The Montgomery Philharmonic is excited to offer our traditional Summer Reading Sessions. The sessions are open to musicians who feel they can play orchestral music. Please remember there are COVID protocols in place for your safety.
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7 pm on Monday nights at Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church
Please use the following guidelines to help us maintain your safety –
- Register to receive links to download the music for the sessions.
- Please print your music or download to your tablet using the links for each piece. We will not be bringing any extra parts, so this is your responsibility. If you are absolutely desperate, please let us know and we will try to help.
- Please wear a mask except when it is impossible to play while wearing a mask.
Summer Reading Sessions 2022
July 11
Symphony No. 41 in C major, “Jupiter” KV 551 – Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-91) (30’)
Flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, violin 1, violin 2, vola, cello, double bass
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Opus 93 (1812) – Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) (28’ 12”)
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, violin 1, violin 2, vola, cello, double bass
Mathis der Maler, IPH 89 (1933) – Paul Hindemith (1895–1963) (26’ 30”)
2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, glockenspiel, snare drum, triangle, cymbals, bass drum, violin 1, violin 2, vola, cello, double bass
July 18
Symphony No. 8 in G major, Opus 88 (1889) – Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904) (37’ 10”)
2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, timpani, violin 1, violin 2, vola, cello, double bass
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Opus 68 – Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) (46’ 50”)
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets 3 trombones, timpani, violin 1, violin 2, vola, cello, double bass
July 25
Isle of the Dead, Opus 29 – Serge Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) (21’ 40”)
3 flutes (fl. 3 doubles piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 Bb clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 6 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, harp, violin 1, violin 2, vola, cello, double bass
Concerto for Orchestra, SZ 116, BB 123 (1943) – Bartok, Bela (1881-1945) (36’ 56”)
3 flutes (3rd flute also doubles piccolo), 3 oboes (3rd oboe also doubles piccolos), 3 clarinets (3rd clarinet also doubles bass clarinet), 3 bassoons (3rd bassoon also doubles contrabassoon), 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tam-tam, 2 harps, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
August 1
Symphony No. 1 in D major, “Titan” (1887-88) – Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911) (55’ 24”)
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 7 horns, 5 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani, triangle, tam tam, cymbals, bass drum, harp, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass
August 8
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Opus 47 – Dmitri Shostakovich
2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, E-flat clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, triangle, cymbals, bass drum, tam-tam, glockenspiel, xylophone, 2 harps, piano, celesta, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass