Musician Letter of Availability
2016-2017 Season
Please indicate your availability for the 2016-2017 season below by marking "y" if available, or "n" if not available. If you are not needed
for a set based upon instrumentation, leave blank. This document shall also serve as your intent to play the services in which you indicate
you are available.
Please return this form to Nathan Stucky, wcfsymphony Personnel Manager electronically at [email protected] -or- send to the
wcfsymphony, Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center #17, Cedar Falls, IA 50614.
In order to determine this summer’s audition needs, please return this form by Friday, May 20, 2016. With questions, please contact Nathan
Stucky at [email protected] (816-260-1186).
Please read the following important reminders:
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All regular orchestra members are asked to commit to a minimum of 75% of the season’s services. Please speak with Nathan Stucky or
Jason Weinberger if your total committed service percentage at the end of the LOA is below 75%.
String counts are listed for each set. String players shall be notified when they are not needed for a reduced string set. This notification
will be in accordance with Musician Manual Article III (E).
Musicians should follow the instrumentation outlined for each piece to determine if he/she will be needed for a particular set. An
instrumentation key is provided at the end of the LOA.
Musicians who withdraw from an already committed service shall follow Musician Manual Article III(C) to avoid penalty.
All student musicians are required to audition each season. It is not necessary for students to return the LOA until after summer auditions.
Irish Fest
Pop up at the 10th Iowa Irish Fest
August 7, 2016, Time TBD
A string flash mob performing unannounced in two locations in Waterloo’s Lincoln Park
(y/n) Dates:
8/7/16
Sunday
time TBD
Reh+ Performance in Waterloo
notes:
Repertoire
Percy Grainger - Molly on the Shore 4’
Victor Herbert - Fagan (Jig) from Gems of Ireland 4’
Instrumentation
Strings
Strings
String Count: 4-4-3-2-1
Broadway!
Theater Music Under the Stars
September 10, 2016, 7:30pm, Riverloop Ampitheater, Waterloo
Celebrating 100 years of the Waterloo Community Playhouse with favorite selections from Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, and other
Broadway classics. Before, during and after the show try out the best local food trucks in the Cedar Valley right beside our region’s most
stunning outdoor stage.
(y/n) Dates:
9/9/16
9/10/16
9/10/16
9/11/16
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
7:30pm-10:00pm
11:30am-1:00pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
Davis Hall
Riverloop
Riverloop
Riverloop
Rehearsal
Rehearsal (If bad weather, Davis Hall will be used)
Concert
Raindate for concert, if needed
notes:
Repertoire
Porgy and Bess Medley (arr. Whitney) 10’
Fiddler on the Roof Medley (arr. Hearshen) 6’
West Side Story (arr Peress) 5’
Seventy Six Trombones from the Music Man (arr Rickets) 4’
Instrumentation
3[1.2.pic]222 4331 timp+perc str
3[1.2.pic]221 4331 timp+3 perc pf str
2222 4331 timp+perc hp pno str
3[1.2.pic]221 4331 timp+3 perc pno str
Vocal Selections: My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls, Carousel, Camelot, Music 3[1.2.pic]222 4331 timp+3 perc hp pno str
Man, Fiddler on the Roof vocal selections 25-30’
String Count: 6-6-5-4-3
Four Seasons I
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Summer turns to fall at the Brown Derby
October 8, 2016, 5pm and 8:30pm, Brown Derby, Waterloo
Vivaldi’s classic paired with a fabulous contemporary rendition of the same piece, both performed by Iowa’s finest violinists. The Brown
Derby Ballroom is the perfect setting for an intimate encounter with sounds of the seasons.
(y/n) Dates:
10/5/16
10/6/16
10/7/16
10/8/16
10/8/16
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
7:30pm-10:00pm
7:30pm-10:00pm
7:30pm-10:00pm
5:00pm
8:30pm
Brown Derby
Brown Derby
Brown Derby
Brown Derby
Brown Derby
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Concert
Concert
notes:
Repertoire
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Summer & Fall 20'
Ross Winter & Anita Tucker, Solo Violins
Max Richter - The Four Seasons Recomposed 20'
Ross Winter & Anita Tucker, Solo Violins
Instrumentation
harpsichord, strings
hp, harpsichord, strings
String Count: 3-3-2-1-1
Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Symphony
October 29, 2016, 7:30pm Gallagher Bluedorn Performings Arts Center
Experience John Williams’ magical music for Harry Potter alongside the symphonic classics that inspired him. Join us before the concert for a
Halloween party featuring sonic sorcery, costume contest and all other manner of Hogwartsian fun.
(y/n) Dates:
10/25/16
10/26/16
10/28/16
10/29/16
10/29/16
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
7:30pm-10:00pm
7:30pm-10:00pm
7:30pm-10:00pm
2:00pm-4:30pm
7:30pm
GBPAC-Great
GBPAC-Great
GBPAC-Great
GBPAC-Great
GBPAC-Great
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Concert
notes:
Repertoire
John Williams - Sorcerer’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban
30-35’
Sergei Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, final scenes 10’
Béla Bartók - Miraculous Mandarin, Suite selections 8’
Instrumentation
3[1.2.3/pic]3[1.2.3/eh]3[1.2.3/bcl]3[1.2.3/cbn] 4331 timp+4perc
hp pno/cel str
1111 3110 timp+1perc str
3[1.2/pic1.3/pic2]3[1.2.3/eh]3[1.2/ecl/3/bcl]3[1.2.cbn] 4331
timp+4perc hp pno/cel str
3[1.2.pic]222 4231 timp+2perc str
3[1.2.pic]222 4231 timp+3perc hp str
3333 4331 timp+3perc hp pno/cel str
Edvard Grieg - In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt 3’
Mussorgsky - Night on Bare Mountain arr Rimsky-Korsakov 12’
Paul Price-Brenner - Commission (world premiere) 5’
String Count: 10-8-6-5-4
Glorious Brass
Festive sounds to begin the season
November 19, 2016, 7:30pm Nazareth Lutheran, Cedar Falls
November 28, 2016, 6:30pm Cedar Valley Christmas with Boys and Girls Club, GBPAC
Ring in the winter season with the wcfsymphony brass choir and guest organist Nathaniel Parrish. This special one-hour performance of
secular and holiday brass music will fill the inspiring sanctuary of Nazareth Evangelical Lutheran with clarion sound.
(y/n) Dates:
11/18/16
11/19/16
11/28/16
Friday
Saturday
Monday
7:30pm-10:00pm
7:30pm
6:30pm
Nazareth Lutheran
Nazareth Lutheran
GBPAC, Lobby
Rehearsal
Concert
Preconcert lobby music and possible music for beginning of
7:30pm concert.
notes:
Repertoire
*Bach, Gabrieli, Dukas, etc with Nathaniel Parrish, organ 45’ total
Instrumentation
4331 brass
A New Nutcracker
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Gary Kelley imagines Duke Ellington
December 10, 2016, 4:00pm Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center
A brand new version of the Nutcracker featuring Duke Ellington’s arrangement of the holiday classic paired with the irresistible visual
storytelling of Gary Kelley. This perfect holiday diversion for the whole family includes hands-on musical exploration in the lobby, the
orchestra and youth musicians performing jazzy holiday favorites, and an audience sing-along.
(y/n) Dates:
12/9/16
12/10/16
12/10/16
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
7:30pm-10:00pm
11:00am-1:30pm
4:00pm
GBPAC-Great
GBPAC-Great
GBPAC-Great
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Concert
notes:
Repertoire
Duke Ellington - The Nutcracker with illustration by Gary Kelley 20’
Vince Guaraldi – A Charlie Brown Christmas 6’
A Two selections TBD with West High School Jazz Choir 10'
Leroy Anderson - Sleigh Ride 3’
Sing-along max instrumentation 6’
Instrumentation
22[1.2/eh]3[1.2.3/bcl]2 4331 asx tsx 1perc str
1121 1211 timp+3perc pno str
2232 4331 sax perc pno str
2[1.pic.no fl2]222 4331 sax 3perc str
2232 4331 perc pno str
String Count: 6-6-5-4-3(including 1 jazz bass)
Four Seasons II
Winter transforms to spring at the Brown Derby
February 25, 2017, 5pm and 8:30pm, Brown Derby, Waterloo
Vivaldi’s classic paired with a fabulous contemporary rendition of the same piece, both performed by Iowa finest violinists. The Brown Derby
Ballroom is the prefect setting for an intimate encounter with sounds of the seasons.
(y/n) Dates:
2/22/17
2/23/17
2/24/17
2/25/17
2/25/17
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
7:30pm-10:00pm
7:30pm-10:00pm
7:30pm-10:00pm
5:00pm
8:30pm
Brown Derby
Brown Derby
Brown Derby
Brown Derby
Brown Derby
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Concert
Concert
notes:
Repertoire
Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Winter & Spring 20'
Scott Conklin & Beth Hoffman, Solo Violins
Max Richter - The Four Seasons Recomposed 20'
Scott Conklin & Beth Hoffman, Solo Violins
Instrumentation
harpsichord, strings
hp, harpsichord, strings
String Count: 3-3-2-1-1
PROJECT Trio
The energy and excitement of American music
April 1, 2017, 7:30pm, Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center
After causing a sensation with their last appearance at wcfsymphony, the electrifying ensemble PROJECT Trio returns with a thrilling new
work written just for them. This all-American program also features Aaron Copland’s classic Appalachian Spring.
(y/n) Dates:
3/23/17
3/28/17
3/29/17
3/30/17
3/31/17
4/1/17
4/1/17
Thursday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
7:30pm-10:00pm
7:30pm-10:00pm
7:30pm-10:00pm
9:30am,11am,1pm
7:30pm-10:00pm
2:00pm-4:30pm
7:30pm
GBPAC-Davis
GBPAC-Great
GBPAC-Great
GBPAC-Great
GBPAC-Great
GBPAC-Great
GBPAC-Great
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal/Youth Concert Rehearsal
Youth Concerts (2 paid concert services)
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Concert
notes:
Repertoire
Charles Tomlinson Griffes - The White Peacock 7’
Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring 25’
Original TBD with PROJECT Trio 4’
Adam Schoenberg - Scatter Concerto with PROJECT Trio18’
Instrumentation
2[1.2/pic]222 2320 timp+1perc hp cel str
2[1.2/pic]222 2220 timp+2perc hp pno str
2[1.2/pic]222 2220 timp+2perc hp pno str
2222 2220 timp+2perc pno str
String Count: 8-7-5-4-3
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Youth Concerts Repertoire
Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring excerpts 10’
Original TBD with PROJECT Trio 4’
Adam Schoenberg - Scatter Concerto excerpt w/ PROJECT Trio 5’
Instrumentation
2[1.2/pic]222 2220 timp+2perc hp pno str
2[1.2/pic]222 2220 timp+2perc hp pno str
2222 2220 timp+2perc pno str
String Count: 8-7-5-4-3
Appassionato
Romance in the Romantic era
April 29, 2017, 7:30pm, Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center
The impassioned relationship between two of the Romantic period’s most famous musicians, Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann. Pianist
Rachel Kudo joins us for a rare performance of Clara’s own work alongside music by her husband Robert, her lover Theodor Kirchner, and
her lifelong confidant Brahms.
(y/n) Dates:
4/25/17
4/27/17
4/28/17
4/29/17
4/29/17
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
7:30pm-10:00pm
7:30pm-10:00pm
7:30pm-10:00pm
2:00pm-4:30pm
7:30pm
GBPAC-Davis
GBPAC-Great
GBPAC-Great
GBPAC-Great
GBPAC-Great
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Rehearsal
Concert
notes:
Repertoire
Theodor Kirchner - Nur Tropfen (arr by Jason Weinberger) 12’
Robert Schumann - Introduction/Allegro w/ Rachel Kudo, piano 15’
Clara Schumann - Konzertsatz with Rachel Kudo, piano 8’
Johannes Brahms - Symphony no. 1 45’
Instrumentation
strings
2222 2200 timp str 1
strings
2223[1.2.cbn] 4320 timp str
String Count: 10-8-6-5-4
Musical Landscapes
Our planet in sound
June 3, 2017, 7:30pm, Riverloop Ampitheater, Waterloo
Explore the human relationship with nature through this stirring musical depiction of the earth and our environment. Before, during and after
the show sample the Cedar Valley’s best local food trucks while you take in Iowa’s enduring natural beauty and an environmental awareness
expo.
(y/n) Dates:
6/2/17
6/3/17
6/3/17
6/4/17
Friday
Saturday
Saturday
Sunday
7:30pm-10:00pm
11:30am-1:00pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
Davis Hall
Riverloop
Riverloop
Riverloop
Rehearsal
Rehearsal (If bad weather, Davis Hall will be used)
Concert
Raindate for concert, if needed
notes:
Repertoire
Aaron Copland - Billy the Kid, selections 8’
Cynthia Folio - Winds of Change with ZAWA 15’
Antonín Dvořák - In Nature’s Realm, Op. 91 12’
John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine 4’
Instrumentation
3[1.2.pic]222 4331 timp +3perc hp pno str
1perc str
23[1.2.eh]3[1.2.bcl]2 4231 timp+1perc str
3[1.pic1.pic2]3[1.2.eh]22 4331 timp +3perc str
String Count: 6-6-5-4-3
Tentative small ensemble opportunities to be arranged at a later date. Instrumentation TBD
12/10/16
12/31/16
5/13/17
TBD
TBD
TBD
Family Holiday Preconcert
New Year's Eve
symphonyCycle
Bucks/Blackhawks National Anthems
Lollipops
Ensembles-in-the-Schools
Service Commitment
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All regular orchestra members are asked to commit to approximately 75% of the season's services. If your service commitment is below 75%, please
contact Nathan Stucky or Jason Weinberger.
Musician Information
Name:
Email(s):
Address:
City, St Zip:
Cell:
Other:
Electronic Signature:
Date:
Musician electronic signature confirms availability and intent to play the services indicated. Musicians acknowledge that any changes to availability will be communicated to the Personnel
Manager as outlined in Musician Manual Article III (C). (C. Penalties: Any musician who will miss a rehearsal, concert, or rehearsal set for which they have been previously contracted,
and who does not provide notice to the Personnel Manager and Artistic Director in writing addressed to the Symphony office or by email to the Personnel Manager or Artistic Director at
least 30 days prior to the first service of a set, will be notified by email and fined at the following rates: $20 for each missed rehearsal up to a maximum of $100 per set...)
Instrumentation Key
*First set of four numbers refers to winds in this order: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
*Auxiliary
instruments within winds are indicated as “2/pic” when second flute also plays piccolo; or as “1.2.bcl” when there are three clarinet players and the
third clarinet player plays only bass clarinet.
*Second set of four numbers refers to brass in this order: horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, tmp= timpani; +5 (or another number)=number of
percussionists; hp=harp; pf=piano; cel=celeste; syn=synthesizer; str=strings
*String counts refer to strings in the following order: violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, bass
*GBPAC=Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, DH=Davis Hall in GBPAC, GH=Great Hall in GBPAC
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