Thursday, August 2, 2018 Dear Concert String Orchestra Students, The following are excerpts for the upcoming leadership auditions for violins, violas, cellos, and bass students for the CSO. Applicants will be judged by their musicality, steady tempo, solid intonation, rhythm, posture, and technique. Throughout the year, leaders need to abide by the attendance policy and set a good example to the other orchestra members with their preparation, posture, and behavior. Please… read more about CSO Music for 2018 Leadership Auditions »
It was an incredibly difficult decision as everyone who auditioned had something unique and wonderful to contribute, but after much deliberation I have decided to award the solos for the May concert to: Roger Brooks, cello Iris Newlin, violin Congratulations and I am looking forward to putting it all together! Best, Rob Rempher read more about And the soloists are... »
Auditions for the cello and violin solos in Bachianas Brasileiras will take place during CSO rehearsal on April 7th. I hope to hear some highly polished auditions that day! read more about Auditions for the solos in Bachianas Brasileiras »
Hello CSO! Here are all the parts for the Mozart and the Villa-Lobos. Please print as needed. Youtube links to performances can be found here: Villa-Lobos Mozart Symphony 25 Please listen as often as possible! See if you can watch your music and hear your parts as you listen! See you all this Saturday as we begin some serious work to ready these challenging pieces in a short amount of time! Best, Rob Rempher Download(s): Mozart Symphony 25 1st vln.pdf Mozart Symphony 25 2nd vln.pdf Mozart Symphony 25… read more about Music for May 6th, 2018 concert »
Welcome back from Thanksgiving break! I hope everyone is recharged and ready to go! Below you will find all the music for the March, 2018 concert. Print as needed and lets learn some notes! Download(s): An American in Paris Vln 1.pdf An American in Paris Vln 2.pdf An American in Paris Viola.pdf An American in Paris cello.pdf An American in Paris bass.pdf Accolay Vln 1.pdf Accolay Vln 2.pdf Accolay Vln 3.pdf Accolay cello.pdf Muffat Vln 1.pdf Muffat Vln 2.pdf Muffat Vln 3.pdf Muffat Viola .pdf Muffat cello:… read more about Music for March, 2018 Concert »
Thank you all for your hard work so far this semester! We are nearing our November concert and it is a very important one. It is the Duke University String School’s 50th anniversary! Dorothy Kitchen will be in attendance, and as a special treat we will be performing her arrangement of the Orange Blossom Special. Following the concert there will be a reception that I hope you will all attend. If you did not receive a copy of the Orange Blossom Special in last weeks rehearsal, please download it and start practicing! We… read more about CSO Rehearsal update for the 50th year Celebration »
Dear Concert String Orchestra Students, The following are excerpts for the upcoming leadership auditions for violins, violas, cellos, and bass students for the CSO. Leaders need to abide by the attendance policy and set a good example to the other orchestra members with their preparation, posture, and behavior. Please look for an email in your inbox with a Sign-Up Genius link to pick a time for an audition on either August 26th or 27th. Please note that Violin Leaders will rotate between… read more about CSO Music for Leadership Auditions »
Dear Concert String Orchestra Students, The following are excerpts for the upcoming leadership auditions for violins, violas, cellos, and bass students for the CSO. Leaders should be at all rehearsals and set a good example to the other orchestra members with their preparation, posture, and behavior. Please look for an email in your inbox with a Sign-Up Genius link to pick a time for an audition on either August 26th or 27th. Please note that Violin Leaders will rotate between 1st and 2nd Violin… read more about CSO Music for Leadership Auditions »
Download(s): petite suite vln 1 pg 1 petite suite vln 1 pg 2 read more about Petite Suite Violin 1 »
Hello Everybody! Below are the parts for the three pieces we will be doing on the May 7th concert. The pieces are: Petite Suite by Ole Olsen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4Vi-H12fwU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5A0aNKXmQ8 Radioactive by Imagine Dragons http://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/media-player.jsp?&type=audio&productID=10445798 Intermezzo de Goyescas by Enrique Granados https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI1z1YrawvQ Please feel free to print and practice! read more about New Music for the May 7th Concert! »
Download(s): petite suite bass pg 1 petite suite bass pg 2 read more about Petite Suite Bass »
Download(s): petite suite cello pg 1 petite suite cello pg 2 read more about Petite Suite Cello »
Download(s): petite suite vln 2 pg 1 petite suite vln 2 pg 2 read more about Petite Suite Violin 2 »
Download(s): petite suite viola pg 1 petite suite viola pg 2 read more about Petite Suite Viola »
Download(s): bass radioactive cello radioactive viola radioactive violin 2 radioactive violin 1 radioactive read more about Radioactive parts »
Download(s): granados bass granados cello granados viola granados vln 2 granados vln 1 read more about Granados Intermezzo parts »
Download(s): Violin Viola Cello Bass read more about Leadership Excerpts for Spring 2017 auditions »
Joio Air Viola Classical Symphony Viola pg 2 Classical Symphony Viola pg 1 read more about Viola »
Joio Air Bass Classical Symphony Bass pg 2 Classical Symphony Bass pg 1 read more about Bass »
Joio Air 2nd Violin Classical Symphony 2nd Violin pg 2 Classical Symphony 2nd Violin pg 1 read more about Violin 2 »
Joio Air 1st Violin Classical Symphony 1st Violin pg 2 Classical Symphony 1st Violin pg 1 read more about Violin 1 »
Classical Symphony Cello pg 2 Classical Symphony Cello pg 1 Joio Air Cello read more about Cello »
I am excited about the music for the next concert! I will be uploading all the parts, but in the mean time, please listen to the following pieces: Air for Strings, by Norman Dello Joio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_IRYivojvk Classical Symphony, 4th mvt, by Serge Prokofiev http://www.alfred-music.com/player/AlfredStrings1996/16829/player.html read more about New Music! »
Pizzicato Polka Bass read more about Pizzicato Polka Bass »
Pizzicato Polka Cello read more about Pizzicato Polka Cello »
Pizzicato Polka Viola read more about Pizzicato Polka Viola »
Pizzicato Polka Violin 2 read more about Pizzicato Polka 2nd violin »
Dear Concert String Orchestra Students, The following are excerpts for the upcoming leadership auditions for violins, violas, cellos, and bass students for the CSO. Leaders should be at all rehearsals and set a good example to the other orchestra members with their preparation, posture, and behavior. Please look for an email in your inbox with a Sign-Up Genius link to pick a time for an audition on either August 27th or 29th. Please note that Violin Leaders will rotate between 1st and 2nd Violin… read more about CSO Music for Leadership Auditions »