FREE VGM CONCERT (Dec. 4) - Univ. of Maryland Gamer Symphony Orchestra

[justinj212]

The University of Maryland Gamer Symphony Orchestra will hold its FREE Winter Concert on Thursday December 4th at 8PM in the Memorial Chapel on the UMD Campus. The GSO is the only college orchestra dedicated to playing orchestral arrangements of video game music. The groups consists of 100 musicians and staff, with both instrumentalists and a chorus. Last May our concert filled the Kay Theater in the CSPAC with over 600 people!

The concert will feature music from Xenosaga, The Legend of Zelda, Chrono Trigger, and more! Come meet the GSO and share in our mission to spread appreciation for video game music as a genre! Mark your calendars and please help spread the word. For more information, see our website at www.umd.gamersymphony.org (http://www.umd.gamersymphony.org). For any specific questions or to sign up for our email newsletter, send an email to umdgso@gmail.com.

Again, the specifics are:
Who: The University of Maryland Gamer Symphony Orchestra
What: Winter Concert 2009
When: Thursday December 4th, 8-9:30PM
Where: Memorial Chapel, UMD Campus
Why: FREE VGM Concert!
Web: www.umd.gamersymphony.org (http://www.umd.gamersymphony.org)
Contact: umdgso@gmail.com
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Thanks, and I hope to see you there!
-Justin Johnston

[dPaladin]

I'm 1000 miles away and that's during finals week, but I'm behind you every step of the way, cheering from the sidelines!

[Bahamut]

I proctor an exam that day :sad: .

[glasfen]

Awesome! A VG concert in MD! Thanks for the heads up. Oh, and nice logo, by the way.

[DarkeSword]

Go go gadget sticky.

[DrumUltimA]

I'll try to get my cousin NICK PIEGARI to take me!

[justinj212]

We met him last year? I remember him mentioning you. Would be cool to hang out afterwards.
-Justin

[justinj212]

Oh, now I remember. I'm working with him on recording the concert. Thought the name sounded familiar o_O

Speaking of which, if anyone can't make the concert you can go to www.umd.gamersymphony.org (http://www.umd.gamersymphony.org) and we'll have concert recordings up in the weeks following the concert. We'll also have youtube vids once we can compile all the video.
-Justin

[-{(echo)}-]

Wow, this sounds simply awesome! I wish I could go; but It's way to far for me. =\
I can't wait to hear the recordings. =D
Is there a list of all the songs that will be played and what games they're from?

[DrumUltimA]

well, i thought the 4th was a friday--but it's a thursday, which is the one evening in the week i work. So i guess i can't make it after all :<

[Liontamer]

One of the reasons I miss being in DC is not being able to make it to events like these. How was it? I'm excited to know what was on the setlist this go.

[justinj212]

The concert went very well! Our arrangements of Korobeiniki, Dammerung, Kirby Super Star, Odin Sphere, Sonic 3, Warcraft 2, Chrono, and others were very well received. We'll have recordings up in the following weeks at www.umd.gamersymphony.org (http://www.umd.gamersymphony.org). Hopefully we might be able to add one of these arrangements to our repertoire here at OCR :). We'll see.