The NSM Community Orchestra Project!

[MaestroUGC]

Summer is right around the corner, and I had an idea for the community here.

We get as many people we can muster to join together to perform a piece that will be a testament to both the website as well as the fantastic talent that comes through these doors. I'm not talking about us all learning one piece to play in unison, nor am I talking about some sort of medley that this site already organizes; I'm talking about a piece, a single arrangement or medley, in which we have 10, 15, 20 pianists each playing a part unique to them! And why stop there? We could even extend this to our other instrumentalists, make this one fantastic event in which we can all participate.

Granted, we'd need someone to arrange all of this, figure out some rehearsal times, and find a way to put this all of this, but I think we could get this done before school starts back up in August. I am aware that some of us will be in school during this period, including myself; but what's the point of music if not to try something ambitious.

So, what do you say? Ideas, comments, concerns, criticisms?

Participants:
MaestroUGC - Piano, Vocals (Baritone)
Fleestar The Flygon - Piano
UnknownKirbyMan - Piano
spitllama - Piano
Winter - Piano(?)
K-NiGhT - Piano, Violin, Organ(?), Voice (Bass)
Nebbles - Piano
JDMEK5 - Piano, Harmonica, Guitar
TheZeldaPianist275 - Piano
Tangy - Piano, Bass Clarinet
Jub3r7 - Piano, Vocals (Tenor)
fabbemannen - Piano, Metallophone
Dusk - Piano, Guitar
SuperFireKirby - Guitar, Percussion, Vocals (Bass)
Bespinben - Vocals (Tenor)
Zunawe - Trombone, Euphonium
Shadoninja - Electric Bass
Olimar12345 - Bass Trombone
pumpy_heart - Bassoon
MasterProX - Violin

Pieces Suggested:
Pokemon R/B/Y
Lavender Town
Opening Theme
Pokemon Center
Pokemon Gym
Viridian Forest
S.S. Anne
Route 3/4
Route 1

G/S/C: Route 29
Route 26/27
National Park
Wild Pokemon Battle

R/S/E: Route 120
Slateport City
Vs. Gym Leader
Vs. Champion

D/P/P: Vs. Uxie, Mespirit, or Azelf Pokemon R/S/E
Gym Leader Battle

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: R/B
Final Boss Battle

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: T/D/S
Primal Dialga Battle

Pokemon D/P/Pt
Route 209
Mt. Coronet (sheets available here)
Mesprit/Azelf/Uxie Battle (arranged by Pumpy)
Dialga/Palkia Battle -2
Canalave City (on site)
Route 216 (Night)
Rival Battle

Pokemon Revolution
Champion Battle Theme (arranged by Dudeman)

Pokemon B/W
Cynthia Battle
Champion Music
Opelucid City (White) (done by Fingerz)

Anime
Season 1 Theme Song

[Nebbles]

oh dang, this sounds awesome! I really like the idea. I'm barely a year-old pianist, but... I could play something!! I'm in! I wanna do this!

[MaestroUGC]

We can work it out to suit our pianists best to each of their calibre.

[Cobraroll]

Something like this?

This sounds like it would need some video editing skill to get together correctly. But it could be quite awesome.

[MaestroUGC]

Yes, but huge. I can talk about this with a friend of mine who's good with video editing.

[Raymondbl]

Good idea.  I could be able to participate.

[Bespinben]

Now introducing --- the NSM Symphonic Ensemble!

I could provide multitrack male choral voices. I have a 2 & 1/2 octave range, so I can cover all the parts from C2 to A5.

[Raymondbl]

That's a humongous range.  Do you have a Youtube channel?

[UnknownKirbyMan]

Hmm. I'd like to do something like this.

Something like this medley? It only has two pianos though...

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/69599107/The%20Journey%20Goes%20On.zip

[Jub3r7]

I'm good with muscle memory in regards to the piano, and I just got back from a chorus concert (my solo was pretty good.)

[MaestroUGC]

If we can avtually gather an orchestra, that would be awesome, and a choir to boot. But it seems we have 3 vocalists (all men, including myself). If we could get another...3-4 men who can hold their own, we could try to work for a men's chorus thing. But for now, I just want to see who'd like to take part in this, both pianists and instrumentalists.

[Shadoninja]

You have my bass.

[K-NiGhT]

This is kewl

[MaestroUGC]

I'm thinking we should have a small group of our stronger players (6-8,9 years playing) to at least make up the central core of this ensemble, with them handling the peculiar bits like tempo changes and they'd actually play throughout. The rest will be given parts based on their skill level, with any other instrumentalists being used where they will fit best.

[The Deku Trombonist]

I'll be happy to join in, if you need a trombone