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General Information
(rehearsal times, directions, tuition costs & more!)
Rehearsal Times
American
Youth Philharmonic
Mondays,
7:00-9:30pm at Langley High School
American
Youth Symphonic Orchestra
Mondays,
7:00-9:30pm at Kilmer Middle School
American
Youth Concert Orchestra
Mondays,
7:00-9:00pm at Kilmer Middle School
American
Youth String Ensemble
Mondays,
7:00-9:00pm at Langley High School
Directions
The simplest directions are given here as a point of reference for
you. There are several alternate routes to most locations. For maps,
the website www.mapquest.com is very helpful.
AYP Orchestras Office
Packard Center
4026 Hummer Road
Annandale, VA 22003
(703) 642-8051 |
From I-495, the Capital Beltway
• Take exit 52, Little River turnpike (Route 236) East
• LEFT at the first light, Hummer Road
• LEFT into the Annandale Community Park
• RIGHT at the fork in the road
• AYPO office is on the first floor next to the craft gallery
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Langley High School
6520 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101
(703) 761-9859
(public phone) |
From I-495, the Capital Beltway
• Exit 44, Georgetown Pike (Route 193) EAST
• Fllow approximately 2.5 miles
• Langley High School is on the left; auditorium on left
• Pay phone is near auditorium upon entering parking lot |
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Kilmer Middle School
8100 Wolf Trap Road
Vienna, VA 22182
(703) 846-8800 |
From I-495, the Capital Beltway
• Exit 47B, Leesburg Pike WEST, toward Tyson’s Corner
• Merge onto Leesburg Pike and get into left lane
• LEFT on Gallows Road
• RIGHT on Wolf Trap Raod
• Kilmer Middle School will be on your RIGHT |
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Facilities near Langley High School
and Kilmer Middle School include:
Tyson’s Corner Center – From Langley High
School, go south on I-495 two exits to Route. 123 West.
From
Kilmer Middle School, go north on Gallows Road to Route
7.
Shopping Centers with grocery and drug stores & fast
food – From Langley High School, go south on Balls
Hill Road. Turn LEFT on Old Dominion Drive. Turn LEFT or
RIGHT on Chain Bridge Road. |
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Oakton High School
2900 Sutton Road
Vienna, VA 22181
(703) 319-2700 |
From I-66 traveling WESTBOUND
• Take exit 62, Route 243/Nutley Street SOUTH
• Turn LEFT onto Country Creek Road
• Turn LEFT onto Sutton Road
From I-66 traveling EASTBOUND
• Take exit 60, route 123 NORTH
• Turn RIGHT at second light onto Jermantown Rd.
• Turn LEFT at second light onto Sutton Road
• School will be on the left |
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Kenmore Middle School
200 S. Carlin Springs Road
Arlington, VA 22204
(703) 228-6800 |
From I-495, the Capital Beltway
•Travel east on Arlington Boulevard (Route 50) approximately five miles to the Carlin Springs Road exit. Turn right onto S. Carlin Springs Road. The school is immediately on the right (across the street from a 7-11 store).
•Make a right turn at the light at 3rd Street, S., and enter the parking lot on the right.
•Access the auditorium through the main entrance. |
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Madison High School
2500 James Madison Drive
Vienna, VA 22181
(703) 319-2300 |
From I-495, the Captial Beltway
• Merge onto I-66 WEST toward Vienna/Front Royal
• Take exit 62, Nutley Street, NORTH, toward Vienna
• Follow Nutley Street for 1.7 miles
• Turn LEFT onto Maple Avenue
• Turn RIGHT onto James Madison Drive |
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Bishop Ireton High School
201 Cambridge Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 751-7606 |
From I-495, the Captial Beltway
• Take Exit 176B (Telegraph Rd., North)
• Follow overhead signs to Duke Street West (Route 236 West/Landmark)
• At the 2nd traffic light, turn right on Cambridge Rd., and then
an immediate left
• Drive up the hill to Bishop Ireton on the right |
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Ernst Community Cultural Center, NVCC, Annandale Campus
8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003
(703) 323-4387 From the Beltway (I-495)
Take exit 52-A, Little River Turnpike, west towards Fairfax. On Little River Turnpike make a left at the third traffic light, which is Wakefield Chapel Road. Once on Wakefield Chapel Road the campus will be on your left. Follow signs to the Ernst Center.
From Route 66
Exit onto the Capitol Beltway (I-495 - towards Richmond), use exit 52-A which is Route 236 west. After approximately one half mile, the college will be visible on the left hand side. Follow signs to the Ernst Center. From Route 50 (coming east - Fairfax area)
Take Route 50 to Route 236/Little River Turnpike. On Little River Turnpike, turn right on Wakefield Chapel Road. Once on Wakefield Chapel Road the campus will be on your left. Follow signs to the Ernst Center. |
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George Mason University Center for the Arts
4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 993-8888
Concert hall is located on the George Mason University campus in Fairfax, Virginia, at the intersection of Braddock Road and Route 123.
I-495 Capital Beltway
• Take exit 54B, Braddock Road (Route 620) WEST
• West on Braddock Road approximately 6 miles, pass entrance sign for GMU on right
• Turn RIGHT onto Roanoke River Road to enter campus
Route 50 WEST
• WEST on Route 50
• Left on University Drive, one block before the Route 123/Chain Bridge Road intersection
• Follow University Drive through city of Fairfax (approximately 15 miles), watch for the University on left.
• Turn left onto campus.
VIA Route 66
• Exit Route 50 EAST
• Follow Route 50 past the Route 123/Chain Bridge Road intersection
• Make the next right onto University Drive
• Follow University Drive through the city of Fairfax, approximately 4 miles, and watch for the University on left.
• Turn LEFT onto campus.
On Campus
• From Roanoke River Road, you will see the Patriot Center on your right and the Concert Hall (white building with tower) directly ahead. Bear right at the fork onto Patriot Circle and take your first left onto Mason Pond Drive.
• From University Drive, turn left on to the University campus at either Pohick or Occoquan Lane. Turn right onto Patriot Circle, and proceed around, taking a left onto Mason Pond Drive.
There is a parking garage adjacent to the Center for the Arts. The garage fee can be up to $5. |
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Other Locations:
Old Town Hall of Fairfax
3999 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 385-7858
Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE)
12001 Market Street
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 471-9242 |
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Tuition Costs for the 2008-2009 season
AYPO's Executive Committee has agreed to keep tuition fees for the 2008-2009 season at the same rate as tuition fees for the 2007-2008 season:
American
Youth Philharmonic: $920
American
Youth Symphonic Orchestra: $875
American
Youth Concert Orchestra: $740
American
Youth String Ensemble: $640
Need-based scholarships and payment
plans for partial and full tuition are available. Applications
will be available upon notification of acceptance.
Orchestra Terms to Know
Run-Out Concerts: These community
concerts are one way that the orchestras can reach out into
the local community to share the magic of music to people who
are not already part of our regular audience and also to encourage
the appreciation of orchestral music. Run-out concerts
provide young musicians an educationally enriching experience
and bolster their confidence by repeating a performance of
works they have rehearsed for many weeks.
Symphonic Orchestra: An orchestra
which is comprised of woodwind (Family of
wind instruments that have an enclosed, vibrating air column
set into motion by a reed or by blowing across or through an
aperture; includes flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and their
auxiliary instruments), brass (Family of tubular
wind instruments most often made of brass and sounded by the
buzzing of the player’s lips; includes horn, trumpet,
trombone, and tuba), and percussion (Family
of instruments that produce sound by being struck, scraped,
shaken, or plucked; includes timpani, bass drum, snare drum,
and assorted auxiliary instruments), and sometimes keyboard instruments
in addition to the string section (violin,
viola, cello, bass, and harp). A string orchestra includes
only the string instruments.
Concerto: Most frequently in modern
symphonic orchestra programs, a concerto is an orchestral work
with a featured soloist.
Symphony: A major work for orchestra
in multiple movements (or occasionally one movement with multiple
sections).
(Definitions adapted from The New Harvard Dictionary of Music edited
by Don Randel, 1986)
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