Come make some great music with us at Berkeley Sports Basement as we partner with Kaiser Permanente's Wellness Program once again to celebrate our healthcare workers!
Help us bring to life Eric Whitacre's beautiful and reflective piece October, Smetana's classic tone poem Die Moldau, and John Williams's epically rousing suite from Star Wars The Phantom Menace for chorus and orchestra!
Join us and let off some stress the weekend before the election with our own musical “Duel of the Fates”.
Musician sign-ups begin Tuesday, October 15 at 12pm! Be ready to check your inboxes or visit the website as some sections fill up within minutes!
SESSION 102 DETAILS
WHERE: Sports Basement (Community Room) 2727 Milvia St., Berkeley, CA
WHEN: 11am-2pm Saturday 2 November 2024
ADMISSION: Free for all musicians and audience (all ages)!
TRANSPORTATION SUGGESTIONS: It's a 0.5 mile walk north of Ashby BART. Limited paid street parking is available, but as always, we strongly suggest public transit, car-pooling, biking, or ride-sharing. Please join our Discord to coordinate walking buddies or a carpool!
PARKING: There is limited paid street parking, so we recommend using the Ashby BART station.
SCHEDULE AND REPERTOIRE
conducted by Founding Artistic Director, David Möschler and Guest Conductor TBA.
11am-11:50pm: Eric Whitacre - October (for orchestra ~6.5')
INSTRUMENTATION:
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B-flat), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (C), 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani, 2 percussion (triangle, bass drum, mark tree, suspended cymbal), strings
12:00-1:00pm: Bedrich Smetana "Die Moldau" from Ma Vlast (for orchestra ~12')INSTRUMENTATION:
1 piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (F, C, E, E-flat), 2 trumpets (C, A, B-flat, E), 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani, 1 percussion (cymbals, bass drum, triangle), 1 harp, strings
1:10-2pm: John Williams: Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (arranged for orchestra and chorus by Jerry Brubaker) (~8')
INSTRUMENTATION:
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B-flat), 1 bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (B-flat), 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani, 5 percussion (chimes, bells, slide whistle, xylophone, crash cymbals, suspended cymbals, temple blocks, police whistle, gong, snare drum, bass drum, toms) mixed chorus (SATB), strings
SHEET MUSIC and reference recordings for all three pieces can be found on Google Drive at: bit.ly/AOCSheetMusic.
FOR PLAYERS & SINGERS
*This event is all ages*
Some sections will fill up in the first few minutes. For this session, in partnership with Kaiser Permanente's Wellness Program, please be aware that sign-up priority will be given to employees of Kaiser.
We have space for: 10 flutes, 6 oboes, 10 clarinets, 6 bassoons, 10 horns, 8 trumpets, 9 trombones, 3 tubas, 8 percussion, 1 harp, 1 keyboard, 24 chorus, 24 violins, 10 violas, 10 cellos, 5 double basses.
Waitlist Protocol:
Our community of musicians is growing (which is AWESOME), but sometimes that means that some sections fill up quickly (especially flutes and clarinets). You can still sign-up via the form, but if you notice on the form that your instrument has a “waitlist” tag on it, don’t despair! We usually take players off the waitlist as some folks’ plans change. When that happens, you’ll be notified by your Section Ambassadors.