The Wizard of Oz

Lincoln Portrait - FSU Summer Music Camp Wind Orchestra 2015

Esprit de Corps - FSU Summer Music Camp Wind Orchestra 2015

FSU Summer Music Camp Wind Orchestra - Flag of Stars 2015

FSU Summer Music Camp - Let the Amen Sound

Hannah placed 5th chair out of 38 flutes from around the country and from some out of country.  The recording does not give this music justice.  We were up front with my video camera so the quality wasn't great.

Savannah Winds Spring Concert

Last night was he Savannah Winds Spring Concert.  Hannah plays Flute with the group and enjoys the challenge and benefits of playing with a group of professionals and college students. They are directed by Mark B. Johnson.

Hannah had a great time playing and her favorite was La Quintessenza because it had a very Tim Burton feel to it.

Sensus Vitae "A Fanfare & Chorale for the Good of Humanity"

By - Nathan Daughtrey (2013)

Sheltering Sky

By - John Mackey (2012)

Spirit of Endeavour

I.  One Vision "Molto moderato"

II. The Pursuit of Perfection "Vivace"

By - Philip Sparke (2013)

La Quintessenza

I.  Intoduzione

II.  Capriccio

III.  Arioso

IV.  Finale

(performed without pause)

By - Johan de Meij (1998)

This is the one that has a Tim Burton sound to it that Hannah loved.  She really wants to play the piccolo part on it as well.

Golden Jubilee March

By - John Philip Sousa (1928)

And in honor of St. Patrick's Day which is kind of a big deal here in Savannah 

(2nd largest celebration in the US)

Shillelagh!

By - James Meredith (2014)

District Honor Band

Hannah placed first chair for District Honor Band this year with an audition score of 9.99 in the 9th and 10th grade division. Our district is comprised of 11 counties in Georgia.  She had some solos and during rehersal noticed a piccolo part.  Thinking ahead she brought the piccolo she had borrowed from John Murphy for the Youth Orchestra and asked the guest conductor if she could play the part so for the march she played piccolo.

The guest conductor was Dr. Jaclyn Hartenberger who serves as Associate Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Georgia where she conducts the Wind Symphony and teaches undergraduate conducting.

For District Honor Band, the students arrive at about 6:00 pm on a Wednesday and meet the guest conductor and receive the music for the first time. They stay until about 9:30pm and then return on Thursday morning at 10:00 am and work until 5:00 pm taking a break for lunch.  Friday is that similar only they get done a bit earlier and then perform the concert at 7:00 pm. 

 Overture for Winds - Charles Carter

Joy Revisited - Frank Ticheli

Bloom - Steven Bryant

Encanto - Robert W. Smith

Rough Riders - Karl King / arr. James Swearingen

Amazing work by amazing students.  It has been great watching her grow through the years.

Winterfest

Hannah auditioned and got into the 24th Armstrong Winterfest Honor Band as 7th chair flute.  They went to the college Thursday evening and saw the Armstrong Wind Ensemble play and then were given their music to sight read that evening.  They then came back Friday morning and practiced all day.  Hannah having an orchestra concert that coming Sunday stayed after for that rehearsal so was there from 9:00 am until 7:00 pm.  She returned Saturday about noon and rehearsed and then performed that evening.  Jack Stamp the guest conductor for the high school group is professor of music, chairperson of the music department and director of band studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  He is also a composer and composed the piece Danzon which the Winterfest group performed.

Dig Down Deep -- Timothy Mahr

Introit -- Fisher Tull

Danzon -- Jack Stamp

3rd public performance of this piece.

The Girl I left Behind -- Leroy Anderson

Savannah Winds

Hannah recently auditioned and was accepted to Savannah Winds.  They held their Season Premier Concert November 18. The group is made up of college students, band directors, other musicians from the surrounding communities.  It gives her the opportunity to rehearse and play with professionals and others who love to perform.

 First Suite in Eb for Military Band -- Gustav Holst

     I.   Chaconne

         II.  Intermezzo

III. March

 Them Basses -- G.H. Huffine

 

With Quiet Courage -- Larry Daehn

 

Symphonic Dance No. 3 "Fiesta" -- Clifton Williams

Fanfare and Allegro -- Clifton Williams

Armstrong Chamber Orchestra

Hannah is Co-Principle this season of the ACO and picked up the piccolo part.  She had piccolo parts in most of the pieces and a solo in one, Sevilla.

Cossack Dance from "Mazeppa"

 By Pete Ilyich Tchaikovsky

 

Lake Dance

 By William G. Harbinson

Sevilla from "Suite Espanola" Op. 47, No. 3

Issac Albeniz/McAlister 

 Hannah plays the Piccolo Solo.

Asturias

By Issac Albeniz/Lopez