Ensembles
Avant Flute Choir
Teresa Orozco-Petersen,
Conductor
The Avant Flute Choir is for advanced student flute players. In this ensemble young musicians will learn a variety of music specifically for flute, as well as arrangements of standard orchestra music. Students will be exposed to music from different periods of classical music, jazz, Latin–jazz, World Music, and will study applied music theory, improvisation, sight-reading and audition skills. In the event of an opening in the Philharmonic Orchestra flute section members of the Avant Flute Choir will have the first chance to audition. Members will be trained in large and small chamber music performances, an acquire skills in ensemble playing and teamwork. Members will perform three major concerts will have the opportunity to perform at various community venues throughout the year.
Minimum Artistic Standards – click here
Percussion
Ensemble
Jeff Wilson, Conductor
The Percussion
Ensemble offers an opportunity
for percussionists to perform
percussion ensemble music
from the 20th and 21st
centuries, and performs
regularly each season.
Members are encouraged
to play many different
percussion instruments
including timpani, snare
drum, bass drum, accessory
instruments, xylophone,
marimba, and ethnic percussion.
Students are taught valuable
chamber music skills and
instructed on performing
techniques, proper set-up
of multiple percussion
parts, playing advanced
rhythms and taking care
of instruments
Minimum
Artistic Standards –(coming
soon)
Concert
Wind Ensemble
Diane Wyant, Conductor
The Concert
Wind Ensemble is designed
to develop the overall
ability of the young woodwind
and brass musician. Students
in this ensemble will perform
band works at a grade 2-4
which is standard for most
middle school ensembles.
Concert Winds is also designed
for the more proficient
high school/middle school
musician desiring to learn
a new instrument to enhance
the ensemble instrumentation/balance
in their current school
program. Students will
have the opportunity to
work in smaller ensembles
and will perform 2-3 times
during the year.
Minimum
Artistic Standards – click
here
Symphonic
Wind Ensemble
TBA
The Symphonic Wind
Ensemble is an advanced
wind ensemble for experienced
students who play woodwind,
brass, and percussion
instruments. Students
will have the opportunity
to perform classic band
literature in addition
to newly released band
works.
Additional information
to be announced.
Minimum
Artistic Standards – click
here
Intermezzo String Ensemble
Ryo Fukuda, Conductor
The goal of this string ensemble is to prepare young musicians for progression to playing in a full orchestra. Members will perform string music that will build upon theoretical and musical concepts covered in the Prelude String Ensemble. Emphasis will be given to listening skills as related to playing in a large ensemble.
Minimum Artistic Standards – click here
Prelude String Ensemble
Victoria Morton, Conductor
This ensemble provides a high quality introduction to important concepts of performing in an ensemble. Members will apply their technical knowledge of how to play their instrument to string orchestra literature, learn orchestra rehearsal techniques, learn musical terms, and understand basic music theory. Instruction includes understanding the role of the conductor, and learning to follow the conductor.
Minimum Artistic Standards – click here
