More Than Words

This show is inspired by the resiliency of those who go through change. Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis drives this show, with appearances by Tears for Fears’s Mad World, Ben E. King’s Stand By Me, and This Is Me from “The Greatest Showman”. Quirky features of this show include a featured clarinet quartet and an epic dance moment in the last production. This show is inspiring, energetic, and fun!

Metamorphosis

Koyaanisqatsi

It Is Well

The quest for a new home. Dvorak may have written his Ninth Symphony to convey the discovery of new (to the settlers) land, but this show takes it further. Imagine a pod of humanity flying through space, looking for a new planet to settle. The opening production, from Hans Zimmer’s score to Interstellar, conveys the epic feelings those pioneers might feel. As they pass the planets in our solar system, Holst’s Mars and Jupiter make an appearance. The ballad is Stadium Arcadium by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a reflective view of the vast open stars of our universe. Dvorak makes an appearance throughout the show, finally being realized in the last production. Although this show deals with cosmic themes, the real message is of the resilience of the human spirit.

Interstellar Pioneers

Happily Never After

Greatest Show On Earth

Apologize

Three “D” composers are the stars of this show - Debussy, Dvorak, and Daft Punk! The Adagio from Dvorak’s Ninth Symphony - the New World - opens up, scored for mellophone octet (this can be re-scored for your instrumentation). Our energetic opener plays with the Dvorak material and Debussy’s The Girl With the Flaxen Hair, alternating between these two titans. Daft Punk’s Adagio from the film Tron is a darker detour, with flute and soprano saxophone soloists interweaving. The third production begins with brass backfield performing Debussy’s The Sunken Cathedral, while the woodwinds interject with Daft Punk and Dvorak’s melodic moments. An accelerando causes this show to spiral out of control, culminating in a huge epic dance moment with Daft Punk’s Get Lucky. The show wraps up by combining the music from all three composers, leaving the audience joyful and thoroughly entertained.

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