Orchestra

Instrumentalists can join at any stage when they are ready.
 * ORCHESTRA**

Mondays: Interval and block 3 10:40 -11 tune up and get organized 11am roll taken 11am-12 rehearsal 12-12.30 occasional sectionals
 * Rehearsals**

NEXT PERFORMANCES:

THURSDAY evening NOV 21st (Itinerant Night 2) LAST WEEK OF TERM 4 - Prizegivings during the day

//**Recent past performances:**// //WEDNESDAY JULY 3rd, 6pm OPEN NIGHT// //THURSDAY JULY 11th, 7pm combined concert in the Chisnallwood hall with ACG PARNELL COLLEGE with special guests!// //MONDAY Sept 16 with Sydney Grammar Boys College// //Wed Sept 26 Taster Day with Avondale, Burwood and Banks Ave// //Tuesday 15 October Taster Day with Windsor// //CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MEMBERS WHO PLAYED SO WELL IN REPRESENTATIVE GROUPS AT THE CHCH SCHOOLS' FESTIVAL Claudia, Rion, Max and Liam//

Thanks to Max and Claudia for organising the wonderful opportunities through the CSO Ambassador scheme this year.

If you're not in BandQuest and you'd like a $10 ticket to the NZSO performance of Britten's young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 and the Berlioz Symphony Fantastique please fill in the form and hand in your money by Monday 11th and be at the CBS anytime after 5pm to collect the tickets. media type="custom" key="24326406"

2013

Here's a demo of Medallion Calls to practice with! media type="file" key="02 The Medallion Calls.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Swan lake media type="file" key="19 Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20_ Scéne.mp3" width="240" height="20"

I am the Doctor media type="file" key="09 I Am the Doctor.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Doctor Who XI media type="file" key="01 Doctor Who XI.mp3" width="240" height="20"

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2012

PLEASE NOTE THE ORCHESTRA WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL THREE PRIZEGIVINGS at the end of term.

Did you see our orchestra on Campbell Live on Monday 12th November? Click on the image to watch it on the TV3 site @http://www.3news.co.nz/Aranui-out-in-strength-against-school-merger/tabid/817/articleID/276408/Default.aspx

God Defend NZ backing media type="file" key="02 God of Nations backing 1.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Please have a read on the following fun and informative links :)

**How to attend a concert** (Concert Etiqette tips from a National Association of Music Education) 10 rules for students  (and all audience members) Concert etiquette quiz 

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Thanks to the CSO ambassadors, Mahlia Bobby and Claudia Crosland for organizing tickets and visits to the CSO this year!






 * PLEASE NOTE YOU HAVE A PERFORMANCE ON MARCH 26 at 11am **
 * The orchestra will be performing Conquest of Paradise and Mission Impossible **


 * 2012 Repertoire**


 * Theme from William Tell Overture
 * Mission Impossible (term 1)
 * Crusaders' Theme (term 1)
 * Pink Panther
 * Lots of Production Music! (term 2)
 * Orpheus in the Underworld (Can Can)
 * Rue Maurice-Berteaux
 * Imperial March
 * Christmas accompaniment for choir
 * God Defend New Zealand

The ending to the original William Tell Overture media type="youtube" key="c7O91GDWGPU?rel=0" height="97" width="120" Conquest of Paradise (long version) media type="custom" key="13003632"

Mission Impossible from an old school recording.... media type="file" key="12 Track 12 Mission ImpossibleMp3.mp3" width="240" height="20"

The concert will be in the hall - 11.30am - 12.30pm These concerts are an exciting concept based on a World Tour theme where each of the instruments of the orchestra are revealed in an up-close and personal presentation. The music will take the audience on a geographical tour; demonstrating how different places and different cultures can be identified by their music. The performance includes a new commission by New Zealand composer **Anthony Ritchie called //Purakaunui//** alongside other short pieces specifically arranged for this unique ensemble. Anthony's famous 90-year-old composer father, Professor Emeritus John Ritchie will be at the performance! They will also be playing: Hungarian Dance No.5 by Brahms, Can-Can by Offenbach, An American in Paris by Gershwin, Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky, Fred No Frevo by Ney Rosauro There are some resources here: @http://www.nzso.co.nz/education/music-for-schools/classroom-resources/ Below, you can listen to some of the repertoire. media type="file" key="18 Hungarian Dance No. 5 In G Minor.mp3" width="240" height="20" media type="file" key="46 Can-can.mp3" width="240" height="20" media type="file" key="1-17 An American in Paris.mp3" width="240" height="20" <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">media type="file" key="1-01 Egene Onegin_ Act I, Introduction.mp3" width="240" height="20" <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">media type="file" key="12 Fred No Frevo.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * On Sept 14 members of the NZSO will be at Chisnallwood!**
 * Hungarian Dance (Brahms)**
 * Can-Can (Offenbach)**
 * An American in Paris (Gershwin)**
 * Eugine Onegin - act one introduction (Tchaikovsky)**
 * Fred No (Ney Rosouro)**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">Here is some information about Anthony Ritchie's new work to be performed. This information is from the NZSO website


 * NZSO In Miniature**.

Inspired by the tiny seaside settlement of Purakaunui, near Dunedin, where Anthony Ritchie owns a holiday house, Purakaunui was “designed” with community and school audiences in mind.

We caught up with Anthony and asked him a few questions about his NZSO-commissioned work.


 * What is the work about?**

It is about the tiny seaside settlement of Purakaunui, about 30 minutes drive from Dunedin. It has images of Nature in the music, but also reflects a little on some of the sad Maori history, before switching to the present, and images of people enjoying summer – running, jumping, swimming, boating, and so forth. So it starts slowly and heats up as it goes!

The sad bit is dedicated to a large whale which came into the inlet and died last year.


 * Tell us what you believe is the most challenging musical element of this new work either from your own perspective or a player’s.**

I think it was getting the opening to sound just right. I wanted to suggest a slow sunrise, and soft shimmering of light over the water. To start with I had too many instruments doing things, and in the end made it simpler – I just used the harp with the strings, to go under the bird calls on oboe, flute and clarinet.


 * This work was commissioned by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra so did you write Purakaunui with specific NZSO players in mind?**

Yes, in fact I did. I could imagine Carolyn Mills’ (NZSO Section Principal Harp) playing the harp. In the piece it depicts the tide and the quiet throb of harp and marimba describes the tide slowly creeping into the inlet as a soulful violin plays.

This is part of one of the "water pieces" you will hear if you go to the CSO "La Mer" concert on June 23 media type="custom" key="18918550" The other pieces: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6d6e71; display: block; font-family: Arial; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Farr <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6d6e71; display: block; font-family: Arial; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs - amazing percussion piece by NZ composer <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6d6e71; display: block; font-family: Arial; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Tan Dun <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6d6e71; display: block; font-family: Arial; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Water Concerto (excerpt above) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6d6e71; display: block; font-family: Arial; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Rautavaara <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6d6e71; display: block; font-family: Arial; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Harp Concerto (very atmospheric!) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6d6e71; display: block; font-family: Arial; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Debussy <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #6d6e71; display: block; font-family: Arial; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">La Mer (La mer means "the Sea" - lovely piece in 3 movements)

Here is the last movement (3rd) of the piece Hilary Hayes played for the Concerto Finals on March 10th.... media type="custom" key="12688518" Here is the last movement of Santiago's concerto. This is him playing it when he was just 14. Now he is 16. media type="custom" key="12923288"

Read about the contestants here. (Some of you may remember that Hilary visited our orchestra last year!)

Term 2, 2011 June 29 -Open Night 6pm July 4th - Combined performance workshop with Linwood high Orchestra 11am. Click here for photos July 11th - family evening concert! Click here for photos



Orchestra April 2011