“Creature Features” Rehearsal Week 8
October 18, 2007
by: Jenny Baxter – AWS Percussionist
Before I write anything else, there are some thank yous in order. I would like to give a big thank you to Arvis Green, our board secretary and piccolo player, who recently bought a nice recorder so we can record our songs and sync them with movie clips.
This leads to my second thank you on behalf of the symphony to Patrick Phillips, who works so diligently to put the visual aspect of our show together in addition to directing the symphony. To all of the board members, thank you for helping our symphony run smoothly, you guys do so much more than we even know.
So the big day is coming up, and I am excited. No, not Christmas. I mean our Creature Features concert! Maybe it’s not better than Christmas, but it’s definitely better than anything else you were going to do this Friday night. At practice this week, we played our music with their film clips and it is a shame we have to actually pay attention to the music. The lucky
audience will be able to experience the full effect of the sound and visuals.
I was able to sneak a peek at the clips at certain parts of our songs, and everything just fits so well. This can be explained by a combination of my awe of Patrick’s editing skills and my inner child who still gets chills every time Darth Vader appears. And yes, if you weren’t aware already, there is a tiny child living inside me.
I have one last interesting tidbit before I leave. Our lives are filled with music, but it is predominately music on the radio, whether you’re into bluegrass or rap. So much overproduced, packaged music travels in our ears every day, and we live in the live music capital of the world! So go listen to some live music, whether it’s classical, film scores (the best option), or a local band. It makes your insides feel happier, I promise.
Also, flute player Sarah Leland recommended this video to me. It’s the same genre as the Shining video last week. Enjoy!
For more information on The Austin Wind Symphony:
http://www.austinwindsymphony.org
Wow! Those are great examples (YouTube) of how the music really does make all the difference! I’m a movie and music freak — I see at least one movie every day even if I am up till dawn, and I’ve played instruments all my life. (AWS is a perfect match for me.) EVERYONE needs to come to at least one AWS concert to understand how movie music can move you!