SOGO
SO Y’KNOW NEWSLETTER
SEPTEMBER 2011 Vol. 12 No. 1
F
rom the lilting and yet dramatic strains of Schubert’s Unfinished (No. 8) Symphony in November to the melodramatic climax of Tchaikovsky’s March Slav in May, SOGO’s season 12 will be full of beautiful music, innovative programs and tremendous student growth. October will see a new event for SOGO as members provide “Performance Art” for our now extended, fall ArtsWalk. Students will be performing “mannequins” in the Vue Optical display window on 5th Avenue - think of it as a cross between chamber music and the Twilight Zone.
Our November 6 concert features
SOGO clarinetist Alaina Peters, a
senior from Black Hills high school
and a rousing list of literature from all four SOGO ensembles including
works by Brahms, Pezel, Beethoven,
von Suppe’, Grieg and Clarke. November will also see SOGO members sent out to be ambassadors to invite prospective members to come and try out a
rehearsal on November 20 - the SOGO Side-By-Side event.
December is busy with our poinset-
tia/wreath pick-up, the Brass Choir
and Friend’s SOGO HoHo and the Sing-
Spotify
One of this summer’s big music stories was the introduction in July of the free music-streaming service Spotify to listeners in the U.S. In case you missed the media hoopla, with Spotify—previously available only in seven European countries—users download a Mac or Windows player that looks remarkably like iTunes, with playlists and social-media sharing functions. But rather than purchasing 99-cent tracks as with iTunes, all of Spotify’s roughly 15 million tracks “in the cloud” are free. The service is supported by onscreen banner ads and radio-style audio ads; there’s also a paid subscription version that offers advertising-free listening and the ability to use Spotify on mobile sevices. Big record companies like Sony, Warner, Universal, and EMI have signed on, and independent musicians can reportedly also distribute music at Spotify. Making and sharing playlists is a big part of the Spotify experience, meaning it may appeal more to new users from a younger demographic than to ones with wellstocked playlists at iTunes or elsewhere. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE STREAMING SERVICE? DO YOU CREATE A PLAYLIST, OR DO YOU LIKE THE RANDOM APPROACH? Tell us you thoughts on Facebook.
Along Messiah. What incredible op-
LOAD YOUR MP3’S
the word about SOGO’s success and
Would you like to get an idea of what the first concert in the SOGO season will sound like? The following are a few of the pieces that will be performed as an original work or arranged. Although a high quality CD or iTune download is optimal, there are a number of free streaming websites or Youtube videos that are great alternatives.
portunities these events are to spread professionalism to the greater South
Sound area. Consider not just attending
these events, but bringing along family and friends. Well...that is just the fall
Conservatory Orchestra – John Welsh, music director Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) - Schubert Academic Festival Overture - Brahms
tion regarding the rest of the season in
Greg Allison, conductor Poet and Peasant Overture - von Suppe’
website - student orchestras.org.
Debut Orchestra – Lantz Berets & April Whyte, conductors Symphony No. 9 - Beethoven (last movement)
line-up. Stay tuned for more informacoming newsletters or check out the
~ g. allison
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