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2012 Concerto Competition Forms Now Available

Official rules and forms for the 2012 Young Artist Concerto/Aria Competition are now available on this web page. Applications and auditions are in August 2012. Visit the web page and download the forms for specific information.

 

Sign up for orchestra for the fall

Grab your instrument and play in the Clemson University Symphony Orchestra this fall. The orchestra is open to Clemson students of all majors and community members as well.

This fall we'll perform an overture by Verdi, Strauss's Blue Danube Waltz, pieces performed by winners of our Concerto Competition, a work for carillon and orchestra, and much more. Look to the right for details about the start of the semester. For more information contact conductor Andrew Levin at alevin@clemson.edu.

 

 

Fall 2012 Rehearsals

[click here for an detailed rehearsal schedule]

A tentative schedule will be in place until auditions

Thursday, August 23
4:00-5:30 Full orchestra, music TBA (we will play!)
5:30-6:00 Pizza social and welcome to the new year

Monday, August 27
7:00-8:30 Full orchestra, music TBA

Thursday, August 30
12:30-3:00 Auditions
4:00-6:00 Full orchestra, music TBA
6:30-8:30 Auditions

Friday, August 31
12:30-3:30 Auditions
4:00-5:00 Auditions

 


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Highlights from previous concerts

Each file is in MP3 format, encoded at 192 kbps.
Click to download, right-click to download. If you burn these all to disk,
be sure to add about four seconds between tracks to make it more natural sounding.

 

APRIL 2011 (complete concert)

  Bach: Magnificat
     Magnificat
     Et exsultavit spiritus meus
     Quia respexit humilitatem / Omnes generationes
     Quia fecit mihi magna
     Et misericordia
     Fecit potentiam
     Deposuit potentes
     Esurientes implevit bonis
     Suscepit Israel
     Sicut locutus est
     Gloria Patri

CU Singers, Justin Durham conducting    
Professional soloists: Lisa Sain-Odom (soprano), Leah Durham (soprano), Jami Rhodes (mezzo-soprano), Randall Black (tenor), Corey Crider (baritone)

  Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica")
     Allegro con brio
     Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
     Scherzo: Allegro vivace
     Finale: Allegro molto

     Andrew Levin conducting


OCTOBER 2010 (excerpts)

   Smetana: selections from The Bartered Bride
     
Polka
      Furiant
      Dance of the Comedians

  Rachmaninoff/Levin: Moment Musicale


APRIL 2010 (excerpts)

   Mozart: Magic Flute Overture

   Brahms: Nänie
      with the CU Singers, Justin Durham, conductor

   Dvorak: Symphony no. 8
     1. Allegro con brio


Join the orchestra
If you are a musician new to the area or the university and want to play in an orchestra, check us out! Explore the links to the left under "Prospective Musicians" or contact Dr. Levin directly using this form.

Hire the string quartet
Would you like a string quartet for your wedding or other special occasion? Visit the quartet web page for more information.

Quartet audition music
New music will be placed here this summer for fall 2011 auditions.