This is me feeling proud of the Symphonic Band's performance at Orchestra Hall in Chicago in 2013. In about three weeks, the Symphonic Band journeys to Carnegie Hall in NYC. It seems completely unreal to me. I don't know exactly what the students think about this, but to me, it is beyond my wildest dreams that I would take a group of students to perform in Carnegie Hall. We will play some really great literature that includes Malcolm Arnold's "Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo" and Lauridsen's "O Magnum Mysterium". And what's really cool is that we will play Leonard Bernstein's "Mambo" from West Side Story. The New York Philharmonic and Bernstein performed many times in Carnegie Hall and the NY Phil played a medley of Bernstein dances for Bernstein in Carnegie Hall on the eve of his debut as the new conductor of the orchestra. All the more reason for us to play Mambo and feel a connection to this legendary conductor and composer and to the iconic Carnegie Hall. I will pinch myself while we are there to be sure it's really happening and not just a dream. I can't wait until April 4th! |
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