Spring Gala Concert 2018 Rehearsal Recordings
Saturday, April 28, 2018, David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC
Download complete playlists for iTunes:
Westchester Elementary Strings Orchestra
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Westchester Junior Strings Orchestra
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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
Procession of the Nobles, NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, arr. Deborah Baker Monday
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Allegro in G, from Concerto for Two Guitars, ANTONIO VIVALDI, arr. Steven Frackenpohl
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Variazioni La Follia - Thema, Variation 1, Variation 2, Variation 3, and Variation 6, ROBERT D. MCCASHIN
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Juggernaut, STEPHEN CHIN
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Presto, from Symphony No. 1, FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN, arr. Robert D. McCashin
Westchester Junior Strings Orchestra
Jacqueline Stern, conductor
“Serenade” for String Orchestra, op. 48 (1880) - Elegie, PETER ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY
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“Silouans Song” (1935), ARVO PӒRT
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“Skylife” (1990), DAVID BALAKRISHNAN
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“Sextet no. 2 in G, op. 36” (1864-65) - Poco Allegro, JOHANNES BRAHMS
Westchester Youth Symphony Orchestra
Victor Lionti, conductor / Vincent Lionti, conductor
Grand March from "Tannhäuser" (1845), RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883)
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The Syncopated Clock (1945), LEROY ANDERSON (1908-1975)
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Intermezzo Sinfonico from "Cavalleria Rusticana" (1890), PIETRO MASCAGNI (1863-1945)
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La donna é mobile (a spoof arranged by Grant Hull, 1994), GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901)
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Norwegian Dances Nos. 2 & 3, Opus 35 (1880), EDVARD GRIEG (1843-1907)
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The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) Overture, opus 26 (1830), FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847)
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Selections from "The Sound of Music" (1959), RICHARD RODGERS and OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN, II, arr. Robert Russell Bennett