Tiny Tots Fall 2019 Print Program

FALL

2019

WELCOME TO TINY TOTS! Children are welcome to move during the program. Feel free to let little ones get up, dance, and participate in the interactive moments.

Adults are expected to remain seated throughout the program unless there is an emergency.

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CONDUCTOR Dan Leavitt

Dan has a Master of Arts in Music from the University of Denver. He has written over 500 arrangements that are played all over the world.

Dan has taught at the University of Colorado Boulder, Metropolitan State University, Colorado Christian University and Cherry Creek High School.

He is currently the conductor of the Mercury Ensemble and has conducted the Colorado Ballet and the Denver Municipal Band. Dan has performed with numerous artists and ensembles such as Andrea Bocelli, Barry Manilow, Ray Charles, John Denver, Bob Hope, The Canadian Brass, The Irish Tenors, Mannheim Steam Roller, Aaron Copland, The Denver Brass, Denver Chamber Orchestra, Colorado Chamber Players, Central City Opera, and The Colorado Symphony.

He has performed four times for Presidents of the US. He has recorded with the Colorado Symphony, The Boulder Brass, Rare Silk, and can be heard on Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman by Joan Tower. He has a passion for conducting, performing, composing, and music education.

TEACHING ARTIST Maggy Stacy Maggy Stacy is a Teaching Artist with DCPA Education and works to develop skills, confidence, and creativity in young people through the performing arts and arts integration. Maggy also works as an acting and public speaking coach, audio book narrator, and performer in the Denver Metro area.

PERFORMERS SINGER FLUTE Erik Angerhofer Valerie Johnson VIOLIN Lynne Glaeske Reinier Knetsch Steve Erickson Annamaria Karacson Naomi Sue Smith Kathy Thayer Lionel Young Ingrid Peoria Lila Woolman Beth Greenberg Hong An

OBOE Kathryn Simspon CLARINET Mary Jungerman BASSOON Deborah Torp TRUMPET Derek McDonald Dawn Kramer

HORN Devon Park VIOLA Sarah Ford Sarah Richardson Ron Torp Lora Stevens Steve Simpson James Shaw TROMBONE CELLO Jeff Craig Wayne Templeman Paul Naslund Jennifer Fouse Andrew Wolfe Anna Leavitt TUBA CONTRABASS Mike Dunn Mike Fitzmaurice Patrick Young Ron Bland Andy Holmes PERCUSSION Peter Cooper

REPERTOIRE TO BE SELECTED FROM Chatanooga Choo Choo

Mark Gordon and Harry Warren

Light Cavalry Overture

Franz von Suppé

Overture to Candide

Leonard Bernstein

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

arr. Daniel Leavitt

Pirates of the Carribean

Klaus Badelt

Come Fly With Me

Sammy Cahn and

Featuring Erik Angerhofer

Jimmy Van Heusen

Horse and Buggy

Leroy Anderson

Barcarolle

Jacques Offenbach

Featuring Hannah Kahn Dance Company

Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop Hans Lumbye

Rondo all Turca

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

American in Paris

George Gershwin

Wheels on the Bus

arr. Daniel Leavitt

PROGRAM NOTES CHATANOOGA CHOO CHOO - MARK GORDON AND HARRY WARREN Written in 1941, this piece was first recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. The music has been performed by several famous artists and was popular across the world, especially in Germany where it was translated into German by multiple singers. Pull out your train whistles or prepare your best train sound as you get to “choo choo” along with the orchestra.

LIGHT CAVALRY OVERTURE - FRANZ VON SUPPE This piece was originally written as the overture to an opera – though the opera is no longer popular, this has become one of von Suppé's best-known works. You can hear the hooves of the horses galloping throughout the piece as they trot to a military march. Hop on your house and bounce along as the orchestra performs.

OVERTURE TO CANDIDE - LEONARD BERNSTEIN Similar to Light Cavalry Overture, the Overture to Candide is another piece of music that’s often performed without the opera it was written for. This piece is bright and forward-moving and really shows off how much fun orchestra music can be. This music sounds like racing around in a car.

Take out the steering wheels you made at home and drive along with this up-beat music.

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT - ARR. DANIEL LEAVITT As is the case with most well-known nursery rhymes or folk songs, the true origins of the piece are unknown. It first appeared in print in 1852 with similar lyrics but a different tune and a version that sounds most like the song we know today was recorded in 1881. Listen to this piece as our orchestra performs it in different musical styles: classical, jazz, and rock.

PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN - KLAUS BADELT Most film scores are composed by just one composer, but the music for Pirates of the Carribean was collaborated on by approximately nine composers, with Klaus Badelt taking the lead. We’ve just heard music about small, slowly moving row boats and now we’ll hear much different music about big, speeding ships.

COME FLY WITH ME - SAMMY CAHN AND JIMMY VAN HEUSEN This song is a classic Frank Sinatra tune, released in 1958 and also used in a 1963 movie. Listen as the singer sings about flying to exotic places around the world.

PROGRAM NOTES HORSE AND BUGGY - LEROY ANDERSON This piece by Leroy Anderson is a great example of how he has fun with his music. You can clearly hear the clip-clopping hooves of the horse as it pulls the buggy. We love Anderson’s music for it’s silly subject matter: he has music about waltzing cats, music featuring the typewriter, and music that “plink, plank, plunks” through the instrument of the orchestra. Give us your best clip-clopping, neighing horse sounds before we start this piece.

BARCAROLLE - JACQUES OFFENBACH This piece traditionally features two singers with the orchestra. A barcarolle is a traditional folk song sung by Venetian gondoliers and you can hear that feeling of smooth waves in its slow tempo and even melodies.

Watch as a dancer from the Hannah Kahn Dance Company joins us during this piece.

COPENHAGEN STEAM RAILWAY GALOP - HANS LUMBYE This music was composed for the grand opening of the Copenhagen Danish Rail Line. Lumbye did an amazing job imitating the sound of the train slowly gathering speed as it departs from the station. Use your arms to help our train leave the station with our orchestra.

RONDO ALLA TURCA - WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART This very famous piece of music is actually just the final movement of a piano sonata written by Mozart in 1784. Although traditionally for piano, it has been adapted for a variety of different instrument groups. This piece sounds like speeding along on a motorcycle. Let us hear your best “vroom vroom” motorcycle sounds before we play this piece.

AMERICAN IN PARIS - GEORGE GERSHWIN This jazz orchestra piece depicts the sound of a busy street in Paris. You can hear the hustle and bustle of people and cars milling about. This piece actually has a percussion part for taxi horns, and most orchestras use authentic 1900s taxi horns during this piece. Listen for the taxi horns during this piece.

WHEELS ON THE BUS - ARR. DANIEL LEAVITT The Wheels on the Bus was published in 1939 and is a popular song all around the world. It has been translated into several languages. Sing and make the motions along with our orchestra.

| 2019-2020 SEASON FALL 2019 - PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES Tues. 10/22 - Cielo at Castle Pines Wed. 10/23 - Temple Sinai, Denver Sat. 10/26 - The Village Center at CU Boulder Sat. 11/2 - Lamar Street Center, Arvada

CHRISTMAS 2019 Sat. 12/7 - Cielo at Castle Pines Sat. 12/14 - PPA Event Center Sat. 12/21 - McNichols Building, Denver

WINTER 2020 - MUSIC OF THE WORLD Sat. 2/15 - McNichols Building, Denver Tues. 2/18 - Mile Hi Church, Lakewood Mon. 2/24 - Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Wed. 2/26 - Temple Emanuel, Denver Sat. 2/29 - Ashley Ridge, Littleton

SPRING 2020 - PETER AND THE WOLF Sat. 4/18 - McNichols Building, Denver Tues. 4/21 - Boulder JCC We. 4/29 - Denver Red Shield Thurs. 4/30 - Cielo at Castle Pines Tues. 5/5 - Waymire Dome, Brighton

SUMMER 2020

Sat. 6/27 - Mile High Station

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