Tuesday 10 December 2013

Presto Performance




Presto Strings  Concert Programme Tues 10th Dec

'A historic and auspicious day The first time every member of a class in Presentation  has performed on the violin' . So said Bean Ui Nuallán when introducing the 90 students from 3rd and 4th class who gave their first perfromance for their colleagues in the hall. It was a splendid occasion. We had some lovely clear announcements. Excellent leadership from Isobel, Maryam, Simone and Adriana . We had a wonderful solo from Roisin who played Twinkle Twinkle.

Final programme 

Concert cd with Piano Ms Tobin 

Ms Bourke
1 Foxtrot                        Piano acc
2 Mary Had a Baby    Key D 
3 Ode to Joy      Key D      D D zz A A zz
4 Ireland’s Call    Track  2

Ms   Fitzgerald
1 Vivaldi in G  Track 3
2 Wintertime in Russia    Track 4
3  Good King  Wenceslas    G/D  Green Squares / Blue Squares  Rhythm Good King
4 Rock You   plus Encore   Track 5/6

Ms Keating
1 Toreador’s March   track 7
2 Mo Gile Mear  G / D Green/ Blue
3 Dawning of Day  D D zz AA zz
4 Reel  A A B B A A B B     pizz and arco   with dancers

Ms Nolan
Twinkle Twinkle   1st Time Roisin  2nd tutti 3rd    Pause Repeat  with audience singing .
Away in a Manger   pizz   Chord sheet G and D
O Christmas Tree Chord sheet Down Bow Retakes
Jingle Bells Stomp in verse  and pizz on D

So what were the highlights. 'My favourite was Irelands Call'  'I liked when Ms Keating played with us' 'Rock You was cool'  'Roisin was terrific' were some of the comments I heard.  I would add that I liked it when everyone joined in the singing. Well done to the announcers and leaders ( Isobel, Simone,Adriana and Maryam)  I am so pleased and proud of all my students. 

See you all in 2014 for the next level .

Check back here for some pictures when I have them to hand. 


Wednesday 4 December 2013

Rehearsal

Concert 11.30 in Hall



We had the first of our rehearsal today for our concert next week.  We were joined by Ms Tobin on piano. Here is our final programme.  Concert will be at 11.30 in the Hall We will perform in this order

Leaders Isobel, Simone, Maryam , Andrea , Chanice

Cellos  Drums  Mary et al

Ms Nolan 

Music Rap
Toreadors March pizz


Twinkle Twinkle     One line intro on piano
   featuring Roisin  as Soloist   Ist time solo with piano
                                                 2nd time with class rhythm on D
                                                 3rd time same repeat with words


Away in a Manger    2 verses     Rhthym Way in  pizz

 G G G D
D G G D
G G G D
D G G G


O Christmas Tree  arco  G G D G    Down Bow Retakes
                                       G G D G
                                        G A DG
                                        G G D G
Jingle Bells  One Line intro   Bally gunner Ardkeen rhythm Stompy feet  in verse

Ms Fitzgerald
Vivaldi in G
Wintertime in Russia
Good King Wenceslas
Rock You


Ms Keating 

1 Toreador's March

2 Mo Gile Mear  

        Green Squares G / Blue and orange squares D

3 Dawning of the Day D D zz A A

4 Reel    A A B B           Rhythm  Bally zz
A A B B   pizz quavers   D D
           Pick up bows

Ms Bourke 

1 Foxtrot
2 Mary Had a Baby  x 3
3 We Three Kings First finger on D  CHorus  oOpen G  Rhythm We Three Kings
3 Ode to Joy
4 Ireland's Call Backing Track

I will visit all 4 classes for a briefing before 11.00