TINY TOTS MEET THE INSTRUMENTS
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Ron
Byron Hitchcock
Fitzmaurice
Michael
Bland
Thompson BASS MUSICIANS
Kathy
Brooks Takanori Sugishita Lionel Young Désirée Cedeno Suàrez Beth Greenberg
Andy
Don
Thayer Hong An Robyn Sosa Tori Woodrow Susie Peek VIOLA James Shaw Lora Stevenson Kostadin Dyulgerski Wayne Templeman Jennifer Fouse Anna Leavitt CELLO FLUTE Valerie Johnson OBOE&ENGLISH HORN Kathryn Simpson CLARINET Mary Jungerman BASSOON Deborah Torp TRUMPET Derek McDonald Dawn Kramer Patrick Tillery TROMBONE Justis Williams TUBA Emanuel Jester PERCUSSION Mark Foster HORN Devon Park Ron Torp DeAunn Davis
VIOLIN
Holmes
Jason
Hillsberg Harp
Mike
TEACHINGARTIST
CONDUCTOR
DanLeavitt
Dan has a Master of Arts in Music from the University of Denver. He has been conductor of Tiny Tots for 3 years and arranges many of the pieces we play. He has written over 500 arrangements that are played all over the world. Dan has taught at the University of Colorado Boulder, Metropolitan State University, Colorado Christian University and Cherry Creek High School. He is currently the conductor of the Mercury Ensemble and the Denver Municipal Jazz Big Band. He has conducted the Colorado Ballet, Colorado Youth Symphony and the Denver Municipal Band. Dan has performed with numerous artists and ensembles such as Andrea Bocelli, Natalie Cole, Barry Manilow, Ray Charles, John Denver, Bob Hope, The Canadian Brass, The Irish Tenors, Three Mo' Divas, Mannheim Steam Roller, Aaron Copland, The Denver Brass, Denver Chamber Orchestra, Colorado Chamber Players, Central City Opera, and The Colorado Symphony. He has performed four times for Presidents of the US. He has recorded with the Colorado Symphony, The Boulder Brass, Rare Silk, and can be heard on Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman by Joan Tower. He has a passion for conducting, performing, composing, and music education.
Iliana Lucero Barron is a bilingual, latinx teaching artist, creative, and advocate based in Denver, Colorado. Graduating from the University of Colorado at Denver in 2016, Iliana became a first generation college graduate, earning a degree in IlianaLuceroBarron Theatre, Film and Television. Since her introduction to the stage, Iliana has gone on to perform in a variety of works with several theatres in Colorado such as: Northside (Su Teatro), The Shakespeare in the Parking Lot Educational Tour (The Denver Center for the Performing Arts), One Night, Six Plays (5280 Artist Co op), Fever Dream Festival (Benchmark Theatre), etc! Beyond performance, Iliana has worked with multiple organizations, focusing on educational programming for children and youth, creative exploration, collaboration, and DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access). Organizations include: The DCPA, The Colorado Theatre Guild, Mirror Image Arts, IDEA Stages, Casa Milagros Youth Solutions, and more.
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The final bolded sentence in each section indicates the interactive learning element for each piece during the program.
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Mozart’s Turkish March usually features the piano, but today you will hear the music played by the woodwind family! This melody reflects elements of a Turkish military band and is one of the most recognizable pieces of music written by Mozart. This lively tune is written in rondo format, which means that each section of the music is repeated at a later time. Listen to the woodwind family and pay attention to when you hear the melody repeating!
This piece of music is written by Susan McDonald, a world famous harp player. In addition to composing music, she founded the USA National Harp Competition which still runs every year in Bloomington, IN. Toccata is a piece that highlights the wide range and beautiful tone of the orchestral harp. Play your pretend harp as you listen. This piece is played by a brass ensemble. Galliard Battaglia is written using the sounds of battle as inspiration. Shining trumpet lines, warm horn tones, and bold brassy interjections orchestrated in a “call and response” format characterize this piece of music. Watch and listen to the brass on different sides of the audience you can close your eyes and point to where the sound is coming from.
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A play on the popular children’s tune, The Wheels on the Bus written by Verna Hill, The Strings on the Bass is just as much fun with an orchestral twist! Listen closely to hear other tunes you might know such as the popular wedding tune, Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Dvorak’s New World Symphony, or Beethoven’s famous fifth symphony. Sing along with the orchestra.
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Clarence Cameron White was a black 19th century composer and violinist. During his lifetime, he was particularly successful as a violinist. Levee Dance was brought into popularity when it was performed and recorded by Jascha Heifitz, another very wellknown 19th century violinist. Listen to the string family during this piece and shake your body like their vibrating strings.
Bolero is a melody all musicians know and soon, you will too! Maurice Ravel wrote Bolero with the idea of pushing artistic boundaries. Instead of crafting a melody that would “ go anywhere” and change throughout the piece, he challenged himself to make it insistent and very long, building in a slow crescendo (increase in volume) throughout the different families of the orchestra. The original piece is about 15 minutes long, with the same melody repeating over and over. Listen to each of the orchestra families join one at a time during this piece.
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Antonin Dvorak was a Czech composer who came to New York City in 1892. In awe of the tall buildings and bustling city, he was inspired to write the New World Symphony which creates imagery in the listener’s head of the “ new world”. Pretend to play the English Horn and then listen to this beautiful instrument.
Blackberry Blossom is a traditional American fiddle tune most likely originating in either West Virginia or Kentucky in the late 1800s. As with many folk tunes, Blackberry Blossom was passed down from musician to musician through whistling, singing, and playing instruments. Over time, the melody changed and each artist interpreted it a little differently; today there are around 13 recognized versions of this tune. We'll be joined by Mike Jagel from Swallow Hill Music during this piece.
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