Great reports on last night’s rehearsal!

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Monday’s rehearsal

It’s always a little scary as a conductor to schedule a rehearsal and not attend. Thank you to everyone who welcomed and supported Jeff Ball last evening to make the rehearsal successful. It’s one of the characteristics of this group that makes me most proud. I hope you enjoyed the new repertoire and will return next Monday night challenged and excited. Daniella Ashbahian (soprano from Angels in the Architecture) will join us next week, so the Stamp and Nelson will make a little more sense with the soprano part added. I’ll post the rehearsal plan later in the week, but plan on those two works being cornerstones of the next rehearsal. 

Syracuse University Wind Ensemble Webcast

suwe-concertBrad Ethington has been a wonderful host, and I’ve really been enjoying myself up here in Syracuse. I spoke to three conducting/methods classes yesterday morning, and then conducted the Wind Ensemble rehearsal. Tonight’s program includes Daugherty’s Desi, Vaughan-Williams Folk Song Suite, Grainger Country Gardens, Latham Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light, and Biedenbender Luminescence. I’m conducting the final two pieces on the program. I never expected to see my photo next to Desi Arnaz, but there you have it. If you’re inclined and interested to watch the webcast, point your browser to: http://riverbendmedia.com/jwplayer/syr.html. The link will go live about 7:55 pm. Desi is especially interesting. Written 25 years ago as a tribute to Desi Arnaz, the percussion section (especially mallets) is truly challenged. I conducted this work in the 90’s with the OCMEA wind ensemble, and I’d love to program it again (after we give the percussion section sufficient time to recover after Black Rainbow.)

Hudson River Museum event

sunday-scholar-series_kramerErin Dawson asked me to share this with you: Her sister is the media/communications coordinator for the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers. This weekend they are opening a Civil War music exhibit. She asked me if I could pass this information along to everyone at WSW, hoping that some of the members of the group might be interested in attending.

I’ll write again before next Monday. Thank you again for the successful rehearsal!