Worcester First Night 12/31/15

The Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra as well as the Worcester Youth Philharmonic Orchestra performed at the Worcester First Night Events at the Armenian Cultural Center. We performed the same pieces as our Holiday Concert.

Hallelujah Chorus from Messiahcomposed by G. F. Handel and arranged by Richard Meyer. This piece was performed by both orchestras and conducted by Jonathan Brennand.

Worcester Youth Orchestra Holiday Concert 12/19/15

The Worcester Youth Orchestras performed a Holiday Concert for their family and friends at the Pappas Theatre located in Auburn High School.  There was standing room only.  We had special guests The Worcester Children’s Chorus join us for a few songs.  It sounded wonderful.  I have posted a few of my favorite pieces for you to enjoy.

William Tell Overture composed by G. Rossini and arranged by Lehmeier conducted by Jonathan Brennand and performed by the Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra.  This was one of my favorites to perform and my mom’s favorite piece of the evening.

Nutcracker Composed by Tchaikovsky
I. Danse of the Sugar Plum Fairy – performed by the Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Brennand

II. Danse of the Merliton – performed by the Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Jonathan Brennand.

Christmas Classics (Premiere) arranged by Michael Brignolo commissioned by the Worcester Youth Orchestras for their 68th Season. This was performed by the Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Jonathan Brennand.

Dance of the Tumblers composed by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov and arranged by Dackow. The Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra was joined by both the Worcester Youth Philharmonic and String Orchestras. Jack Corbett conducted the piece.

Clark University Sinfonia in Concert Fall Semester 2015 Performance 11/20/15

The Clark University Sinfonia is lead by Peter Sulski.  This is a university group of performers but myself and one other participant are 9th graders.  We are very lucky and honored to be able to participate in such a fantastic and talented group. This is my second year performing with the Cark Sinfonia, this year I was moved up to a violin 1 part!  So exciting to actually be able to play the melody!  The Fall Semester performance was held at Razzo Hall in the Traina Center for the Arts on the Clark University Campus.  Some students from Worcester State College and Assumption college also joined in on the performance in addition to another college music teacher, Ariana from Neighborhood Strings, and a couple of professional musicians from the Boston area that have their own music school.  What a great night of free community music.  I don’t think there was an empty seat in the hall, full house!  It was a short but super exciting and fun concert!  I love playing in the smaller groups and I love how we stand when we play.

Here are some of my favorite pieces that we performed!

The Blarney Pilgrim – The Kesh Jig a Traditional Irish Jig

A Haydn Suite arranged by Chris Allen

Danny Boy a Traditional Irish tune

Flexible Bach Ensemble – A 4 Part Fugue in E Flat Major from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2. This piece was composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and arranged by Mark Goddard

The Mist Covered Mountain a Traditional Irish Jig

Miss McLeod’s Reel a tune that originated in the Scottish Hebrides, during the late 18th century

Brandenburg Concerto #6, First Movement, composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and arranged by Lynne Latham

Quabbin Regional High School Fall Concert 11/19/15

The Quabbin Regional High School Orchestra had our fall concert on November 19th.  Here are a few of my favorites that we performed that evening.  We are directed by Peter Lewis.

Themes from “The Moldau” conducted by Peter Lewis and composed by Bedrich Smetana arranged by Frost.

Waltz No 2 with conductor Peter Lewis. The piece was composed by Dmitri Shostakovich and arranged by Lavender

Excerpt from Swan Lake with conductor Peter Lewis. The piece was composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and arranged by Phillipe

Allegro from Sinfonia No. 6 with conductor Peter Lewis. The piece was composed by Bach and arranged by McCashin

 

Halloween Spookestra WSYO 10/31/2015

This was my first concert of my Freshman year with the Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra.  We performed at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Worcester.  It was on Halloween so we were all able to dress up in costumes.  I went as a bat and my wings moved as I played.  I also painted small bats on my face, the costumes were so much fun. I hope you enjoy the music as much as I enjoyed playing it.  Here are a few of my favorite pieces we played.

These first pieces were performed by only the Worcester Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Jonathan Brennand.

Ritt der Walkuren from Die Walkure composed by Richard Wagner

Night on Bald Mountain Composed by Modest Mussorgsky

Suite from The Star Wars Epic – Part 1 Composed John Williams and Arranged by Robert Smith

Suite from The Star Wars Epic – Part II composed by John Williams and Arranged by Robert Smith

The following two songs the Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra was joined with Worcester Philharmonic Orchestra. The group was conducted by Jack Corbett.

Allegretto from Symphony No.7 composed by Ludwig von Beethoven

Peer Gynt Suite I. Morning Mood II. In the Hall of the Mountain King composed by Edvard Grieg and Arrange by Meyer

Unfortunately, The Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra also performed The Symphonic Suite from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring but my mom’s camera ran out of memory in the middle of the song. I am hoping we perform it again so she can record it properly. It was my favorite and we sounded amazing.

Overall it was a great concert.