It’s been 6 weeks since the Cyberlele Orchestra Weekend already. Over the course of that weekend we worked on three pieces that we have put together in virtual performances. Our video launch and final wrap party starts on Sunday, October 4th at 7:30pm

All 3 performances will be rolled out in a sequence of YouTube premieres as follows:

Down By The Salley Gardens at 7:30 pm https://youtu.be/AfsYoAhL-BY

A traditional Irish melody, with text by W. B. Yeats, arranged for ukulele ensemble by Brenna MacCrimmon. Music recorded by participants of the 2020 Cyberlele Orchestra Weekend. Audio mixing by Brenna MacCrimmon

Runaway at 7:45 pm https://youtu.be/uXjC1iwVqo8

This Del Shannon piece was arranged for ukulele by Eve Goldberg and filmed during the final Zoom session on the last day of our Cyberlele Orchestra Weekend, August 23, 2020. Participants sent me their audio recordings which I mixed and added to the edited video from our “one-take spotlight sequence” during the weekend.

Harmony Club Waltz at 8:00 pm https://youtu.be/_PimYhRuHRA

The 2020 Cyberlele Orchestra performs an excerpt from Harmony Club Waltz by the famous ragtime composer Scott Joplin. This piece was arranged for four-part ukulele ensemble by one of our fellow JHUI teachers, Nancy Piver

Be sure and “Set a Reminder” for all 3 YouTube premieres. You’ll be notified when the videos are about to begin and you can also join the conversation in the video chat areas. All of this will be followed by an online after-party on Zoom. (link details will be provided by request) We hope to share with as many of you as possible.

See the whole playlist from Cyberlele Orchestra Weekend

It’s been a real pleasure working on this project, meeting so many players from around the world and sharing our music virtually. My thanks and congratulations to everyone who participated! Here’s a memory from that weekend’s staff concert when our virtual trio played Bach’s Minuet in G to start it all off