Chicago CYSO Masterclass Series 11-6-2008

[danzeman]

Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra Masterclass Series Event


CYSO Masterclass Series
Gene Pokorny, Tuba
Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Curtiss Hall, 10th Floor, Fine Arts Building
410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
Free and open to the public

[Spencer_Brown]

Looks like you beat me to putting this up here.
Anyone is allowed to attend this event. Participants will include the two Co-Principals of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra; Jon Samuel of Palatine, IL, and myself, Spencer Brown of Oak Park, IL. Repertoire to include Bruckner 7, An American in Paris, Prokofieff 5, Fountains of Rome and Tchaikovsky 4.

The Fine Arts Bulding is convenient to CTA L and Van Buren Metra. If you are driving, CYSO's preferred parking garage is located at 17 E. Adams Street at the southwest corner of Adams and Wabash. It has entrances on both Adams and Wabash. After the Masterclass ask for a validation-card from a CYSO operations staff member to receive the discounted parking rate of $10. http://cyso.org/ConcertsEvents/PlanYour ... fault.aspx" target="_blank" target="_blank

For more information regarding CYSO and upcoming masterclasses, or to purchase tickets for the CYSO's Symphony Center concert on Nov 16th, visit CYSO.org.

[Spencer_Brown]

Ok. here is what's going to happen:
3 CYSO members will have a chance to play for 20-30 minutes each. Then, for the last 30 minutes or so Mr. Pokorny will take questions and talk about general practice methods etc...
The event is from 6:00 - 8:00.

[Spencer_Brown]

JUST A REMINDER!
This event only two days away; Thursday night from 6-8 PM at Curtiss Hall, 10th Floor, Fine Arts Building on Michigan Ave (down the street from where Obama spoke tonight)
THIS EVENT IS FREE; Parking is discounted (a lesson with Mr. Pokorny is not)
Participants will be Jon Saumel, Spencer Brown, and Brandon Broholm
I look forward to seeing you there

[Tubaing]

I'll be there.

[Tubaing]

http://s220.photobucket.com/albums/dd18 ... sterclass/

[Tubaing]

Yeah, that York is an amazing tuba... the York I had was in better condition IMO.

I got there at about 5 PM (due to my ride situation), bought Song and Wind , stayed for the whole masterclass 6-8:30, and went to the greyhound station to ship a tuba for repairs. Great day.

[Spencer_Brown]

I'm glad to hear everyone enjoyed it! It was great time. Let's all thank CYSO for hosting this amazing event and of course Mr. Pokorny for just being amazing! Kevin are you planing on auditioning for next year's tuba opening here at CYSO?

[Tubaing]

Kevin are you planing on auditioning for next years tuba opening here at CYSO?

Sounds pretty exciting. Yeah, I'll try to do that.

[danzeman]

Great job Jon and Spencer. It must have taken a lot of late night work to prepare those pieces so shortly after IMEA.

I have the link for the 20 minute warm up routine that Gene Pokorny spoke of.

http://www.hip-bonemusic.com/20warmup.htm" target="_blank

I do not know of any local sales yet but this can be ordered online as I just did for my son Tyler.

[Spencer_Brown]

I have the link for the 20 minute warm up routine that Gene Pokorny spoke of.

Thanks! I am definitely going to get that! I couldn't quite remember the name of it and it was driving me crazy.

[danzeman]

The piece that Gene Pokorny performed at the start of the class is one we have been working hard to find. I remember he said it was a John Williams piece from one of the Star Wars Movies. I thought he said Empire Strikes back and entitled Love Theme. I could not find anything from that movie like that but came across Love Theme from Star Wars Episode II Attack of there clones. It is also titled Across the Stars (Love Theme). I have not seem it Scored for Tuba. But it is available for French Horn and Trombone as well as other instruments. I am not 100% sure if this is the actual piece that he played. I listen to a sound clip of the full Orchestral version and it sounds close.

http://www.musicverve.com/w/williams.html" target="_blank

http://search.sheetmusicplus.com/store/ ... 1248530055" target="_blank

Sound clips can be found online The You Tube has a few just search "Across the Stars"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sapQMz-lEXM" target="_blank

If any one else remembers more or has info please let me know.


One more thing, My son Tyler was interested in the titles of the pieces that you and Jon played and were up on the overhead projector. We both had a hard time seeing the overhead and didn't have the chance to write anything down. I told Tyler next time I take him to something like this he has to bring a note pad and take lots of notes.