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Spencer Arias: The Score
Evan L. Snyder: Aria
Elena Specht: Pulse
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Spencer Arias: The Score
for Orchestra and Audience 2019
Program Note
A concerto is a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra. Concerto for Audience is a participatory piece inviting an audience and orchestra to make music together in performance. Western classical music is typically not participatory. This piece expands the classical music experience by giving the audience a role in making music. Each movement focuses on a different way in which the audience can make music. __(insert concert guide’s name)__ will teach the audience their musical parts before each movement is performed. During the performance, there will be a conductor for the audience on stage to guide you through the performance.
Concerto for Audience intends to connect audiences and musicians through a creative cultural experience. It strives to transform the concert experience making classical music engaging and approachable for everyone. Happy music-making!
This piece began as a student collaboration at Michigan State University between teaching artist James Brinkmann, composers Spencer Arias, Evan Snyder, and Elena Specht, conductors Evan Harger and Joe Hodge, and the MSU Concert Orchestra. Concerto for Audience will continue to grow as any orchestra performing it is encouraged to commission a local composer to write a new movement that includes participatory activities. This new movement will be added to the collection of Concerto for Audience. It becomes a consortium of movements by a variety of composers that can be mixed and matched to become a “choose your own adventure” for every performance.
Instructions for the Audience (to be printed in the concert program)
In this movement, you are free to explore sound in response to the music the orchestra is playing. While participating, listen to your fellow audience members as well, as they might influence what choices you make. You can sing, clap, stomp, hum, or use any items that you have brought with you to the concert. There is no wrong answer.
Traditionally, a cadenza is a virtuoso solo passage inserted into a movement in a concerto where the accompaniment stops playing. In the middle of this movement, there is a cadenza for the audience. Here, the orchestra will stop playing, and you will continue to improvise and make-music until you feel it is time to stop. Then, the orchestra will continue with the piece.
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2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in B@b
2 Bassoons
4 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in B@b
2 Trombones
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion
Crash Cymbal, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal
Vibraphone
Strings
Concert Guide Instructions
Spoken to the Audience: As you know, musicians have to rehearse. Before the movement, we are going to have a brief rehearsal so you know your musical part. I’ll teach you your part. We’ll try a demonstration with the orchestra, and then we’ll play the whole movement together.
“The Score” is by Spencer Arias.
1. Take a few seconds to pull out any objects you have that make noise (keys, program notes, water bottles, food wrappers).
2. For 10 seconds, I want you to collectively make louder noise with them and explore what sounds those objects can make.
3. (cut-off) Great. Now, I want you to explore softer sounds with these objects for 10 seconds.
4. Now, you have some instruments in addition to your voice and body.
5. A concerto is a piece that features a soloist or group of soloists. As is titled, Concerto for Audience, you are our featured group. This movement is structured similar to a concerto in the Classical Era, roughly 1730 -1820. In that the featured group would perform an improvised cadenza. This improvised cadenza is somewhat similar to a modern-day jazz solo.
6. There is a cadenza in this movement. The orchestra is going to play a part of the piece. I want you to respond to what you hear by making sounds with your objects, voice, and body as we just did. When the orchestra stops playing, Maestro/a ________ will cue us all to continue our cadenza. Evan and I will continue making music with you as part of our improvised cadenza.
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Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello Contrabass
Evan L. Snyder: Aria
for Orchestra and Audience
Program Note
A concerto is a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra. Concerto for Audience is a participatory piece inviting an audience and orchestra to make music together in performance. Western classical music is typically not participatory. This piece expands the classical music experience by giving the audience a role in making music. Each movement focuses on a different way in which the audience can make music. __(insert concert guide’s name)__ will teach the audience their musical parts before each movement is performed. During the performance, there will be a conductor for the audience on stage to guide you through the performance.
Concerto for Audience intends to connect audiences and musicians through a creative cultural experience. It strives to transform the concert experience making classical music engaging and approachable for everyone. Happy music-making!
This piece began as a student collaboration at Michigan State University between teaching artist James Brinkmann, composers Spencer Arias, Evan L. Snyder, and Elena Specht, conductors Evan Harger and Joe Hodge, and the MSU Concert Orchestra. Concerto for Audience will continue to grow as any orchestra performing it is encouraged to commission a local composer to write a new movement that includes participatory activities. This new movement will be added to the collection of Concerto for Audience. It becomes a consortium of movements by a variety of composers that can be mixed and matched to become a “choose your own adventure” for every performance.
Instructions for the Audience (to be printed in the concert program)
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The movement “Aria” is built around a repeated tune, designed for the audience to sing (or hum) with the orchestra. The tune is made up of three short musical phrases. For those interested musical notation, the tune looks like this:
Even for those less familiar with musical notation, the three phrases might look similar to each other on the page. The first and final phrases are musically identical, while the second phrase is rhythmically the same, but has one alteration in terms of pitch. Together these phrases form the tune for “Aria.”
Throughout the movement, these phrases are sung in call and response with the orchestra. As the music progresses, the call and response will begin to overlap, moving closer together, until the point where, at the movement’s climax, you will be singing together with the orchestra - both “call” and “response” happening simultaneously.
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in B@b
2 Bassoons
4 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in B@b
2 Trombones
Bass Trombone
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion 1
Crotales, Bass Drum, Crash Cymbals
Percussion 2
Tam-Tams, Tubular Bells
Strings
Concert Guide Instructions
Spoken to the Audience: As you know, musicians have to rehearse. Before the movement, we are going to have a brief rehearsal so you know your musical part. I’ll teach you your part. We’ll try a demonstration with the orchestra, and then we’ll play the whole movement together.
“Aria” is by Evan L. Snyder.
The movement is built around a repeated tune, designed for you to sing (or hum) with the orchestra. The tune is made up of three short musical phrases. For our “rehearsal”
First, a little warmup. Hum up and down to get your voice moving.
The orchestra will first demonstrate the melody once. Then, they’ll play it again, and we’ll sing along with them.
• The first phrase sounds like this. Orchestra plays.
• Now they will play it again, and I invite you all to sing with them.
• It’s recommended that the audience conductors use their hands to show the rhythm and rising and falling of pitches.
• The second phrase is very similar but has one note change. This is what it sounds like. Orchestra plays.
• Now, altogether.
• The third phrase sounds is the same as the first phrase. Let’s do it altogether once.
During the movement, these phrases are sung in call and response with the orchestra. We will be cuing you and motioning the pitches.
As the song develops, the orchestra and audience parts overlap and get closer and closer together. For the climax, we will be singing and playing the tune “Aria” altogether. Let’s play.
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Percussion 1 Crotales, Bass Drum, Crash Cymbals
Percussion 2
CONCERTO FOR AUDIENCE: ARIA
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Elena Specht: Pulse
for Orchestra and Audience
Program Note
A concerto is a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra. Concerto for Audience is a participatory piece inviting an audience and orchestra to make music together in performance. Western classical music is typically not participatory. This piece expands the classical music experience by giving the audience a role in making music. Each movement focuses on a different way in which the audience can make music. __(insert concert guide’s name)__ will teach the audience their musical parts before each movement is performed. During the performance, there will be a conductor for the audience on stage to guide you through the performance.
Concerto for Audience intends to connect audiences and musicians through a creative cultural experience. It strives to transform the concert experience making classical music engaging and approachable for everyone. Happy music-making!
This piece began as a student collaboration at Michigan State University between teaching artist James Brinkmann, composers Spencer Arias, Evan Snyder, and Elena Specht, conductors Evan Harger and Joe Hodge, and the MSU Concert Orchestra. Concerto for Audience will continue to grow as any orchestra performing it is encouraged to commission a local composer to write a new movement that includes participatory activities. This new movement will be added to the collection of Concerto for Audience. It becomes a consortium of movements by a variety of composers that can be mixed and matched to become a “choose your own adventure” for every performance.
Instructions for the Audience (to be printed in the concert program)
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For this movement, the audience is split down the middle into two groups: stage left (audience’s right; side of the double basses) and stage right (audience’s left; side of the violins). Each group will perform rhythms distinct from the other. The stage left group will be asked to stomp on the ground and tap on their laps. They will listen to low-pitched instruments (cellos, double basses, tuba, etc.) for their rhythms. The stage right group will be asked to clap and snap. Those who cannot snap may clap lightly with their fingertips instead. They will listen to high-pitched instruments (violins, flutes, trumpets, etc.) for their rhythms. Each group will perform a first rhythm, a second rhythm, and then the first rhythm again. The rhythms last one measure and repeat continuously. All entrances and cut-offs will be directed.
For stage, left, the pattern is this:
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1st pattern: stomp 2nd pattern: tap lap 3rd pattern: stomp
1st pattern: stomp 2nd pattern: tap lap 3rd pattern: stomp
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For stage right, the pattern is this:
1st pattern: clap 2nd pattern: snap (or tap lap) 3rd pattern: clap
1st pattern: clap 2nd pattern: snap(ortaplap) 3rd pattern: clap
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2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in B@b
2 Bassoons
4 Horns in F
2 Trumpets in B@b
2 Trombone@b
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion 1
Bass Drum, Xylophone, Tom-Toms
Percussion 2
Snare Drum, Triangle, Suspended Cymbal
Strings
Concert Guide Instructions
Spoken to the Audience: As you know, musicians have to rehearse. Before the movement, we are going to have a brief rehearsal so you know your musical part. I’ll teach you your part. We’ll try a demonstration with the orchestra, and then we’ll play the whole movement together.
“Pulse” is by Elena Specht
For this movement, we’re splitting the audience into two groups. Designate the two groups by drawing an imaginary line down the center of the audience.
Each group will play different rhythms throughout the piece.
The stage left will be stomping on the ground and tapping on their laps with the low pitched instruments in the orchestra including cellos, double basses, and low brass.
The stage right group will clap and snap (or tap lightly) and we will be with the higher pitched instruments in the ensemble: flutes, violins, and trumpets.
Each group will do a first rhythm, a second rhythm, and then the first rhythm again.
For our rehearsal, let’s practice those rhythms.
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1. We’ll start with stage left. The orchestra will start playing the first rhythm, and then __concert guide name__ will cue you in to practice stomping your rhythm.
Orchestra plays. With cut off, give audience verbal and/or visual cue that they did well.
2. The second rhythm, you’ll be tapping your lap.
Orchestra plays. With cut off, give audience verbal and/or visual cue that they did well.
3. Now, stage right. We will clap our first rhythm and it sounds like this. The orchestra will start playing the first rhythm, and then __concert guide name__ will cue you in to practice.
Orchestra plays. With cut off, give audience verbal and/or visual cue that they did well.
4. The second rhythm, we will be snapping.
Orchestra plays. With cut off, give audience verbal and/or visual cue that they did well.
I think we are all set. We know our rhythms. Good rehearsal everyone! Let’s play Pulse by Elena Specht.
Percussion 1 Bass Drum, Xylophone, Tom-Toms
Percussion 2 Snare Drum, Triangle, Suspended Cymbal