It's been a really long time but there are a few great, exciting updates.
We just played our spring performance for Ithaca College in the Hockett Family Recital Hall to a great, receptive crowd! Man, it wouldn't be the same without those great supporters! Anyway here was our program:
Hoe-Down, from Rodeo - Copeland/Arr. Mike Drennan
Adagio - Barber/Arr. Hans Zellner
Salsa - Wes Nance
Sonata Pian e' Forte - Gabrieli/Arr. Frackenpohl
--Intermission--
Arrival of Queen Sheba - Handel/Arr. Jon Stewart
If Ye Love Me - Thomas Tallis/Arr. Bobby Thorpe
Shadowcatcher, mvt. II - Ewazen
A huge program for us and I think we were all very happy with how things turned out. It's been exciting getting more attention as we grow as a group. We have several things lined up for the future and yes, a CD as well. This CD will have ALL of our own personal arrangements on it with some pieces that are still being worked on and have yet to be performed.
There have been people approaching us with interviews and we can now still be seen on the front page of www.ithaca.edu. This is HUGE for us. Just to think that we were a couple of 18 year old freshman hacking through some music, but still having fun to what we're doing now is incredible to each of us in our own way I think. Only 3 years have passed with this group but I think every time we practice and certainly every time we perform, we're getting better as a group.
Being a member of Five Cents has opened up a lot of opportunities for us both professionally and personally and I think this performance in Hockett has done some more good for our group. At least I hope more people will notice us and ask us to perform at their venues.
At any rate, Mike (dornan23) and I (MrMidtown1) should be updating our FCS Youtube videos soon. Search Five Cents Sharp, or Five Cents Sharp Brass Quintet in about a week to see all the new videos from the recital (there should be most if not ALL of the tunes up there soon.)
Thanks everyone and take care.
-JS
PS. Keep on the look out for more publications regarding 5Cents in the Ithacan and other local news/online sources. I'll post links when I find them. Thanks!
