Welcome to the Angevine Orchestra Website!
Course Description: Enrollment is open to any student with prior experience on an orchestral stringed instrument or by permission from the instructor. Instruments included in the ensemble are violin, viola, cello and bass. Repertoire studied in class ranges from early Baroque to contemporary music. Students will perform in several public performances each year. Performances may range from formal concerts to impromptu ensembles as needed for events such as Back-To-School Night. Music theory and history are also integrated into daily instruction to meet the Boulder Valley School District Music Content Standards. Participation in outside ensembles, such as youth symphonies, is highly encouraged. Private lessons are also highly encouraged. Both of these outside activities serve to improve the individual player beyond what is achievable in the classroom and to enrich the in-school ensemble experience.
Orchestra 1 (N—24): This is a 6th grade class. Students alternate meeting days with PE class.
Orchestra 2 & 3 (N-25 & N-26): Both of these classes meet together to form the 7/8 Grade Orchestra.
Chamber Orchestra: This is not an official class, but is open to anyone who would like to come and play more music!
We meet at 9:00 on Wednesday mornings and rehearse until about 9:30.
Please feel free to contact me at Aubrey.Yeh@bvsd.org or (720) 561-7182 with any questions!
Important Dates:
Tues & Thurs, Jan 10 & 12.....AMS Music Department Goodwill Tour to Elementary Schools (8:40-2:30)
Fri, February 3........................CHS Music Department Goodwill Tour Performance @ AMS cafeteria (2:00-3:00)
Thurs, February 16.................7th/8th grade Music Student Field Trip to Opera Colorado (8:40-2:30)
Thurs, March 8........................7th/8th grade Music Student Field Trip to Centaurus Musical (1:00-3:30)
Tues, April 10..........................6th grade Field Trip to the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (8:45-2:30)
Tues, April 24..........................6th grade Field Trip to Centaurus for Festival Rehearsal (8:40-11:45)
Wed, April 25..........................5th/6th grade Orchestra Festival @ Centaurus (7:00pm)
Thurs, May 3...........................Orchestra Concert @ AMS (7:00pm)
Links for 1/12 Listening Worksheet:
Gaelic Castle
Gaelic Castle #1
Gaelic Castle #2
Gaelic Castle #3
Appalachian Hymn
Appalachian Hymn #1
Appalachian Hymn #2
Appalachian Hymn #3
Links to listen to orchestra pieces:
7th/8th Grade Orchestra:
Viva La Vida (original Coldplay version) or Viva La Vida (orchestra version)
Burst! (click on the streaming audio in the lower right-hand corner)
Russian Sailors Dance (original version, NOT the same key as our version)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
Painted Desert
Mission: Impossible Theme (original version)
6th Grade Orchestra:
Gaelic Castle (click on the streaming audio in the lower right-hand corner)
March of the Metro Gnome (click on MP3 Download or MP3 Streaming)
Appalachian Hymn (click on the streaming audio in the lower right-hand corner)
The Charming Snake (click on the blue music notes to listen without purchasing)