San Jac goes Hollywood
Spooky music concert at San Jac
Theresa Greenshields
Issue date: 11/3/08 Section: Entertainment
Hollywood musical magic filled the air of the Corbin Recital Hall at the San Jacinto Band Concert, Movie Music Montage, Monday evening.
The concert opened with pieces written by composer Danny Elfman, including the themes from Batman and Beetlejuice.
The spooky music's undertones were perfect for the upcoming Halloween weekend.
"I didn't really want to have a Halloween concert," Director Darryl Bayer said. "I wanted the music to be reminiscent of spookiness. I chose songs that people might associate with the holiday."
The first section of the concert ended with the theme song from The Simpsons, including tenor saxophonist Rosemarie Rivard standing to play the part of Lisa Simpson.
"My favorite piece we performed was Danny Elfman's Batman," Webb Gardner, first trombone, said. "It is an outstanding piece. I love his music."
The band performed a selection of pieces from the Disney film Fantasia 2000, such as Beethoven's 5th Symphony and Paul Dukas' Sorcerer Apprentice.
The band took a break and the brass ensemble came off stage to perform Variation 9 - Nimrod composed by Edward Edgar. The slow, melodic piece was a nice, unexpected change from the previous selections.
The brass ensemble joined the band once more to play the eerie song Movement 1 - Mars Bringer of War by Gustav Holt. The selection set the tone of audience members in an alien invasion.
"I loved the Mars piece. It was great and very well put together," said Kasey Bird, a junior at University of Houston. "It's a hard piece to perform, but it came out really good."
The concert was closed with selections from the popular film Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, including the triumphant main theme song.
Bayer directed the band, which consisted of 28 talented students from the music program.
"We have an amazing music program at San Jac with a group of talented musicians," Bayer said. "I am hoping that more concerts like this one and future ones, such as the one next spring, when we get into the heavy serious band literature, will really get people talking about the San Jacinto College music program."
The concert opened with pieces written by composer Danny Elfman, including the themes from Batman and Beetlejuice.
The spooky music's undertones were perfect for the upcoming Halloween weekend.
"I didn't really want to have a Halloween concert," Director Darryl Bayer said. "I wanted the music to be reminiscent of spookiness. I chose songs that people might associate with the holiday."
The first section of the concert ended with the theme song from The Simpsons, including tenor saxophonist Rosemarie Rivard standing to play the part of Lisa Simpson.
"My favorite piece we performed was Danny Elfman's Batman," Webb Gardner, first trombone, said. "It is an outstanding piece. I love his music."
The band performed a selection of pieces from the Disney film Fantasia 2000, such as Beethoven's 5th Symphony and Paul Dukas' Sorcerer Apprentice.
The band took a break and the brass ensemble came off stage to perform Variation 9 - Nimrod composed by Edward Edgar. The slow, melodic piece was a nice, unexpected change from the previous selections.
The brass ensemble joined the band once more to play the eerie song Movement 1 - Mars Bringer of War by Gustav Holt. The selection set the tone of audience members in an alien invasion.
"I loved the Mars piece. It was great and very well put together," said Kasey Bird, a junior at University of Houston. "It's a hard piece to perform, but it came out really good."
The concert was closed with selections from the popular film Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, including the triumphant main theme song.
Bayer directed the band, which consisted of 28 talented students from the music program.
"We have an amazing music program at San Jac with a group of talented musicians," Bayer said. "I am hoping that more concerts like this one and future ones, such as the one next spring, when we get into the heavy serious band literature, will really get people talking about the San Jacinto College music program."
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