Mountain View High School's Command Performance at the Hawaii Theater in Honolulu for the 2015 PBMF hosted by World Projects. "Machu Picchu - City in the Sky" by Satoshi Yagasawa
MVHS Chamber Orchestra combined performance with the Cork Youth Choir. Original composition by David Close, "Raglan Road" is a multi-movement work based on traditional folk tunes.
Thanks to a generous grant from the MVLA Foundation, the MVHS Chamber Orchestra worked with Jason Reynolds, a local 3D-Printing Engineer and performed a commissioned work by Brian Balmages, "Irish Junkyard Jam", written for fabricated quartet and strings.
The MVHS Wind Ensemble performs one of Stephen Melillo's works for Wind Band and synthesized bass, complete with lighting effects.
The MVHS Chamber Orchestra's fusion of Vivaldi and Piazzolla's 'Four Seasons of Buenos Aires', featuring Chloé Trevor on Violin.
Original Film Directed by Christopher Kezelos of Zealous Creative
Music composed by Paul Halley :: Performed on May 8, 2013
"Jason helped frame my abilities as both a musician and leader and has since continued to be a positive, encouraging influence in my life. Jason has mastered the ability to elevate confidence in students within large ensembles, while also fostering their individual creativity; he's a major force as an educator. I'm incredibly humbled to continue to work with him well after my years as his student."
"Mr. Kneebone is our favorite teacher because he always helps us by telling us what we need to fix through a mixture of lectures and funny analogies. Because of him, Band is the best elective ever! Play less to play more!"
This video was produced by Logan Kneebone, our 7-Year-Old, for a Virtual Ensemble project during Distance Learning back in May. This captures the essence of being a musician - having fun.