Vertical Concert, our songs are very boring. I just realized Mr. Morton wasn't a bad conductor, just a terrible teacher. Foothills rushed on their first and last song. First Ave. is the new Foothills in terms of suck, of which oozed out of their f-holes (technical term, I swear). Some junior threw a stink bomb at Chris Lin's feet and he "wisely" decided to run over to where Orchestra 1 was sitting, next to every single AHS person in the audience. People six rows from us were covering their noses.
Orchestra 1's songs are very boring, did I mention that? Being a first violin didn't alleviate the boredom at all, Kathleen, you LIED to me. First Ave played Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap, they didn't do a good job of covering up the random silences that come up every two measures, because their song was passive and quiet to begin with. Also, they were out of tune. Mr. England and Mr. Forbes really get into conducting when their Orchestras actually know what they're doing (Mr England conducting Orch III looked like he was doing some rave 70's disco dance from the audience's perspective)
All in all, I'm bored and typing this instead of finishing my history homework.
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What? Seriously Jason, you saw the conductor's score for Prometheus with me a few weeks ago. If you think 1st violin music is as boring as 2nd v. then there is something gravely wrong with you.
Also if you think Mr. England's conducting is out of the ordinary then you must be deprived from outer orchestral contact.
Check out Orch. Da Camera from Colburn. The director's (Mr. Rintoul) motions are quite dynamic.
Agree with first post, but have no experience with other orchestras, so can't agree with second. Seriously, if you play a song five times a week for almost two months, then of course they're boring. Or, I'm just weird in that aspect.
Psh, Mr. England was literally rave dancing up there. Moving his arms in opposite directions at a near 180 degree angle pivoting the elbows while doing the whole full body sway to the beat and everything.
70's rave dancing, that is.
Let me reiterate, he was conducting THIS song while doing the whole 70's rave dance motions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZOYsfu2rVg&feature=related
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