Mill Creek Orchestra Alliance
Winter Concert 2005 - DVD Project


Dec 2, 2005:

The Orchestras of Mill Creek High School presented their 2005 Winter Concert with performances by the Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphonic Orchestra, Cello Choir, and Concert Orchestra. The 2-hour program showcased a wide variety of material, including a featured cello performance by Josh Teague, winner of the 2005 Concerto Competition.

Concert Program:

Philharmonic Orchestra
Concertino No. 2 in G major (attributed to Carlo Riccioti)
Cello Concerto in D minor (Eduard Lalo)
Jingle Bells Hoedown (arr. Robert Kerr)

Symphonic Orchestra
Fantasia on a 17th Century Tune (arr. Richard A. Stephan)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
The Wexford Carol (12th Century Irish - arr. Anne McGinty)
The Christmas Song (Mel Torme & Robert Wells)

Cello Choir
Carol of the Bells (M. Leontovich - arr. Erinn Renyer)

Concert Orchestra
Finale in D (George F. Handel - arr. Steven Frackenpohl)
Sine Nomine (Ralph Vaughan-Williams - arr. Owen Goldsmith)
Sleigh Ride, K. 605 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Christmas Sing-along (arr. Bob Cerulli)


Concert DVD available for Purchase:

DVD available for sale in mid-December by the Mill Creek Orchestra Alliance. Proceeds from DVD sales will benefit the orchestra in its endeavor to provide a learning and enriching environment for the students. Please contact Orchestra Director Dana Lowe for pre-order/purchasing information.


Project Breakdown:

Two-camera video shoot in Anamorphic 16:9 using Canon GL-2 camcorders;
DV footage imported and edited in Final Cut Studio; creation of title slugs; final edited DV sequences exported via Compressor to highest quality mp-2 video streams and Dolby AC3 audio; track assembly, menu creation, and DVD authoring in DVD Studio Pro. Closing credit roll to be composited in Motion.

Carol of the Bells performed by the
Mill Creek High School Cello Choir.

The Christmas Song as performed by the
Mill Creek High School Symphonic Orchestra.

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The Philharmonic Orchestra incites audience
participation with the Jingle Bells Hoedown
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Mill Creek Concert Orchestra performs the
Christmas Sing-along
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Concert Orchestra performs Mozart's Sleigh Ride.

The bass section - Mill Creek High
Philharmonic Orhestra.

Philharmonic Orchestra - Concertino #2 in G Major.

Still shot from the Jingle Bells Hoedown.

Images
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Videos
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Philharmonic Orchestra performs the
Cello Concerto in D minor

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Concert Orchestra - Finale in D.

Symphonic Orchestra - Bach's Brandenburg No. 3.

Mill Creek High School Symphonic Orchestra -
Fantasia on a 17th Century Tune.