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Christmas Concert 2021 Video Clips

a Hybrid Performance during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Tues. Dec. 21, 2021 @7:00 P.M. (Pacific Time)
Thayer Hall on the Colburn School campus
Dr. Amy Gillingham Culligan, conductor
Both in-person & online platforms as a safe and creative transition toward resuming normal concerts
Full-Length Concert Audio (Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes) https://youtu.be/JbC9sYHG09k

Composer	Piece Title	YouTube
Stephen Hill	Chorale Prelude on Veni, Veni Emmanuel	click here
J. S. Bach	Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring	click here
Provencal Tune	Farandole- March of the Three Kings	click here
Morten Lauridsen	O Magnum Mysterium	click here
J. L. Pierpont	Jingle Bells Hoedown	click here
Carols	Christmas Sing Along	click here

Tapestry of Concertos

A. Vivaldi	Double Horn Concerto in F Major, RV. 538	click here
Joseph Haydn	Cello Concerto in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1	click here
W. A. Mozart	Flute Concerto in G Major, K. 313 mvt. 1	click here
P. A. Yon	Gesu Bambino (The Infant Jesus)	click here
Joseph Haydn	Piano Concerto in D Major, Hob. XVIII/11	click here

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Full-Length Virtual Concert 3

an Alternative Performance during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Monday, July 26, 2021 @8:00 P.M. (Pacific Time)
Rehearsed & performed simultaneously via Zoom 7/18-26, 2021.
Video-recorded individually at the same time, in concert, as a live recording session 7/26.
Videos collected & edited 7/26-8/28, 2021

Video Album

Virtual Summer Concert 2021

YouTube Link click here

Organ Prelude: click here

Composer	Piece Title	YouTube Link
G. Verdi	La Forza del Destino: Sinfonia	click here
M. Bruch	Double Piano Concerto in A-flat Minor	click here
S. A. Ward	From Sea to Shining Sea (patriotic song)	click here
A. Vivaldi	Bassoon Concerto in D Minor, RV. 484	click here
G. Rossini	The Barber of Seville Overture: Overture	click here
Shaker Tune	The Gift to Be Simple	click here
J. S. Bach	Cello Suite No. 1 Courante	click here
G. Holst	Jupiter-Bringer of Jollity from “The Planet”	click here
E. Gigout	Toccata from Ten Pieces for Organ	click here
W. A. Mozart	Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat Major, K. 447	click here
J. P. Sousa	The Thunderer March	click here
W. Steffe	Battle Hymn of the Republic (patriotic song)	click here

Organ postlude: click here

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Full-Length Virtual Concert 2

an Alternative Performance during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Thur. Dec. 24, 2020 @11:00 A.M. (Pacific Time)
Rehearsed & performed simultaneously via Zoom 12/21-24, 2020
Video-recorded individually at the same time in concert as a live recording session 12/24
Videos collected & edited 12/24/2020-1/31/2021
Video Publish: Feb. 1, 2021
Full-Length Video (Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes) https://youtu.be/mGhIYDOyXNw

Composer	Piece Title	Duration
G. F. Handel	For unto Us a Child Is Born	4:09
A. Dvorak	Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104	10:18
Katherine Davis	The Little Drummer Boy	1:49
A. Vivaldi	Double Violin Concerto, RV. 522	10:37
L. Mozart	Classic Sleighride	3:25
W. A. Mozart	Horn Concerto No. 1 in D Major, K. 412	3:25
Provencal Tune	Farandole: March of the Three Kings	4:11
D. Cimarosa	Double Flute Concerto	2:02
Adolphe Adam	O Holy Night	4:30
J. L. Pierpont	Jingle Bells Hoedown	2:20
W. A. Mozart	Double Piano Concerto (No. 7), K. 242	8:32
Christmas carols	Christmas Sing-Along	7:01

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Full- Length Virtual Concert 1

an Alternative Performance during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Online Rehearsals: July 19-26, 2020
Virtual Concert: Mon. July 27, 2020 @8:00 PM (Pacific Time) Duration: 2 hours 15 min.
Video Editing: Aug. 3- Sept. 14, 2020
Video Release: Aug. 27 (orchestra) & Sept. 14 (choir)

Composer	Piece Title	YouTube Link
A. Glazunov	From the Middle Ages	click here
Beethoven	Piano Concerto No. 4	click here
E. Elgar	Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4	click here
G. Meyerbeer	Coronation March from “Prophet”	click here
A. Vivaldi	Double Flute Concerto, RV. 533	click here
J. P. Sousa	The Stars and Stripes Forever	click here
Stephen Hill	Chorales, Fanfares, and Variations	click here
G. F. Handel	Passacaglia (pre-recorded performance)	click here
P. Tchaikovsky	Marche Slav	click here
G. Rossini	William Tell Overture	click here
Franz von Suppe	Light Cavalry Overture	click here
J. Massenet	Meditation from Opera “Thais”	click here
Jean Sibelius	Andante Festivo	click here
Dvorak	Symphony No. 9	click here
Andrea Ramsey	Stomp on the Fire (pre-recorded performance)	click here
J. Pachelbel	Canon	click here
Jean Sibelius	Finlandia, Op. 26	click here
K. Hwang	The Hymn Symphony	click here

Full-length concert audio (revised; duration 1 hour 16 min, excluding 6 unrevised pieces) https://youtu.be/zcGEwmCS7EY

Video Editor’s Notes (Summer 2020):

To examine how it can be beneficial for an orchestra conductor or music educator to edit his or her own ensemble’s video clips, I decided to edit all of the videos myself—learning video-editing programs from scratch, much like when I first studied Finale music-notation software using tutorials that looked like an encyclopedia.

Video editing programs used for this project: Final Cut Pro & Adobe Premiere Pro
Computer used for this project: iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019; Processor: 3.0 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5; Memory: 8 GB 2667 MHz DDR4; Graphics: Radeon Pro 570X 4 GB; Storage: 1 TB internal hard drive & 5 TB external hard drive)

I abandoned the idea of creating a sophisticated video production and instead chose to place all the videos on a single screen so that each student could watch his or her part from beginning to end.

Encoding/Rendering (Exporting):
After editing, the encoding and rendering process required an enormous amount of time. For example, the estimated remaining time was often around 200 hours, which caused delays in releasing the videos. My Apple computer frequently froze or failed during the process (Update: I later learned how to convert various video formats into a single file type, which helped significantly.)

Large Ensemble (more than 100 performers):
For an eight-minute piece, I split the video into seven or more segments (e.g., 501 Finlandia & 502 Hymn Symphony). The average encoding time for a one-minute segment was about 15 hours.

During the concert, I planned to use Zoom for performers and YouTube Live Stream for the audience. I attempted the “Side-by-Side” option to broadcast both “Share Screen” (for backing tracks) and “small panels in gallery view” (so the audience could see the performers), but YouTube Live Stream only displayed “Share Screen” and the host’s video panel.

Video Editing – My computer getting slow:
When editing individual clips from a medium or large ensemble (more than 30 clips) on one screen, the computer became extremely sluggish. For example, relocating a single video clip with the mouse required more than five minutes for the new position to appear (Update: I learned to edit the audio first, then the video, which improved the process.)

Audio Editing:

Quartet or Duet: Sounded clear and edited smoothly.
Large Ensemble (50+ players): I could barely hear the full mixed sound. Audio would play only a single measure before disappearing. I had to edit the audio tracks visually by reading the sound graphs (Update: I learned to use a Digital Audio Workstation, which greatly improved audio editing.)

I initially planned to use both a PC and a Mac. However, my Windows PC was unable to download all 788 video files from Dropbox (the PC repeatedly froze), whereas my iMac successfully downloaded everything within a couple of days. (Dr. Gene Chung).

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Virtual Youth Orchestra: online youth orchestra project

This virtual orchestra program was created to offer music students performing opportunities and allow continued development through live performance during state mandated “stay-at-home” quarantines.

A total of 1,990 video clips were edited, and resources were shared with 6,899 K-12 music teachers across the country.

Photo: Screenshot from Virtual Summer Concert 2021 Video Clips

Photo: Screenshot from Virtual Christmas Concert 2020 Video Clips

*Photo: Screenshot from Virtual Summer Concert 2020 Video Clips*

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Nationwide Responses:

Thank you for sharing all this information. Congratulations to you and your orchestra on this musical (and digital) excellence!

Thank you! This is very interesting and I’m so impressed with your initiative! I’m working hard with my university singers to keep things moving this semester in an all-virtual format. It’s very challenging. We have two virtual projects we are doing together this semester.

Thank you so much for this!!! What a wonderful collection of resources. I am looking forward to sharing them with my kids.

Thank you for sharing! I find this really useful and inspiring!

Could you please explain the format of your rehearsals? How were you able to rehearse online?

Thank you so much! I really appreciate the resources.

Awesome, thanks for sharing! Did you edit that in Adobe Premiere?

Thanks for sharing this. Were you involved in the actual production of these videos? The sound or video editing?

Thank you for your email. Did you get copyright clearance for some of these arrangements before you made these? I just want to make sure that these are copyright cleared before I can share these. Regarding copyright issues: you need to reach out to the publishers/content developers and receive written permission with detailed information. For example, you need to communicate that you are making a virtual ensemble that will be shown on YouTube or other means and get a detailed permission from the person who is authorized to give such permissions.

BRAVO!

Wow! This is awesome! The groups sound great. Thanks for sharing this!

Thank you for sharing. I am going through some of the same steps. Looking forward to watching your videos!

Hello Dr.Chung: I am a music education student at University of the Pacific. I was very interested in how rehearsals are run and the progress you made with virtual ensembles. I was wondering if it would be possible to see the whole rehearsal, and if I could also share this information with my peers. We are trying to gain as much insight on virtual teaching as possible before going into our fieldwork settings.

My goodness – This is an amazing treasure chest of resources that you shared. Congratulations on your success with your virtual concert. I greatly appreciate your generosity by sharing your resources. These are so helpful during these COVID challenges.

Thank you for thinking “beyond your despair!”

I was “wowed” by all you did!!!

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