Today, we attended a performance of Dartmouth Middle School's Spring Concert - the last concert before the end of the school year. Alex plays trumpet in the Beginning Band, and we were eager to observe his performance. Let's hope all of those additional private lessons paid off!
The Jazz Band started the concert with "What Makes Your Beautiful," arranged by John Berry.
This was followed by "American Patrol" - a Glen Miller tune arranged by Mike Lewis. Finally, the Jazz Band completed its set with "Inspector C" - arranged by Doug Beach and George Shutack.
The Beginning Band took over next, where Alex plays the 4th trumpet. The band started the set with "Kinetic Energy" by Larry Clark.
It continued with an arrangement of the Planets - "Jupiter" by Gustav Holst (arranged by Mark Williams). It concluded with "White River Canyon" by John Higgins.
The Choir took over next. It has certainly grown a lot - it seemed that it has more than 100 kids singing (though primarily girls). At the last concert, it was much smaller.
It must be getting trendy. The Choir started with "Safe and Sound" - a song by Taylor Swift for the "Hunger Games" movie. The Choir continued with "If You Could Hear My Voice". The Choir finished with "Hallelujah" - a Leonard Cohen song I recently heard at his San Jose concert. The Choir did a respectable rendition of the song (though I prefer the grittiness of Leonard's original).
The Concert Band resumed with "Gateway Overture." The band continued with "Come Thou Found of Every Blessing." The band concluded with "Wild Wyatt".
The Symphonic Band finished the concert with 4 tunes (one not specified in the program). The first tune, "The Sky," kicked off the performance. It was followed by "Titan Spirit" and then the finale of "Pursuit."
I liked the concert overall but preferred the pieces from Winter's Pops Concert.
The Spring Concert Program
The Jazz Band started the concert with "What Makes Your Beautiful," arranged by John Berry.
The Beginning Band took over next, where Alex plays the 4th trumpet. The band started the set with "Kinetic Energy" by Larry Clark.
It continued with an arrangement of the Planets - "Jupiter" by Gustav Holst (arranged by Mark Williams). It concluded with "White River Canyon" by John Higgins.
The Choir took over next. It has certainly grown a lot - it seemed that it has more than 100 kids singing (though primarily girls). At the last concert, it was much smaller.
It must be getting trendy. The Choir started with "Safe and Sound" - a song by Taylor Swift for the "Hunger Games" movie. The Choir continued with "If You Could Hear My Voice". The Choir finished with "Hallelujah" - a Leonard Cohen song I recently heard at his San Jose concert. The Choir did a respectable rendition of the song (though I prefer the grittiness of Leonard's original).
The Concert Band resumed with "Gateway Overture." The band continued with "Come Thou Found of Every Blessing." The band concluded with "Wild Wyatt".
The Symphonic Band finished the concert with 4 tunes (one not specified in the program). The first tune, "The Sky," kicked off the performance. It was followed by "Titan Spirit" and then the finale of "Pursuit."
I liked the concert overall but preferred the pieces from Winter's Pops Concert.
The Spring Concert Program
Jazz Band
- "What Makes You Beautiful," arranged by John Berry
- "American Patrol" arranged by Mike Lewis
- "Inspector C" by Douglas Beach and George Shutack
Beginning Band
- "Kinetic Energy" by Larry Clark
- "Jupiter from the Planets," arranged by Mark Williams
- "White River Canyon" by John Higgins
Choir
- "Safe and Sound" arranged by Mark Brymer
- "If You Could Hear My Voice" by Jim Papoulis
- "Hallelujah" arranged by Roger Emerson
Concert Band
- "Gateway Overture" by Gary Gackstatter
- "Come Thou Found of Every Blessing" by Randall D Standridge
- "Wild Wyatt" by Gary P. Gilroy
Symphonic Band
- "The Sky" by Gary Gackstatter
- "Titan Spirit" arranged by Jay Bocook
- "Pursuit" by Matt Conaway
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