October 2016 Vol. XVII No. 2
Providing a challenging, fully integrated music experience for the young musician because of support from people like you.
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I love working with student musicians - what an honor to be there when they discover a piece of music for the first time, or make a connection between their technique and how to truly communicate the music.
“I love working with student musicians,” says Gau. “What an honor to be there when they discover a piece of music for the first time, or make a connection between their technique and how to truly communicate the music. I love their energy, the fresh perspective they bring to their music making...I could go on and on!” (cont’d, p.3)
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You’re Making Musicians for Life SOGO violinist Andrew Huang isn’t planning to study music in school. But that doesn’t mean music won’t be part of his future. “I plan to be part of an orchestra, if I can, for the rest of my life,” he says. Andrew will be featured performing Camille Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso at the November 6 SOGO concert.
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I plan to be part of an orchestra, if I can, for the rest of my life.
Andrew describes the piece as “dramatic and virtuosic.” SOGO’s Maestro Welsh agrees, “The Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso is a showcase for violin soloists. Andrew is playing it with excellent style and verve.”
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On SOGO: People don’t have to be there.The teaching artists, the conductors, and the students – they want to be a part of making music. It’s a unique environment.
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Donors like you are providing SOGO musicians with the opportunity to work with Maestra Victoria Gau of the Capital City Symphony in Washington, D.C.. Maestra Gau brings a wealth of experience working with both professional and youth orchestras to her role as guest conductor for the Conservatory Orchestra at the November 6 SOGO concert.
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Welcome, Maestra Victoria Gau
Andrew enjoys the main theme of the piece, but it has its challenges. “The word ‘capricious’ comes from ‘capriccioso,’” he says. “There’s not a lot of room for rhythmic interpretation. I had to do a lot of metronome work.” (Cont’d on p.2)
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Musician for Life, cont’d
“I’ve liked it a whole lot because it’s kind of different from school. People don’t have to be there. The teaching artists, the conductors, and the students – they want to be a part of making music. It’s a unique environment.”
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Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso is a showcase for violin soloists. Andrew is playing it with excellent style and verve.
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Andrew at his SOGO audition
Andrew joined SOGO after attending a SOGO concert. “Friends in orchestra at school who were in SOGO invited me to come to a concert – I had to do a concert critique for school. The concert was really good, and I thought it would be cool if I could play those pieces, too – to see if I could be part of that.”
Come listen to Andrew perform on November 6, 4:00 p.m. at the Washington Center. Tickets are available at olytix.org. Sponsored by Olympic Dermatology & Laser Clinic and WA State Arts Commission.
Do you need live music for a holiday party, business meeting or other event? Contact SOGO (360.352.1438 or studentorchestras@gmail.com) to inquire about engaging one of our Musicians Out Jammin’ Olympia (MOJO) string ensembles. We can help you find an ensemble to match the mood and length of your event to help make it a success.
Bid on One, Bid on All! Silent Auction November 6 Here's your sneak preview of the silent auction to benefit SOGO taking place at the November 6 concert. 1. Soak in the Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall with a pair of tickets for two concerts. First, listen to Joshua Bell perform Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto on February 17. Head back to Seattle on March 25 to hear Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5. 2. Dinner and a Show! This basket offers two tickets to Harlequin Productions’ December Stardust Christmas Dazzle musical, a gift certificate to Casa Mia, and other goodies to round out the evening. 3. What's Christmas without SOGO HOHO? A SOGO no-no!! Bid on a family ticket for the December 10 SOGO HO HO Brass Choir Holiday Show (2 adults & 2+ kids), a beautiful poinsettia, and other festive items. 4. Get a handle on Handel with this Messiah themed basket. Includes Messiah sheet music decor and vintage holiday decorations. 5. At SOGO old violins don’t die, they are reborn as visual art. Through the Art of Music project this violin (at right) was transformed from unplayable musical instrument to a three-dimensional canvas by a local artist. Even more gorgeous in person, make sure to check out this unique work of art.
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Musicians from elementary through high school: Experience SOGO for an afternoon free of charge! • Sunday, November 13, Calvary Chapel of Olympia • What: Bring your instrument and music stand. Come play along with friends sight-reading concert music. Parents are invited to attend. • Where: 919 Division St NW, Olympia (Back side of Jefferson M.S.) • When: 3:00—4:45 p.m. Debut and Academy Orchestras • 4:30 Parents informational meeting
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Percussionist Sticks with Music
Maestra Victoria Gau, cont’d One of the works SOGO’s Conservatory Orchestra will be performing at the November 6 concert is a piece for which Ms. Gau conducted the 2014 premiere. Known as a strong advocate for American composers, Gau says, “I thoroughly enjoyed conducting this piece a couple years ago. Scott [Pender], the composer, and I are friends, and I had recorded another work of his, Foothills Suite. So, I was happy to have the opportunity to put Solemn Overture on a program of American music. I love the slow build and breadth of the music. It's always a pleasure to come back to a work like this, and see what new things I can find in the music in a different situation and with different musicians.”
As told by Jeff Lund, SOGO Academy Conductor
I picked percussion because we had a snare drum already and because George was going to play percussion, and I wanted to hang out with George. The band director told me I had the “perfect lips for trumpet,” but I wanted to hang with George.
SOGO’s Academy Orchestra will also feature Conservatory musicians Caddie Derby and Emma Lindemeier on violin and flute, respectively, playing the Allegro movement of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major. Maestra Gau is the Associate Conductor and Director of Education for the National Philharmonic (MD), Artistic Director and Conductor of the Capital City Symphony (DC), and Artistic Director of the Takoma Ensemble (MD). Gau is also in demand as a conductor and string educator at youth orchestra festivals and workshops. She is the former conductor of the Young Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and has conducted youth orchestras and festivals in Virginia, Ohio, New York, and Maryland as well as side-by-side events with the National Symphony Orchestra.
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I’d already studied piano for a few years, so just playing rhythms was really easy. That confidence and prestige of being a talented member of the elementary band motivated me to stick with it and helped me to really develop a love for it. When I went to college, I thought I’d be a music education major, but my percussion professor told me I was one of the few freshman he allowed to be a performance major as a freshman. That totally changed my course of study.
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In addition to Solemn Overture, the Conservatory Orchestra will also perform Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso featuring Andrew Huang on violin (see “Musicians for Life,” p.1), Weber’s Concertino for Horn in E minor featuring Henry Nordhorn on horn, and Sibelius’ Karelia Suite.
That confidence and prestige of being a talented member of the elementary band helped me to really develop a love for percussion.
Provides a Half scholarship fo r o n e stu d ent provides a specialty instrument For one studentb for one year ( English horn, bass trombone, e clarinet, bass clarinet)
Provides one student with a Teaching artist for one season Provides the debut orchestra with a score for one piece Provides 5 students with tickets to experience live classical music at a SOGO concert
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SOGO Academy Orchestra Conductor and Percussion Teaching Artist Jeff Lund
Fast forward 15 years: I saw George at my 10 year high school reunion and he’s now a private contractor who flies drones for the military. He works 5 months out of the year playing video games similar to flight simulators and he makes over $200,000 a year.... But he was very emphatic about how envious he was that I made a career out of percussion and music, and how he wishes he didn’t give it up. How did you choose your instrument? Tell us at Facebook.com/studentorchestras.
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FEATURING
CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA Victoria Gau, Guest Conductor
Pender, Solemn Overture Saint-Saëns, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Andrew Huang, violin Weber, Concertino for Horn in E minor Henry Nordhorn, horn Sibelius, Karelia Suite
BRASS CHOIR Greg Allison, Conductor
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