Good Morning!
I hope that each of you is doing great and that summer has been treating you well! It’s nice to have a little break before we all get back to our school schedules and other activities. This note contains information about concerts ad some of the music we’ll perform.
This July, the orchestra enjoyed a fantastic tour of Belgium and The Netherlands. The musicians played magnificently and enjoyed multiple standing ovations by large enthusiastic audiences in cultural spaces including Queen Elisabeth Hall in Antwerp and the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. That concert was made even more special with an introduction by U.S. Consul General, Kate Nanavatty, and by special guests who came to hear us, the Dutch Symphonic Youth Orchestra, JSO De Vuurvogel. So great! We look forward to bringing our growth and experiences to the Senior Symphony this season.
I really look forward to speaking with each of you and hearing you play later this month. I trust that you were able to locate the audition excerpts, too! They’ve been taken from two of the pieces we’ll perform this fall on our Saturday, November 11th concert.
Before the tour, members of the Senior Symphony Program Committee met with me a few times—for this fall we decided on two programs listed below. The orchestra will start work on this material at our first rehearsal on Thursday, August 24th at 4:30pm and you’ll receive assignments and music next week. You will need to know the Welcome concert music before we start rehearsals. That’s very important…
Here is a reminder of the first set of rehearsals and also the concert dates for the season. The complete set of rehearsals will come to you very soon.
I will send another note about leadership positions in the coming days. Until then, please write me with any questions or concerns you might have. You have my best wishes!
Carter
Music Director, Senior Symphony
Important Dates:
Senior Symphony Welcome Concert Rehearsals and Performances at MYAC
- Thursday, August 24, 2023 – MYAC, 4:30-6:00 pm
- Saturday, August 26, 2023 – MYAC, 1:00-2:30 pm
- Wednesday, September 6, 2023 – MYAC, 7:00-8:30pm
- Thursday, September 7, 2023 6:30pm Report & 7:00-7:30pm Performance for young wind, brass, and percussionists in Wind Ensemble
- Monday, September 11, 2023
- 5:20 Report
- 5:30 Rehearsal
- 6:45 Performance for String Orchestras
- 7:30-8:45 Rehearsal
Concert Dates (as of June 1, 2023):
- Sunday, November 5, 2023 – Play Your Part Concert; Sharon Lynne Wilson Center; Performance ca. 12:40pm
- Thursday, November 9, 2023 – Community Concert Day (something like 8am-3pm)
- Saturday, November 11, 2023 –Angels and Cathedrals; Carroll University; 7:00 pm
- Saturday, February 24, 2024 – Founders Concert; Bradley Symphony Center; 1:00 pm
- Saturday, May 11, 2024 – Fanfare and Finale Concert; Bradley Symphony Center; 1:00 pm
MUSIC!
Welcome Concerts
Thursday, September 7 & Monday, September 11 | MYAC
Malcolm Arnold, Four Cornish Dances, Op.91, I. Vivace
John Powell/Orch. John Ashton Thomas, “Test Drive” from How To Train Your Dragon
Dvorak, Slavonic Dances, op. 46, no. 8
Angels & Cathedrals: The Music of Hisaishi, Humperdinck, Higdon, & Saint-Saens
Saturday, November 11, 2023 | Shattuck Auditorium, Carroll University
Joe Hisaishi, Water Traveller 8’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MX2qyNnbA8 https://www.joehisaishi.com/
Engelbert Humperdinck, Evening Prayer and Dream Pantomime 8’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n_wRIQgNKg
Jennifer Higdon, Blue Cathedral 13’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr2Tps5cgc4 About Jennifer Higdon
Intermission
Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony No.3 in C minor (“Organ”) op.78 (1886) 38’