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Concert Band - Fall 2021 Concert
"Flashlight"
The song "Flashlight" was composed based on the painting "Low Tech" by James Christensen (below). The music seeks to capture the sounds of energy and light, along with the adventure of traveling through space.
St. George UMEA Tour 2019
The Band and Orchestra had a GREAT time in St. George attending the UMEA convention. We stayed in an amazing hotel and we did so many fun activities like laser tag, mini golf, arcade games, bowling, swimming and so much more! Even the bus drive was fun as we sat, laughing with friends, 4 hours down and 4 hours back. We became a true Jaguar Music TEAM on this trip that we'll never forget!
Orem Jr. Hosts the Junior High
All-State Orchestra
Symphony Orchestra at the
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Symphonic Band at the
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Jaguar Jazz Band Performing "Flashpoint"The Jaguar Jazz Band had a great performance at the inaugural State Junior High Jazz Festival. We performed three songs: Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Hey Jude, and Flashpoint. We were plagued by a couple of unusual problems: our upright bass would not work with the amplifier, and Andrew's trombone literally "broke" into two large pieces just before we played Flashpoint. Fun! Here is a video of Flashpoint, complete with all-working trombones, from the Evening of the Arts just a week after the State Festival. Enjoy!
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District Honor Band
It is so rewarding to go with some of the most outstanding band students at Orem Jr to the District Honor Band. A delightfully grueling full day of rehearsing is followed by a few more hours on Saturday before the grand concert, featuring both the junior high and high school honor bands. Our students did an amazing job learning the advanced songs and performing with near-perfection!
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Asha Mevlana ClinicThe Symphony Orchestra traveled to Salt Lake City to the Musician's Toolkit building, and participated in a clinic with world-famous violinist Asha Mevlana of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. She taught us to to get started with improvising. She complimented our students, saying that they played better and knew more than she expected!
Our musicians played some call-and-response with Asha, and got a handout with cool patterns in the key of A-minor. You can click the backup track below to practice more, or right-click it to download it to your own computer or hand-held device. ![]()
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2016 State Band FestivalIt was a great honor to be accepted to the Utah State Jr. High Band Festival for the first time in the history of Orem Junior High! We travelled to the University of Utah to perform at the Libby Gardner Hall on March 18th.
But first we visited the Bowling Alley at the "U", and had some fun! Guess who got the high score? ...It was me, Mr. Winters. The Symphonic Band performed fantastically and enjoyed the amazing acoustics of this concert hall - the reverb was incredible! We did not love working with our adjudicator...what did we learn in 30 minutes? That the percussion sounded too loud in this particular concert hall. Thanks a lot! :-) Okay, we learned more than that...I especially learned quite a few new things about preparing a band for this festival! We hope this is the start of a new tradition of regular acceptance into the State Festival. I want to thank several parents who stepped up to volunteer and help make this an awesome experience - thanks Mr. Ojeda, Mr. Bullock, and Mrs. Peck!!! |
Kurt Bestor Photos and Videos![]() The jazz band enjoyed playing in an assembly with Kurt Bestor! Check out some photos and videos by clicking this link: Kurt Bestor Media
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