Session 77 at Oakland Museum of CA!

Come join Awesöme Orchestra for the first FULL ORCHESTRA session in over 20 months! On Saturday, October 16 We’ll be hosted by OMCA from 12-3pm in their newly remodeled outdoor garden performance space. Bring a picnic, or sign up to play with us and get ready for an afternoon of music including Danzón No. 2 by Arturo Marquez, songs from Dia Luna arranged for orchestra by Brian Adam McCune, “Sweet Thing” by Chaka Khan, and “That’s the Way of the World” by Earth, Wind & Fire.

Musician capacity is 100, audience capacity is unlimited.
Sign-ups for this event begin Monday, October 4 at 12pm PST
WHEN: Saturday, October 16, 2021, 12–3pm

WHERE: Oakland Museum of CA, 1000 Oak St, Oakland, CA 94607

This session will take place in Oakland Museum’s outdoor garden in the east corner of the block, directly across from Lake Merritt. Musicians are invited to park in the OMCA parking garage (the entrance to the parking garage is on Oak Street between 10th and 12th streets) and your parking costs will be FULLY covered by AÖC and OMCA. *This offer is for participating musicians only*)

(Sadly, we do not have back-up location for this session. If we need to cancel due to inclement weather or AQI above 100, we’ll notify all players and audience members 24-48 hours before the session).

TRANSPORTATION SUGGESTIONS: It's a 2-minute walk from Lake Merritt BART, has multiple AC Transit lines that stop right in front, or you can use their parking garage. Detailed instructions here! We also recommend reaching out to other players on our Awesöme Discord server to set up a walking group or carpool!

COST: FREE for musicians and audience. Please note that musicians are capped at 100 players total and MUST sign-up to participate (link below). Audience capacity is unlimited, but we are asking audience members to RSVP (link below) if possible.

HEALTHY & SAFETY PROTOCOLS: *** Please note that proof of vaccination against COVID-19 is required to participate in this session as a musician. ***

Awesöme Orchestra staff will ask you to present this proof before signing in. California residents may get a digital copy of their vaccine record at: https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/

This is an outdoor session. All attendees will be REQUIRED to wear face masks when not actively playing their instrument or drinking.

OMCA is not requiring proof of vaccination to enter the venue, so audience members will not need show us vaccination cards.

**IMPORTANT**

If you are feeling ill, or you’re taking care of someone who is sick, we ask that you not attend this session. Deciding to sit this one out for health or safety reasons is entirely your call and we look forward to having you join us at a session in the future.

REPERTOIRE AND SCHEDULE:
conducted by Artistic Director David Möschler, Associate Artistic Director Brian McCune, and special guest conductor Dr. Sixto F. Montesinos Jr.

12:00 - 1:00pm - Danzón No. 2 by Arturo Márquez (with guest conductor Dr. Sixto F. Montesinos Jr.)

INSTRUMENTATION: 2 flutes, 1 piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in B-flat), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (in F), 2 trumpets (in B-flat), 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 1 tuba, timpani, 6 percussion (claves, guiro, snare drum, bass drum, sus. cymbal, tom-toms), 1 piano, violins, violas, cellos, double basses

1:15 - 2:00pm - "Walk in Beauty" by Dia Luna (arranged by Brian Adam McCune) - world premiere featuring Dia Luna on vocals!

INSTRUMENTATION: 3 flutes, 2 oboes, 1 english horn, 2 clarinets (in A or B-flat), 1 bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 1 contrabassoon, 4 horns (in F), 3 trumpets (in C), 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 1 tuba, timpani, 5 percussion (glockenspiel, vibraphone, chimes, wind chimes, sus. cymbal, drum set), 1 harp, 1 celesta, violins, violas, cellos, double basses

2:15 - 3:00pm - “Sweet Thing” by Chaka Khan and “That’s the Way of the World” by Earth, Wind & Fire (arranged by Brian Adam McCune)

INSTRUMENTATION: 2 flutes, 1 oboe, 1 english horn, 2 clarinets (in A or B-flat), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (in F), 3 trumpets (in C), 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, 1 tuba, timpani, 2 percussion (glockenspiel, suspended cymbal, vibraphone, wind chimes), 1 harp, violins, violas, cellos, double basses - plus rhythm section: solo trumpet in B-flat, solo tenor sax, electric piano, electric guitar, electric bass, drum set

SHEET MUSIC: As always, sheet music for upcoming sessions can be found on Google Drive at: bit.ly/AOCOpenSession

EXTRA DETAILS: We'll provide chairs, sheet music, and free beverages for participating musicians. MUSICIANS please bring your own music stand, water bottles, layers, and sunscreen. This venue is outdoors and exposed to the sun, so also bring hats!

POST-SESSION: There will be a casual social hang at Mad Oak directly following the session. Audience and musicians are all invited to join!