Join the Orchard Lake Philharmonic for summer sight-reading under the batons of Norman A Logan and Joseph Lewin-Ziegler. Bring your spouse, your children, your friends, your students, your teachers, and the classmate you haven't seen in a few years. Not to sit and listen, but to play with us -- the more, the merrier. All sessions are FREE.
Mayer, Emilie – Symphony No 1 (select second set of parts)
Dvorak – Symphony No. 8
Brahms - Variations on a Theme of Haydn Op 56a
Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet (Third Version 1880)
Beethoven - Symphony No. 6
Gounod – Marioinetten Travermarsch CG 583 (Funeral March of a Marionette)*
Borodin – In the Steppes of Central Asia
Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain (Ed. Rimsky-Korsakoff)
Franck – Symphony in d minor
**Please, bring your own music stand.**
All sessions at Nardin Park United Methodist Church, Mercer Hall, 29887 Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI
All the music is available at IMSLP.org. Choose the first clean selection of music for orchestra. For winds, bring the part you want to play. If you want, bring a second part as well. We are not taking reservations for any position, just opening up the sessions to any and all who want to participate. For more information and instructions on downloading the music, contact us.
How do I use IMSLP.org?
On the main page, enter the composer and the name of the piece into the search box and press enter, examine the search results and select the correct entry.
Scroll down to where you see the first “Full Score”. There are three tabs at the top of this section. Select “Parts”. The page will move down and be expanded to show the list of parts available for this piece of music. Select your part and it will download onto your screen in Adobe Acrobat.
Please print your part. If your printer can print on both sides, make sure the “Flip” is on the long side of the page. Some instrumental parts are all listed in one line. Select the line, and then select the pages you want to print off or review.
There are lots of scores. Which one do I choose?
Always select the first full score to get the parts for these sight-reading sessions.
Do I have to pay to use IMSLP.org?
No, but as with many free sites, donations are always welcome.
Who can attend these sight-reading sessions?
Anyone who wants to can join us. All we ask is that you bring your instrument, music stand and the music for the session.
What about the different parts for the winds. Who plays what part?
Bring the part you would like to play and one additional part just in case someone else has the same thought. Choose between yourselves who plays what part. Switch around during the piece, or whatever works out. We’re here to play and have fun.
Should we all play the solos?
This really will depend on the piece and how many other people are playing in the orchestra. Use your own judgment. Again, you can switch between parts, or play together.
Is there any cost to play in these sight-reading sessions?
No. It’s free.
Why are you doing these sessions? What’s the catch?
No catch. We just thought it would be fun to play during the summer something that didn’t lead to a performance and to play great music. We have such a good time during our season; we wanted to get together during the summer to see our orchestra friends.
Can we play with the orchestra in the fall?
Yes, please review the information about joining the orchestra here.