001when she said that looks good. She's so >> [clears throat] >> Thank you so much. >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] Oh. Oh. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> is so [music] Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] [music] Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. [music] [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] [music] >> [applause] [applause] >> All right, good evening everybody. That was the high school string quartet with um string quartet number 12 and F major opus 96 more commonly known as the American by De'vorjac. Um welcome uh to the spring orchestra concert. I'm using the term spring pretty loosely because it seems like Wisconsin doesn't want to make up its
002mind. Um but thank you for being here especially three days after solo and ensemble where I know many of you were here in the building um checking out many of our wonderful events. Um, if this is not your first year as a high school orchestra parent, you'll you know that this is not uh a concert you've been to before because it's new. It's added to our concert calendar this year um as a way to kind of break up the second half of our year. Uh in previous years, we had string fling in January and then no concert until until May. So, we added this one this year and we're uh we're excited to feature our large groups from Solo and Ensemble and then we'll wrap things up with uh the full group. So, while I'm
003talking, bass choir, you guys can come on up onto the stage, um, and scoot those chairs out of the way and get set up. Um, so I mentioned that we're going to have all of our large groups, uh, quartets or bigger here, um, featured tonight. Uh, and I'm very excited to share this bit of information. Every group you see tonight, the string quartet, the bass choir, viola choir, and the alternative string ensemble, each one of these groups this past Saturday qualified for state solo and ensemble. So, how about a big round of applause for these guys? every one of them. [applause] [applause] Uh it's pretty exciting. We had a we had a very great day here in the orchestra and not just in the orchestra, but uh Beaver Dam High School, Beaver Dam Middle School,
004our whole community um musically. Um so these groups are going to get bigger as we go along, starting with our quartets onto our viola choir, and then uh into alternative string ensemble. So we'll get these guys set up. the stringbased choir. Um, this is not an event we've done since I took over as the director here. Um, is a permissionon category. So, uh, we had to submit, uh, the song we wanted to play to WSMA, the state music association, and they had to approve it and everything because it's not every day you can put together a string bass choir. Um, so we're really excited for this. They are playing Hunting Song by Johannes Brahms. So, we're going to let them tune up and get settled quick. Uh, and then enjoy Hunting Song. >> [music] [music]
005>> Thank you. >> [music] >> Father, [music] [music] I am your Lord. Oh, [music] [music] you >> [music] [music] >> Hallelujah. [music] All >> [applause] [applause] >> right, that was the string bass choir with hunting song. Um, we are going to invite our violas up here next with the viola choir. So, come on up, guys. Mr. Richard, we could probably have a little more light for this one. All right. >> All right. Uh, the viola choir is a group that that we've done many times since I've been the director here. Um, and this year they are playing a theme from uh string quartet, specifically opus 76 number three by Hayen. Uh, and a little fun fact I learned um from uh viola one Drew is that uh Hayen himself was a was a violist. Um,
006so as he put it at Solen Ensemble, he probably would have really enjoyed this arrangement. So uh here is the viola choir with theme from string quartet. >> [music] [music] >> Hallelujah. [music] Hallelujah. >> [music] [music] >> Heat. [music] Heat. >> [music] [applause] >> All right. Thank you, Viola Choir. Um, if you'll give us just a moment or two to set up for the next group, we're going to add a bunch more people onto the stage. So, if you're in the alternative string ensemble, can you guys come on up on the stage and start getting set up for that while I talk a little bit more? This next one, uh, I know many of you were there on Saturday and got to see all of these events. Uh but for those that weren't, this is
007another opportunity for us to kind of show off what we've been been working on in orchestra the past couple months. Um I'm glad to have so many students interested in in a variety of solo and ensemble things. Um but this is a new one for me. Um I actually learned about this event. The solo and ensemble lists are very large. There's tons of different events. You can do everything from violin solos and duets to kazoo ensembles and recorder trios and thing. I'm not even kidding. Like they're all on there. Um but anyway, I saw a colleague of mine up in the Fondelac school district um doing this one uh last year and I was like, "Well, that's pretty straightforward. We can do that. We we're playing some of this music anyway." So, uh I opened
008it up to the uh the upper classmen, the juniors and seniors, um for those that were interested. And we we filled in a couple of the more sparse sections with some younger students. And uh we've had a lot of fun with it because we get to play popular music that uh is just fun to play. Um, so, um, we for for the alternative string ensemble this year, we selected music from La La Land. Uh, I'm sure many of you have seen that that movie musical with Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling. Uh, and then we selected Michael Jackson's Thriller as our other selection. So, for this one, uh, what makes it an alternative string ensemble, um, outside of the normal strings that we have in there is the extra stuff. Um, so for both of these
009charts, we're going to feature a drummer. Uh we're excited to have Nate Smith right there joining us. Um and uh we're going to move uh Luly Mercier over to piano. That's Luly right there. Um uh and we're going to feature one of our violists, Owen Hemling on Cowbell for a song. Uh and Aurora, everybody loves the cowbell. More cowbell, right? Um and then Aurora, one of our bass players, is going to play some electric bass. So give us just another minute or so to uh finish setting up and then enjoy La La Land and Thriller. Where's the >> [music] [music] >> What's up? So many [music] Yes. [applause] Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] >> Hallelujah. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Hallelujah. [music]
010Oh, [music] pass away. [music] >> [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [applause] >> Wow. [applause] >> [music] [music] >> Hey. Heat. Heat. N. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. >> [music] [music] >> Heat. [music] [applause] Heat. All >> [applause] >> right, now we're going to get set up for the full group. Wasn't that fun? All right. Second, please. Here comes How much are there? Especially Interesting. >> [music] [music] >> Okay. [music] All right, the orchestra's first full group selection is Elementa composed by Sununhi Nubolt. Elementa was commissioned by the Russell Independent Schools Orchestra and was inspired by the city of Russell in Kentucky and the four elements air, earth, fire, and water. The city of Russell was founded as a railroad town situated on
011the south bank of the Ohio River. While railroads are not as big as they once were, they still provide many jobs for people within the community. In Russell, the annual railroad days festival is still a big hit. The first movement flights of fancy symbolizes the element of air alongside with a train ride through the landscape of Russell. Piticado and harmonics represent the train whistle and the popping town of coal burning. Flights of fancy will feature Adriana Skolma on cello. The second movement, Terra, resembles an Appalachian lullabi and represents the element of earth. On one side, you have the flowing Ohio River and on the others the dense forest of Appalachia. Terra will feature Drew Nornberg, that's me, on viola. The third and final movement, ice and fire, captures the elements of fire and water meeting
012to create steam in the kinetic energy of a small town that is still thriving. >> [applause] >> Yes. >> [music] [music] >> Oh, [music] hey. Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] >> Heat. [music] [music] Heat. >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] >> [music] >> Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. [music] Heat. [music] >> [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] >> Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] [music] [applause] Heat. >> [applause] >> Symphony number 25. The first movement Mosart wrote his 25th symphony in 1773
013as a young man of only 17 years. The work of the first of Mosart's only two symphonies written in a minor key both in G minor. His symphony number 40 being the other. Symphony 25 first movement was written in with emotional intensity and darkness seldom found in other Mosart works. For mushi movie watchers, you may recognize this movement from the opening scene of the movie Amdus. We hope you enjoy. >> [applause] [music] >> We have to go. >> [music] >> Heat. [music] Heat. >> [music] >> Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Hey. Hey. Hey. Heat. [music] Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] Heat. Heat. [music] [music] Heat. [music] Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >>
014Heat. Heat. >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] >> [music] [music] >> Heat. Heat. [music] All >> [applause] [applause] >> right, we've got one more for you. Uh but just a couple things before we get to that one. Um thank you again for coming tonight. I know this is a really really busy couple of weeks here uh with solo and ensemble uh adding this other concert here and I know we've got a choir trip coming up too. Um so there's just kind of a lot of things going on. So thank you for being here tonight. Um couple couple thank yous people to thank. Uh of course I'd like to thank Mr. Greg Richard for running lights. We were getting a little fancy tonight. So big hand for Greg
015please. Uh sound live stream and everything. Um he he is great. Uh thank you to our uh administration team here both at the high school and throughout the district uh for their support uh custodial especially custodial uh this this last weekend with us using most of this building um keeping things running keeping things clean. Thank you to all of you for your support of your students. Um I know there's a lot of people in this orchestra who are very very busy people on Saturday uh throughout the day uh and they can't do that without your support uh feeding them uh housing them uh seeing all seeing all of their events supporting them through the anxieties of solo and ensemble and every single thing. So thank you. Um we hope to see you um at state
016soul and ensemble on April 25th if any of you have students participating there. That's at W Ashkosh uh and at any of our upcoming events here listed in the program. Um, I'd like to extend my personal well wishes to the high school choir and anybody going on the the choir trip. Very, very exciting stuff for them. Uh, spring break they're going to New York City and seeing musicals and seeing the sites and seeing the city and everything and and working with um Broadway people. It's really really exciting. So, I hope they have a great trip. Um, I also hope you can join uh the choir for their 100th year celebration coming up after spring break. That's a Saturday concert uh but it's an alumni concert as well. um celebrating 100 years with the Beaver Dam
017High School Choir. So, please please join them for that. I'm sure it's going to be a great great program. Uh for this group, the next time you'll see the BDHS orchestra uh on the stage is Monday, May 18th. That is our end of year concert shared with the seventh and eighth grade orchestra. Um so, you get to see Mrs. Gaylord's groups as well. Uh and we are hoping to do another combined piece with the eighth grade orchestra this year. Um but we are going to get back to the drawing board and start working on some new music to prepare for that after this. So, um thanks again for coming tonight. Hey, we've got one more for you. We're going to let Kate introduce that. Um, and thanks again for coming. Have a great night. >>
018You don't want to hold it. Your script. >> I do have my script. This is a long one. Our final selection for tonight's concert is the idols of Pegasus composed by Richard Meyer. The Idols of PE Pegasus depicts the adventures of the wondrous winged horse of Greek mythology. A theme representing Pegasus is first presented by solo cello performing before branching off into six distinct sections. The sections are as follows. Birth of Pegasus. Pegasus Pegasus springs from the neck of the ugly snake-haired Medusa when she is killed by the hero Perseus. Pegasus in flight. All who see the winged horse long in vain to catch and tame the creature. Bolerafon tames Pegasus with the help of the goddess Athena. The pr the prince Bolerafon captures and tames Pegasus who proves to be of great service to
019his new master aiding him in his many adventures. The Chimera the Bolerafon and Pe P Pegasus encounter the Chimera, a fireb breathing monster, part lion, part goat, and part serpent which slaughters all who attack it. Together they defeat the beast and fly off in triumph. The fall of Bolerafon. Overcome by pride, Bolerafon attempts to to ride Pegasus to the top of Mount Olympus to join the gods. A gadfly sent by Zeus stings Pegasus, causing him to throw Bolerafon back to Earth, where he is left to wander alone for the rest of his life. Pegasus ascends to Olympus. Free again, Pegasus flies alone up to Olympus, where he is given shelter in the Olympian stalls. A brief kota represents constellation Pegasus, still seen in modern times in the night sky. We will feature Darren Teal on
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