Airfield Broadcasts Director and composer Lisa Bielawa and San Francisco Contemporary Music Players Artistic Director Steven Schick led the Lowell High School Orchestra through their Crissy Broadcast workshop, during which they rehearsed "Letter Q" of the Crissy Broadcast score. 

To see more photos from the workshop: http://bit.ly/LowellHighOrchestraCrissyWorkshop

To read the Airfield Broadcasts’ spotlight on Lowell High School Orchestra: http://bit.ly/LowellHighOrchestraSpotlight



Crissy Broadcast Workshop - Lowell High School Orchestra

Airfield Broadcasts director and composer Lisa Bielawa rehearses "Letters Q and R" portions of Crissy Broadcast score with the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Band.

To learn more about Airfield Broadcasts' Crissy Broadcast: bit.ly/CrissyBroadcast

Crissy Broadcast Workshop - Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Band

The San Francisco Symphony Community of Music Makers rehearse "Letter J" from the Crissy Broadcast score, composed by Airfield Broadcasts Director and composer Lisa Bielawa. 

To see photos from SFS Community Music Makers' Crissy Broadcast workshop: http://bit.ly/SFSCommunityMusicMakersCrissyWorkshop

Crissy Broadcast Workshop - San Francisco Symphony Community of Music Makers

Berkeley High School's band and orchestra rehearse parts of Crissy Broadcast score by Airfield Broadcasts director and composer Lisa Bielawa. One of the parts the BHS band and orchestra rehearsed was written entirely with the notes of the San Francisco foghorns.

To read Airfield Broadcast's Q&A with BHS band and orchestra director Karen Wells: http://bit.ly/1bfBgeJ



Crissy Broadcast Workshop - Berkeley High School Band and Orchestra

Crissy Broadcast Workshop - Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Orchestra

Crissy Broadcast Workshop - Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Guitars

Listen to the unique sounds from the first and only general rehearsal for Tempelhof Broadcast with almost all the musicians who participated at the event. The Tempelhof Broadcast participants rehearsed in the district town hall's saloon. It was a very special moment for all the musicians present!

Dress Rehearsal for Tempelhof Broadcast

After the general rehearsal for Tempelhof Broadcast, the professional musicians and group leaders came together to rehearse the piece. Artistic Director Lisa Bielawa went through the Tempelhof Broadcast score with them during this rehearsal. This is a recording of how the piece sounded at that time. 
 

Professional Musicians' Rehearsal for Tempelhof Broadcast

The alphorns may have been the breakout stars of Tempelhof Broadcast! This recording is of the alphorns' rehearsal for Tempelhof Broadcast. 


Alpenhörner Rehearsal for Tempelhof Broadcast

Airfield Broadcasts brings massive, spatialized symphonies involving hundreds of professional, student and amateur musicians, including orchestras, bands, and experimental new music groups to perform on the grounds former airfields. The pieces interpret and celebrates the site, allowing listeners to draw their own meaning and experience. Airfield Broadcasts composer Lisa Bielawa hopes that the projects will have a palpable and sustainable impact on the cities, saying “I would like to see this project bring about new partnerships, new vitality and new relationships between arts and civic institutions, between different generations and economic strata, between arts or music lovers and totally non-arts-identified park-goers enjoying surprise encounter with music as a 'happening' in the middle of their familiar and beloved city.”

Tempelhof Broadcast was held in May 2013 on Tempelhof Airfield in Berlin. Crissy Broadcast is scheduled for October 2013 on Crissy Field in San Francisco.