Awesöme Orchestra Collective Lock-In: Classical Jam & Beer | Berkeley

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Awesöme Orchestra | Epic Free Classical Concerts

Awesöme Orchestra brings people together for musical adventures. Their free sessions are part performance, part open rehearsal. They provide the sheet music, and anyone is welcome to play or to listen.

The Awesöme Orchestra Collective is the Bay Area’s most adventurous reading orchestra, dedicated to playing excellent orchestral music of all kinds with amazing musicians in a fun, casual environment focused on high musicianship. Their events are always free, but they ask for a pay-what-you-will donation to help cover basic costs.

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Saturday, April 26, 2014
Musical Lock-In | Awesöme Orchestra | Epic Free Classical Concerts

How can Awesöme Orchestra possibly top their first ever Flash Mob at Frank Ogawa Plaza? By holding an Epic, Awesöme Orchestra Lock-in and All-night Marathon Session at Fantasy Studios, of course, happening on Saturday, April 26, 2014, from 7 pm until the last musician stops playing.

To participate, sign up on the new Google Form. Bring music stands. They have chairs and there will be free beer from Lagunitas and people will be chipping in to order pizzas and other food through the night.

Lock-In Schedule

• 7-8:30 pm – Film & Video Game Music
  John Williams STAR WARS SUITE, HARRY POTTER, HOOK, OLYMPIC FANFARE, SCHINDLER’S LIST, Alan Silvestri FOREST GUMP SUITE, BACK TO THE FUTURE, Hans Zimmer PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, Daft Punk TRON, Hisaichi PRINCESS MONONOKE, Bjork NEW WORLD, Akrillic from PLOK (Super NES video game)
• 8:30-10 pm – 19th-20th Century Large Orchestral Masterworks
  Bernstein CANDIDE, WEST SIDE STORY, Debussy LA MER, Mussorgsky/Ravel – PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION, Stravinsky FIREBIRD, Adams SHORT RIDE IN A FAST MACHINE, Holst THE PLANETS, Dukas SORCERER’S APPRENTICE, Gershwin RHAPSODY IN BLUE, Ginastera ESTANCIA, Berlioz SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE (last movement)
• 10-11 pm: New Pieces
  Vamsi Tadepalli – LORD OF CHAOS
  Clark Suprynawicz – RED STATES, BLUE STATES
  Brian Adam McCune – TRANSYLVANIA (for wind ensemble)
  Bruce Coughran – ONE FOR BOB (for orchestra and jazz band together)
• 11 am to noon: War Horses & Orchestral Standards
  (bring in parts for any sight-readable pieces you have)
  Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Rossini, Verdi, Bizet, Johann Strauss, et al.
• Midnight-? Large Chamber Music & Free For All
  Copland FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN, Wagner SIEGFRIED’S IDYLL, Dvorak SERENADE, Stravinsky – OCTET, HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT, Mozart GRAN PARTITA, Strauss SERENADE, Gounod – PETIT SYMPHONY

There is free parking in the covered lot, or you can enter through the walk-in door on Tenth Street. Zipcar has donated vehicle rentals, and interns will be making trips to and from Ashby BART Station every hour (7 pm, 8 pm, 9 pm, 10 pm, 11 pm, and last one at 12 am).

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact awesomeorchestra(at)gmail(dot)com or find your Awesome Ambassador for your section.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.