Uncle Wilber's New World Tour (Oct. 28-29, 2009)
Uncle Wilber takes a break from Acacia Park to make his stage
debut!
He meets composer Antonin Dvorak and learns a lesson in leadership.
POSTERMeet the Conductor
Maestro Thomas Wilson
Associate Conductor
Thomas Wilson is currently Music Director of the Chamber
Orchestra of the Springs, Associate Conductor of the Colorado Springs
Philharmonic, Cover Conductor for the New York based pops show Symphonic
Night at the Oscars, serves on the music faculties at Colorado College
and the Colorado Springs Conservatory and maintains an active guest
conducting schedule. Mr. Wilson previously conducted for the Colorado
Springs Youth Symphony program and founded the Young Concert Artists of
Colorado Springs.
Mr. Wilson began studying piano at the age of four. Later studies
included trumpet, percussion, string bass and voice before
concentrating his efforts on trumpet, conducting and composition. Thomas
graduated summa cum laude from the University of Northern Colorado,
receiving the School of Music’s highest honor—the Departmental Scholar
Award.
A primary focus of Mr. Wilson’s conducting career has been
collaborations between performing arts organizations, which he sees as
essential to artistic growth and a unified arts community. Thomas has
led the Colorado Springs Philharmonic and the Chamber Orchestra of the
Springs in collaborative performances with the Colorado Springs
Children’s Chorale, Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble, Young Concert Artists,
Colorado Springs Youth Symphony, Pikes Peak Ringers, The United States
Army Field Band, Ballet Society of Colorado Springs, Peak Ballet
Theatre, Fusion Pointe Dance Company, Ormao Dance Company and the
Colorado Springs Conservatory, just to name a few. Thomas frequently
conducts new works by local composers, including the world premier of
Mark Arnest’s Pike’s Dream, about the life and times of Zebulon Pike.
Thomas’ recent recording projects include the world premier recording of
Kevin McChesney’s Ring of Fire and a live, 2-CD release of the Flying W
Wranglers with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic.
Winner of international recognition as a trumpeter, Mr. Wilson has
extensive experience performing and recording with orchestras,
ensembles and artists. He is one of only three trumpeters ever selected
as a finalist for both the International Trumpet Guild Orchestral and
Solo Performance Competitions in the same year. As a composer and
arranger, Thomas has dozens of published titles and is currently
arranging new artist features and a Big Band jazz program for the
Philharmonic.
Mr. Wilson has been called “someone to watch” and “a very exciting
conductor” by Michael Tilson Thomas, one of the foremost conductors of
our time.
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Next Concert
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Pikes Peak Center
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About the Music
Composer
Antonín Leopold Dvořák
(English pronunciation: /ˈdvɒrʒɑːk/
DVOR-zhahk
or
/ˈdvɒrʒæk/
DVOR-zhak;
Czech: [ˈantoɲiːn
ˈlɛopolt ˈdvor̝aːk]
(
listen);
September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a
Czech composer
of
Romantic music,
who employed the idioms and melodies of the folk music
of
Moravia and his
native
Bohemia. His
works include
operas,
symphonic,
choral and
chamber music.
His best-known works include his
New World Symphony,
the
Slavonic Dances,
"American" String Quartet,
and
Cello Concerto in B minor.
Dvorak(1841-1904) spent almost three
years in the United States as the Director of the
National Conservatory of Music. He spent a summer in
Spillville, Iowa, where there was a colony of Czechs.
He came to encourage American composers to write
nationalistic music, as he had in Czechoslovakia (now
the Czech Republic). He earned $15,000 a year in the
United States. That was about twenty times what he had
earned as a professor at the Prague Conservatory.
Dvorak was interested in Native American melodies and
African American spirituals.
Performance Selection
Symphony Number 9 - New World Symphony
1st Movement
2nd Movement
PT 1
2nd
Movement PT 2
3rd
Movement
4th
Movement
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CONCERT ETIQUETTE
The audience (that’s you – the students and teachers) has an important role
to play in the Philharmonic Kids Concert. Until the audience arrives, there are no concerts, only
rehearsals! Audience
members need to watch and listen carefully, for they have a great influence
on the performers.
Here are some guidelines for helping everyone to enjoy the concert:
• Sit quietly and listen carefully as the musicians perform.
• When an announcer is speaking to the audience, listen for information
about the music.
• Don’t make noises or movements that will distract other audience members
or the
performers.
• If the music sounds fast and exciting, please do not clap along with the
beat of the music,
unless invited to do so by the conductor.
• Show your appreciation with enthusiastic applause, but cheering and
whistling should be reserved for sports events.
This last item is especially important. In the classroom, be sure to listen
to the ending of each
selection, and instruct students to watch the conductor so that they don’t
spoil the performance
by clapping too soon!
Applaud ONLY when a selection is over – watch the conductor, who will put
his arms
down at the end of the music. Don’t be tricked; the music may get very soft
or even
pause, so watch the conductor until the very end!
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Teacher Resources
These materials are designed
to help teachers prepare their students to enjoy a great concert.
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Display the concert program on a bulletin
board.
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Have the class review or learn the song,
Swing Low Sweet Chariot.
Next Concert
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Pikes Peak Center
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