Wesleyan University Orchestra
MUSC 439
Fall 2021
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
The Wesleyan University Orchestra is a student-community ensemble that is open to everyone with a passion for orchestral literature and an intermediate-to-advanced skill level of performance on an orchestral instrument: Wesleyan music majors, nonmajors, faculty and staff, and community musicians. The orchestra performs music from all genres and time periods, ranging from the 18th-century "classics" to the contemporary academic and popular compositions.
The orchestra presents four hour-long concerts each year:
Middle of October: a "masterworks" program, featuring one of the department's private lessons teachers, or a guest artist, as a soloist
Early December: a program of popular, film, and holiday music
Early March: Children's Concert
Early May: a "masterworks" program, featuring the winner(s) of the annual Wesleyan Concerto Competition
The Orchestra occasionally collaborates with the Wesleyan Concert Choir. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA MUSC |
| Course Format: Performance | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (MUSC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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Examinations and Assignments:
Occasional score study, listening, and practice assignments (mandatory, to be submitted via Moodle)
Most Wednesday rehearsals will be devoted to sectionals (mandatory)
Midterm/Final Performances: TBA |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
An informal audition is required for all new members. This will be a placement audition, designed to evaluate one¿s current level of performance, so the conductor is able to assign parts that will be both challenging and satisfying to perform.
Auditions for Fall 2021 will be held virtually, in pre-recorded format, in three steps.
Step 1: record yourself playing any two excerpts, contrasting in character, from your most recent repertoire (concert or ensemble solos). About 6-7 minutes of music. Videos are preferred but not required.
Step 2: send a link to your prepared recording to the conductor, and receive instructions for a brief intermediate-level sight-reading assignment.
Step 3: record and submit your sight-reading assignment within 24 hours of opening it.
Auditions are to be completed by September 15th.
Some sections of the orchestra fill up quicker than others. It is recommended to inquire about an audition ahead of time.
Fall 2021 MEET-AND-GREET
Monday, September 6th, 6:30-7:15pm, Crowell Concert Hall
SIGHT-READING JAM #1
Strings, harp, some percussion ¿ Monday, September 6th, 7:45-9:00pm, Crowell
SIGHT-READING JAM #2
Winds, brass, some percussion ¿ Wednesday, September 8th, 4:30-6:00pm, Labyrinth Tent (weather permitting) or Crowell Concert Hall
RSVP to secure a part (npotemkina@wesleyan.edu)
This course may be repeated. Undergraduates may take this course up to two times for a letter grade and up to four times for credit towards graduation. |
| Instructor(s): Potemkina,Nadya Times: .M..... 06:30PM-09:00PM; ...W... 04:30PM-06:00PM; Location: CROWELL; CROWELL; |
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