We’re hopping over to SF to kick off our exciting 10-Year Anniversary Season! Join us for a musical adventure including Movement IV from Symphony No. 4 by Johannes Brahms, excerpts from Mississippi River Suite by Florence Price, and "Sunday" from Sunday in the Park with George by Stephen Sondheim arranged for chorus and orchestra by Jason Robert Brown. Feel free to bring a picnic blanket and join us in Crissy Field after the session for a social hang (if it’s not too cold!)
Make sure to sign up before the deadline on Tuesday, February 14!
Please read all event details before signing up to play (links below)
Session 86 Details
WHEN: Saturday, February 25, 2023 from 2-5pm
WHERE: Sports Basement Presidio, SF - 610 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94129
COST: Free for all audience and musicians. All ages.
TRANSPORTATION SUGGESTIONS: limited parking available in the store lots, also MUNI bus line #30 goes directly to the store. Carpools or rideshares or biking strongly encouraged! Please join our Discord to coordinate walking buddies or a carpool.
SCHEDULE & REPERTOIRE
2:00-2:50pm: Movement IV from Symphony No. 4 by Johannes Brahms (~9)
INSTRUMENTATON: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (E, C), 2 trumpets (E), 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, timpani, strings
3:00-4:15pm: Mississippi River Suite by Florence Price (~28')
INSTRUMENTATION: 3 flutes, 1 piccolo, 2 oboes, 1 english horn, 2 clarinets (B-flat), 1 bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 1 contrabassoon, 4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (B-flat), 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 1 tuba, timpani, 4 percussion (snare drum, bass drum, suspended cymbal, marimba, gong, crash cymbals, tambourine ), 1 harp, strings
4:20-5pm: "Sunday" from Sunday in the Park with George by Stephen Sondheim arranged for orchestra and chorus by Jason Robert Brown (~4')
INSTRUMENTATION: 1 flute, 1 piccolo, 1 oboe, 2 clarinets (B-flat), 1 bass clarinet, 1 bassoon, 2 horns (F), 3 trumpets (B-flat), 2 trombones, timpani, 2 percussion (vibraphone, glockenspiel, suspended cymbals, triangle, mark tree, crotales), 1 piano, 1 harp, SATB chorus, strings
MUSICIANS
Be sure to sign up before the deadline on Tuesday, February 14. You can expect an email from your Awesöme Ambassadors with specific info by Friday, February 17 (check your spam filters if this is your first session). Email your ambassadors if you haven't heard back by Saturday, February 18. (Please be patient—they have a lot of information to collect before emailing everyone.) Their information can be found here.
AUDIENCE
This session is free for all ages to attend. Sports Basement Presidio has a ton of couches, so there is plenty of seating. When you enter the building, just head to the back left corner (the “DAIRY” section) and you’ll find us. Feel free to RSVP here if you want an email reminder with all the details the week of the session.