Final Concert of the Year

Earlier today, the final concert of this year took place. With songs from the Middle School Concert Band and High School Symphonic Band (of which I am a part of), the concert was a great success.

The Middle School Concert Band played:

- When Summer Takes Flight (by Robert W. Smith)

- Chant Rituals (by Elliot Del Borgo)

- James Bond Theme (by Victor Lopez)

The James Bond Theme was obviously the most recognizable piece, and went over well. After the Middle School concluded their songs, the Flute Quartet played Blues Sophisticato by Bill Holcombe. Once this special piece ended, the High School Symphonic Band played:

- Turkish March (by W. A. Mozart)

This piece included Laura Slater and Kelly Smith as soloists.

- Symphony No 5. (by Dimitri Shostakovich)

A few parts of this song were cut out to save time.

- Ritmo Suave (by Lalo Davila)

This was a Percussion Ensemble song, with Dan Russo playing guitar.

- Short Ride in a Fast Machine (by John Adams)

This song was highly disliked by many members of the band, and the clarinet section (of which I am a part of) played the same rythm repeatedly, with only a few variations.

- Sleep (by Eric Whitacre)

A slower song, this was based on a poem of the same name.

The final piece of the band concert was a piece in which the high school and middle school bands both played the song, "John Williams: Movie Adventures", which included two Star Wars songs, the E.T. theme, and the Jurassic Park theme (which can all be found here). All the songs went over quite well, and the audience thouroughly enjoyed it.

And with all the music courses (band, chorus, and orchestra) having their concerts completed, we can look forward to marching band. The "season kick-off" meeting is coming up this Wednesday, where we will finally learn this year's show...