Join us for Session 97 on Friday, May 17 at the Oakland Museum of California for an exciting 2 hour session from 6-8pm in their beautiful gardens!
At this session we're excited to have a TOP SECRET special guest join us as a soloist—they are a widely celebrated singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who, for contractual reasons, we can’t name until we’re live at the session 😉 Because of this, we won’t be able to share the sheet music until AFTER musicians sign up and sign NDAs.
We’ll also be kicking Session 97 off with music from local artist (and frequent Awesöme Orchestra collaborator) ONIKHO.
SESSION 97 DETAILS
* Musician sign-ups will start on Tuesday, April 30 at 12pm*
WHEN: Friday, May 17, 2024 from 6-8:00pm
WHERE: OMCA, 1000 Oak St, Oakland, CA (we will be playing in the public and outdoors OMCA Garden)
ADMISSION: Free and open to all ages. You don’t need to buy a museum ticket for this event.
TRANSPORTATION SUGGESTIONS: It's a 2-minute walk from Lake Merritt BART, has multiple AC Transit lines that stop right in front. Please join our Discord to coordinate walking buddies or a carpool! Parking info TBA.
PARKING: Paid parking ($10) in OMCA garage available for all musicians. (Detailed instructions: https://museumca.org/directions-parking). Street parking is also available though limited.
SCHEDULE AND INSTRUMENTATION
conducted by Artistic Director David Möschler
6:00-6:30 "Garbage Cheese" by ONIKHO (arranged for orchestra by Jon Seiberlich (~5 minutes)
INSTRUMENTATION:
3 flutes, 2 oboes, 1 english horn, 2 clarinets (B-flat), 1 bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 1 contrabassoon, 4 horns (F), 3 trumpets (C), 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 1 tuba, timpani, 3 percussion, drum set, strings6:45-8pm: Three songs by Special Surprise Guest Artist:
INSTRUMENTATION (for all three songs):
2 flutes, 1 oboe, 1 english horn, 2 clarinets (B-flat), 1 bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (C and B-flat), 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 1 tuba, timpani, 4 percussion (bass drum, snare drum, cymbals, triangle, tam-tam, glockenspiel, marimba, single A chime), 1 harp, 1 piano, strings
SHEET MUSIC and reference recordings for ONIKHO can be found on Google Drive at: bit.ly/AOCSheetMusic. However, please note that the sheet music for the surprise special guest artist will be shared with you directly when you complete the sign-up form and agree to our conditions of not-sharing.
We'll provide chairs and sheet music and stand clips.
MUSICIANS this is an outdoor session. Please bring your own music stand and a battery powered stand light if you have one, though we will have some backups.
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HEALTH SAFETY PROTOCOLS:
We follow the safety protocols of the venue.
*Masks are optional*
*No vaccination proof needed*
**IMPORTANT**
If you are feeling ill, or you’re taking care of someone who is sick, we ask that you not attend this session. We look forward to having you join us at a session in the future.
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Be sure to sign up before the deadline on May 7. You can expect an email from your Awesöme Ambassadors with specific info by May 9 EOD (check your spam filters if this is your first session). If you are signing up after May 7, you might not get your Ambassador email until a few days prior to the session. Please be patient—they have a lot of information to collect before emailing everyone. Their information can be found at https://awesomeorchestra.org/section-ambassadors
MUSICIANS
* This event is open to all ages*
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 “this section is now FULL but you can still sign up to be on the 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 via email.
AUDIENCE
You DO NOT need to RSVP for this event - it’s free and open to the public of all ages. But If you’d like to get an event reminder email with audience specific info a few days before the event, you can sign up here!
Audience members should plan on bringing picnic blankets and/or camping chairs. There will be plenty of room for everyone!