EE: 31 October :: Ottawa New Horizons Band

Hello,

What a great Saturday! I hope that those who weren’t able to come to Potsdam this year will be joining us for the trip in 2018.

-Adrian

ANNOUNCEMENTS

-From Cathy: we are collecting for a pizza dinner for the 8 custodians as a little thank you to the teachers who lent us their classrooms.

-People who missed the basket for contribution towards refreshments may still contribute their $2. We have enough refreshment money to go two more weeks.

-Jackie (oboe) will have a thank you card for Potsdam, to sign

Full band: Likely Stage (behind music room) from 6:30-8:45PM.

Refreshments: Room 142 (Staff Room) from 7:30-7:45PM.

(!) Concert Date: 10 December, 3-5PM (TBC).

Band notes are posted on the website at: https://ottawanewhorizons.com/for-members/band-notes/

ORDER OF REHEARSAL

This week (week 8):

I’m a Believer

Phantom of the Opera

Whispers from Beyond

Buccaneer Suite, movement 3

Next week plan (week 9):

Whispers from Beyond

Buccaneer Suite, movement 2 & 1

Buccaneer Suite, movement 3

Invicta

UPDATED SECTION NOTES for weeks 9-10

Invicta

Flutes: remember that if you find the original part too high, you are welcome to play the Piccolo part.

Upper woodwinds: practice pick up at bar 20

EH: bar 9: practice coming in at tempo, then a sudden quiet at bar 11; practice 62-86 with the recording I sent out;

Altos: practice 62-86 with the recording I sent out to associate rhythm with the slower tempo; and 94-102

Trumpets: (190)198-end with recording for the tempo changes

LowBrass/TSax: practice bar 9 coming in at tempo, then a sudden quiet at bar 11; and 132-148; and 190-end

Basses: 102-124 so as not to rush

Percussion: individual parts as lots of solos (SD, timp)

Whispers from Beyond

Flutes: remember that if you find the original part too high, you are welcome to play the Flute 3 part.

Flutes/Clarinets: look over 103-end

Oboe: omit bars 77-78, look over 103-end (warm low notes)

Alto 1: 49-65; 103-107

Altos 1&2/EH: 87-107 lots to look at in here – care to keep steady tempo.

Tenor Sax/Bari Sax/Euph: the eighth note bits (i.e. bar 9, 33-37, etc.) that come back so that we can get them smooth (cresc. and decresc. throughout the bar so that the high notes don’t stick out).

Trumpets 85-102: warm forte sound

Basses: look over 21-37 for steady tempo

Percussion: percussion 1 player add crash cymbal notes at 45 57, 69, and 99 from percussion 2 part; play triangle where possible (esp at 87).

Phantom of the Opera

Clarinets/Altos/Tenors: 110-118

Tenor Sax/EH/Trb 1: 46-55

Euph/EH: 129 last note – keep it long and warm

PIECES

Buccaneer Suite

http://www.lakestatepublications.com/index.php/buccaneer-suite.html

Phantom of the Opera

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojNvEnZ1W2c