2014-15 FAME FW PHIL FW Ballet Composition Project Upcoming Events

2014-15 FAME FW PHILHARMONIC FW BALLET COMPOSITION PROJECT

February 22, 2015

Dear 2014-15 FAMEous Composers and Parents,

We are delighted to announce that David Crowe, FAME Composer-In-Residence, has completed the orchestration of the 2014-15 FAME FW Philharmonic FW Ballet Composition Project composition and has titled it, Solar Soundings. The Fort Wayne Philharmonic Youth Symphony and Youth Concert Orchestra, and the Fort Wayne Ballet Youth Company will present the Premiere Performance of Solar Soundings during the 2014-15 FAME Northeast Festival, at the Celebration of Youth Concert, on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at 3:00 P.M., in the Anthony Wayne Ballroom, at the Grand Wayne Center, in Fort Wayne. The composition’s themes, aligned to FAME’s 2014-15 Focus, FAME Is Out Of This World, evoke cosmic visions of the sounds and scenes of outer space and even include pre-recorded tracks of space sounds collected by NASA (public domain). You can access a MIDI audio file of Solar Soundings at David Crowe’s SoundCloud page at: https://soundcloud.com/davidcrowemusic/solarsoundings

As a FAMEous Composer, you and your parents will need to attend:

1.    The Creative Dance Collaboration session with Alexis Ingram and the Fort Wayne Ballet Youth Company dancers for a Pre-Premiere Presentation to view and interpret the creative dance ideas for the Project Composition, on Saturday, March 7, 2015, from 12:00-1:00 P.M., at the Fort Wayne Ballet Center, at the Auer Center For Arts and Culture, 300 E. Main St., in Fort Wayne.

2.    The project’s Final “Composium” with Mr. Crowe where you will analyze your musical ideas in the project composition, on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at 10:00-11:00 A.M., in Room Jefferson C (near the Anthony Wayne Ballroom), at the Grand Wayne Center, in Fort Wayne.

3.    The project composition Mini- Rehearsal on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at 1:45 P.M., in the Anthony Wayne Ballroom, at the Grand Wayne Center, in Fort Wayne.

4.    The composition’s Premiere Performance by the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Youth Symphony and Youth Concert Orchestra, and the Fort Wayne Ballet Youth Company, at the Celebration of Youth Concert, on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at 3:00 P.M., in the Anthony Wayne Ballroom, at the Grand Wayne Center, in Fort Wayne.

Parents, please note that there is a $5.00 donation admission charge for adults over 18 years of age at the festival entrance. However, once you have paid this donation admission charge, your ticket stub will be good for all festival events on Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22. So, be sure to keep your ticket stubs for Composition Project events following the Final “Composium” on Saturday, March 21, as well as the stub for the Celebration Of Youth Concert on Sunday, March 22, at 3:00 P.M.

Please bring your Project Portfolio to all of the upcoming project sessions to complete the remaining reflection assignments during the final “composium”, Mini-Rehearsal, and Premiere Performance. Also, be sure to share the entire project portfolio with your music teacher.

You, along with your parents, music teachers, and school principals will be special guests at the composition’s Premiere Performance at the Celebration of Youth Concert, on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at 3:00 P.M., at the Anthony Wayne Ballroom, at the Grand Wayne Convention Center, in Fort Wayne, where you will be formally recognized for your contribution to the project. You and your parents will be seated in a designated area in the front of the audience. Prior to the performance, you will receive a 2014-15 FAME Fort Wayne Philharmonic Composition Project certificate, a hard copy of your originally submitted Musical Signature Composition, and a page copy of the Project Composition’s Score and audio CD. Dress up attire is appropriate (as in Sunday dress up clothing) for the concert. Please invite your music teacher and your school principal to be your special guests at the concert, where they will be acknowledged for their participation in the project (see attached invitation form to print out). Parents, sorry, but no video or audio taping of the concert is allowed by agreement with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic.

Please plan to visit the 2014-15 FAME FW Philharmonic FW Ballet Composition Project display at the information booth at the 2015 FAME Northeast Festival on Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22 to get further information on the project, to turn in completed Project Portfolio assignments, and to view photos of the project sessions.

You can also send your completed Project Portfolio assignments in the addressed envelope provided in October (you’ll need to put postage on the envelope) or post your project portfolio assignment reflections, questions, and comments in the latest weblog posts at the Composition Project FAMEbloggers Weblog at: http://www.famearts.org/fameblog

You and your parents can access photos taken during the project sessions and events at Picasa in Google+. For your privacy, a link to access the photos will be sent individually to the E-mail address you submitted during the October Composition and ”Composium” sessions.

You can access your Musical Signature Composition and other music compositions you have created at: http://comets1.sites.noteflight.com/login Use the User Name and Password you used in the October composition and ”composium” sessions (not given here—contact Ms. Bloom at the E-mail address given if you’ve forgotten your login information). Remember, the site will be available for you to create fabulous music compositions until October 2015, so keep composing! Mr. Crowe and Ms. Bloom will visit the site on a regular basis to view and add comments to your compositions.

Don’t forget to check the Composition Project FAMEbloggers weblog at: http://www.famearts.org/fameblog to review project portfolio information!

We look forward to seeing you at the upcoming project events!

Sincerely,

Wendy Bloom,

FW Philharmonic FW Ballet Composition Project Coordinator

2014-15 FAME FW Philharmonic FW Ballet COMPOSITION PROJECT UPCOMING PROJECT DATES:

Sat., March 7, 12:00-1:00 P.M.  FAMEous Composers Creative Dance Collaboration session with Alexis Ingram and the Fort Wayne Ballet Youth Company dancers, Fort Wayne Ballet Center, at the Auer Center For Arts and Culture

Sat., March 21, 10:00-11:00 A.M.  Final “Composium” session at 10:00-11:00 A.M., Room Jefferson C, Grand Wayne Center                                                           

Sunday, March 22, 1:45 P.M.  FW Philharmonic Mini-Rehearsal, Anthony Wayne Ballroom, Grand Wayne Center

Sunday, March 22, 3:00 P.M.  Premiere Performance at the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Celebration of Youth Concert, Anthony Wayne Ballroom, Grand Wayne Center

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:

The Fort Wayne Ballet Center is at the Auer Center For Arts and Culture, 300 E. Main St., Fort Wayne.

The Grand Wayne Center is on Jefferson Blvd., across from the Embassy Centre, Fort. Wayne. Parking is available in the Civic and Harrison Square Parking Garages, near the Grand Wayne Convention Center.