Rehearsals
Symphony Orchestra
REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
Tentative Schedule - Spring 2024
Week 3 Thurs:
7-8:30 Strings only
8:30 Break
8:45 Dvorak runthrough
9:30 TBA (probably Ibert)
Week 4 Tues: Opera Orch/everyone else sectionals
Week 4 Thurs: Opera Orch/everyone else sectionals
Week 5 Tues: Opera Orch only
Week 5 Thurs: Opera Sitzprobe
Week 6 Tues: Opera dress rehearsal #1
Week 6 Thurs: 7pm Readthrough “Stratum” ft. Professor Hare (those not in opera), 8pm Opera dress rehearsal #2
Saturday, 5/11: Opera performance #1 (8pm)
Sunday, 5/12: Opera performance #2 (2pm)
Week 7 Tues: Readthrough Saariaho (piece is for strings only), then check Bloch/Dvorak/Rivera/Ibert. String principals bow Saariaho parts by Thurs.
Week 7 Thurs: Rehearsal
Week 8 Tues: Rehearsal
Week 8 Thurs: Rehearsal/Conducting Lab
Week 9 Tues: Rehearsal/Conducting Lab
Week 9 Thurs: Rehearsal
Week 10 Tues: Rehearsal (last in MM 220), adding hired musicians
Week 10 Thurs: Dress Rehearsal in IBT
Week 10 Fri (June 7): CONCERT, 8pm in IBT
Dr. Geoffrey Pope has been recognized through numerous appointments, commissions, and awards as a conductor and composer. Pope’s musical work has taken him throughout the United States and Europe, where he seeks to present provocative and engaging performances that have a strong cultural impact. He joins UCI in 2022, having led in an interim capacity in the spring quarters of 2019 and 2021. For more information, click here.