AUO FUNDRAISING UPDATES

This past week, members of the All University Orchestra raised money during their biannual Bake Sale. Headed by AUO Board Member, Albina Kwak, members sold baked goods over a two-day period. If you missed out, do not worry, there will be another bake sale to support our organization during the spring semester. (Pictured: Elon)

AUO ATTENDS THE PITTSBURGH SYMHONY ORCHESTRA

On November 1st, members of the AUO went to hear the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra perform the music of Rachmaninoff and Szymanowski. The social outing has become a new AUO tradition this past year, with the next PSO outing scheduled to occur during the 2015 spring semester.

Hi AUO,

Every semester we have a competition where students submit t-shirt designs themed around our semester’s repertoire. The winner of the competition gets a free t-shirt. Here’s what you need to know:

Concert theme: Dramatic Soundscapes

Our Repertoire:
Richard Wagner — Overture from the “Flying Dutchman”
Gaetano Donizetti — “Quel guardo il cavaliere…” (from the opera Don Pasquale)
Gabrielle Fauré — Prélude from “Pelleas et Melisande”
Pyotr Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 5 in E minor

Competition submission deadline: email me the designs by Sunday, October 19 at noon.

T-shirt designs should be made with one color (black is fine) and without shading.

It is encouraged that the T-shirt will have listed the date of the concert (November 23), repertoire, and the concert theme. It is ultimately up to you if/how you’d like to incorporate your design with with concert information.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Mark
AUO VP

Hello Everyone!

As we get rolling through this semester, it’s time for another social event!

This weekend, the AUO will be watching Halloween movies in Doherty! What better way to start off October than with pumpkin flavored baked goods, popcorn, and movies?

Some selections for movies include The Nightmare Before Christmas, Hocus Pocus, Young Frankenstein, and whatever else you guys would like to bring. Let us know if you have a movie that you really want to watch!

We’ll be meeting in Doherty Hall A302 at 5:30 pm this Saturday. In order to make sure we have a diverse range of food, we’re going to make this kind of like a potluck, so that means you can bring some food and eat a whole bunch of different creations!

So, now that you know all the details, you all should definitely come! It’s going to be a great way to bond with your fellow orchestra members, share food and stories, and watch super awesome movies.

I hope you all have a great week and that I will see you on Saturday!

Best wishes,

Alex Cerny
AUO Secretary

Hi, everybody!

I hope you all had amazing summers filled with interesting adventures. Now that school is back is session, we’re going to start up rehearsals again!

The first rehearsal of the year is this Sunday, September 7 at the usual time and usual place — CUC Connan at 7:30. We have another cool program lined up for this semester, including a piece featuring our concerto competition winner Joanna Latini. Also, there will be lots of prospective new members for you to meet!

See you on Sunday!

-Thomson