Good Afternoon.
Our rehearsal on Tuesday, January 28th is scheduled, as usual, from 7-8:30 at Ashbrook School. I’m hearing that the HVAC system is working. It was definitely more comfortable on the stage last week so maybe things are looking up.
I’m resending Cheryl’s notes about the Great Locomotive Chase in case you missed it from Friday evening.
From Cheryl: This is a better recording of Great Locomotive Chase than the earlier one I sent out. The accelerando at measure 19 -> 29 is clearer. And it can be slowed down by using the Gear in the bottom right corner of the screen, if you need to do so. And you can see the percussion part at the bottom of the screen.
The snare has 2 meas 1/4 notes, then 2 meas 1/8th notes, then 6 meas 1/16th notes. As each set of notes speeds up (train picking up speed), they roll into the next set of notes which speed up to the last set of notes…. which also speed up. It isn’t quarters, then 1/8ths, then 16ths as we would normally do them all staying in strict time. (another way to think of it is – as we normally change from one note type to another, we just double our speed…. sorta like stepping up stairs. This is more like rolling a ball up an incline…. or going down whichever way you want to look at it. There is no doubling our speed, it’s a gradual increase of the sound/motion of the wheels)
Like with a non-automatic/stickshift vehicle, I have to downshift my conducting each time we go to the next note type to keep in time and keep the notes the snare plays consistently getting faster evenly.
Wow – Hope that helps us figure out how to manage this section…… 😀
Cheryl M
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MAfO-2Vc3LcwfFa0ZNclTM-tVzAEgDgE?usp=sharing
American Landscapes
Sunday, March 16 2:00PM
In order by grade level only. (Not performance order)
There will be an intermission of 10-15 min during the performance.
- Grand Canyon Suite Grofe/arr Wagner Gr 2 4:57
- The Great Locomotive Chase Robert Smith Gr 2 4:50
- The Lighthouse Keeps Watch B Pierson Gr 2.5 4:00
- Ashoken Farewell Unger/arr Custer Gr 3 4:00
- Shenandoah F Ticheli Gr 3 6:30
- Rogue River Ralph Ford Gr 3.5 2:00
- Pacific Crest Robert Sheldon Gr 4 5:23
- Iditarod (Mvmt 3 – Portraits of the North) Robert Buckly, Gr 4, 5:50
- An Outdoor Overture Aaron Copeland Gr 4.5 9:30
Concert Calendar for 2024 – 2025:
- Annual Spring Concert: Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 2pm at Ashbrook Independent School
- Summer Concert Series: Tuesdays June 17 through August 26, 2025