piano Concerto
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
(entire Program 1997-98)

• Gluck: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, timpani, strings
• Schumann: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings
• Mahler: 4 flutes [3 and 4 double piccolo], 3 oboes [3 doubles English Horn], 3 clarinets [2 doubles E-flat clarinet, 3 doubles bass clarinet], 3 bassoons [3 doubles contrabassoon], 4 horns, 3 trumpets, timpani, 4 percussion, harp, strings

All rehearsals are Thursdays at 745 PM except as noted.

• April 10, NO REHEARSAL
• April 17, 24
• TUESDAY April 29, 745 PM
• May 1, NO REHEARSAL
• May 8
• May 15, Strings Only (see location/directions below)
• May 22
• May 29
• TUESDAY June 3, 7:45 PM
• WEDNESDAY June 4, 7:45 PM
• THURSDAY June 5: Preconcert rehearsal, 6:30PM, Concert, 8 PM.

String rehearsal May 15

First Baptist Church of Gaithersburg 200 W Diamond Ave Gaithersburg, MD 20877

I-270 going NORTH: Exit # 10 (Clopper Road /W.Diamond Ave)

Move to your left lane on the off ramp and turn left at the light. Proceed on W. Diamond to church campus on your left.

I-270 heading SOUTH: EXIT 11, heading south/west, Quince Orchard Road [MD 124].

From the off ramp, turn right onto Quince Orchard Rd. Go on Quince Orchard Road until it intersects Clopper Road [MD 117], left on Clopper, it passes under I-270 and becomes W. Diamond. Proceed on W. Diamond to church campus on your left.

From MD-355 / North Frederick Ave

go West from MD-355 [North Frederick Ave] on W. Diamond St, it is then on the right just after Chestnut Street.

Auditions

Strings: Allie Laban, 410-480-1069
Woodwinds, brass and percussion: Harriet Guskin, 301-299-8233

Directions are available from the JCCGW website.

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Orchestra Policies in Brief

Rehearsals

• Regular rehearsals are held Thursday evenings from 7:45 to 10:15 PM at the JCC. Exceptions are noted in the schedule.
• The pre-concert warm-up starts at 6:30 pm. All members should be on stage ready to play at 6:30 pm.

Concert dress: Basic Black

• Men: tuxedo with white shirt and black bow tie. A black suit may be substituted for the tuxedo.
  
• Women: long black, either slacks or a skirt, with a black shirt or blouse.

Tickets

• Members of the orchestra are offered an unlimited number of tickets at $10.00 each. Call the box office at 301-348-3872 to place your order, remembering to identify yourselves as orchestra members.

Music

• All parts are to be signed out on the sheet provided and returned immediately after each concert.
• If you are absent from a rehearsal, your parts must be available.
• If your music is not returned immediately after the concert you will be charged full purchase price for all parts.
• If you must ship your music back to the librarian, we urge you to pay for a shipping service that includes a tracking number. This way, you can verify your music has been received. Yes, we have had problems with first class mail.

Bad Weather

• Rehearsals will be held whenever possible. If we must cancel a rehearsal, or if the Center is closing, the JCC switchboard will have that information immediately (301-881-0100). We will send out an email to all members on our mailing list, and the JCC's closing information is also broadcasted through the following outlets:
  • Radio: WTOP (103.5 FM) and WMAL (630 AM)
  • TV: NBC-4, FOX-5, ABC-7, CBS-9 or News Channel 8
  If you do not see any news and cannot get through to the JCC's switchboard, you can call Joel, either personnel manager, or the librarian for a report.

  A full explanation of the JCC's various Snow Codes is available, but in short:

  • Code Blue -- rehearsal should not be affected
  • Code Yellow / Orange / Purple -- a decision on rehearsal will be made by 3 p.m.
  • Code Red -- Center is closed, rehearsal is canceled.
• If you must miss a rehearsal due to weather, please notify the music director or the appropriate personnel manager immediately and make sure your music is available if needed.
  • Music Director: Joel Lazar, (301) 469-0989, Fax (240) 465-0798, joellazar@joellazar.com
  • Personnel Manager, Strings: Allie Laban Baker, (410) 480-1069, normalbaker@verizon.net
  • Personnel Manager, Wind/Brass: Harriet Guskin, (301) 299-8233, hgg7805@msn.com
  • Orchestra Librarian: Margaret Dikel, (301) 881-0122, mfriley@erols.com

The JCC of Greater Washington and the JCC Symphony Orchestra will not tolerate discrimination, inappropriate behavior, or sexual harassment, and will take prompt corrective action to remedy any such offense.

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