BRASS CHOIR OFF TO ITALY - July 2010! This is SOGO's 10th anniversary season and 45 of us will be celebrating it
in Italy! The decision was made last summer to invite current and past
SOGO Brass Choir members, family and friends to take a musical tour of
Italy, including Venice, Milan, Florence, and Rome. The Brass Choir
will be performing in beautiful churches and cathedrals, while taking in the
beauty of the country. The home of traditional brass music and
performance, the 10 day tour will take us to a legendary glass-making
factory, the Baptistery of St. John, the spa town of Montecatini Terme,
Michelangelo's David in the Accademia Museum, the birth place of
Galileo in Pisa, the Uffizi Museum to see famous works by da Vinci, Raphael,
Boticelli, and a stop in Assisi, birthplace of St. Francis. the founder of
the Franciscan order.
We are finished rehearsing and our flight went out
Wednesday,
July 14, 2010. The Brass Choir along with an adult woodwind quintet is
performing music by American composers: Bernstein, Copland, Gershwin,
Sousa, Joplin, sprinkled with a few familiar Italian works. Visit our Blog
http://www.sogoitaly.blogspot.com, to follow us as we tour Italy!
Saturday, October 2, 2010, 1 PM
Washington Center for the Performing Arts The Little Pernambuco Tree - Children's Concert
Sponsored by - CONSTRUCT, Inc.
Sunday, November 7, 2010, 4:00 PM
Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Olympic Dermatology & Laser Clinic & Washington State
Arts Commission
Saturday, December 18, 2010, 2 p.m. & 7:00 PM
First Christian Church, Olympia
SOGO HO HO Brass Choir
Monday, December 20, 2010, 7:30 PM
Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Messiah Sing-Along - with guest conductors and soloists
Sponsored by - R.L. Ray Violin Shop and the Washington Center
Sunday, March 27, 2011, 4:00 PM
Washington Center for the Performing Arts
Sponsored by Olympia Federal Savings Sunday, May 15, 2011, 4 & 6 PM
New! -
South Puget Sound College
THE LITTLE PERNAMBUCO TREE
SOGO is creating the final chapter of their children’s book
project titled “The Little
Pernambuco Tree”. The story was written by
local bow maker, Robert Ray of Robert Ray Violin Shop and
adapted to music written by Mark Thome. The story and music depict a little
Pernambuco tree growing up in the Brazilian forest.
The book will be available for purchase September 2010.
This is just one of the
works of art that will be appearing in the children's book.
AUDITIONS...Would you like to join SOGO?
New Members: August 29
Call to inquire about
audition time at at 360.352.1438 or e-mail studentorchestras@gmail.com
Auditions for new members will be held at the Allison home - 1629 22nd Ave
SE, Olympia WA 98501
Musician are asked to prepare and perform a
solo or etude of their choice. Students are
encouraged to work with their
private instructor to
determine appropriate audition material for the solo
or etude. The live audition will conclude
with a sight reading piece to
determine each
musician’s skill in counting, key signature, technique and
musicianship. After the audition, musicians
are given a theory examination
that will
last approximately 20 minutes. A $25.00
non-refundable
audition fee will be charged.
Music Theory Test -
Download Here!
Only prepare the portion of the
test required of you noted bellow.
Debut
(entry level) study page one of the test
Academy
(intermediate level) study page one and page two of the test
Conservatory (advanced level) study all three pages of the test
Conservatory Orchestra - Sunday 5 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
The Conservatory Orchestra personnel are at the advanced high
school/collegiate ability level and focus on
artistic
performance of the standard repertoire. Tuition: $340
Academy Orchestra - Sunday 3 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
The Academy Orchestra personnel are at the advanced middle
school/intermediate high school ability level
and focus
on leadership, training, education and preparatory work. Tuition:
$320
Debut Orchestra - Sunday 3 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
The Debut Orchestra personnel are at the advanced elementary/intermediate
middle school ability level
and focus
on training, education and preparatory work. Tuition: $290
VENEZUELAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Gustavo Dudamel grew up in poverty in Venezuela. Now a conductor and
musician, he is the product of the El Sistema. A remarkable youth
project funded by the government of Venezuela, which uses Beethoven and
Brahms to save the children of the barrios.
Dudamel, now in his latter 20's, is the Music Director and Conductor of
the Los Angeles Philharmonic and continues to oversee the youth orchestra
program in Venezuela.
The video is an amazing and inspiring clip of this South American youth
orchestra performing in London. Watch the faces of the young musicians
as they perform Leonard Bernstein's, Mambo. You can catch a glimpse of
the front row audience - on the edge of their seats!
SOGO HISTORY
In August of 2000 two ambitious local high school music students, with the
help of other young musicians, their families and music teachers, created
SOGO. Ample energy and a fresh vision for building a student-led
organization make SOGO unique.
The first season, two orchestras were created and performed three concerts
each. Other performances
included the sold out SOGO HO HO Brass Choir holiday concert, a
free-to-the-public Messiah Sing-Along,
a Children’s Concert tour to local schools, and small ensembles performing
at the spring Arts Walk in
downtown Olympia.
SOGO PRESENT
Now in our tenth season, SOGO has over 150 young musicians from over 20
different schools in the
South Sound area. The concert season includes three performances in the
Washington Center, two
holiday
concerts, a Children's Concert, and
the Instrument Petting Zoo during the annual Olympia Spring
Arts
Walk. SOGO members are involved in weekly full orchestra rehearsals
including, string and wind ensembles, brass choir, chamber music,
sectionals, music
history, theory and composition.
SOGO
PROGRAM
SOGO features a comprehensive and sequential program designed to grow
student abilities in sight-reading, basic to advanced instrument
pedagogy and musical artistry. These goals are achieved by playing
selections from the standard orchestral repertoire. Music is selected to
represent various genres, cultures and historical periods. Using this
quality literature, we focus on technique, rhythm, intonation, ensemble and
listening skills along with individual, section and orchestral sound
development. Music selections generally increase in difficulty as the
season
progresses and the foundations for good orchestral playing develop within
the individual and ensemble.
BULLETIN BOARD
WHAT'S
HAPPENING
Interested
in AUDITIONING? Call 360.352.1438 for an audition time.
Click here for audition information.
SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCES
Ensembles
are available for performance at functions in the community.
Please call the SOGO office
Conservatory Orchestra - Sunday 5 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
