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Penn State alumnus Adam Berndt, who graduated in May 2006 with a bachelor's degree in music, came to Pittsburgh to help out with the concert. Here, he's moving chimes from the truck into Heinz Hall, while Matt Stombaugh, graduate conducting student with the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, moves one of the tympani drums.
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Percussion and other instruments arrived ahead of the musicians, and was lined up off-stage at Heinz Hall.
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Close to 200 student musicians and their directors arrived in Pittsburgh on Saturday morning for that evening's concert at Heinz Hall.
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Students were enthusiastic as they entered Heinz Hall.
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Instrument cases were lined up back stage as students got to work right away with pre-concert rehearsals.
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The first thing the ensembles did was rehearse the logistics of bringing everyone on stage for the grand finale, the singing and playing of the Penn State Alma Mater.
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The Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Gerardo Edelstein.
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The Philharmonic Orchestra was the first group to rehearse. The groups rehearsed in the reverse order of their performance.
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Greg Garcia is one of three students who performs with the Philharmonic Orchestra, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Centre Dimensions Jazz Ensemble, so he was on stage for rehearsals all afternoon.
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Next to rehearse was Centre Dimensions, under the direction of Dan Yoder.
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James Maguire also was busy all afternoon, as he, too, performs in the Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Centre Dimensions Jazz Ensemble. Here, he's rehearsing with Centre Dimensions.
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Erek Kapusta was on piano for Centre Dimensions.
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The Concert Choir, directed by Lynn Drafall, was the third group to rehearse.
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The Concert Choir worked during their rehearsal to adjust to the acoustics of Heinz Hall, which are different from the venues on Penn State's University Park campus.
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Singers went through several voice warm-up exercises before they began rehearsing the evening's selections.
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While the stage was being set up for the Symphonic Wind Ensemble's rehearsal, trombone player Corey Wallace practiced backstage.
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The Symphonic Wind Ensemble, directed by Dennis Glocke, was the last group to rehearse.
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Greg Kern is the third of the three musicians who plays in the Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Centre Dimensions Jazz Ensemble. Here's he's practicing with the Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
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Susan Boardman, seated at left, and Darryl Durran, standing, spoke with a prospective School of Music student and his parents before the concert. Several School of Music faculty were on hand to answer questions from prospective students.
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Erek Kaupsta (piano), James Maguire (double bass), Greg Garcia (drumset) and Greg Johnson (saxophone) formed a jazz combo to play at the Penn State Alumni Association's pre-concert reception.
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
