Fall Season Starts this Saturday, September 19th!

Welcome back PCYO!

Saturday is almost here, and we're thrilled to have you back for a fresh new start this Autumn!

Some important reminders:

~ Rehearsal is now from 10 AM - 2 PM

~ We don't rehearse every Saturday, so check the "Calendar" page on the PCYO site by clicking HERE. We won't be making courtesy calls to remind you, but the schedule will always be posted online.

~ Economic relief! The cost of tuition will remain the same as last year! Now PCYO will charge on a per-season basis. This means $25 for the Fall season, (September - December) then again for the winter season, (January - May). It's only $10 for any additional family members.

~ If we loan you an instrument, we'll need a small deposit based on the percentage of the instrument's value. The deposit is 100% refundable.

~ Student and parent contracts will be handed out at the first rehearsal. Make sure to read before you sign!

~ Making music can sure build an appetite! PCYO will be supplying lunch at the first rehearsal, and there will be a sign-up sheet for parents at the front table. It's important to pitch in and feed our budding rock stars!

~ Mark your calendars! December 12th is the day of the final holiday concert. You'll be great. Break a leg. Heck, break both of them.

Love & music,
Fayeruz

Exclusive Interview with New Student Director...Sonja Einem!

Happy Fall season PCYO!

Our newly-crowned student leader is Miss Sonja Einem and I had a chance to interview her. Check it out below!

Hi Sonja! What's the first thing that went through your mind when you were asked to be Student Director for PCYO?

I thought 'This will look good on college applications.' Then I wondered if we could play something Baroque.

Ambitious! Sonja, you're a pretty quiet person. Would you be able to speak up if any of those PCYO brats start picking their noses?

You know, it's their own decision whether or not they want to pick their noses. But I guess it's my duty to tell them it's gross.

Speaking of picking noses, what is your most embarrassing moment?

Oh that would be me recently being lifted and flipped upside down...in a skirt.

Hey, consider yourself lucky that someone can lift and flip you! Back to PCYO, what do you think is your biggest challenge as Student Director for PCYO ?

What's more important than a lot of other things, is getting the children to be interested in the music.

Aside from the 2009 PCYO Band Camp, name three other cool things you did this summer.

I visited my grandmother in the Redwoods, went to our annual church camp and...Disneyland!

Stupendous! What music are you listening to right now?

I'm listening to my sister practicing piano. I have no idea what she's playing.

No, I meant what bands and musicians are you currently enjoying? Never mind, just tell me this: WHERE IN THE WORLD DOES CAMILLE GET ALL THAT ENERGY?

(silence) No comment.

There you have it, folks: the talented Miss Sonja Einem. And don't let her catch you picking your nose!

Love & music,

Fayeruz

PCYO Star on TV!

Hellooooooooo PCYO,

Hopefully you're enjoying the last few weeks of summer. I mentioned earlier in the season that one of our very own rock stars would be on TV. Justus Bradshaw sang back-up for pop star John Mayer on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien! To celebrate Conan O'Brien's move from New York to Los Angeles to take Jay Leno's place on the iconic program, John Mayer sang California Dreamin' - and so did Justus!

Not only did the LA Times write about the Los Angeles Children's Choir performance, but I have a video of the big night, so check him out. He's in the back row on the right, and looking sharp!

Just click HERE. Enjoy!

Love & music,
Fayeruz

What's All This Monkey Business?

I thought I was going to the concert on Friday to take some nice pictures. Just look at this madness! If you want to see all of the lovely photos taken, just scroll to the bottom of this email and click on the link.

To see the rest of the photos from the PCYO 2009 Summer Camp concert, (and the wacky sleepover) click HERE. You band campers blew everyone away with your hard work and skill. And never forget, character counts!

Love & music,

Fayeruz

Congratulations PCYO Band Campers!

Bravo! This was the best show to date. A round of applause for a job well done!



And let us not forget our dedicated director, Camille Barnes...



Expecting some pictures? Oh just you wait...

Love & music,
Fayeruz

Band Camp in Full Swing!

Eat your heart out slackers! While you sit at home watching the 58th rerun of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, your friends at PCYO Band Camp are working on a masterpiece, and it will be performed for friends and family this Friday the 14th at 4 pm. Don't miss it - unlike reruns, this is live entertainment!

PCYO band campers are not only blossoming as musicians, they are getting the star treatment. A real-life mariachi band will be performing for them, they get to play music trivia Jeopardy and they get to dine on scrumptious treats created by Glendale chef Safoa Abboa, from Safoa's Fare.

PCYO's rock stars also have a chance to score free Teriyaki Six Dollar Burgers from Carl's Jr., origami art paper airplanes, (ever heard of an instructor GIVING kids paper airplanes??) and much, much more!

Hope to see you at the concert this Friday!

Love & music,

Fayeruz

We're Baaaaach.....

That's right - band camp is coming! Put down the remote control and video games and do something you can brag about! You want to have an edge on your classmates in the fall. You know, the ones that spent the summer eating Hot Cheetos and watching bad reruns of Hannah Montana. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ......

We're here to keep you sharp - so prepare for a week of fun, food and music!

Band camp is August 10th - 14th 2009, and you can register on the PCYO official website.

See you there!

Love & music,

Fayeruz