Archive for the ‘School Concerts’ Category
School concerts in which at least one of my students performed.
Posted by glennled on December 17, 2012
As the fans filled the stands in the gym at Skyview Junior High in Bothell, they were entertained by Arcade Mocha, a jazz combo formed by eight students in 2011. People were coming for the Winter Concert of the orchestra and 7th, 8th, and 9th-grade bands. Arcade Mocha played Christmas songs and other pieces for half an hour before the concert began.
Vaughan has been my trumpet student since 2010
It was their 19th gig so far (see http://www.facebook.com/ArcadeMocha?ref=ts&fref=ts). They play for festivals, auctions, fundraisers, variety shows, promotional events, and such at malls, stores, coffee shops, churches, schools, and more. For example, during the holidays in 2011, they played at the Barnes and Noble Book Fair in Woodinville, and twice in 2012, they played at the Crossroads Mall in Bellevue. Last November, they played at “This is the Night,” the Skyview Spaghetti Dinner, and helped raise $1,700 in funds for the Music Boosters and
Music Department of the school. Musically, they’ve stepped up into jazz circles by playing twice at afternoon gigs at Tula’s Jazz Club in Belltown in Seattle (see www.tulas.com).
This group of talented teenage musicians launched from the Skyview Jr. High music program (see http://www.nsd.org/education/staff/staff.php?sectionid=429). They practice, using The Real Book of charts, every Saturday at the home of their booking agent, Dianne Kinney, 425-275-8696, dianne@adamkinney.com.
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Alto sax solo, Arcade Mocha, jazz combo
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Trumpet solo, Arcade Mocha, jazz combo
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Vaughan, lead trumpet, Arcade Mocha
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Nikki, guitar, Arcade Mocha
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Dean, alto sax, Arcade Mocha
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Alex, tenor sax, Arcade Mocha
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Xinwang, piano/keyboard, Arcade Mocha
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Tori and Vaughan, trumpet, Arcade Mocha
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Nikki, guitar, and Sami, bass, Arcade Mocha
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Tori, trumpeter, and Olivia, guest drummer, Arcade Mocha
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Tori and Vaughan, trumpet, Arcade Mocha
Posted in School Concerts | Tagged: Arcade Mocha, band, Bothell, charts, combo, jazz, music, Skyview Jr. High, The Real Book, trumpet, trumpeter, Tula's Jazz Club | 4 Comments »
Posted by glennled on May 26, 2012
The two elementary bands were joined at their final concert of the 2011-12 school year by the 8th-9th grade band on 15 May at Skyview Jr. High School in Bothell. The elementary students come from Fernwood, Crystal Springs, and Canyon Creek elementary schools. The concert was conducted by Mr. Shawn McGinn, Director of Instrumental Music. I am his assistant for elementary brass instruction (trumpet, trombone, French horn, and baritone). The concert left the parents, relatives and friends in the audience excited about the benefits to and growth of these kids through playing music! We hope many will go to a summer band camp. Here are selected photos from the concert. Please click on any photo to enlarge it.
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8th-9th grade band (center), 5th grade band (left), 6th grade band (right)
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Mr. Shawn McGinn conducts 5th grade band
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Mr. Shawn McGinn
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Trombone and trumpet sections, 5th grade band
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Trombone section, 5th grade band
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Trumpet section, 5th grade band
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6th grade band
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Mr. Shawn McGinn conducts, as the 6th grade band plays and the audience sings “America the Beautiful”
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Trumpet section, 6th grade band
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8th-9th grade band (right), 5th grade band (left)
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8th-9th grade band
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Mr. Shawn McGinn conducts 8th-9th grade band, Skyview Jr. High, Bothell
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Trumpet section, 8th-9th grade band
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Mr. Shawn McGinn, Director of Instrumental Music, Skyview Jr. High, Bothell
Posted in School Concerts | Tagged: America the Beautiful, band, camp, Canyon Creek, concert, Crystal Springs, elementary, Fernwood, instrumental, music, school, Shawn McGinn, Skyview Jr. High, trumpet | 2 Comments »
Posted by glennled on April 7, 2012
Jazz combos played as the crowd seated itself in the gym at Skyview Jr. High School in Bothell last Tuesday night, 3 April. And the Jazz Band I finished the night’s concert with some high energy, big band sounds and solos. Sandwiched in between these two on the program were performances by the 1st-year (5th grade) and 2nd-year (6th grade) elementary bands and the 3rd-year (7th grade) junior high band. The concert left the parents, relatives and friends in the audience feeling very good about the strength and benefits of these kids being in band! Here are selected photos from the concert. Please click on any photo to enlarge it.
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Jazz Band II
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Saxophone solo
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Trumpet solos
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Trumpet solo
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1st Year (5th Grade) Elementary Band
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Brass Section, 1st Year (5th Grade) Elementary Band
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2nd Year (6th Grade) Elementary Band
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Brass Section, 2nd Year (6th Grade) Elementary Band
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6th Grade (left), 7th Grade (center), and Jazz I (right) Bands
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3rd Year (Jr. High) Band, Mr. Shawn McGinn, Conductor
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Trumpet Section, 3rd Year (Jr. High) Band
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Jazz Band I
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Trumpet solos
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Piano solo
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Trumpet solo
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Drum solo
Posted in School Concerts | Tagged: 5th, 6th, 7th, band, big band, brass, combos, elementary, grade, jazz, junior high, Shawn McGinn, Skyview, solo, trumpet | 2 Comments »
Posted by glennled on April 2, 2012
2012 Seattle All-City Honors Elementary Band
Last Saturday, another of my trumpet students played in the annual concert performed by the Seattle Public Schools’ All-City Honors Elementary Band and Orchestra. This year it was held at Chief Sealth International High School in West Seattle. He’s now a 5th-grader at Lawton Elementary School where Lindsey Dustin is band director (see my blog posts of 17 February 2012 and 14 November 2010). Next fall, he plans to attend Hamilton International Middle School in Wallingford.
The 123-member band representing 41 schools packed the large stage, and the auditorium was almost full, too, with parents, relatives, friends and a few tutors like me. He was one of only 18 trumpet players in the 2012 honors band. Think of that—one of the best 5th grade trumpeters in Seattle Public Schools—that’s impressive! The band’s guest conductor was Marcus Pimpleton, a 2002 graduate of the University of Washington who now serves as music department head at Denny International Middle School, Chief Sealth International High School, and the Seattle Schools All-City Marching Band. Mr. Pimpleton was a drum major with the UW Husky Marching Band (see http://www.huskymarchingband.com/). He now has a Master’s in Theology and a Doctorate in Religious Education from Bishop A.L. Hardy Academy of Theology in Seattle.
Part of the 18-member trumpet section
The talented honors band sounded very solid when playing three pieces: “Oxford Overture,” “I’m An Old Cowhand,” and “A Little Cha-Cha Music.” The Honors Orchestra was conducted by Heather Shaffer, who is Director of Orchestras at Denny and Sealth. They played “Hunter’s Chorus,” “Jamaican Spice,” and “Legend of Dark Mountain.” At this level, the orchestra is comprised solely of strings. There were 88 students representing 32 schools—a great honor, indeed!
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Dr. Marcus J. Pimpleton
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2012 Seattle All-City Honors Elementary Orchestra, Heather Shaffer, Guest Conductor
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2012 Seattle All-City Honors Elementary Band, Dr. Marcus Pimpleton, Guest Conductor
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Part of the Honor Band’s 18-member trumpet section
Posted in School Concerts, Student Competitions, Honors & Awards | Tagged: band, concert, drum major, elementary, Heather Shaffer, honors, Husky, Lawton, marching, Marcus Pimpleton, orchestra, trumpet, trumpeters, University of Washington, UW | Leave a Comment »
Posted by glennled on March 29, 2012
Grandfather and grandsons form the Brass Trio, playing "The Victors" march
Every four years, there’s a presidential election. Every four years, there is a Community Band Concert at Kamiakin Jr. High in Kirkland. Ward Brannman, Director of Bands, says he started these special concerts in 1986, as a means of involving his band students with musicians in their own families, school alumni, and the local community.
The concert opened with The Washover Fans, a folk music quartet, and closed with Curb Appeal, a 6-member rock and roll band. Kamiakin’s speech pathologist, plays in the former, and Kamiakin’s registrar, plays and sings in the latter. See www.thewashoverfans.com and www.wearecurbappeal.com.
The school’s Jazz Ensemble and three bands performed: Concert Band (7th grade), Symphonic Band (8th grade), and Wind Ensemble (9th grade). In between their performances, four other groups played and sang, including the Zydeco Trio (“It’s So Hard to Stop”) and Brass Trio (“The Victors”).
Two audience members join Zydeco Trio and Ward Brannman in playing "It's So Hard to Stop"
Trumpeters were featured in the Jazz Ensemble (“Take Me Out to the Ball Game”), Symphonic Band (“Overture on a Shaker Tune”), and Brass Trio (two trumpets, one trombone). Mr. Brannman said the Zydeco Trio and Brass Trio epitomize the purpose of this concert. Two members of the Zydeco Trio are fathers of band members. One trumpeter in the Brass Trio plays in the Wind Ensemble, and his younger brother, the trombonist, plays in the Beginning Band. The second trumpeter is their grandfather!
One of my trumpet students was the featured soloist in the Shaker tune overture! She is the principal of the trumpet section, and Mr. Brannman awarded her a Certificate of Achievement for the 3rd quarter of this school year (see photos). Incidentally, he also received an award this year: he was named Middle School/Junior High Music Educator of the Year by the Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) at its annual state conference in February.
Kids and adults dance to "Don't Stop Believing" played by Curb Appeal
Seth Kuhns, Kamiakin alum, attended the concert to hear the premier performance of his composition, “Like Yesterday,” by the Wind Ensemble. It was commissioned by last year’s Wind Ensemble.
The concert closed with kids and adults dancing in a massive huddle on the gym floor as Curb Appeal played the ever-popular song, “Don’t Stop Believing.”
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Sarah D., principal of trumpet section, Symphonic Band, solos in “Overture on a Shaker Tune”
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Sarah D. receives Certificate of Achievement from Ward Brannman, band director
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I.J., Junior All-State Band member, solos in “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” played by Jazz Ensemble
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Jazz Ensemble accents
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Jazz Ensemble finishes
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Ward Brannman plays spoons and washboard with Zydeco Trio
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Jammin’
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Concert Band, 46 members, features Tool Kit Quartet on “Tool Time Tango”
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Kamiakin teachers comprise Tool Kit Quartet
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Concert Band plays “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”
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Symphonic Band, 47 members
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Trumpet section, Symphonic Band
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Ward S. Brannman, Director of Bands
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Wind Ensemble, 44 members
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Trumpet Section, Wind Ensemble
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The Washover Fans
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Curb Appeal
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Grandfather and grandsons form the Brass Trio, playing “The Victors” march
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Two audience members join Zydeco Trio and Ward Brannman in playing “It’s So Hard to Stop”
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Kids and adults dance to “Don’t Stop Believing” played by Curb Appeal
Posted in School Concerts | Tagged: band, community, concert, Curb Appeal, Don't Stop Believing, ensemble, folk, jazz, Kamiakin, Overture, rock and roll, Shaker, symphonic, trumpet, trumpeters, tune, Ward Brannman, Washover Fans, wind | 6 Comments »
Posted by glennled on March 16, 2012
Symphonic Band, Kenmore Jr. High, 79 members
I had heard about the exceptionally strong music program at Kenmore Jr. High, and on 14 March, I heard with my own ears what the fuss is all about—an outstanding school concert, loaded with young star musicians, including a trumpet player whom I tutor! [See my blog post of 13 November 2010, for more about this student.]
Almost 200 students comprise the three bands and seven ensembles which performed under the leadership of Debbie Montague, Ph.D., Director of Instrumental Music. Her command and control were flawless, and the music she selected was challenging and entertaining. She attracts and produces high-achievers. Consistently, many of her students are winners in various band and ensemble competitions. She says that in band, they learn not only music but also concentration and responsibility. Those are great character traits to carry with them into Inglemoor High School and beyond.
The Symphonic Band supplied the peak performance of the evening, playing Triumphant Fanfare by Richard Saucedo; On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss by David R. Holsinger; and Earthdance by Michael Sweeney.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
The Symphonic Band is participating in the prestigious Festival of Gold at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County, Los Angeles, CA, 30 March-3 April. This festival combines with the Festival at Carnegie Hall to create the Elite Performance Series. Only ensembles that have received a Gold rating at a WorldStrides Heritage music festival or regional festival are accepted into Festival of Gold. The Honor Concert culminates the festival weekend and features the highest scoring ensembles of the festival.
See www.scfta.org and http://www.worldstridesheritageperformance.org/fog/festival_of_gold.php.
As part of the remodeling project now underway at Kenmore Jr. High, a new band room is being readied for use late this school year. It will include a built-in recording system to record the bands and various music groups.
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Seventh Grade Band, 47 members
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Trumpet section, Seventh Grade Band
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Concert Band, 68 members, playing “The Great River” by Michael Story
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Symphonic Band, Kenmore Jr. High, 79 members
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Alto Sax Trio from the Symphonic Band, playing “Shenendoah”
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Bassoon Quintet from the Symphonic Band, playing “Liberty Bell.” Mona Butler, Coach, substitutes for an ensemble member who was sick.
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The popular Marimba Group from the Symphonic Band, playing “Hidden Treasure”
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Dr. Debbie Montague conducts Symphonic Band
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Two tubas, one baritone
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Trumpet Section, Symphonic Band
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Trumpet Section, Symphonic Band
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Trumpet Section, Symphonic Band
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Debbie Montague, Ph.D.
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Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Los Angeles, Orange County
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Posted by glennled on February 17, 2012
Yakima, Washington is being invaded by more than 1,000 music educators and 1,600 student musicians over Presidents Day Weekend. This happens annually when the Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) conducts its state in-service conference. This is the Diamond Jubilee Conference, celebrating WMEA’s 75-year support of music education.
The event will include more than 100 educational sessions, 30 performing groups, and 80 exhibitors. The students represent various WMEA All-State honor groups from grades 5 through 12. Concerts will be held on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, 18-20 February. For more information, see www.wmea.org.
I can’t wait until one or more of my trumpet students makes All-State Band or Orchestra. I want to help someone become the best he or she can be! 🙂
Posted in School Concerts, Student Competitions, Honors & Awards | Tagged: band, choir, conference, educators, jazz, music, orchestra, trumpet, WMEA, Yakima | Leave a Comment »
Posted by glennled on February 17, 2012
For the second year in a row, one of my trumpet students has been selected by the Seattle Public Schools music program to perform in the annual All-City Elementary Instrumental Music Honors Concert. The band will play at Chief Sealth International High School, 2600 SW Thistle, Seattle, on Saturday, 31 March, at 4 p.m. The concert is free.
Students were selected because of their dedication to improving their skills and their exemplary musicianship. The event celebrates their success and provides the city schools’ best 5th-grade musicians the opportunity to play together among their peers. I’m very proud of my student—indeed, he is among the best! He attends Lawton Elementary School in Magnolia, where Lindsey Dustin is the Instrumental Music Teacher (see www.LawtonElementary.org).
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Posted by glennled on February 9, 2012
NSD 6th Grade Honor Band, 2012
More than 300 students performed last Tuesday evening at the annual Northshore School District’s Sixth Grade Honors Concert held at Northshore Junior High School in Bothell. The 2012 Honor Orchestra, Choir and Band filled the entire length of the gym floor, and their parents, relatives and friends overflowed the grandstand and lined the walls to hear them perform 10 music pieces.
My prime interest was in the Honor Band, for I teach brass instruments to sixth graders from Canyon Creek, Crystal Springs, and Fernwood elementary schools, under the leadership of Mr. Shawn McGinn, Director of Instrumental Music, Skyview Junior High School in Bothell. From the group I teach, there were four trumpet, one French horn, one trombone, and one baritone players in the Honor Band. In addition, Mr. McGinn’s schools were represented by two 
flute, four clarinet, one bass clarinet, one alto saxophone, and one percussion players.
Mr. Alec Wilmart, band director at Kellogg Middle School, conducted the Honor Band. He is past president of the Sno-King Music Educators Association and is chief arranger for the University of Washington Husky Marching Band. He holds degrees in Percussion Performance and Music Education from UW.
The band played “Declaration and Dance” by Harold Bennet and arranged by Larry Clark; “Summit March” by Bill Calhoun; and “Antiquitas” by Larry Clark.
The audience waved often, clapped hard, and went home very proud!
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Posted by glennled on December 14, 2011
Eckstein Wind Ensemble
At Eckstein Middle School in northeast Seattle on 8 December, more than one-quarter of the entire student body performed in one of four bands at the winter concert. These bands are comprised of 341 musicians out of the student body of 1280 students–that’s 27% and that’s success! You simply can’t argue about the superiority of this music program when you look at all the trophies in the hallway outside the auditorium, which was packed with parents, relatives and friends like me.
The Beginning Band (31 students) conducted by Chris Boscole played three pieces. Next was the Junior Concert Band (109 students) conducted by Cuauhtemoc Escobedo (aka “Mr. E” or “Moc”), Director of Bands at the school. The Junior Band played five pieces, finishing with Leroy Anderson’s “A Trumpeter’s Lullaby,” featuring three trumpet soloists. After that, Mr. Escobedo conducted the Intermediate Concert Band (107) in another five pieces, one of which featured another trumpeter. Finally, Mr. Escobedo conducted the Wind Ensemble (94) in yet another five pieces. Soloists included two clarinetists and five flutists.
Flute soloist in Eckstein Wind Ensemble performs "Gemeinhardt Suite" by Robert W. Smith
The music, including some Bach and Mozart, was challenging for the students—there was no effort to “play it safe” with easy compositions—and the students were up to the challenge! It was very impressive and enjoyable.
Two of my trumpet students performed—see my blog posts of 18 November 2009, and 19 April 2010. One is in the Wind Ensemble, and the other is in the Junior Concert Band. I was very proud of and happy for them.
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Thus ends "Sheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Students don Santa hats for the finale, "Sleigh Ride," by Leroy Anderson
Three trumpeters accept the applause from the Eckstein Junior Band (standing) and the audience after soloing in "A Trumpeter's Lullaby" by Leroy Anderson
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