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SPO: Up Close and Personal

In music-esque on November 8, 2011 at 10:17 pm


At Sneak Peek Orchestra’s most recent concert, we tried out a different format. Instead of doing a full orchestra program, we wanted a way to bring the audience closer to the music, and the musicians behind the music. As such, we put together out first chamber concert, and it was a great success. It was a smaller production in terms of rehearsals and program, but we devoted out efforts elsewhere. Sandwiches and baked treats during reception, an original arrangement for 4 hands to mark the occasion, audio and visual documentation, and marketing the event.

We had a packed Heliconian Hall, and received overwhelmingly positive response for this format. It showcased all the best that the Sneak Peek Orchestra strives to be in an intimate setting: great musicianship, great music by the masters and our contemporaries, and charming MCs, all of which translate to great fun for our audience.

Below is a video of Kevin and Victor premiering Kevin’s arrange of themes from Harry Potter for 4 hands. A well deserved standing ovation guys, now let’s start prepping for our next orchestral concert on February 4th!

More Music Making

In music-esque on November 6, 2010 at 11:16 am

The exhibit on the online community of Shakuhachi players I am putting together with Kiku Day at the DIY Citizenship conference is consuming most of my time this coming week. I am very excited to have her in town, as well as the conversations we will get to have with other conference attendees over three days.

While I get that organized, and maybe a November progress update post, I want to invite you to attend the SPO concert tonight. The music will be up to par for the musically-sophisticated crowd, but the atmosphere is anything but pretentious, and usually downright fun. Don’t believe me? Come see for yourself.

Let’s make some music.

In music-esque on September 20, 2010 at 11:14 am


(Click here to see the video in a full page.)

The SPO has another fun concert coming up again, in a musical battle with the Toy Piano Composers! Ok, it’s not quite a battle, but it’s certainly going to be a lot of fun as our concerts always tend to be. This was also virtrually no work for me as their librarian, and I am quite thankful for that during this busy September.

In other news, I am accompanying Janet Catherine Dea and Deanna Hendricks at the Heliconian Club music concert series this Friday, performing a song cycle by Jana Skarecky entitled “Green and Gold”. It’s a collaborative event between the literature and music section of the club, with music and spoken word performances. Hope to see you at one of these events this weekend!

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