Attention Triangle Area Wind and Percussion Musicians! The Durham Community Concert Band is pleased to announce the date for its annual Open Reading Session. Open to all wind and percussion musicians, this music reading session is one of the band's most popular traditions. This is a special opportunity to make new friends and reconnect with old ones ... all while playing great music. Please join us! We will play music graded from medium to advanced ... something for everyone! This
is not a membership recruitment event ... there is no obligation to
join our band ... simply join us for a fun music reading session. Save the date ... plan to attend ... and bring your musical friends! Saturday, January 7, 2012 10:00am - 1:00pm Durham Arts Council, IBM Room 120 Morris Street, Durham, NC (Bring your instrument and a music stand) Thank you. Please share this announcement with your band's membership and anyone else you believe may be interested. Sincerely, Durham Community Concert Band http://www.durhamband.org |
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2012 Annual Open Reading Sessionposted Dec 18, 2011 1:06 PM by Erik Dickelman |
A note from our conductor:
"Here are some tunes we will be reading through on January 7th.
Shooting Stars - a newer Richard Sausado composition
Aesop’s Fables - Narration and band
Dances from the Oprichnik- a newer transcription of the Tchaikovsky
In the spring, at the time when Kings go off to war — this is for you Holsinger fans.
Symphonic Movement—Nelhybel
Variation on a Theme of Robert Schmann(Happy Farmer)
Variation on a Theme by Haydn/ Mark Hindsley
Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn/ Della Jolio (My original thought was just to find all Themes and Variation, but got distracted with other good stuff.)
Short Ride in a Fast Machine — Adams
Eternal Father, Strong and Brave
A Childs’ Dream by Maslanka (if I can find a score!)
H. M Jollies by Alford
Ben Hur Overture
Don Juan
Give Us This Day - Maslanka
If you have not attended this in the past, a little more information may help. I try to pick out music that is rarely done by local bands. Some of the music is too hard and some is old and has been forgotten. We also read some new compositions. The difficulty level starts at level 4 and stays in the 5 range, with a few level 6. We may need stands, so bring along your music stand, of course have your name on it.
This is open to the public of all ages and abilities. I would suggest good high school readers, college and on up. Admission is free. If you know other musicians, please forward this to them!
Musically Yours,
Thomas B. Shaffer"