I would first like to thank all the band members who were a part of the audience on Saturday for the concerto competition live final auditions. I think that they would agree with me that we have never had this quality among the five finalists. Stunning and exceptional would not be hyperbole for the winners. I continue to be amazed at the level that high school musicians are attaining.
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We will be using a small group of players to accompany the three winning soloists. Section leaders, if not already done, will be informing who will be performing the one-on-a-part accompaniments. For those people, please have the three new pieces downloaded and available for rehearsal on Thursday. We will be rehearsing the full band music from 7-8, then rehearse the accompaniments from 8-9. The order of the accompaniments will start with the largest number of players.
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We have a good start with the wind section for the orchestra being formed for the Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and the Faure Requiem in the fall. If you are available, please respond to this email with your name/email/phone. Here are the parts we still need to fill:
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Percussion II (Rachmaninoff only)
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Percussion III(Rachmaninoff only)
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Percussion IV(Rachmaninoff only)
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(I realize the percussion were off last week and will bring the sign up list on Thursday)
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Here is the rehearsal order of the music for Thursday:
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SOLO DE CONCOURS - Messager/Snaveley
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CLARINET CONCERTO - Mozart/Sparke
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CLARINET CONCERTO - Mozart/Rumbelow
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