Holiday Party

Don't forget about the Holiday Party.
Tuesday, 12/9/08 - 7-9pm
Foley's House
-Freshmen and Sophomores bring soda or eggnog or apple cider
-Juniors and Seniors bring snacks, desserts, chips
-Josh Ok - salad

White Elephant Gift Exchange (bring an inexpensive gift, something silly like a box of fruit roll-ups or a gift that someone gave you but you never opened. A used pair of socks are not acceptable for example.)

Pin the Nose on the Reindeer - for prizes

Ugly Holiday Sweater Contest - for prizes

Concert Week Schedule

This is a busy week for orchestra. Here is the schedule in distilled format.

Monday 7-9pm – Dress rehearsal in Band Room (Symphony Orchestra and Winds, Chamber Orchestra)

Tuesday 3-4:30 – Chamber Orchestra rehearsal

Wednesday all day – String Festival

1^st-2^nd period – Concert Orchestra rehearses (back to class for 3^rd period)
4^th-5^th period – Symphony Orchestra and Winds, Chamber Orch rehearses
6^th period – lunch for those with (4-6^th lunches) others back to class

Orchestra Festival – 7:30pm
Call for strings – 6:45
Call for winds – 7:30

Reception following the concert in the cafeteria

Friday 4-11pm – Field Trip to Chicago Symphony Orchestra (for those who paid for tickets)
4pm – Leave LHS
6pm – Dinner at Foodlife in Water Tower Place
8pm – Concert
10pm – Leave CSO
11pm – Arrive LHS

Concert Orchestra Listening

Water Music - Click on the links to hear how the music originally sounded. We want to recreate that style. Listen to how they play each note. Think of the character of each piece. How would you create that same character?

Air

Hornpipe

Finale

Concert Orchestra Practice Spots 11-14-08

Water Music:

1st violins: Air, Finale - mm.19-24
2nd violins: Finale mm.1-15
Violas: Finale - mm.11-24
Cello: Finale - mm.27-36 (work on playing closed A's)
Bass: Air, Hornpipe

Concert Orch Practice Spots

1st Violin:
Air: mm. 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16
Bouree: mm. 5-8, 9-13, 17-22
Hornpipe: mm. 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16
Finale: mm. 1-4, 5-10, 15-18, 19-24, 32-36, 50-54, 59-63

2nd Violin:
Air: 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16
Bouree: 1-4, 5-9, 13-18
Hornpipe: mm. 9-12, 13-16
Finale: mm. 1-4, 5-10, 11-14, 15-18, 19-23, 24-28, 28-32, 32-36, 50-54, 59-63

Viola:
Air: mm. 5-8, 14-18
Bouree: 5-8, 9-12
Hornpipe: mm. 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16
Finale: mm. 1-4, 5-10, 15-18, 19-24, 25-32, 32-36, 50-54, 59-63

Cello:
Air: mm. 4-8, 9-13
Bouree: mm. 9-16
Hornpipe: mm. 5-8, 9-12
Finale: mm. 1-4, 5-10, 11-15, 15-20, 20-24, 27-31, 32-36, 50-54, 59-63

Bass:
Air: mm. 4-8, 9-13
Hornpipe: mm. 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-16
Finale: mm. 1-4, 5-10, 19-24, 28-31, 32-36, 50-54, 59-63

Upcoming Orchestra Due Dates

Concert Orchestra
Scale Entry #2 - Friday 11/14
Theory Unit 3 - Friday 11/14

Symphony Orchestra
Scale Entry #2 - Friday 11/21

Chamber Orchestra
Scale Entry #2 - Wed. 11/26

Chamber and Concert Seating Sections

Concert Orch:
All students - D major 2 octave scale
Selections from the Hornpipe mvt will be asked.

Chamber Orch:
All vlns: Great Gate Reh 23-24, Barber - Mvt 1: Allegro con spirito to B
Vlas/Vc/Db: Pictures (Samuel Goldberg) Beginning, Barber - Mvt 1: Allegro con spirito to C

10-22-08 - Concert Orchestra Theory

**Update** Alfred Unit 2 - Due by Friday, Oct 31

IMEA Info

Click here for Audition Info

Click here for Audition Times

Directions to Wheeling HS

Floor Plan for Wheeling HS

Scales you need to know (3 octaves), they do not need to be memorized. Should be played detache, at 120 beats per minute.
C, G, D, A, E, F, B-flat, c minor, g minor

Go to LHS Orch Downloads page to hear the violin parts played and the bass parts, as well as an orchestral recording.

Concert Orch 10-7-08

Grieg, B - C
Working on shift in violins and violas
Work on getting F# and C# in cello/bass

Symphony Orch 10-6-08

Beethoven (will be checked)
1sts/Cellos/Basses - mm. 89 - 109
2nds - Beginning to C
Violas - C - D

Concert Orch 10-6-08

Beastie Stomp: mm.21-31
I will check tomorrow.

Concert Orch 10-3-08

Homework (I will check this by stand on Monday)
Vlns - Beastie Stomp m. 1-21
Vla, Cel,Db - Beastie Stomp m.40-68

Practice Spots for Symphony

Practice Spots for Berlioz, Beethoven and Grieg.
http://lhswildcats.org/departments/music/Orchestra/OrchMedia/Downloads/Practice%20Spots%20berlioz%20beethoven%20grieg.doc

Symphony Orchestra Listening - Berlioz

Due on Monday.
Sound file is available on Orchestra Downloads page.
Here is a direct link.
You'll probably want to right click and choose "Save As..." to save it to your home computer, otherwise you might not be able to see the timings when it's playing.

http://lhswildcats.org/departments/music/Orchestra/OrchMedia/Downloads/Concert%20Music/berlioz%20march.mp3

Here's the word file of the assignment
http://lhswildcats.org/departments/music/Orchestra/OrchMedia/Downloads/berlioz%20symphonie%20fantastique%209-2008.doc

Feel free to fill it out and email it to me to save a tree. libertyvilleorch@gmail.com

Chamber Listening - Berlioz

Due on Monday. Sound file is available on Orchestra Downloads page.
Here is a direct link. You'll probably want to right click and choose "Save As..." to save it to your home computer, otherwise you might not be able to see the timings when it's playing.
http://lhswildcats.org/departments/music/Orchestra/OrchMedia/Downloads/Concert%20Music/berlioz%20march.mp3

Here's the word file of the assignment
http://lhswildcats.org/departments/music/Orchestra/OrchMedia/Downloads/berlioz%20symphonie%20fantastique%209-2008.doc

Feel free to fill it out and email it to me to save a tree. libertyvilleorch@gmail.com

SO 9-19-08

Symphony weekend homework: Beethoven reh. E (I will check this in class next week)

Chamber Orch Spot - 9/15/08

Nielsen pitches

Chamber Orchestra Practice Spots

Beethoven: beginning to reh E "Solid as a Rock!!"

Symphony Orchestra Practice Spots

Seating Auditions this week.
Required excerpts:
Berlioz - Reh 54 - 55, six after Reh 57 to two after Reh. 59
(Bass Reh 50 -52 instead of 54-55)

Other practice spots:
Grieg - Violins: four before B to D, Violas: A-B, B-D, Cellos/Basses: eight before B to C

Beethoven - Cellos/Basses: D-E, Violins/Violas: E-F

Concert Orchestra Practice Spots

Beastie Stomp
Violins/Violas - beginning to m.12
Cellos - mm. 12-21
Bass - m.50 to end

Hessian's Ride
Tutti - mm. 99 - 125

Halo 3
Violins - 34-44