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The Pasadena Symphony Association, the Musicians of the Pasadena Symphony and POPS and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 47 have announced the ratification of a new four-year contract ending in 2015 – an unprecedented term length for the Pasadena Symphony Association. The Musicians of the Pasadena Symphony and POPS have played a vital role in an unwavering journey to achieve the mandate of fiscal solvency as outlined in its 2009 Recovery Plan for a Sustainable Future.

“The Musicians and the Board have maintained a committed and cooperative partnership that has enabled the Pasadena Symphony Association to reach fiscal sustainability while energizing its artistic distinction and empowering community access, an unwavering trademark of this organization throughout its 84 year history,” says Melinda Shea, Pasadena Symphony Association Board President.

After four years of fixed wages, this new master agreement increases the musicians’ base wages by 5% over the course of its term. “The increase in the Musicians’ wages is more than well deserved and has been thoughtfully designed to ensure its sustainability within our multi-year budgetary projections and artistic plans,” explains Paul Jan Zdunek, Chief Executive Officer of the Pasadena Symphony Association. “The Musicians deserve enormous credit as the artistic driving force and heart of this organization. This contract signals a firm commitment by all involved to continue cultivating its nearly century-old service to this community as the pillar of the performing arts.”

“The Pasadena Symphony has a long history of a great relationship between management and musicians. The process and product of these negotiations exemplified this. While all struggled through many changes and challenges, this contract reflects all parties’ interests in continuing and strengthening an important arts organization in the region,” states Andy Malloy, PSA Players Committee Chair. “We hope a four year contract provides stability for planning and growth and will make it possible to improve wages and working conditions and work opportunities for the players as we move forward. It was very clear throughout the negotiations that all parties have the continuing sustainability and development of the organization as a top priority,” added Malloy.

“It’s always a pleasure to do business with management who is understanding to the times we as professional musicians are facing. We understand the economic climate that orchestras are also facing. Throughout the past year, Local 47 and the Pasadena players committee enjoyed enthusiastic bargaining regarding one of our world class orchestras. Along with Vice President.

John Acosta, I personally am very proud to have headed such an outstanding group of players and an understanding group on management’s side. With various astute players on the bargaining unit committee, we were able to come to an understanding and hope our relationship will continue to blossom in the years to come,” states Vince Trombetta, President of Local 47.

Through exceptionally sonorous performances in its winter home at Pasadena’s historic Ambassador Auditorium, the Pasadena Symphony is thriving with consistent critical acclaim providing memorable and intimately moving experiences by the nation’s finest conductors and soloists in both matinee and evening performances. Beginning in summer 2012 the Pasadena POPS, led by legendary composer and orchestra builder Marvin Hamlisch, moves to its summer home at the luxurious and lush Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Hamlisch is a rare star whose extensive body of work has left an indelible mark on popular American music and has helped build the nation’s finest orchestras from coast to coast. Pasadena POPS concerts are a journey through popular music – from the Great American Songbook, light classics, Broadway and Hollywood hits, to Hamlisch’s own list of acclaimed credits.

The Pasadena Symphony Association continues its year-round commitment to building community through music by presenting “Music Under The Stars” (an annual free concert at Pasadena’s City Hall), ringing in the holiday season with its “Holiday Candlelight Concerts,” supporting a full educational outreach series with its Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra program serving  more than 200 students in grades 6-9 weekly and introducing musical experiences to young adults and youth from all walks of life through its free monthly  Musical Circus performances and Instrument Petting Zoos at the Americana at Brand.

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The Pasadena Symphony welcomes GRAMMY-nominated Peter Boyer as its Composer in Residence for the 2012-2013 season, and has commissioned his Symphony No. 1 to premiere in its landmark 85th anniversary season. This commission has been made possible through contributions by the Trustees of Claremont Graduate University.

“We are very excited about working alongside such a well respected composer as we celebrate our 85th season,” explains Paul Jan Zdunek, Chief Executive Officer of the Pasadena Symphony Association. “Peter is an amazingly versatile talent, which is why he is in continuous demand in the orchestral and film industries.”

Boyer, a resident of Altadena and the Helen M. Smith Professor of Music at Claremont Graduate University, is one of the most frequently performed contemporary American orchestral composers of his generation. His work Ellis Island: The Dream of America has been performed over 125 times by nearly sixty orchestras in the last decade, and he has received commissions from organizations including the Boston Pops, Pacific Symphony, Eastern Music Festival, and the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts. He has also contributed orchestrations to 20 feature film scores by top Hollywood composers.

In his role as Composer in Residence, Boyer will compose his first symphony as well as lead intimate salons with the Pasadena Symphony Association’s Fresh Ink Society. “This Society is a recently formed new music collective of the region’s most enthusiastic community leaders that are helping to realize the commission, performance and recording of its first project – the Symphony No. 1 of Peter Boyer,” states Zdunek. A wide range of community and Fresh Ink Society activities will culminate in the premiere of Boyer’s Symphony No. 1 on April 27, 2013 at Ambassador Auditorium.  Full season details of the 85th anniversary season will be announced in the coming weeks.

“I am honored and excited to accept the Pasadena Symphony’s invitation to serve as its Composer in Residence for the 2012-13 season,” says Boyer. “I have long admired this excellent orchestra, whose members include musical colleagues and friends. A commission for a first symphony is both a great challenge and splendid opportunity for any composer. I’m most grateful for this opportunity, and eagerly look forward to the collaboration ahead.”

The Fresh Ink Society is raising funds for a capstone to the season-long relationship with Boyer. “We hope to record Peter’s first symphony for the Naxos label,” continues Zdunek. “We are looking to have a few more people join us and Peter in the Fresh Ink Society, so that we may share Peter’s music and our Pasadena Symphony with listeners everywhere on this internationally released CD.” For information on how to support the Fresh Ink Society of the Pasadena Symphony Association, visit PasadenaSymphony-Pops.org or call their administrative offices at (626) 793-7172.

Grammy-nominated Peter Boyer has emerged in recent years as one of the most frequently performed American orchestral composers of his generation. His orchestral works have received over 275 public performances, by nearly 100 orchestras. He has conducted recordings of his music with two of the world’s finest orchestras, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonia. His works have received numerous national broadcasts in the U.S. and abroad. He has received seven national awards for his work, including two BMI Awards for young composers, the First Music Carnegie Hall commission, and the Lancaster Symphony Composer’s Award.

Conductor Keith Lockhart chose Boyer for the Boston Pops 125th anniversary commission honoring the legacy of John, Robert, and Ted Kennedy. Acclaimed actors Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, and Cherry Jones narrated the premiere of Boyer’s The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers in May 2010, which was attended by many members of the Kennedy family, and received extensive national media attention. Boyer’s work was the centerpiece of the TV special An American Salute: The Boston Pops at 125, produced and broadcast by WCVB-TV, Boston’s ABC affiliate, which won a Boston/New England Emmy Award. The work was also performed at the 37th annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on the Charles River Esplanade, for an audience of over 750,000, and telecast on WBZ-TV, Boston’s CBS affiliate. The Boston Pops also performed Boyer’s Kennedy Brothers at the Tanglewood Music Festival with narrator Alec Baldwin, and at Hyannis Port with narrator Chris Cooper, and released a commercial recording of the work on the BSO Classics label.

Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya appointed Boyer as the 2010-11 Composer-in-Residence for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and led 10 performances of his works during that season. Gerard Schwarz, Conductor Laureate of the Seattle Symphony, commissioned and premiered Boyer’s Festivities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Eastern Music Festival in 2011. Boyer’s music has been performed by the symphony orchestras of Dallas, Nashville, Pacific, Phoenix, Buffalo, Fort Worth, Brooklyn, Kansas City, Virginia, Hartford, Toledo, Richmond, Grand Rapids, Elgin, Rhode Island, Portland, Winston-Salem, Fresno, Santa Barbara, Sarasota, Kalamazoo, Fort Wayne, Greenville, Bamberg, Belgrade, the New York Youth Symphony, Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra, and many others. The Pasadena Symphony has commissioned Boyer to compose his Symphony No. 1 for its 2012-13 season.

Boyer’s major work Ellis Island: The Dream of America for actors and orchestra, which celebrates the historic American immigrant experience, has been his most successful composition to date. Premiered in 2002, the work has received over 125 live performances by 55 orchestras, making it one of the most-performed American orchestral works of the last decade. Boyer’s recording of this work was released by Naxos in its American Classics Series in 2005, and was nominated for a GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition. The League of American Orchestras’ Symphony magazine recently profiled Ellis Island as one of “a handful of recent works by living composers becoming orchestral standards.”

In addition to his work for the concert hall, Boyer is active in the film and television music industry. He has contributed orchestrations (arrangements for orchestra of music by other composers) to 20 Hollywood film scores, from studios including Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Disney/Pixar, Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Lionsgate/Marvel, and Sony Pictures Animation. Film composers for whom Boyer has orchestrated music include Michael Giacchino (the Oscar-winning Up, Star Trek, Cars 2, Super 8, Mission: Impossible III, Speed Racer), Mark Isham (Dolphin Tale, Robert Redford’s The Conspirator), Harry Gregson-Williams (Arthur Christmas) and the late Michael Kamen (Open Range, First Daughter, Against the Ropes). Boyer has twice arranged and orchestrated music for the Academy Awards, including the 2009 telecast. He scored episodes of the TV series Engineering an Empire for The History Channel.

Boyer’s work has been profiled and reviewed in such media outlets as the Associated Press, USA TODAY, Variety, CNN.com, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, Hartford Courant, Symphony Magazine, BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, and many others. Boyer has carried out composer residency work in conjunction with performances of his music around the United States, including at Brown University and Vanderbilt University, and with Orange County’s Pacific Symphony. As conductor, Boyer has led such orchestras as the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Hartford Symphony, Rhode Island Philharmonic, and Richmond Symphony, and has conducted recording sessions from London’s famed Abbey Road and Air Studios to the scoring stages of Los Angeles.

Boyer was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1970, and began composing at the age of 15. His first major composition was a large-scale Requiem Mass in memory of his grandmother, composed while only a teenager. He was named to the first All-USA College Academic Team, comprised of “the 20 best and brightest college students in the nation,” by USA TODAY in 1990. Boyer received his Bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College, which awarded him an honorary Doctor of Music degree in 2004. He received Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from The Hartt School of the University of Hartford, which named him its 2002 Alumnus of the Year. There his teachers included Larry Alan Smith and Harold Farberman. Following his doctoral work, Boyer studied privately with John Corigliano in New York, then moved to Los Angeles to study film and TV scoring at the USC School of Music, where his teachers included the late Elmer Bernstein. In 1996, Boyer was appointed to the faculty at Claremont Graduate University, where he holds the Helen M. Smith Chair in Music and the rank of Full Professor. Boyer resides in Altadena, in the San Gabriel Foothills just north of Los Angeles.

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Pre-bidding is now live for our Silent Auction fund raiser for the Pasadena Youth Symphony. Please see the bottom of this page for instructions and rules on how to bid. Live bidding will take place on Tuesday, December 6 at 5:30pm at Pasadena High School’s auditorium.

#101 – Revolution Prep SAT or ACT Course
Value: $499
Opening Bid: $200
Revolution Prep’s Group Course includes: 6, 3 hour class room lectures, 5 + realistic proctored SAT or ACT exams, Personalized, targeted homework, innovative online resources, and your choice of 2 online Booster Classes (college admissions, AP, Subject Tests etc.)
Expires 11/22/2012

#102 – Private One Time Session on College Counseling for Juniors/Seniors
Value: $350
Opening Bid: $250
Alice Brancale Cotti is Co-director of College Counseling/12th Grade Dean at Pasadena Polytechnic School and a highly sought after college counselor. She has worked with hundreds of high school students prepare for the college admissions process. Spend 2 hours of a private one-time consultation with Alice.  Student must be in 11th or 12th grade at the time of meeting.
Expires December 2012.

#103 – Ready Set Go to Looking and Feeling Great
Value: $199
Opening Bid: $100
Get a head start or wait for your New Year’s Resolution.  Breakthru Fitness is the 2011 winner of the no#1 gym in Pasadena. Get one free month of full access membership and two sessions with a personal trainer at this boutique, upscale, and full service fitness center.  With access  to all kinds of group classes to two sessions with your very own personal trainer, you’re on your way to achieving your fitness goals.

#104 – Club Champion Gymnastics
Value: $125
Opening Bid: $75
Give your student a great Christmas gift of trying out a new sport. Club Champion Gymnastics is offering 4 one hour classes ($80) and 1 year annual membership fee ($45).

#105 – Mission Renaissance Art Classes
Value: $183
Opening Bid: $90
Mission Renaissance believes that everyone can learn the fundamentals of drawing and painting when taught their easy to learn, step-by-step sequence with highly trained instructors to help you along the way. Even a child as young as five can get results. The gift certificate entitles you to four (4) Consecutive Children’s fine art classes (4 1/2 to 12 years old) only, and includes the use of materials during lessons. Valid at all 18 locations. Cannot be used in conjunction with may other offers. Fees due should your child decides to continue with the classes beyond the terms of the certificate.

#106 – The Art Studio
Value: $125
Opening Bid: $60
For new students only.
Whether you are an adult, teen or a child, come learn a variety of art skills with your peers.  Choose fine art Lessons according to your age group and bring out the inner creativity of artist in you. This certificate is for 5 classes (each class is one and a half hours).

#107 – Bill Plake’s Alexander Technique Private Lessons
Value: $240
Opening Bid: $150
Ask our own PYSO violinist, Nathan Lee or PYSO parent/professional cellist, Cathy Biagini and they would both say that Bill’s private lessons on the Alexander Method has changed their life to virtually eliminate their shoulder and back pain. The Alexander Technique has been taught for over 100 years and the method teaches you how to prevent harmful tension in your body. It can be applied to not only musicians but any everyday activity or athletic performance. Schedule 3 private 1 hour lessons with Bill Plake.

#110 – Private Mandarin lesson for Business & Travel and study abroad consultation
Value: $160
Opening bid: $80
Did you ever wish you had a private tutor right before traveling to mainland China for business or pleasure?  Our very own PYSO parent Dr. Gwendolyn Liu, whose extensive experience includes corporate lecturer at The Children’s Place and Disney Store, faculty at PCC, USC, and Pomona College, will be your private tutor. She will spend one hour helping you grasp the basics of the Chinese language and also spend another hour helping you find study abroad programs. Don’t miss out getting one on one help with a professor without paying the bucks for college tuition.

#111 – Private Violin Lessons with the Local Masters Package A
Value: $225
Opening Bid: $150
Minimum Bid increments: $20
If you ever tried to find an excellent violin teacher, then you know how hard it is to connect with one.  PYSO has done it for you…times 3!  Take 3 one hour private violin lessons with 3 local Master teachers– Anna Lim (PYSO String’s orchestra conductor and San Gabriel Union Christian School music teacher), Leo Kitajima (Westridge School Orchestra director, Colburn School of Performing Arts Suzuki Violin instructor, and Liana Gaughan (Suzuki Talent Education of Pasadena faculty and 1st violin section coach for Verdugo Young Musicians Association).  First, spend an hour with Anna learning how to prepare for orchestra auditions.  Then Liana will teach you the violin technique and how to develop correct muscles of both hands for an hour.  Finally, let Leo help you discover your creative side and teach you how to “improvise” on the violin.

#112 – Private Violin Lessons with the Local Masters Package B
Value: $215
Opening Bid: $150
Minimum Bid increments: $20
If you ever tried to find an excellent violin teacher, then you know how hard it is to connect with one.  PYSO has done it for you…times 3!  Take 3 one hour private violin lessons with 3 local Master teachers–Lindsay Deutsch (Principal Guest Artist for Orchestra Nova and professional soloist ), Lauren Deutsch  (Suzuki Talent Education in Pasadena faculty and head of UCLA Summer Music Academy strings program ), and Liz Arbus (SAA Sanctioned Teacher Trainer and Suzuki Talent Education in Pasadena Director ).  First, spend an hour learning about the musical essentials for an artistic performance with Liz.  Then fine tune your ears and get ready to learn the details of exquisite intonation with Lauren.  Finally, be ready to improve as Lindsay teaches you how to prepare for solos as well as the art of practicing.

#113 – Private Violin Lessons with the Local Masters Package C
Value: $200
Opening Bid: $150
Minimum Bid increments: $20
If you ever tried to find an excellent violin teacher, then you know how hard it is to connect with one.  PYSO has done it for you…times 3!  Take 3 one hour private violin lessons with 3 local Master teachers–Dr. Cheryl Scheidemantle (faculty of the Polytechnic School, Suzuki Talent Education in Pasadena faculty, past-president of Suzuki Music Association of California), Ping Chen  (PYSO violin section coach), and Sharon Harman (First Violin with Pasadena Symphony Orchestra and faculty of Pasadena Conservatory and Caltech Chamber Music).  First, spend an hour with Sharon improving your sight reading and intonation.  Then spend an hour learning about rhythmic precision.  Finally, finish the technical boot camp so to speak with an hour lesson on advanced bowing with Cheryl.

#114 – Private Cello Lessons with the Local Masters Package A
Value: $145
Opening Bid: $90
Minimum Bid increments: $20
If you ever been around great teachers, then you know the value of an exceptional one–priceless.  PYSO is providing you a priceless experience. Take 2 one hour private cello lessons with 2 local Master teachers–Ryan Sweeney (PYSO cello section coach and professional Cellist for Pasadena Symphony, LA Phil, and Pasadena Pops) and Nadine Hall Wittry (professional cellist for Pasadena Symphony and PYSO parent).  Learn to exercise greater control over the bow movement to improve the tone quality, true color, and intonation with Ryan. Then just show what you’ve got to Nadine and she will help you troubleshoot and improve your cello playing.

#115 -  Private Cello Lessons with the Local Masters Package B
Value: $130
Opening Bid: $90
Minimum Bid increments: $20
If you ever been around great teachers, then you know the value of an exceptional one–priceless.  PYSO is providing you a priceless experience. Take 2 one hour private cello lessons with 2 local Master teachers–Cathy Biagini (Principal cellist with Asia American Symphony, Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Burbank Chamber Orchestra and band member of Angels of Venice)  and Melissa Solomon (faculty of Suzuki Talent Education Program of Pasadena).  Learn to play with ease by taking a mini one hour lesson on Alexander Method with Cathy.  Then take another hour with Melissa and she’ll help you troubleshoot and improve your cello playing.

#116 – Private Conducting Lessons with Jack Taylor
Value: $100
Opening Bid: $40
Minimum bid increments: $10
Current Bid: $40
If you ever ask a Pasadena Youth Symphony Orchestra student anything about Jack, they would always have something positive to say about our conductor.  He understands middle schoolers and gets them to improve as whole musicians.  Jack will spend an hour helping you communicate through music.

#201 Four One Day Hopper Tickets for Disneyland
Value: $420
Opening Bid: $150
Bidding Increment: $20
Plan a trip to visit Disneyland Resort for a day with four complimentary Disneyland Resort One (1) Day Park Hopper tickets. These tickets are valid during normal operating hours.

#202 Two One Day Tickets to Six Flags Magic Mountain
Value: $118
Opening Bid: $50
Enjoy a fun day at Six Flags Magic Mountain, Los Angeles. Receive 2 complimentary Six Flags Magic Mountain (1) Day Park tickets. These tickets are valid during normal operating hours.

#203 Four Dodgers Tickets
Value: $240
Opening Bid: $100
Current bid: $240
Donated by: The Denham Family
Take me out to the ballgame please. What better way then to tell your family, you’re set for 2012 Spring Season with four fabulous tickets on the Loge level between 1st and Home! Please note since the season schedule isn’t out yet, the donor will notify you with ticket schedule and game availability after they receive the season schedule.

#204 Two LA Kings Tickets
Value: $219
Opening Bid: $100
Donated by: The Bristing Family
Are you a big hockey fan?  Treat yourself to 2 tickets to a fun night on Monday, January 23, 2012 LA Kings vs Ottawa Senators in Section 112, row 3 seats 5 & 6. Only 3 rows back from the ice!! In these premium seats, you’ll see the Kings shooting twice.

#207 One Year Sustaining Membership to Huntington Library
Value: $120
Opening Bid: $50
Donated by: A PYSO Family
The 1 year sustaining membership includes full membership privileges for 2 adults in the same household, unlimited free admission during public hours and unlimited free admission during public hours for your children (or grandchildren) under 18, accompanied by a cardholder, as well as free admissions to special exhibits or festival.  Start off the year by visiting Huntington Library to see the Chinese Bronze Mirror exhibit.  The Huntington is the only US venue for these mirrors before being transferred to China.  Then enjoy tranquil moments walking on the grounds of the Huntington Botanical Gardens.

#210 Private Tour of KTLA News with Manny Medrano
Value: Priceless
Opening Bid: $125
Current Bid: $150
Donated by: The Medrano Family
Do you ever imagine what it would be like to work for a local TV News station or be a reporter like Manny Medrano? Manny is a reporter for KTLA News in Los Angeles, and a former Supreme Court/Legal Affairs correspondent for ABC News in Washington, DC.  Manny will take you on a private tour of KTLA News and take you behind the scenes.  If your child is considering this career field or you’re just curious, this experience will be priceless.

#301 Vacation Condo on Maui for One Week
Picture taken from the patio
Value: $1,525
Opening Bid: $800
Minimum Bid increments: $50
Donated by: The Perone Family
Seven nights in Maui.  The two bedroom, two bath condo will sleep up to 5, has a fully stocked kitchen and A/C .  Located at the Mui Kamaole in South Kihei, it is the newest complex in all of Kihei, complete with 2 pools and tennis courts.  Outside the 2nd floor lanai, get a beautiful view of the ocean and gorgeous sunsets, with spacious yard areas, picnic table and barbeque.  Keawakapu Beach fantastic for  swimming, snorkeling and whale watching, is across the stree and down a block.  Kamaole Beach III is about a 5 minute walk. A $350 refundable security deposit is required. No maid service however clean up is included (an additional $150 included). The owner requires 2 months advance notice. Available between June 1 to August 31, 2012. This package doesn’t not include airfare just condo residence stay. For more pictures visit: http://www.vrbo.com/360409
 
#302 Pasadena Weekend Package
Value: $550
Opening Bid: $350
Donated by: Westin Hotel Pasadena and The Rokos Family
Expecting family in town for holidays or want a weekend to recharge? Then this is the perfect weekend package for you.  Enjoy a two night weekend with breakfast for 2 at the Westin Hotel in Pasadena.  Add to the package a memorable dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steak House a few blocks over from the Westin with a $100 gift card.
Westin stay includes a two-Night Stay, Breakfast for two (2) (tax and gratuity not included; alcohol excluded). Includes Room and Tax only. Reservations based on availability. Blackout dates apply. Certificate must be presented upon check-in. Valid only at the Westin Pasadena. Excludes dates 12/28-1/3

#401 DIRECTV System Package for New Residental Customers Only*
Value: up to $1,212 (depending on system)
Opening Bid: $400
Bidding Increment: $20
The package includes:

• a satellite dish
• up to four leased receivers (1 DIRECTV plus HD DVR; 1 upgrader receiver, 2 standard receivers) with remote controls
• standard professional installation for a residential setting
• one year of complimentary DIRECTV CHOICE XTRA TM, plus DVR Service and HD Access (including local channels)
• one year of waived lease fees for up to a 4-room DIRECTV system

*Note: Package must be for a new, residential customer. However, the DIRECTV package is transferable.  If the recipient is an existing customer, or lives in a residence that does not qualify to receive DIRECTV, he or she can transfer the DIRECTV system (prior to installation) and complimentary programming to another qualified person of their choice.

#402 Keurig B-40 Gourmet Single Cup Brewer plus 100 K-cups
Value: $200
Opening Bid: $100
Need a great Christmas gift without fighting the long lines at the store or paying for shipping?  Keurig B-40 is a single-serve brewing system for coffee or tea and has a removable 48-ounce water reservoir. This machine comes with 100 K-cups ready to brew (50 K-cups normally run approximately $30).

#505 Consultation with Award Winning , John Dale, Architect
Value: $500
Opening Bid: $250
Donated by: The Dale Family
Whether you’ve got home improvement projects in mind or want to access the potential of your residential property, John will help you with the first steps towards achieving your dreams.  John Dale, FAIA, will provide up to two 2-hour design consultations.  John holds Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Science in Architecture Studies from MIT. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, he has practiced architecture for 30 years, winning many honors and awards. His experiences include schools, churches and other public institutions as well as private residential work, both contemporary and historical.
Expires on December 31, 2012.

#506 Dr. Kathleen C. Hwang Orthodontic Treatment in Arcadia
Value: $500
Opening Bid: $350
Donated by: Dr. Kathleen Hwang
Receive a $500 gift certificate valid towards Full Orthodontic Treatment which is for those who have all permanent teeth only.
Dr. Kathleen Hwang graduated among the top 10 in her class at San Francisco School of Dentistry and completed her orthodontic residency at UCLA where she taught in the post-graduate orthodontic department.  Visit her practice at: www.hwangorthodontics.com
Expires December 31, 2012

1. PYSO will accept auction bids once item comes online.  Pre-bids will be accepted until 5pm Monday, December, 5th via email. Next series of bids will be accepted at actual Silent Auction on Tuesday, December 6th starting 5:30pm until end of Winter concert intermission; these bids will follow the Live Silent auction bid rules & guidelines.  At the end of intermission, PYSO will determine who won the final bid and notify bidder.

2. Acceptance of Pre-Bids: To constitute a valid pre-bid, the initial bid must be in the amount of at least the minimum opening bid stated online.  The bidder needs to email PYSO with the following information: 1. Contact information including Name, phone no#, email address 2. # item, 3. Bid amount. Pre-bids are valid after this information is emailed this to: ginablee@me.com and confirmation of receipt reply is emailed back to you. Once the required bid is submitted via email, no names, amounts, or other information may be removed or changed.

3. In the event of a dispute concerning the pre bid, the Silent Auction Official shall act as the final arbitrator.

4. Pre-auction bids will be updated daily at the end of each business day Mon- Fri.  Pre-bids submitted over the weekend will be posted on end of business day on Monday.

5. Pre-bids will halt at 5pm on Monday, December 5th and live silent bids will start at 5:30pm on Tuesday, December 6th Winter Concert. Rules & Guidelines of Live Silent Auction will be in effect from that point forward.

6. Acceptance of Live Silent Auction Bids: All silent auction items will have a bid sheet placed near them.  Some bid sheets will have an initial bid amount as well as a minimum bid increase.  Some bid sheets will have a pre-Bid amount as well as a minimum bid increase. In that case, the contact information of highest bidder and bid amount from the on-line Pre-Bid process will be listed on the bid sheet as starting bid. To constitute a valid live bid, the initial bid must be in the amount of the minimum bid and minimum bid increase stated on bid sheet. UNLESS, there is a pre-bid stated on the bid sheet.  In that case, successive bid must be raised in the amount exceeding the pre-Bid by a minumum bid increase. No names, amounts or other information may be removed once its written on bid sheet. If there are any bid disputes, the Silent Auction Official shall be the final arbitrator.

7. Once Silent auction closes at end of concert intermission, all bids sheets will be collected and winning bids will be sorted by name.  At end of the concert, bidders are asked to go to the Silent Auction Official and/or maybe notified by text.  Winning bidders will then be required to pay in full either by credit card, check(made out to PYSO) or cash as payment.  Winner will be awared the item that night unless notified. If the winning bidder is not present at time of bidding closing and does not purchase the item, the next highest bidder will be awarded the item and will pay the amount in full.  All purchases must be made by the end of the winter concert and be removed from the concert, unless other arrangements are made.

8. Final Note: Some items may have restrictions and/or exclusions and all sales are subject to such restrictions and/or restrictions.  PYSO is not responsible for any dissatisfaction resulting from either the purchaser’s failure to read any restrictions that were described for any reason.  PYSO has relied upon donor’s descriptions and representations of all items offered for sale and make no representations or warranties with respect to the said items.  In no event shall PYSO be responsible for the accuracy of the description, genuineness or conditions of any silent auction item. Value of silent auction items are estimates of the retail vlaue, usually provided by the donor.  The values stated are estimates only. Once item is received by winning bidder and purchase, it is the responsibility of the purchaser to notify the donor and make arrangements to use in accordance with any instructions and/or restrictions specified.  All purchases are final with no exchanges, substitutions or refunds.

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On August 27th Marvin and the Pasadena POPS were joined by Susan Egan and Melissa Manchester. Check out the pictures from that amazing concert!

Melissa and Marvin

Susan Egan

See you at The Arboretum!

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On August 6th, Marvin and the Pasadena POPS were joined by Cady Huffman (Ulla from The Producers) and Anne Runolfsson & Gary Mauer from Phantom of the Opera. Check out these pictures! (Photography by Robert Caughron)

Anne Runolfsson

Cady Huffman

Gary Mauer

Kids love POPS concerts too!

Marvin and Dallas Raines discussed the weather

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