Stephanie performs in Honors concert at OSU

--Updated 1/19 with more info and video clips-- 

Stephanie performed in the Ohio State University School of Music's High School Honor Band Concert on Sunday, Jan. 15.
A junior clarinetist at Hilliard Darby High School, Stephanie auditioned and was chosen to participate in this annual event. She was among 250 or so student musicians, mostly from Ohio but some from out of state. who were accepted to the program.

Darby was well represented, with seven students selected. The students all went through another round of auditions on Friday for placement in three ensembles. Stephanie performed with the Honors Wind Symphony, whose performance concluded the Sunday program.

The students spent Friday evening and all day Saturday rehearsing and participating in master classes. The instructors were all faculty members from the OSU music department. The Honors Wind Symphony was conducted by the university's Director of Bands. Stephanie was familiar with some of the five selections on the program, having performed them at Darby.

After a final rehearsal Sunday morning, the students performed on Sunday afternoon in the university's Weigel Auditorium. It's amazing how wonderful they sounded together just 48 hours after they all met!

UPDATE: Cathy has sent us five video clips of 3-5 minutes apiece that she recorded, occasionally zooming in so you can see Stephanie.

CLICK TO WATCH:

• Celebration Fanfare
• Second Suite in F - 1st Movement
• Second Suite in F - 2nd Movement
• Second Suite in F - 3rd & 4th Movements
• Carmen Ohio (OSU Alma Mater) & Across the Field (OSU fight song)

The concert was broadcast live over YouTube, and the full recording will be available for a short time at this link -- or use this link to start the video at the point where the Honors Wind Symphony takes the stage.

The Honors Wind Symphony was the third and final ensemble to perform. Its program consisted of: Celebration Fanfare by Steven Reineke; Second Suite in F by Gustav Holst; O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen/arr. H. Robert Reynolds; Vesuvius by Frank Ticheli; and Carmen Ohio/Across the Field, arr. Roger Cichy. Russel C. Mikkelson conducted.

In November, Stephanie performed as part of the Ohio Music Education Association South Central Regional Orchestra, drawn from high schools in 20 counties. (See previous article.)