All-State Festival:
May 19, 20 & 21
University of Southern Maine, Gorham
All All-State Band questions should go to Dan Sovetsky dsovetsky@yorkschools.org
All All-State Chorus questions should go to George Redman gredman@bangorschools.net
All All-State Orchestra Questions should go to Linda Vaillancourt lvaillancourt@nya.org
Attention Orchestra Students:
Your conductor has suggested the following youtube link as a good recording of the Bernstein Mambo. Be sure to check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEMIX-N3B5Q
Conductor's suggested tempo markings for Orchestra:
All tempi are approximate and may vary slightly, but this is a good starting point.
Shostakovich
Opening- quarter=84
#4 (m. 27) half note= 168
#30 (m. 347) half note=84
#33 (m. 364) in 1, whole note=84
Tchaikovsky
Opening- eighth=120
m. 94- eighth=144
m. 180- quarter=138
m. 255- eighth=120
m. 291- dotted quarter=176
m. 455- quarter= 160
m. 499= dotted quarter= 176
m. 549 I'll be in 1
m. 573 still in 1 but one less quarter to the bar so tempo will be faster
Bernstein
quarter=132
2011 All-State Concerts, May 21--Windham High School
Orchestra 2 PM
Band 3:30 PM
Chorus 5:00 PM