Gamina Posted April 5, 2002 Report Share Posted April 5, 2002 Who here is in a youth orchestra, and what major pieces have you approached within the past few years? There seem to be trends in the musical selections, for example: this year, my youth symphony has played Shostakovich 5, and Hindemith's, Symphonic Metamorphosis - but I distinctly remember another post where someone said they were playing the same combination this year. (And no, they're not in the same orchestra. ) Just from the past year, I also can quickly name at least two orchestra's who played Mahler 1 last season. It's strange to see the overlap. (Is it all part of the conductors' secret plot to take over the world?! No! We must stop them!!) (Anyway, the world is mine! ALLL mine!! Mwahaha!!!) Does anyone have any predictions for next season? Curious and Sleepy, Sincerly, Gamina. [This message has been edited by Gamina (edited 04-05-2002).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yana Posted April 5, 2002 Report Share Posted April 5, 2002 The Youth Orchestra I am in is currently playing the following: Shostakovich 5, Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture, Holsts Planets, Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld, Stravinsky's Firebird Suite and Beethoven's Wellingtons Sieg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paganiniboy Posted April 5, 2002 Report Share Posted April 5, 2002 Whats with Shosti!? Shosti 5, Sibelius Vln Concerto, Wagner Overture to the Flying Dutchman, Mendelssohns Overture The Fingals Cave, Smetena the Moldau, Hindemith Symphonic Met., Holsts Jupiter and Mars, Mozart Horn Concerto #2, and, Lord of the Dance hehe. Fun Fun Fun! Shosti is my absolute favorite thing to play (the 5th). Patrick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paganiniboy Posted April 5, 2002 Report Share Posted April 5, 2002 Oops, Sorry Gamina! I totally didn't see the name before I began reading the posts!!! Anyways, well I'm just listing the rest of em', See you later! Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cremona Posted April 5, 2002 Report Share Posted April 5, 2002 Maybe it's because youth orchestras tend to play "popular" music, and since there isn't TOO large of a selection of "popular" music, groups overlap! I'm in the Atlanta youth orchestra, and we tend to do some more risque material- I've been in it for the past 4 years, and during these 4 years, we've played works by Chabrier, Chadwick, Hugo Alfven, Kodaly, as well as "lesser" known works by important composers (Glazunov's the Seasons, Borodin 2nd symphony, Grieg's Symphonic Dances, etc). Honestly, we tend only to play 1-2 "popular" pieces per year, and the popular pieces this year happen to be Shostakovich 5 and Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. S Posted April 5, 2002 Report Share Posted April 5, 2002 25 years ago we played some of the folowing: Symphonies: Dvorak 9, Brahams 1, Frank, Borodin, Bizet C major, Beethoven 6, Schubert 5, Other works: Smetena - Moldeau, Bartered Bride, Mussourgsy Pictures and Night on Bald Mountain, Stravinsky Firebird, Kodaly Hary Janos Suite, and many more, but I can't think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violist87 Posted April 6, 2002 Report Share Posted April 6, 2002 At our youth orchestra , We've played no songs ya'll have mentioned. Procession of the Nobles Malda, Down a Country Lane Copeland, Pavane Faure, Finlandia Sibileus, The Ascenion, March Slave, Yorkshire Ballad, and Norweigen Dances Grieg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yana Posted April 6, 2002 Report Share Posted April 6, 2002 quote: Originally posted by violist87: At our youth orchestra , We've played no songs ya'll have mentioned. Procession of the Nobles Malda, Down a Country Lane Copeland, Pavane Faure, Finlandia Sibileus, The Ascenion, March Slave, Yorkshire Ballad, and Norweigen Dances Grieg However, our orchestra played most of those *last* year: Pavane, Faure March Slave Finlandia, Sibelius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabbicat Posted April 6, 2002 Report Share Posted April 6, 2002 I knew I was forgetting one! We played Finlandia earlier this year. Oh yeah! We also played the Egmont Overture. [This message has been edited by Tabbicat (edited 04-07-2002).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primrose84 Posted April 6, 2002 Report Share Posted April 6, 2002 my youth orchestra has done the following in past years: dvorak 9, mahler 1, brahms 3, russian easter overture, the list goes on a little further...but i seem to be forgetting a few pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabbicat Posted April 6, 2002 Report Share Posted April 6, 2002 The biggest pieces my youth symphony is playing are the Dvorak New World Symphony and the Mozart 25 this year. We always like to do some pops kind of stuff too. We played Beethoven's 5th last year. My youth symphony is only through high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicaelaB Posted April 6, 2002 Report Share Posted April 6, 2002 The Syracuse youth orchestra played the Procession of the Nobles in February and I played the last two movements of the Firebird at All-County (which was all the same people as youth orchestra with a different conductor) like everyone else. But in youth orchestra we do less popular stuff too- we're working on the Hanson Symphony No. 2 right now and we played the Lutoslawski Mala Suite last Novemeber. We're also doing the Elgar cello concerto last movement with our concerto competition winner and the finale to Act II of Aida. We've also played the Wagner Overture to Rienzi and Prelude to Die Meistersinger, the whole Swan Lake Suite and Borodin On the Steppes of Central Asia. I played in the second movement of Vaughan-Williams's Symphony No. 8 but that was just winds (I'm a clarinetist in this group). The strings played a Mozart divertimento. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violist87 Posted April 7, 2002 Report Share Posted April 7, 2002 Has anyone played SYMPHONY NO.4 by WILLIAM BOYCE? Not the grade 2 piece arr. by Elliot del Borgo, but the all the movements? Cause our youth orchestra conductor is thinking about playing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_the violist Posted April 12, 2002 Report Share Posted April 12, 2002 This year we are doing Firebird, Shostakovich Festival Overture, Hanson Romantic Symphony, Benstein On the Town Three Dances, some Harp Concerto. This summer I know I am doing Till Eulenspiegel (Strauss), Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, Shostakovich 1, Firebird (again), Pines of Rome (Respighi) and some other stuff they didn't tell us yet. The Firebird has so many nasty bits. Its harder than many concertos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melimv Posted April 13, 2002 Report Share Posted April 13, 2002 I'm not exactly in a youth orchestra (but I am trying out for GBYSO next month, wish me luck!) Anyways, i'm a sophomore and i'm in my highschool orchestra, here's what we've played these past two years: Hoe Down-Aaron Copland Adagio-Tomas Albinoni Peer Gynt Suite-Grieg Overture to Rienzi-Wagner Adagio-Barber Concerto Grosso-Bloch Pavane-Faure Vocalise-Rachmaninoff Pachelbel's Canon hmmmm, there's more but i'm sure that's enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vieuxtemps Posted April 13, 2002 Report Share Posted April 13, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Daniel_the violist: The Firebird has so many nasty bits. Its harder than many concertos. That's why I faked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted April 13, 2002 Report Share Posted April 13, 2002 My youth orchestra has played the following this year: Hindemith Symphonie Metamorphosische Finlandia Romeo and Juliet Scheherazade Eroica 3rd Fidelio Overture (Leonora) Haydn E flat Trumpet Concerto with Arturo Sandoval as the soloist Egmont Overture Handel - Lascia ch'io pianga from Rinaldo Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trupets and Strings in C major (Arturo Sandoval and Adel Sanchez soloists) Verdi Overture from Nabucco Copland - Lincoln Portrait, Williams - Three Pieces from Schindler's List Tschaikovsky Capriccio Italienne Liberty Bell March Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire_uk Posted April 13, 2002 Report Share Posted April 13, 2002 Pieces we have played(that I can remember): Copland - Hoe Down, Billy the Kid Ballet suite Rachmaninov Variations on a theme by Paganini Shostakovich 5 Vaughn Williams 'London Symphony' Chabrier - Espagna Beethoven 1 Schumann 3 Dvorak - The Golden Spinning Wheel Bloch - Baal Shem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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