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Upcoming Events

Music Booster Mtg.

M-1

5/17/2012 - 7:00:00 PM:

Music booster meeting, all parents & students invited to attend

Full Orchestra Rehearsal # 5

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5/17/2012 - 2:45:00 PM:

2:45-4:15, Pop Strings 4:15-5

Musical Theatre (VPA day) rehearsal

M-1

5/19/2012 - 1:00:00 PM:

1-3 PM

VPA DAY SET UP/DRESS REHEARSAL

Gymnasium

5/20/2012 - 1:00:00 PM:

SCHEDULE TBD

VPA DAY 2012!!!!!!

Gymnasium

5/21/2012 - 6:45:00 AM:

Performances all day in the gym!

Torrey Pines Advanced String Ensemble

The Class:

The Torrey Pines Advanced String Ensemble, led by Amy Willcox, is the top string ensemble at Torrey Pines High School. This ensemble studies repertoire at the collegiate level. The Advanced Strings perform at several concerts, school events and competitions throughout the year.

The ensemble provides the musicians with the opportunity to perform in a high-level smaller ensemble setting while studying challenging classical and contemporary works. Enrollment into the advanced orchestra is by audition only.

Check out our Videos, Audio Recordings & Accomplishments!

2011-2012 Orchestra Syllabus

Class Announcements:

SCSBOA permission Slip
*PE Logs will be due on the following dates: 10/6, 10/20, 11/3, 11/18, 12/1, 12/15, 1/5, 1/20, 2/2, 2/16, 3/1, 3/15, 3/29, 4/19, 5/3, 5/17 & 6/7

Upcoming events:

*11/18 Coffee Orders Due
*12/1   PE Logs Due
*2/27   Winter Concert 6pm @ CCA
*3/1     TP Choices Night (for prospective 8th graders) performance in Media center 6:30 pm
*3/9     SCSBOA El Camino High School Festival in Oceanside. Exact performance time tbd
*6/4     2012 Falcon Finale (spring concert- all groups) 6 pm @ CCA

Audio/Video Clips of Repetoire:
Winter Concert- Sinfonia IX (Mendelssohn), Tres Minutos Con la Realidad (Piazzola), Winter (Vivaldi)
Fall Concert- Serenade for Strings (Elgar), Concerto I (Corelli) Part I , Sing, Sing, Sing

Our Recordings (featuring the TPHS Adv. Orch.):

2011 Advanced Orchestra Recordings

1. Three Divertimenti	by W.A. Mozart No. 136 Allegro- Andante- Presto No. 137 Andante- Allegro de molto- Allegro assai No. 138 Allegro- Andante- Presto
2.Rhysomedre	by Ralph Vaughn Williams

3. Simple Symphony	by Benjamin Britten Mvt. 1 Boisterous Bouree Mvt. 3 Sentimental Saraband Mvt. 4 Frolicsome Finale
4. Five Variants of ‘Dives & Lazarus‘	by Ralph Vaughn Williams

5. Sinfonia for Strings	by Alexander Borodin Mvt. 1 from string quartet No.2
6. Hoe Down	by Aaron Copland

7. Duo for Violin & Viola	by W.A. Mozart Featuring Alice Fang, Violin & Kay Lin, Viola

2010 Advanced Orchestra Recordings

1. Three Divertimenti	by W.A. Mozart No. 136 Allegro- Andante- Presto No. 137 Andante- Allegro de molto- Allegro assai No. 138 Allegro- Andante- Presto
2.Rhysomedre	by Ralph Vaughn Williams

3. Simple Symphony	by Benjamin Britten Mvt. 1 Boisterous Bouree Mvt. 3 Sentimental Saraband Mvt. 4 Frolicsome Finale
4. Five Variants of ‘Dives & Lazarus‘	by Ralph Vaughn Williams

5. Sinfonia for Strings	by Alexander Borodin Mvt. 1 from string quartet No.2
6. Hoe Down	by Aaron Copland

7. Duo for Violin & Viola	by W.A. Mozart Featuring Alice Fang, Violin & Kay Lin, Viola

2009 Advanced Orchestra Recordings

1. Sinfonia IX (c minor)	by Felix Mendelssohn
2. Elegiac Melodies Mvt. I (Heart Wounds) Mvt. II (Last Spring)	by Edvard Grieg
3. Invierno Porteno	by Astor Piazzolla
4. Saint Paul‘s Suite Mvt. I Jig Mvt. II Ostinato Mvt. III Intermezzo Mvt. IV Finale	by Gustav Holst

2008 SCSBOA Regional Finals- U-Superior! (Live Recording)

1. Of Glorious Plumage, Meyers
2. Serenade for Strings, Dvorak

Last Updated: 3/7/2012

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