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TPHS

9/1/2008 - 7:45:00 AM:

Labor Day

Syllabus Due (1/3/5)

M-1

9/2/2008 - 2:30:00 PM:

wind ensemble & Intermediate Orchestra

Syllabus Due (2/4/6)

M-1

9/3/2008 - 2:30:00 PM:

Signed Syllabus Due: Adv. Orch, S. Band & Jazz

PE Logs for 2/4/6 classes

during class

9/3/2008 - 12:00:00 PM:

PE Logs for 1/3/5 classes

M-1

9/4/2008 - 12:00:00 PM:

during class

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 an advanced level. The Advanced Strings perform at school concerts and at competitions.

The ensemble provides the musicians with the opportunity to perform in a high-level small ensemble and to study challenging classical and contemporary works.

Enrollment into the orchestra is by audition only.

Class Announcements:


*Congratulations on your Unanimous Superior at the SCSBOA Oceanside Festival on 3/14!
*Congratulations on your 99.5% Ave. Superior rating & best overall orchestra award in LA 4/20!
*Congrats! You were the only ensemble to recieve a U-Superior at the SCSBOA finals 5/16!

Our Recordings:
SCSBOA Regional Finals- U-Superior! (Live Recording)
1. Of Glorious Plumage by Richard Meyer
2. Serenade for Strings in E Major
Mvts. I, III, IV
by Antonín Dvořák

Check out these videos!

Audio Clips of pieces we‘re Sight Reading/Maybe working on:
 
Sospiri (Elgar), Serenade (Barber), Scherzo Fantastique (Suk), Serenade (Saint Saens), Don Quiote Suite (Telemann)
Chamber pieces we‘re working on:


Last Updated: 8/27/2008
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