Birch Creek Sounds Samples
Symphony - 2010
The Comedians Gallop
Composer: Dimitri Kabalevsky
Conductor: Brian Groner
Media type: Audio
Play length: 1:55
At Birch Creek, students combine with the faculty to form the 80-member Birch Creek Symphony Orchestra. They perform...read more
Air from Orchestral Suite #3
Composer: J.S. Bach
Conductor: Brian Groner
Media type: Audio
Play length: 2:33
At Birch Creek, students combine with the faculty to form the 80-member Birch Creek Symphony Orchestra. They perform...read more
Overture to Rienzi
Composer: Richard Wagner
Conductor: Brian Groner
Media type: Audio
Play length: 11:07
The Birch Creek Symphony Orchestra performs 6 concerts (4 entirely different programs) during their 2-week residency. In addition to concerts, students have...read more
Percussion & Steel Band- 2010
Rewind
Composer: Ken "Professor" Philmore
Director: G. Alan O'Connor
Media type: Video
Play length: 3:41
Performers: Birch Creek Steel Band with Liam Teague
All students in the Percussion & Steel Band session learn to play the steelpan and are placed...read more
Jazz I - 2010
Composer: Charlie Parker
Director: Mark Dahl
Performers: Birch Creek Ambassadors (Session I)
Media type: Audio
Play length: 8:01
The Ambassadors, Birch Creek's most advanced student combo, serves as the school's goodwill ambassadors, performing throughout...read more
Jazz II - 2010
Blues for Alice/Freight Train
Composer: Charlie Parker/Tommy Flanagan
Director: Larry Brown
Performers: Birch Creek Ambassadors (Session II)
Media type: Audio
Play length: 8:01
The Ambassadors, Birch Creek's most advanced student combo, serves as the school’s goodwill ambassadors, performing throughout...read more
Cubano Chant
Composer: Ray Bryant, Arr. Michael Philip Mossman
Director: Jim Stombres
Performers: Birch Creek Studio Band (Session II)
Media type: Audio
Play length: 3:58
Following auditions the first day of the session jazz students are placed in either the Studio or Lab band. They rehearse together daily and...read more
Blue Train
Composer: John Coltrane, Arr. Kris Berg
Director: Phil Crews
Performers: Birch Creek Lab Band
(Session II)
Media type: Audio
Play length: 11:16
Following auditions the first day of the session jazz students are placed in either the Studio or Lab band. They rehearse together daily and...read more
