Yesterday was the PSG Season Finale Concert at Phoenix Symphony Hall. (Or, in the common tongue, Bob Moody's second farewell concert.) Youth Orchestra played selections from John Williams's Close Encounters of the Third Kind film score, and five out of seven movements from Gustav Holst's The Planets suite. Everything went well (including ( Read more... )

Another issue on my mind is the fact that the PSGYO concert series in Show Low, AZ has been canceled. There were some eleventh-hour issues that couldn't be resolved before Monday's two concerts; therefore, PSGYO isn't going to Show Low. That means we'll be here on Monday. And that means that we'll get to enjoy a day off of school ( Read more... )

The Phoenix Symphony Guild's Fall Concert 2005
featuring the Percussion Ensemble (Thomas Murphy, conductor) and the Youth Orchestra (Kayoko Dan, conductor)

Sunday, 20th November, 2005 at 3:00pm at Central High School's Performing Arts Center

A Sampling of Concert Repertory
Anthony J Cirone 4/4 for Four (Percussion Ensemble)
Arturo Márquez Danzón ( Read more... )

The first PSGYO Fall Concert was tonight. It was cool, despite the first movement of Shostakovitch 1 got off to a rough start... My cadenza in Shostakovitch 1's fourth movement kicked serious Djibouti.

You're all coming to the second concert on Sunday at 3:00pm at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church, right? Good.

And now, homework.

Eddie (eddiejensenPS: There ( Read more... )

( A Photographic Recap: PSGYO Retreat 2005 Edition )

So I'm back from the PSGYO retreat. Too much rehearsal and not enough sleep. Pictures to follow.

Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. (If that doesn't help, here's another hint: Turn me on, dead man.)

Eddie (eddiejensen)

Phoenix Symphony Guild Youth Orchestra Fall Concert 2005
Bob Moody, conductor; Kayoko Dan, assistant conductor

Thursday, October 27th (7:00pm) at St Thomas Aquinas Church in Avondale
Sunday, October 30th (3:00pm) at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church in north Scottsdale

Concert Repertory
Arturo Márquez Danzón nr. 2
Alexander Arutuinian Concerto for ( Read more... )

Phoenix Symphony Guild Youth Orchestra Fall Concert 2005
Bob Moody, conductor; Kayoko Dan, assistant conductor

Thursday, October 27th (7:00pm) at St Thomas Aquinas Church in Avondale
Sunday, October 30th (3:00pm) at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church in north Scottsdale

Concert Repertory
Arturo Márquez Danzón nr. 2
Alexander Arutuinian Concerto for Trumpet
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PSGYO rocked. 'Nuff said.

Eddie (eddiejensen)

PSGYO 2005-2006 starts in under 2½ hours! [squeals at the joy this brings]

Eddie (eddiejensen)