Tributes to Oakland Youth Orchestra

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <TABLE WIDTH="600" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="600"><IMG SRC="../image/OYO%20ho12-smallc.jpg" ALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="600" HEIGHT="62" BORDER="0"><BR><IMG SRC="../image/tpline-bw.PNG" ALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="600" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0"></TD> <TD WIDTH="12"> </TD> </TR> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="57"><BR><FONT COLOR="#FFFFFF">.</FONT></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="525"> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" ALIGN="LEFT"> <FONT COLOR="#660000" SIZE="5">Tributes to OYO</FONT></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">Subj: Re: OYO May 2005 Concert CD</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">Date: 7/16/2005 5:50:32 PM Pacific Standard Time</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">From: Ragpag</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">To: BTStack</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">Thank you for this outstanding CD. I am listening to it right now. So very wonderful - uplifting and amazing.</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">How great this organization is.</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">Sincerely,</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">Pam Gerchow</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">[Parent]</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">  </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">  </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <FONT FACE="Arial">Subj: Re: OYO</FONT></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <FONT FACE="Arial">Date: 5/23/2005 4:35:12 PM Pacific Standard Time</FONT></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <FONT FACE="Arial">From: ptinc@earthlink.net</FONT></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <FONT FACE="Arial">To: BTStack@aol.com</FONT></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <FONT FACE="Arial">Sent from the Internet </FONT></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <FONT FACE="Arial">Hi Barbara,</FONT></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <FONT FACE="Arial">Last night's concert was fabulous!!  Kudos to you and everyone involved with OYO for creating such </FONT></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <FONT FACE="Arial">fertile environment for these musicians to grow and thrive. </FONT></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <FONT FACE="Arial">Best regard,</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial">Patrick Tracy</SPAN></P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Arial"> [Journalist]</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">  </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">  </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">  </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">  </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">Subj: Re: OYO Schedule **Details** May1 & Summer camp opportunities  </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">Date: 5/4/2005 9:15:50 PM Pacific Standard Time </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">From: KimPWatson </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">To: BTStack </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">Andrew is a definite "yes" for next year.  It was a great experience for all of us!</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">kim</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family: Arial">[parent]</SPAN></P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">Subj: Re: OYO</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">Date: 1/7/2005</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">From: mjoseph@pleasanton.k12.ca.us </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">To: BTStack@aol.com  </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">It's such a pleasure to see Emily so happy. Thanks to you and OYO for your part in her happiness. </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">Marcia Joseph</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> <SPAN STYLE="font-family: Arial">[parent]</SPAN></P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Subj: Thanks  </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Date: 9/18/2004 1:10:46 PM Pacific Standard Time </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">From: yow@comcast.net </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">To: BTStack@aol.com </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Dear Barbara,</P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">When Sarah and I went though her OYO music from the last three years (whoops) we made a list of the music before we returned it to you. She starred those pieces for which she would like the music (and that was just about all of them). Now when I look back over the list I am amazed by the diversity and breadth of the musical experience that she had at OYO. Jesse and I would like to thank you and the conductors for the broad and varied musical experience she had in OYO.</P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">I don't know if you heard, but Sarah was chosen as principal horn in orchestra and wind ensemble at Luther College. The music is challenging but doable. But she misses OYO, the kids, and the conductors.</P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Again, thanks for the memories and experience of OYO!</P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Sincerely,</P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"> </P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">The Yows</P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal" STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Jesse, Dorcas and Sarah</P></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" ALIGN="CENTER" WIDTH="18"><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="2"><IMG SRC="../image/ln-oyo01vert.JPG" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="900" BORDER="0"></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY>