The Choo'n Gum Song
So, I went into a bit of a rabbit hole to trace the true origin of the little quote in An American in Paris at #11 (go to 1m30s on the...
Rehearsal Notes, Plan for 9/23
WHAT WE DID: 1. Gershwin: work from beginning to #12 2. Frank: read 1st mov. Worked from beginning to [G] REHEARSAL PLAN FOR 09/23...
Rehearsal Notes - 09/09
WHAT WE DID: 1. Team building activities including "5 questions" and the "cup game." 2. First read-through of Gershwin's An American in...
Holst Tempi
I. Mars Main tempo: Quarter = 160 [VI]: Half = 80 (quarter value stays the same) 5 before [XI]: Half = 80 [XI]: back to quarter = 160 II....
About each Planet...
The Philharmonia Orchestra in London released a series of short videos with short "listening guides" for each movement of Holst' The...
The Planets (Levine, CSO)
Here's a recording of The Planets that I enjoy: This Saturday (12/03) we'll focus on Jupiter, Mars and Mercury. See you then! #MYS...
Rehearsal Notes: Nov 5
Saturday, November 5th What we did: 9:30am-10:45am: Strings and woodwinds worked mainly on Movement 3 of Tchaikovsky. 11:00am-12:30pm:...
Rehearsal Notes: Retreat + Wed 11/2
Hi everybody! I thought the retreat was a great success. The guest coaches were impressed with you, and we made a lot of progress on the...