Ensemble Projects
Ensemble Projects
Students in our ensembles find compelling ways to perform music every semester. Whether it's composing arrangements of famous songs, creating content for rhythm video games, or just demonstrating a high level of skill in a traditional performance, they embody the creativity and musicianship that can be found at Georgia Tech.
Dream Medley
Ensemble: Chamber Choir
Arrangement by: Elie Diaz
Audio Mixing by: Ananya Kansal and Joey Homiller
Tracks put together by: Ryan Ogilvie
Video Editing by: Neha Embar
The Chamber Choir performed an arrangement of "Dream Medley" by recording on separate tracks, and then combining them to create the final song. The video is a compilation of clips and highlights from the Spring semester.
Chick Corea on Humpty Dumpty
Ensemble: Jazz Combos
Performance and transcription by: Eugene Kim
Georgia Tech Jazz student Eugene Kim used both technology and his own skill playing the piano to transcribe Chick Coreas' piano solo in "Humpty Dumpty" from The Mad Hatter album.
Drum Solo from "Better Git It In Your Soul"
Ensemble: Jazz Combos
Drumming and Transcription by: Sawyer Flanagan
Sawyer Flanagan created a solo transcription of Danny Richmond's drum solo from "Better Git It In Your Soul" by Charles Mingus.
Our Love is Here to Stay
Ensemble: Jazz Ensemble
Vocals, piano, drums, guitar, horns, and strings by: Joseph Taylor
For his final project, Joseph Taylor performed his own rendition of "Our Love is Here To Stay". He created everything himself in Ableton Live. Additionally, he transcribed Ray Charles' piano intro and solo, along with the horn solo from the original song without any help from chords or sheet music!
Nature Boy
Ensemble: Jazz Ensemble
Performed by: Andreas Paljug, Zach Shah, Naveen Ram, and Christiana Paljug
In a performance inspired by John Coltrane, Andreas Paljug performs his own arrangement of "Nature Boy".
Modular Prelude in C
Ensemble: Laptop Orchestra
Composed and Performed by: Joseph Steele
"Modular Prelude in C" explores the many expressive qualities possible with just a few basic sounds.
Waves
Ensemble: Laptop Orchestra
Composed and Performed by: Davis House
"Waves" creates an ambient sonic texture that draws its inspiration from the meditative rising and falling of waves in the ocean.
Butterfly Lover's Concerto
Ensemble: New Music Ensemble
Performed by: Laney Light, Shauna Morrisey, and Ally Stout
Laney Light, Shauna Morrisey, and Ally Stout perform "The Butterfly Lover's Concerto" by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang, arranged for flute and violin by Debbie Shen.
Shifting
Ensemble: New Music Ensemble
Composed and Performed by: Lauren McCall
Inspired by the minimalism of Steve Reich, "Shifting" was performed with a clarinet and electronics.
A Bringer of Jollity
Ensemble: Georgia Tech Orchestras
Created by: Connor Minton
Osu is a rhythm game that challenges players to click circles to the beat of a song. For his remote learning project, Connor Minton created a playable Osu beatmap for Gustav Holst's "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity". In this expressive and exhilarating medium, Osu players from all around the world can experience the Jollity of classical music by playing along themselves.
Ice - Recording and Score
Ensemble: Symphonic Band
Arrangement by: Adam Gardner
Adam Gardner created his own arrangement of "Ice" - both in the recording and score.
Theme of The Mandalorian - Arranged
Ensemble: Symphonic Band
Performed by: Evan Murray
Evan Murray performs an arrangement of the main theme of The Mandalorian.