Spring Gala Concert 2015 Recordings
Sunday, May 3, 2015 - Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York
Download complete playlists for iTunes:
Westchester Elementary Strings Orchestra
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Westchester Junior Strings Orchestra
Download .zip file of masters | Download Playlist .xml file
Westchester Youth Symphony Orchestra
Instructions for downloading files and importing a playlist into iTunes:
1. Click to download the 2 links on the left for the orchestra you want. One is a zip file of all the master recordings. The other is the playlist xml file, containing the order, title, composer and performer information. Place them somewhere convenient, like your desktop.
2. Un-zip the zip file (usually by double-clicking it). You should shortly have a folder full of .mp3 files.
3. If you do not already have iTunes on your computer, click here to download it from the Apple web site. Install the program.
4. Open iTunes.
5. Go to File>Add to Library (command-O on Macintosh). Navigate to your folder of mp3 files. Choose them all (shift-click). Click <Open>. The files are now added to your library.
6. Go to File>Library>Import Playlist. Navigate to your .xml file that you downloaded. Select it and click <Open>. You now should see on your Itunes screen, in the left pane, a playlist for the orchestra you selected. The selections should be in order, with the correct titles and composer info. You may have to tweak iTunes a bit to get the desired info to display, but it is there.
From here, you can use your playlist to listen, share, or burn a regular audio CD. Enjoy!
Download or play individual files:
Westchester Elementary Strings Orchestra
Bernard Klinger, conductor
Toccato, G. Frescobaldi, arr. James Higgins
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Plink, Plank, Plunk, L. Anderson
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Finale from Classical Symphony, S. Prokofiev, arr. Carrie L. Gruselle
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Russian Sailor's Dance from The Red Poppy, R. Gliere, arr. Michael Allen
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Fiddlin' Fun, arr. Jim Higgins
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Finale from Symphony No. 47 in G major, F. J. Haydn, arr. Sandra Dackow
Westchester Junior Strings Orchestra
Jacqueline Stern, conductor
Rhosymedre, Prelude on a Welsh Hymn Tune, Ralph Vaughn Williams, orch. Arnold Foster
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Serenade, Op. 10, Ernest Von Dohnanyi, arr. Lucas Drew
I. Allegro
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Kyrie for Strings, Livingston Gearhart
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Octet, Op. 20, Felix Mendelssohn
IV. Presto
Westchester Youth Symphony Orchestra
Vincent Lionti, conductor
Triumphal March from Aida, G. Verdi
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Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman, J. Offenbach
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II Barbiere di Siviglia Overture, G. Rossini
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Cossack Dance from Mazeppa, P.I. Tchaikovsky
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Selections from West Side Story, S. Sondheim and L. Bernstein
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Stars and Stripes Forever March, J. P. Sousa