WEDNESDAYOCTOBER9,2024,6:30PM
PROGRAM
NorthStarToFreedom SoonHeeNewbold (InHonorOfTheUndergroundRailroad)
AfterTheRain SusanDay DanzaforStrings VaclavNelhybel
I’llMakeaManOutofYou MatthewWilder
DunwoodyHighChamberOrchestra AlanaPichardo,Conductor
SabreDance AramKhachaturian/Arr.Ricketts (FromGayanehBallet)
Iditarod SoonHeeNewbold
HighAndDry Yorke,Greenwood,Selway/Arr.Lubin CalebHerron,Percussion
PERSONNEL
FirstViolin Viola
AndrewAhn ElisaBlas-Manuel
AnthonyAhn NasirGarcia^
CarolinaBonilladosSantos CalebOvando
MiaChambers ValeriaPerez
MylesEa# ChloeWarren^ NylahFeaster
OliviaFlores Cello
AnushkaGanguly LawsonConner
EthanLeong# AidanHarris
EllieLubin LukaHonore
MihirSatish JoePerezLopez
AvaSchmidt MiaMoore
MikaelaThomas IsabelleNguyen^ BlakeWilliams^
SecondViolin
SophieBiggs^ DoubleBass
AJDawkins CaxtonBerry^
JuliaEstes LiamGreen^
ShoelaEttampola^ AshtonHarris
SebastianFlores AnnaJeanLower
ZuriHibbert
ValeryMartinez-Ortega
GabrielParra #Concertmaster
YeiremyRios ^SectionPrincipal
IsabelRivera
AverySabo
AlisonUlloa
NinaWatts
PROGRAMNOTES
SlavesintheSouthfollowedtheNorthStartovarioussafehousesandstopsto reachtheNorthfortheirfreedom.ManywouldjourneyasfarasCanada, wheretheyweresafefrombeingforcedbacktotheSouth.Traditionalsongs likeFollowTheDrinkingGourdandSwingLow,SweetChariotwereactually codeandinstructionsforfleeingslaves.
OhiowaaacrucialandpinnaclepartoftheUndergroundRailroadbecause manypeopleusedtheOhioRivertocrossintofreedom.Thejourneyswerevery dangerousduetoextremeweather,longandtreacherouspathsbetweenstops, inadequateclothingandfood,andspiesandbountyhunterswhoreturned slavestotheSouth.
AfterTheRain
SusanDay
Asthetitleindicates,thisgorgeousworkisreminiscentofthefresh,clearair afterastormpasses.Thebeautifulflowinglinesbringontranquility,andthe richsoothingtapestryoflowervoicescreatesaninterwovensenseof relaxation.
PROGRAMNOTES
SabreDance AramKhachaturian/Arr.Ricketts
SabreDanceisamovementinthefinalactofAramKhachaturian'sballetGayane(1942),wherethe dancersdisplaytheirskillwithsabres.ItisKhachaturian'sbestknownandmostrecognizablework worldwide.Inthecomposer’sownwords,the“DanceoftheKurds”,whichsubsequentlybecamethe “SabreDance”,originatedwiththeinsistenceoftheDirectoroftheKirovTheatrealreadyafterthe rehearsalprocesshadcommenced.
SabreDanceisconsideredoneofthesignaturepiecesof20th-centurypopularmusic.SabreDance hasalsobeenusedbyanumberoffigureskatersfromatleastfivecountriesintheirperformances.
KnownastheLastGreatRaceonEarth,theIditarodTrailSledDogRacestretchesover1,150milesof Alaska’swildterrainfromAnchoragetoNome.Mushersandtheirdogsendureharshconditions, frozenlakes,extremetemperatures,andruggedlandscapestoruntheracethatcantakeanywhere from10to17days.TheIditarodcommemoratesaneventwheredogsledsrushedtodeliverthe diptheriaserumtoNomeduringanepidemicin1925.Currently,morethan50teamsparticipatein thisgruelingraceeveryyear.
HighandDry Yorke,Greenwood,Selway/Arr Lubin
TheRadioheadsongwriter,ThomYorke,performedanearlyversionof"HighandDry"withanother band,HeadlessChickens,whileattendingtheUniversityofExeterinthelate1980s. Hesaidthe lyricswereabout"somegirlIwasgoingoutwith",butbecame"mixedupwithideasaboutsuccess andfailure".
In1993,RadioheadrecordedademoatCourtyardStudios,Oxfordshire,withtheirliveengineer,Jim Warren Theydismisseditas"tooRodStewart" Thedemowasrediscoveredandremasteredfor inclusionontheirsecondalbum,TheBends(1995).In2006,Yorkesaid"HighandDry"wasa"very bad"songthatRadiohead'srecordlabelatthetime,EMI,hadpressuredhimtorelease.
Iditarod
SoonHeeNewbold
THANKYOU!!!!
FineArtsTeachers
JeffFunderburk,DunwoodyHighSchoolChorusDirector
DavidGay,DunwoodyHighSchoolDramaDirector
AmyGoertemiller,DunwoodyHighSchoolArtTeacher
SamuelHutcherson,DunwoodyHighSchoolBandDirector
MelodyLittle,PeachtreeMiddleSchoolOrchestraDirector
CatherinePreston,DunwoodyHighSchoolArtTeacher
ClaireZimmerman,DunwoodyHighSchoolArtTeacher
DunwoodyAdministration
ThomasBass,Principal
LarryssaHarris,AssistantPrincipal
JakeHill,AssistantPrincipal
AndrewJameson,AssistantPrincipal
AmirhatLester,FineArtsAssistantPrincipal
JoelPosey,AssistantPrincipal DunwoodyHighSchoolOrchestraAssociation
AmandaLower,President
TamikaPichardo,VicePresident
AarenTai,Treasurer
AmityFeaster,Secretary
NavBaral,ConcertChair
NOTESFROMTHEPODIUM
Welcometotonight’sperformancefeaturingthestudents fromtheDunwoodyOrchestra.Wearesopleasedtoshare musicthathasfastrhythmicmotives,slowreflective passages,powerfullymovingandnarrativemelodies,and evenapopularrocksongHighandDryfromtheband
Radioheadfromthe90sthatplayedinmycarcdplayerat least100timeswhenIwasdriving aroundmyhometown.I wanttopubliclythankourarrangerofthissongEllieLubin forhertimeandcareforthissong.
Wewantyoutositback,clapasloudasyoucan,cheerwith yourvoices,andenjoy thebeautifulandpowerfulsounds oftheDunwoodyOrchestra.
MichaelGiel,DirectorofOrchestras