VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
LIBERTY FANFARE by JOHN WILLIAMS, arranged by Jim Curnow ©1986, Marjer Publishing Co, all rights administered by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Used by permission. All copyrighted music in this video is used under license with ASCAP and BMI.
GREATER MIAMI SYMPHONIC BAND® (GMSB) is proud to present this virtual performance of LIBERTY FANFARE by JOHN WILLIAMS, the final offering of the GMSB Virtual Performance Series. Written in 1986, the composition was commissioned to celebrate the Centennial of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 1986. But, in fact, the piece was actually premiered a month before, on June 4, when Williams conducted LIBERTY FANFARE with the Boston Pops. Williams commented that in composing the piece he had “tried to create a group of American airs and tunes of my own invention that I hope will give some sense of the event and the occasion”.
The members of GMSB extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the video & audio editor, GMSB Bassist and vocalist, Susie Blank Wolfe, who conceived, organized and produced all of the nine GMSB virtual performances. And congratulations to these GMSB musicians for their fine work and effort.
A PEAK BEHIND THE CURTAIN: To create this virtual performance, Susie Blank Wolfe first created a MIDI accompaniment to establish tempo, style and intonation accuracy for the musicians. Next, each musician listened to this MIDI accompaniment while they recorded the performance video of their individual part(s). The musicians then sent their raw video(s) to Susie. Then, over a 3 week period, Susie organized, synchronized and edited all of these individual recordings into the performance you see here. First step – editing, synchronizing and balancing each individual audio track, then editing the audio of each section of instruments, finally editing, synchronizing and balancing the entire ensemble into the audio for the virtual performance. Next – same process with the videos. In all, Susie spent over 150 hours organizing, assembling, tweaking and fine tuning each frame of this virtual performance.
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Due to Covid -19 the GMSB 2020-2021 Season has been entirely virtual, with nine productions – six for Symphonic Band, two for Big Swing Band, and one for Flute Choir. GMSB looks forward to performing for you LIVE, as soon as safety and prudence permits. And we WILL do that!
The 2020-2021 Concert Season made possible with the support of the City of Coral Gables.
*IMPORTANT viewing information below.
*FOR BEST VIDEO AND AUDIO: Before playing the video, click on the gear shaped (quality) icon, bottom right on screen, and choose the HD setting of 1080P60, for the best video and audio quality.
AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL, music by Samuel Augustus Ward, arranged by Carmen Dragon ©1958 & 1963, Sam Fox Publishing Co. Inc. Used by permission. All copyrighted music in this video is used under license with ASCAP and BMI.
The GREATER MIAMI SYMPHONIC BAND® (GMSB) is proud to present this virtual performance of AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL.
A PEAK BEHIND THE SCENES: To create this virtual performance, it first required that the video & audio editor, Susie Blank Wolfe, create a MIDI accompaniment for tempo, style and intonation accuracy. Next, each musician listened to this MIDI accompaniment while they recorded the performance video of their individual part(s). The raw videos were sent to Susie, who is also the String Bass player, and often vocalist in GMSB. Then, over a 3 week period, Susie organized, synchronized and edited all of these individual recordings into the performance you see here. First step – editing, synchronizing and balancing each individual audio track, then editing each section of instruments, finally editing, synchronizing and balancing the entire ensemble into the virtual GMSB performance. Next – same process with the visuals. In all, Susie spent over 100 hours assembling, tweaking and fine tuning each frame of this virtual performance. The members of GMSB send heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Susie Blank Wolfe for making these virtual performances available to our audience.
Due to Covid -19 our live concert performances have been suspended, but not our desire to bring our music to you. GMSB looks forward to performing for you LIVE, as soon as safety and prudence permits. And we WILL do that!
The 2020-2021 Concert Season made possible with the support of the City of Coral Gables.
*IMPORTANT, FOR BEST VIDEO AND AUDIO: Before playing the video, click on the gear shaped (quality) icon, bottom right on screen, and choose the HD setting of 1080P60, for the best video and audio quality.
WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE, music by Marvin Fisher, lyrics by Jack Segal, arranged by Jerry Nowak ©1958 Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (renewed 1998). Used by permission. All copyrighted music in this video is used under license with ASCAP and BMI.
The GREATER MIAMI SYMPHONIC BAND® (GMSB) is proud to present this virtual performance of WHEN SUNNY GETS BLUE.
A PEAK BEHIND THE SCENES: To create this virtual performance, it first required that the video & audio editor, Susie Blank Wolfe, create a MIDI accompaniment for tempo, style and intonation accuracy. Next, each musician listened to this MIDI accompaniment while they recorded their performance video of their individual part(s). The raw videos were sent to Susie, who is also the String Bass player and often vocalist in GMSB. Then, over a 2 week period, Susie organized, synchronized and edited all of these individual recordings into the performance you see here. First step – synchronizing and balancing each individual audio track, then each section of instruments, finally synchronizing and balancing the entire ensemble into the virtual GMSB Big Swing Band. Next – same process with the visuals. In all, Susie spent many hours assembling, tweaking and fine tuning each frame of this virtual performance. The members of GMSB send heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Susie Blank Wolfe for making these virtual performances available to our audience.
Due to Covid -19 our live concert performances have been suspended, but not our desire to bring our music to you. GMSB looks forward to performing for you LIVE, as soon as safety and prudence permits. And we WILL do that!
The 2020-2021 Concert Season made possible with the support of the City of Coral Gables.
IMPORTANT FOR BEST VIDEO AND AUDIO: After video begins playing, click on the gear shaped (quality) icon, bottom right on screen, and choose the HD setting of 720, or preferably 1080P60, for best video and audio quality.
Ralph Vaughan Williams ©1924 by Boosey & Co. All copyrighted music in this video is used under license with ASCAP and BMI.
The GREATER MIAMI SYMPHONIC BAND® (GMSB) is proud to present this virtual performance of MY BONNY BOY from The English Folk Song Suite.
BEHIND THE SCENES: To make this virtual performance come to fruition, it first required that the video & audio editor, Susie Blank Wolfe, create a MIDI accompaniment for tempo and intonation accuracy. Next, each musician listened to this MIDI accompaniment as they recorded their performance video of their individual part(s). The raw videos were sent to Susie, who is also the String Bass player and often vocalist in GMSB. Then, over a 2 week period, Susie organized, synchronized and edited all of these individual recordings into the performance you see here. Susie spent many hours assembling, tweaking and fine tuning each frame of this virtual performance. The members of GMSB send heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Susie Blank Wolfe for making these virtual performances available to our audience.
Due to Covid -19 our live concert performances have been suspended, but not our desire to bring our music to you. GMSB looks forward to performing for you LIVE, as soon as safety and prudence permits. And we WILL do that!
The 2020-2021 Concert Season made possible with the support of the City of Coral Gables
IMPORTANT FOR BEST VIDEO AND AUDIO: After video begins playing, click on the gear shaped (quality) icon, bottom right on screen, and choose the HD setting of 720, or preferably 1080P60, for best video and audio quality.
Words by Mort Dixon, music by Ray Henderson (c) 1926 Warner Bros, Inc. This arrangement (c) 2012. All copyrighted music in this video is used under license with ASCAP & BMI.
The GREATER MIAMI SYMPHONIC BAND® (GMSB) BIG SWING BAND is proud to present this virtual performance of BYE BYE BLACKBIRD!
BEHIND THE SCENES: To make this virtual performance come to fruition, it first required that the video & audio editor, Susie Blank Wolfe, create a MIDI accompaniment for tempo and intonation accuracy. Next, each musician listened to this MIDI accompaniment as they recorded their performance video of their individual part(s). The raw videos were sent to Susie, who is also the String Bass player and often vocalist in GMSB. Then, over a period of approximately 2 weeks, Susie organized, synchronized and edited all of these individual recordings into the performance you see here. Susie spent many hours assembling, tweaking and fine tuning each frame of this virtual performance.
Due to Covid -19 our live concert performances have been suspended, but not our desire to bring our music to you. The GMSB Big Swing Band looks forward to performing for you LIVE, as soon as safety and prudence permits. And we WILL do that!
The 2020-2021 Concert Season made possible with the support of the City of Coral Gables.
IMPORTANT FOR BEST VIDEO AND AUDIO: After video begins playing, click on the gear shaped (quality) icon, bottom right on screen, and choose the HD setting of 720, or preferably 1080P60, for best video and audio quality.
The Greater Miami Symphonic Band® (GMSB) FLUTE CHOIR presents a virtual performance of Eleanor Daley’s “In Remembrance”, arranged by Joseph, edited by Susie Blank Wolfe.
BEHIND THE SCENES: To make this virtual performance come to fruition, it first required and arrangement be written for Flute Choir. That was accomplished by GMSB Flutist, Joseph Saenz, who created this arrangement of Eleanor Daley’s choral piece. Joseph then created a MIDI accompaniment for for tempo and intonation accuracy. Next, each musician, while listening to this MIDI accompaniment, recorded their performance video of their individual part. The raw videos were then sent to Video and Audio Editor, Susie Blank Wolfe, who is also the String Bass player and often vocalist in GMSB. Susie then organized, synchronized and edited all of these individual recordings into the performance you see here. The other music heard, Percy Grainger’s Irish Tune from County Derry, ©2001 Carl Fischer, LLC, is from a GMSB performance in 2015.
The 2020-2021 Concert Season made possible with the support of the City of Coral Gables.
IMPORTANT: After video begins playing, click on the gear shaped (quality) icon, bottom right on screen, and choose the HD setting of 720, or preferably 1080P60, for video and audio quality.
Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson ©1948 Woodbury Music Company LLC (ASCAP) Used with permission www.leroyanderson.com
The GREATER MIAMI SYMPHONIC BAND® (GMSB) is proud to present a virtual performance of Leroy Anderson’s SLEIGH RIDE!
Due to Covid -19 our live concert performances have been suspended, but not our overwhelming and sincere desire to bring our music to you via this safe and enjoyable format. The members of GMSB look forward to performing for you LIVE, as soon as safety and prudence permits. And we WILL do that!
BEHIND THE SCENES: To make this virtual performance come to fruition, it first required that the video & audio editor, Susie Blank Wolfe, create a MIDI accompaniment for tempo and intonation accuracy. Next, each musician (37 musicians, playing 60 parts) listened to this MIDI accompaniment as they recorded their performance video of their individual part(s). The raw videos were sent to Susie, who is also the String Bass player and often vocalist in GMSB. Then, over a period of approximately 2-3 weeks, and hundreds of work hours, Susie organized, synchronized and edited all of these individual recordings into the performance you see here. Susie spent approx 200 hours assembling, tweaking and fine tuning each frame of this virtual performance.
Excerpt of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” by Frank Loesser, arr. John Moss, ©Hal Leonard Music.
The 2020-2021 Concert Season made possible with the support of the City of Coral Gables.
IMPORTANT: After video begins playing, click on the gear shaped (quality) icon, bottom right on screen, and choose the HD setting of 720, or preferably 1080P60, for best video and audio quality.