Summer Concert 2022 Videos
- Sat. July 9, 2022 @8:00 P.M. (Pacific Time)
- Walt Disney Concert Hall
- Both in-person & online platforms as a safe and creative transition to resume normal concerts
YouTube Playlist Link for all videos: click here
Composer | Piece Title | YouTube |
Carl Maria von Weber | Jubilee Overture | click here |
Jacques Ibert | Concerto for Flute and Orchestra | click here |
Richard Wagner | Lohengrin Act 3 Prelude & Scene 1 | click here |
Henryk Wieniawski | Scherzo-Tarantella in G Minor | click here |
Mark Thallander | Toccata on Hymn to Joy | click here |
Felix Mendelssohn | Fifth Symphony “Reformation” | click here |
W. A. Mozart | Double Piano Concerto No. 10 | click here |
Stephen Hill | McBeth: Fanfare and Hymn | click here |
Johann Strauss | Radetzky March | click here |
Bedrich Smetana | The Bartered Bride | click here |
Traditional Spiritual | The Battle of Jericho | click here |
Johannes Brahms | Hungarian Dance No. 5 | click here |
Johann Pachelbel | Canon | click here |
Georges Bizet | March from “Carmen” | click here |
Paul McCartney | Yesterday | click here |
Giacomo Rossini | William Tell Overture | click here |
Karl Jenkins | Chorale: Hymn from Symphonic Adiemus | click here |
Adam Liptak | Choral Symphony (U.S. Premiere) | click here |
Irving Berlin | God Bless America | click here |
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Winter 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 to resume 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 |
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
- Mon. 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 |
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 |
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 |
Video Editor’s Notes (Summer 2020):
- To examine how it is beneficial for an orchestra conductor or music educator to edit his/her ensemble’s video clips, I decided to edit the videos by myself, learning video editing programs from scratch as I had studied Finale music notation software with 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: 3GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5; Memory: 8 GB 2667 MHz DDR 4; Graphics: Radeon Pro 570X 4 GB; Storage: 1 TB internal hard drive & 5 TB external hard drive ).
- I gave up on making a fancy video product by simply putting all the videos into one screen so that all the students can watch their own part from the beginning to the end.
- Encoding/Rendering (Exporting): After video editing, the encoding/rendering process takes a lot of time, for example, the estimated time remaining usually is around 200 hours, which resulted in the delay of the video release. My Apple computer often gets frozen or fails (update: I learned how to convert various video files into one type).
- An ensemble of more than 100 performers: I split an eight min long video into seven or more parts (501 Finlandia & 502 Hymn Symphony). The average encoding time for a one min video segment is about 15 hours.
- In concert, I planned to use Zoom for the performers and YouTube Live Stream for the audience. I tried “Side-by-Side” to broadcast both “Share Screen” (for backing tracks) and “small panels in gallery view” (for the audience to see the performers), but YouTube Live Stream resulted in “Share Screen” and “the host’s video panel” only.
- Video Editing; My computer is getting slow: When I edit the individual video clips of a medium or big ensemble (more than 30 clips) on the one screen, I can hardly move, resize, or line them up. For example, I wanted to relocate a video and moved it with my mouse. It took more than 5 minutes to see the new location (update: I learned to edit audios first, then videos respectively).
- Audio Editing:
- Quartet or Duet: Sounds perfect; runs through well
- Big Ensemble (over 50 players): I can hardly hear the entire mixed sound. What I listen to is just one measure as it immediately disappears. I edited the audio clip only by looking at their sound graphs (update: I learned ‘Digital Audio Workstation’).
- I planned to use both PC and Mac, but my Window PC was not able to download the total of 788 video files from Dropbox (my PC repeated to be frozen) whereas my iMac downloaded all in 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.
1,990 video clips were edited, and resources were shared with 6,899 K-12 music teachers across the country.



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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!!!
Resources shared with music educators:
- (01) Overview- Virtual Concert
- (02) Reference Soundtrack Links (guide/backing/click track)
- (03) Rehearsal Schedule 2020 orchestra
- (04) Rehearsal Schedule 2020 choir
- (05) Set-up Guideline for a Virtual Orchestra
- (06) FAQ – Virtual Concert
- (07) Dress Code – orchestra et al
- (08) Music Binder- orchestra
- (10) Video- Three Step Process
- (11) Instructional Video Links
- (20) Concert Program- Virtual Summer Concert
- (21) Edited Videos Links
- (31) My Virtual Ensemble Experience: Presentation
If you want to receive the resources, please email us
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Summer Concert 2019 Video Clips
from the in-person concert
Pictures at an Exhibition https://youtu.be/wkppTR-iPoo
Piano Concerto https://youtu.be/Ck8Mzie4Puo
Pomp and Circumstance https://youtu.be/PIDLdi0QvJo
1812 Overture https://youtu.be/0QdWo9ojoQw
Farandole https://youtu.be/w_XMc3pMFXk
March from Carmen https://youtu.be/aPliZVYo_kM