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Wednesday, 13 November 2013
A Mid-Autumn Night’s Dream with the Brodsky Quartet...
Robert Hugill
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The final two students Flora Curzon on violin and Oliver Simpson on double bass joined everyone on stage for the final work, Elvis Costello’s ‘Il Sogno’. This arrangement was written by Robert Davidson for eight instruments but managed to keep the feeling of a larger orchestral sound by the inner parts moving around, sometimes playing their individual part and sometimes having floating allegiances with others. With slap and percussive bass, plus contemporary techniques alongside classical and cinematic ones ‘Il Sogno’ was both expressive and expansive.
The Brodsky Quartet do Il Sogno, London Nov 9 '13
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Puck One has become repertoire: http://oakhillgazette.com/featured/2014 ... nding-win/
Bowie Band opens marching season with a resounding win
In its first competition of the 2014 marching season, the James Bowie High School Outdoor Performing Ensemble was named the Bands of America (BOA) Austin Regional Champion on Sept. 27, earning the highest scores in both preliminary and finals performances.
Twenty-five bands performed at the competition, which was held at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex in Round Rock.
Bowie senior Chase Morton, baritone section leader, told the Gazette, “BOA Austin was a great win for us. Even though we still have a lot of work to do, that performance was stellar. We are ready with dedication and commitment to the finish and success of our show.”
The Bowie 2014 show, “If a Tree Falls…,” is a lighthearted representation of life in the forest. The band members represent trees with silver birch patterns on the uniforms and branches, rather than plumes, emerging from their caps. The color guard represents frolicking woodland animals.
The show’s musical selections included “Songs from the Wood” by Jethro Tull front man Ian Anderson, “Puck One” by Elvis Costello, “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy and “The Rite of Spring” by Igor Stravinsky.
Bowie oboe player Josh Owens tests the philosophical question, “If a tree falls in a forest (and nobody is there to hear it) … does it make a sound?” Standing on a 3-foot-high platform painted to resemble the trunk of a silver birch, Owens finished his solo, set down his oboe, crossed his arms and fell straight back. The sound? Gasps from thousands of audience members who couldn’t see the air mattress behind the platform that cushioned his fall.
It was a wow moment.
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Bowie Band opens marching season with a resounding win
In its first competition of the 2014 marching season, the James Bowie High School Outdoor Performing Ensemble was named the Bands of America (BOA) Austin Regional Champion on Sept. 27, earning the highest scores in both preliminary and finals performances.
Twenty-five bands performed at the competition, which was held at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex in Round Rock.
Bowie senior Chase Morton, baritone section leader, told the Gazette, “BOA Austin was a great win for us. Even though we still have a lot of work to do, that performance was stellar. We are ready with dedication and commitment to the finish and success of our show.”
The Bowie 2014 show, “If a Tree Falls…,” is a lighthearted representation of life in the forest. The band members represent trees with silver birch patterns on the uniforms and branches, rather than plumes, emerging from their caps. The color guard represents frolicking woodland animals.
The show’s musical selections included “Songs from the Wood” by Jethro Tull front man Ian Anderson, “Puck One” by Elvis Costello, “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy and “The Rite of Spring” by Igor Stravinsky.
Bowie oboe player Josh Owens tests the philosophical question, “If a tree falls in a forest (and nobody is there to hear it) … does it make a sound?” Standing on a 3-foot-high platform painted to resemble the trunk of a silver birch, Owens finished his solo, set down his oboe, crossed his arms and fell straight back. The sound? Gasps from thousands of audience members who couldn’t see the air mattress behind the platform that cushioned his fall.
It was a wow moment.
(...)
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