FRAGMENTS OF FANTASY: Playing at Fanime 2008

[Oathkeeper]

HEY ALL! Our official name is FRAGMENTS OF FANTASY! ^_^ woot!

Hello all!
I go by Oathkeeper here, just so you know.

We will be playing (tentatively) at/before/to kick off a few gatherings, and in the hallways during the con. Come check us out!
KH gathering: Saturday @ 4PM
FFVII: Sunday @ 4 PM
FFVIII: Sunday @ 12 Noon
FFX/X-2: Saturday @ 2 PM

hallway playing: Friday 7:45 pm <<< NOTE: THIS WAS CHANGED FROM THE 6 PM TIME>>>TAKE NOTE!
Monday 11 am

IF YOU ARE STILL INTERESTED, PLEASE POST! WE CAN ALWAYS DOUBLE UP ON PARTS!!! ^_^

OKAY ALL...
I HAVE SETTLED IT ALL.
We only have about 11 players, tentative room for those others who expressed interest. We are playing small ensemble pieces and clarinet choir arrangements of FF and KH tunes.
here are the players:

Oathkeeper (myself): clarinet
Chimera (my friend): clarinet
Fuekun (my friend): flute
SuperSora (my friend): clarinet
YuffieK: bass clarinet
liger0sniper: alto sax
deonchan: perc?
tur713: violin
Matt K: tenor sax
Amy: trumpet
NeoValkyrion: piano

So, the pieces we are playing are:

Clarinet choir pieces (with ALL instrumentalists, we will transcribe for people):
FFVIII: Eyes on Me,
Fragments of Memories
FFX-2: 1000 Words
FFX: Sky Theme,
Song of Prayer
FFVII: World Theme
Kingdom Hearts Overture

other pieces (with listed instrumentalists)
FFVII: Flowers Blooming in the Church: needs flute, violin, 2 clarinets
FFIX: World Theme: needs keyboard, flute, 2 clarinets/OR trumpets, alto sax, bass clarinet

[deonchan]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat no perc?! for shame! for shaaaaaaaaaame!

[Steve.Young]

I can do Clarinet...but ew..

I rather play my sax or flute =D

And like Deon said, NO PERCUSSION!?!?! Oh EM GEE!

[WaffoCellist]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat no perc?! for shame! for shaaaaaaaaaame!

I actually signed up my winter percussion ensemble (just the PIT) for Masquerade as a special performance group.  We're going to play music from a winter percussion show we did 3 years ago...Yakitate! Ja-pan.  I didn't have enough time to put a battery together for this, so the PIT ensemble will have to do.  They're going to dress up as chefs.  Hopefully we'll get a slot at Masquerade and be able to perform! 

If you'd like to see the full winter percussion show of Yakitate! Ja-pan, you can find it in YouTube under Yakitate! Arroyo High School Winter Percussion....(even though we didn't place at Championships, it was fun being in Open class for the first time...and watching my students marching their butts off  at 212 bpm.... :P).

[deonchan]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat no perc?! for shame! for shaaaaaaaaaame!

I actually signed up my winter percussion ensemble (just the PIT) for Masquerade as a special performance group.  We're going to play music from a winter percussion show we did 3 years ago...Yakitate! Ja-pan.  I didn't have enough time to put a battery together for this, so the PIT ensemble will have to do.  They're going to dress up as chefs.  Hopefully we'll get a slot at Masquerade and be able to perform! 

If you'd like to see the full winter percussion show of Yakitate! Ja-pan, you can find it in YouTube under Yakitate! Arroyo High School Winter Percussion....(even though we didn't place at Championships, it was fun being in Open class for the first time...and watching my students marching their butts off  at 212 bpm.... :P).

Do you guys do NCBA or CCGC? I taught Indy high and Springstowne MS this year

[liger0sniper]

Um, will saxophone be okay? Just wondering, or do you really have to stick with the clarinet?

[SweetNiar]

it would so be cool if one could form a jazz band and play songs from Cowboy Bebop :D

Luv the music from that series ^_^  And I play the clarient, but its been soooo long since i even took the thing out o_o;   Gotta check to see if i even have any good reeds, id break mine once in a while to where i felt like the worlds biggest clutz.

[WaffoCellist]

 
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Do you guys do NCBA or CCGC? I taught Indy high and Springstowne MS this year
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This year, we were in NCBA (got dropped down from Open to Scholastic [was hoping to get dropped down lower] because I had a very green group this year).  Last year we did both NCBA and CCGC....we were the group with the tight black spandex uniforms with bright neon splash of color.

[deonchan]

Ah I remember you guys! nice show! any videos of it?

[Oathkeeper]

Hey guys! WOW so many responses today!!!
(I have been working on my final project for architecture...it's Hell Week...woot! x_X)

@ deonchan: Well, we do have a few pieces with percussion I believe...including the KH Overture. I haven't THOROUGHLY looked at every score for every piece...>_<
But, you are totally welcome to be THE percussionist...since you replied first!! Do you want me to send you the pieces?

@ Steve.Young, liger0sniper, and SweetNiar:
I *was* looking for an all clarinet group due to the overall sound and tone of the horn. However, if any of you have tenor saxes (we only have music for Bb instruments), I can get back to you. I actually have some other friends who play flute and stuff, so maybe we can get a small woodwind ensemble (with percussion) together to play! however....that would mean I would need to re-orchestrate/transcribe some of the music...
wow...i'm even more excited now.
What do you guys say? Would you help me re-organize the parts to some of the pieces if I let other woodwinds into the group??

[deonchan]

Hey guys! WOW so many responses today!!!
(I have been working on my final project for architecture...it's Hell Week...woot! x_X)

@ deonchan: Well, we do have a few pieces with percussion I believe...including the KH Overture. I haven't THOROUGHLY looked at every score for every piece...>_<
But, you are totally welcome to be THE percussionist...since you replied first!! Do you want me to send you the pieces?

@ Steve.Young, liger0sniper, and SweetNiar:
I *was* looking for an all clarinet group due to the overall sound and tone of the horn. However, if any of you have tenor saxes (we only have music for Bb instruments), I can get back to you. I actually have some other friends who play flute and stuff, so maybe we can get a small woodwind ensemble (with percussion) together to play! however....that would mean I would need to re-orchestrate/transcribe some of the music...
wow...i'm even more excited now.
What do you guys say? Would you help me re-organize the parts to some of the pieces if I let other woodwinds into the group??

something tells me oathkeeper is a music major (or minor) EXTRA POINTS

go ahead and shoot me the files. hmm with the way the con is set up prehaps a chamber ensemble would work better. What do you think?

[Oathkeeper]

deonchan... I am starting my music minor in the Fall hopefully...I look forward to it! ^_^

A chamber ensemble MAY work better...but then I may need MAJOR help reorchestrating stuff....

but....hey..loook....
I just found music for band....we'll see whats up!
I'll post back within the next 36 hours hopefully with a new set list and new instrumentation (if that's how we want to do it)

[liger0sniper]

@ Steve.Young, liger0sniper, and SweetNiar:
I *was* looking for an all clarinet group due to the overall sound and tone of the horn. However, if any of you have tenor saxes (we only have music for Bb instruments), I can get back to you. I actually have some other friends who play flute and stuff, so maybe we can get a small woodwind ensemble (with percussion) together to play! however....that would mean I would need to re-orchestrate/transcribe some of the music...
wow...i'm even more excited now.
What do you guys say? Would you help me re-organize the parts to some of the pieces if I let other woodwinds into the group??

Hmm, Bb tenor sax eh? Well, I could only play the Eb Alto sax so would it still work?

[Steve.Young]

Looking through my closet, I only found my flute.

I think my Sax is in the garage in storage. >.>

[Sygmus]

What's the difference between Clarinet 1,2, and 3, and A, B, and C?  I've never heard of a lettered chair, only numbers.

I'm a little interested, and I'll seriously give it some thought.  Could you post the sheet music for each available part so I could decide which would best fit my skills?

Also, if I were to do this, where would we meet and when?


I'm not super good, but I am college level.  I've been playing clarinet in school classes and marching band for eight years.  I switched over to the alto sax when I transferred to my current college because the marching band here only uses brass, but my first love and preferred instrument is still the good ol' Bb clarinet.

[SweetNiar]

What's the difference between Clarinet 1,2, and 3, and A, B, and C?  I've never heard of a lettered chair, only numbers.

I'm a little interested, and I'll seriously give it some thought.  Could you post the sheet music for each available part so I could decide which would best fit my skills?

Also, if I were to do this, where would we meet and when?


I'm not super good, but I am college level.  I've been playing clarinet in school classes and marching band for eight years.  I switched over to the alto sax when I transferred to my current college because the marching band here only uses brass, but my first love and preferred instrument is still the good ol' Bb clarinet.

Clarinet 1,2, and 3 might be the level of difficulty and how high the notes will go on the sheet music.  Only guessing since thats how i remember it being in high school, though that was about eight years ago XD

Found my clarinet and i remembered why i never pulled it out to play it.....I need to get myself a new ligature (spelling might be off on that but hopefully ya know what i mean ^_^) The top screw broke off when adjusting it after putting a new reed on.  It is not fun playing with a loose reed....Ive tried cause i couldnt at the time afford a new one.

[Sygmus]

What's the difference between Clarinet 1,2, and 3, and A, B, and C?  I've never heard of a lettered chair, only numbers.

I'm a little interested, and I'll seriously give it some thought.  Could you post the sheet music for each available part so I could decide which would best fit my skills?

Also, if I were to do this, where would we meet and when?


I'm not super good, but I am college level.  I've been playing clarinet in school classes and marching band for eight years.  I switched over to the alto sax when I transferred to my current college because the marching band here only uses brass, but my first love and preferred instrument is still the good ol' Bb clarinet.

Clarinet 1,2, and 3 might be the level of difficulty and how high the notes will go on the sheet music.  Only guessing since thats how i remember it being in high school, though that was about eight years ago XD

Sorry for not being clear.  You answered the part I already knew.  What I don't know are the letters.  Do they represent difficulty like the numbers do?  And if they do, then what's the difference between the numbers and th letters?

[Oathkeeper]

CHECK OUT MY LATEST EDIT GUYS! I will add who I think wants to play, let me know if you don't!!!

(And let me know if you only want to play certain pieces)

I can send music to whoever I hear back from!

ANNDDDD>>>>>

@ deonchan: THe music will be coming at you shortly!

@ steve.young: Flute is GREAT! We need one! Do you have a piccolo?

@ liger0sniper: Alto Sax is GREAT! AWESOME!

@ sweetniar: I have an extra ligature if you want to borrow it for the con! ^_^

@ sygmus: the Clarinet 1-3 parts are normal parts you would think of in music, arranged by level of difficulty usually. The A, B, and C parts are just a continuation. A music is about at Clarinet 2 level, B at Clarinet 3 level, and C at a bass clarinet level. Something close to that. The 1, 2, and 3 parts in clarinet choir music often represents what would be the right hand on a piano, and the A, B, and C parts are what would the left hand (so lower register and easier). That help?? I can put up some links on here to the music so y'all can check it out....

http://nobuouematsu.com/sheet.html
All of the music i found is somewhere on that page. Most of the clarinet stuff under "clarinet" in the woodwind section, the full band music I found under "band", and the other stuff was found in different spots. If you are interested in the other ensembles I will send you parts. ^_^

[liger0sniper]

Ah, really cool update! You know, if you want, I could fill up the slot for alto sax in "FFIX World Theme." ^^

For some reason, I can't download the alto sax parts for "FF Best of FF" and "FFVII One Winged Angel." Could someone email or pm it to me?
-EDIT- Nevermind, fixed it ^^

Oh, and is there a set date/time/location for this?

[Oathkeeper]

We will be taking out the "Best of FFVII" piece. It is far too long and complicated. Sorry guys!

Um...liger0sniper. I need your email address so I can send you the parts for the small ensembles. I assume you have the parts for the other pieces now?

And yes, we were looking at different times and places.
Possibly just in the hallway at the same time every day for like half an hour to an hour. No set time, per se.
AND/OR, we could play at some of the gatherings where the music would fit....aka FF gatherings...lol.
I know that the KH gathering is 4 pm on Saturday, the FFX/X-2 gathering is Saturday at 2 pm, the FFVIII gathering is on Sunday (i don't remember the time), the FFVII gathering is Sunday at 4 pm, and the FF(ALL) gathering is Saturday at 11 am (ew thats early).

So just put in your two cents. I will be attending a few of those gatherings anyway.

What do you all say to every day, twice a day, for half an hour each. Times at about 1 pm and then some other time? We can do late nights, that's not out of the question. Let me know. Things may have to change according to people's availability and such. ^_^