******* Pieces You're Working On *******

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I have been working on and off for the past several years on an orchestral piece. It has been my life's work so far. Every time I work on it, I can see the things I've gone through in my life reflected through the piece. I have arranged parts for first and second violin, viola, cello, string bass, and timpani as of right now. Every time I listen to what I have, I feel so moved, I love the effect music has on my life.


Currently am not PERFORMING any classical pieces, but performing-wise, I play in a metal band if that counts?  

[Isake-kun]

Omg, my concert is on Wednesday! You guys should come. ;P

We're playing:

-William Tell Overture (Rossini)
-Die Walküre (The Valkyrie, an aria from a Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen)
-Toccata and Fugue in D minor (Bach orchestrated arrangement)
-And some.. Weber piece I don't remember the name, unfortunately. ('Cuz I don't play that one.)  

[moosiklady]

The choir I accompany is currently working on:

Several Alfred Burt Christmas Carols (including "Caroling, Caroling"
Colonial Carols by early American composer William Billings
Harry Simeone's arrangement of "The Night before Christmas"
"Riu, Riu, Chiu" and other works/arrangements by a local composer.

On my own I'm working on the Chopin Ballade in F.  

[nariko_kajuji]

For my state's district auditions, I'm playing 'Romance Op. 36' by Camille Saint-Saëns.

I love it. ^^
 

[Geograce]

For oboe I haven't been working on anything specific.

But I have a piano recital coming up soon where I'm playing the Entertainer by Scot Joplin and one of Brahms Hungarian Dances with my piano teacher as a duet. We're playing it extremely fast though, and it's pretty easy.  

[Isake-kun]

We just got one of our new pieces we're going to play: Butterfly Lovers Concerto. We played it without the solo, and sounds a bit weird.. but I guess that's why it needs the soloist.. it IS a concerto.. xp  

[`Kel`]

Lets see, solo wise for oboe im working on a concerto by Abinoni for a competition and a recital coming up as well as Incantation and Dance.
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In orchestra were working on.

Espana Rhapsody - Chabrier
1812 Overture - Tschaikowsky
The Typewriter - Leroy Anderson
Chorus from the opera Tannhauser - Wagner
Also Sprach Zarathustra - Richard Strauss
Die Fledermaus - Johann Strauss
The Creation - Haydn
Farandole from L'Arlesienne - Bizet
Jalousie - Jacob Gade
Something by the Beatles

Were also having two songs written for us atm by Kevin Kaska. He works closely with John Williams. He writes a lot for the Boston Pops of course. We did his world premire of The Golden Falcon Overture last Concert.
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In chorus were planning a Christmas concert. Im actually playing the oboe with some other string players though. I try to get out of singing in any way possible. Were performing Pergolesi's Magnificat, and several popular christmas tunes.
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[`Kel`]

Isake-kun

We just got one of our new pieces we're going to play: Butterfly Lovers Concerto. We played it without the solo, and sounds a bit weird.. but I guess that's why it needs the soloist.. it IS a concerto.. xp

I LOVE that concerto.  

[_himmelreich]

I'm working on a theme with variations, if I want to my teacher is going to let me work on it for the recital in December. Other than that, not much... If we can find a cellist the place I take lessons at might start a chamber quartet and work on some songs. We might learn Waltz for the Moon from Final Fantasy VIII.

And I'm supposed to work on Phantom of the Opera a bit later.  

[Kazikli Voyvoda]

Right now I'm working on Paganini's Romanze for a solo December recital.  

[~Chieri-chan~]

I'll be playing Clementi's Sonatina Op. 36 No. 3 on my recital this December..
and "Can't Smile Without You". HAHA.

 

[Regis Filia]

not for performance ... but learning Chopin's revolutionary etude and Liszt's Liebestraum no.3 ... I especially love Liebestraum heart  

[hobbsrocks]

our next concert is in march, and we have been working on:
-Rosin-Eating Zombies from Outer Space
-Brandenburg Concerto (third movement)
-Concerto in E minor (third movement)
my favorite is the concerto in E minor. Its so much fun to play!!!

 

[Everlasting Radiance]

The Adagio Movement of the Weber Bassoon Concerto in F Major. (Although the movement is in Bb Major.)

I'll probably do the piece for a recital later on, but for right now I'm doing it for a Music Theory IV project. In a few months or so I'll be performing it in front of the class. Oh joy. XD  

[Halentyne]

hobbsrocks

our next concert is in march, and we have been working on:
-Rosin-Eating Zombies from Outer Space
-Brandenburg Concerto (third movement)
-Concerto in E minor (third movement)
my favorite is the concerto in E minor. Its so much fun to play!!!

Rosin eating zombies from outer space----I remember that one from 6th grade. fun piece. brandenburg was pretty cool also.

we're currently working on Irish Legen, Overture to the wind and something else.....