Chamber Orchestra Midterm

1a. The first piece of the concert was Divertimento No. 2 in B-flat Major, K.137, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). This Divertimento has 3 movements:

When I was an eighth grader in middle school, I joined IUSD Middle School Honor Orchestra. I played the viola in this orchestra and I was eighth chair violist out of sixteen violists. Many of my friends joined this orchestra and we had a lot of fun. I played different pieces of music with everyone in the orchestra and I learned many new things. Playing music pieces with different people that play different instruments have taught me a lot, and I learned that it is always important to work as a team. Joining this orchestra has given me the better understanding of music and teamwork. After the concert of this orchestra, we had a field trip to California Adventure and I performed there with the group of the first time.This is one of the best experience

Gone are the days where artist, songwriters, performers, producers and records companies reap full successes of songs through stage performance and radio airplay. Since 1960, a technological evolution has created many changes in how music are made, played and performed. From the era where television and radio was popular with much of its viewers and listeners being the youth to development of the Internet and World Wide Web platforms, music suffered much development. Huge part of these changes was how music was delivered to the audience this time not on the radio or television but on the Internet websites where music

Overall I actually enjoyed the piece more than I thought I would. It had a nice tempo that allowed listeners to be engaged and even when the volume dropped the violins played a softer texture as if they were inviting you to listen closer and pay more attention. Generally, the theme was also joyful which I took notice of and enjoyed. Lastly, I didn’t notice any musical mistakes, and thought the piece was well played.

Instruments I heard during this music piece were violins, violas, and clarinets. The first theme within the music is exposition; the music begins quiet for a short amount of time. However, during the middle, the transition becomes louder. The second subject begins quiet and gets louder towards the end. The second theme, the development is loud within the middle of the music however, the music begins and ends quietly. There is dynamics that contrast within this part of the music. The dynamics in the recapitulation is similar to the exposition, where the first subject is quiet from the middle to where the transition is louder. Then the second subject begins quiet and gets louder towards the end. The first and second theme contrast in nature by there rhythmic composition. The first theme has shorter values, whereas, the second theme has longer.

On Saturday, December 12th, the High School Philharmonic All-Region Orchestra performed a variety of fascinating pieces. They were directed by Professor Edward Kawakami from Carthage College. The region orchestra began the concert with “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 op. 39” by Edward Elgar. The next piece that the orchestras performed was “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy. The last piece that the High School Philharmonic All-Region Orchestra performed was “Samson and Dalila Dance Bacchanale op. 47” by Camille Saint-Saens.

There are pops orchestras, there are symphony orchestras – and then there’s the Cleveland Orchestra. While classifying itself as a symphonic group, its musicians nonetheless display a versatility matched by few. Rarely has that been more apparent than this Labor Day weekend, when the orchestra paid tribute to Hollywood composing legend John Williams.

The main thing that caught my ear were the many crescendos and decrescendos which made the song sound really soft and really loud and strong at different parts. There was a part in the song that really reminded me of when I was still in concert band. We would often play marches and the tempo was that of a march.

“I’m in 8th period stunning, musical band class. In Hunt Middle School, I have four main senses that continually become overpowered in the band room. The band room is my most referenced class for you, and the most enjoyable room in the school to me,” I tell Billy.

This is the website for the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops. This orchestra was established in 1885, and was designed as a summer job for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, so as to provide year-round employment forthe musicians, who would otherwise be searching for work during the summer months. It was also created as a new series of summer venues. It was designed to resemble summer evening Viennese concerts. They were originally named “Promenade Concerts.” Later, people started calling them “popular concerts.” That name was shortened to “pops,” and that name stuck and was officially adopted in 1900. In 1901, a new hall was created for the Pops. Symphony Hall has amazing acoustics and is designed in a way that the rows may be removed

When Jaap van Zweden announced he will leave the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2018, the question that comes to mind is: who will succeed him? Although young, James Gaffigan proves tonight that he possesses the stylistic expertise to replace van Zweden’s. This performance by the Dallas Symphony of El Salón México, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and Symphony No. 5, held at the stunning Meyerson Center, showcases the astonishing capabilities of conductor James Gaffigan and solidifies his claim to van Zweden’s post.

AO Orchestra is a huge honor to even be able to audition for. I feel like that I belong in AO Orchestra because I am a natural born leader. During the month of April I attended a leadership camp called HIPP where I was taught leadership skills and what it takes to be a leader. From those leadership skills that I was taught I have learned to always put your best effort forth, be kind, be trusting, and to be selfless. I will put forth all of those traits that I have learned to make the orchestra better. I always put forth my best effort, I will always come in and out of class with a smile, and I help my fellow students if they need anything from grabbing a pencil for them to listening to see if they’re playing the piece or section correctly.

On Wednesday, February 15, 2017, there was a concert in the Organ Recital Hall. In this concert, there were four movements that were performed. The first movement was Oxycotton by Tim Sanchez. The second movement was Acht Stucke by Paul Hindemith and performed by Samantha Post. The third movement was Blues and Variations for Monk by David Amram and performed by Nicholas Gledhill. The last movement was Misty by Errol Gardner and performed by Nikolas Valinsky, Matthew Chanlynn, Emelie Pfaff, William Gamache, and Heather Ewer. Each movement had dynamic contrast and an emotional

Synth: Woah. I actually really like this. The synth on Codes and Keys was really kinda underwhelming. The synths make it

Our first song of the concert was Christmas Bits & Pieces. I thought we had a very strong beginning because we were all together and listening. I especially thought the saxophones sounded great. They weren't to loud and were playing all the correct notes, rhythms, and dynamics Next, at measures 13-17 the clarinets solo was good. We all were mezzo forte and together. The percussion sounded excellent at measure 25 and 31. The trumpets were strong at measure 53, and the ending was smooth. I thought we could have had a little bit more dynamics in this piece and some