OYO enjoyed a fabulous retreat September
10-12, 2004
at

Redwood Glen Camp.  

We play by the book. And we have fun.

Bryan Nies and Michael Morgan consult the score for Dvorak's Symphony No. 8.     B. Stack photo.

Coaches: Heghine Boloyan, violins; Anna Kruger, violas; Sarah Choi, cellos; David Arend, basses; Robin May, winds; Trish Grima, brass.

Saturday afternoon sectionals: Winds under the guiding hand of coach Robin May: (L to R rear) Dan Ferreira, Yongeun Lee, Kyle Chin, and front,

Courtney Nippa, Gina Hu, Carolyn Kwok, and Lisa Sommerauer.     B. Stack photo.

French Horns (L to R): Philiana Ng, Andrew Watson, and Victoria Lau.     B. Stack photo.

Trumpeters Tina Jupp and Jaime Guzman.      B. Stack photo.

Bass Coach David Arend gives the low-down on technique to Tim Duff and Hannah Keeshan.     B. Stack photo.

Violas: (clockwise from left: Alex Augsburger-Blum, Megan Gaebler, Brian Soe, Yennie Lee, Alessandra Aquilanti, and the well-formed hand of

coach Anna Kruger.    B. Stack photo.

OYO violin coach Heghine Boloyan makes a point of technique very clear to Concertmaster Danielle Taylor and Asst. Concertmaster Andrew Wilson, while at the next desk Jimmy Hahn and Sarah Lee discuss it, and Rachel Taylor and Sarena Hsu try it out.       B. Stack photo.

Bryan leads the full rehearsal on Sunday morning. They are looking a bit tired from the hard day saturday: morning seating auditions, afternoon sectionals, evening full rehearsal. followed by games and a bonfire!      B. Stack photo.

The brass blast (tastefully) from the rear: (L to R): Philiana Ng, Andrew Watson, Victoria Lau, Tina Jupp, Jaime Guzman, and Daniel Wright.   B. Stack photo.

Percussionist Maneka Puligandla plays the timpani.     B. Stack photo.

How the word gets around: Conductor Bryan Nies explains what he wants to the Principal cellists Bryan West and Victoria Yoon. Next Bryan West turns around and communicates to the second desk. The second photo shows Stephen Shum of the second desk turning around and writing the new notation onto the music of third desk cellist Andrew Cheng.     B. Stack photos.

Oh, yeah. And we also had fun!

on Saturday night we made a bonfire and s'mores.  Gina Hu photo.

Look who came to retreat! The arrogant violas, so to remind the orchestra that last year they took home Bryan's Best OYO Section award, brought their trophy to show off. Bobble away my friends, the competition this year is going to be formidable!