Dress rehearsal is the final rehearsal before the concert and is very important. Absence from a dress rehearsal may, at the conductor s discretion, result in exclusion from the concert. Fifteen minutes is required to store cases, tune, warm up, etc. It is a long standing policy of the Board of Directors of the Berkeley Youth Orchestra that all absences should be cleared at least three days in advance with the orchestra Manager, Vanisha Evans, preferably in writing. Valid reasons are illness, family emergency, religious holiday, or a previously scheduled school related activity such as SATs.
Dress rehearsals are mandatory.
More than two absences per concert session can be reason for either exclusion from the concert or dismissal, at the discretion of the Music Director. Tuition for uncompleted sessions is not refundable. As new information arises, the Manager will put out a newsletter that will be sent home from rehearsals. Please ask your child every week if he or she has a handout for you. Too often, important information, like schedule changes remain in music cases.