Senior Symphony-Full Orchestra this Monday!

Dear Senior Symphony,

OK!  That was kind of fun after sectionals to play through some of the large sections of the Brahms and Holst last week.  Today and this weekend, I’d like you to practice the difficult material in those pieces for Monday and also listen to the pieces, too.  That can really help.

I noticed last week that some of you were getting thrown off by counting rests, so I need to give you opportunity in rehearsal to flex those muscles a little by playing a bit more together.  We also need to strengthen our knowledge about different section musicians who play when you play, and who is passing a phrase to you and vice-versa. Fun suff!

So that we continue our improvement, I have outlined what we’ll do over the next couple weeks just below. Please take a look.

Also, we are going to perform our Tuesday, November 19 community concerts both here at MYAC and then travel by coach buses to Oconomowoc and perform for their student musicians from throughout the district.  This is an important opportunity for us to play our concert material as the lead up to our formal Saturday 11/23, 3pm concert, and it is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your musicianship and example to an excellent music program of hundreds of supportive music students and teachers.  Please plan to attend these concerts.  We need everyone.

Best,

Carter

Here you go!

Monday, October 7

• 5:20 – REPORT TO YOUTH ARTS HALL
• 5:30 – Tune and announcements
• 5:35 – Gustav Holst, Ballet Music from The Perfect Fool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUCAhFb54v0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjUPMwj4Ev8
• 6:30 – Break
• 6:45 – Brahms II, I
• 7:35 – Break
• 7:50 – Brahms IV, III
• 8:45 – Rehearsal End

REMAINING FALL REHEARSALS AND CONCERTS

• Monday October 7
• Monday, October 14
• Monday, October 21
• Monday, October 28
• Monday, November 4
• Friday, November 8, 5:30-7:30 pm: Dress Rehearsal
• Saturday, November 9, 12:15 pm: Play Your Part Performance – Report ~11:30 am

Sharon Lynne Wilson Center

• Monday, November 11
• Monday, November 18
• Tuesday, November 19, 8:30 am-3:00 pm: Community Concert Day
• Friday, November 22, 5:30-8:00 pm: Dress Rehearsal, at Carroll University
• Saturday, November 23
  • 1:30-2:30 pm: Sound Check at Carroll University
  • 3:00 pm: Performance

FALL PROGRAMS

Play Your Part

Senior Symphony Performance at 12:15pm

Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1864), “Dance of the Comedians” from The Bartered Bride

 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)/Orch. Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951), Klavierquartett g-Moll op. 25 für Orchester,  11’

  III. Andante con moto

John Williams (b. 1932), “Across the Stars” from Attack of the Clones, 6’

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978), “Lezginka” from the Gayane Suite, 3’

Rhapsodic Dances

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Shattuck Auditorium, Carroll University

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1864), “Dance of the Comedians” from The Bartered Bride

Antonin Dvorák (1841-1904, Slavonic Dance Op. 72, No. 2, 5′

Gustav Holst (1874-1934), Ballet from The Perfect Fool, 12’

Intermission

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)/Orch. Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951), Klavierquartett g-Moll op. 25 für Orchester, 45’