Happy New Year to you and your family, Senior Symphony!
Over the holidays I was able to visit with my mom and dad North Carolina, and some good friends, and participated in some wedding planning for my daughter, Lauren! It’s been a nice break from the usual schedule, right? I hope you, your family, and the special people in your lives enjoyed some very happy holidays. I have missed you and look forward to being together again soon. 🙂
This Sunday from 1:30-3:30, we’ll play the Fountains of Rome and the Price Symphony No. 3 and, with us, we’ll have about 40 alumni MYSO musicians blended into the orchestra…some professional musicians, conservatory students, teachers, lawyers, a dentist, and more! It’s a pretty fun event.
And for Monday, I’ll plan to start rehearsing the strings while Mr. Duffy and Mr. Sipe work with the winds and brass. The Percussion Ensemble is rehearsing at that time, too. Then we’ll get together as a full orchestra and finish up!
Looking forward to this!
Yours,
Carter
Sunday, January 5
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1:15 – Report to Youth Arts Hall
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1:30 1:30 – Introductions and Tuning; Fountains of Rome
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2:15 – Alumni Stories: a visit with former members of MFY/MYSO; Florence Price, Symphony No. 3 in C Minor
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3:30 – Rehearsal End
Monday, January 6
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5:20 – Arrive at MYAC
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5:30 – Large Sectionals
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6:40 – Break
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6:50 – Mascagni, Intermezzo and Verdi, Ballet
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7:15 – Florence Price, Symphony No. 3 in C Minor
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8:00 – Break
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8:10 – Respighi, Fountains of Rome
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8:45 – Rehearsal End
Saturday, January 11
- Concerto Competition
Saturday, February 22
- Founders Concert: Italian Maestros and an American Queen
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), “Ballabile” from Act III, Otello
Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945), “Intermezzo” from L’Amico Fritz
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936), Fountains of Rome
I. La fontana di Valle Guilia all’alba
II. La fontana del Tritone a mattino
III. La fontana de Trevi al meriggio
IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto
Intermission
Florence Price (1887-1953), Symphony No. 3 in C Minor
I. Andante – Allegro
II. Andante ma non troppo
III. Juba. Allegro
IV. Scherzo. Finale. Allegro