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Prelude is a string ensemble for students in fourth through sixth grade. There is no audition required to join, only a teacher recommendation is required. Prelude rehearses twice a month, on average, between October and their performance at the end of April.

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Intermezzo Winds

Grades 5-9

Directed by Rebecca Pershouse Olson and John Jonhston, Intermezzo Winds is a wind, brass, and percussion ensemble for students in grades five through nine. To join Intermezzo Winds one must register, receive a teacher recommendation, and remit tuition. This group aims to help young wind students become independent players who are ready to perform in a full orchestra setting. 

 

Fall Session

Five rehearsals for developing musicality, collaboration, and technique.

Rehearsal Dates: Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 17  

Fall Session Tuition: $75

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Spring Session

Eleven rehearsals focused on growth and mastery of repertoire selected for the ensembles to perform in Nextgen's spring festival concert.  

Rehearsal Dates: Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 9, 16, 23, Mar. 9, 16, 23, Apr. 6, 13  

Concert Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025

Spring Session Tuition: $175

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Fall & Spring Sessions

All 16 rehearsals, 1 festival concert

Dates: October 20, 2024 – April 26, 2025

Full Tuition: $225 (discounted)

For sibling discounts and scholarship assistance, please inquire with Paul Richer, CEO of Allegro at ceo.allegro@gmail.com.

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Registration, Recommendation, and Tuition Deadlines

October 10, 2024 for Fall Session and Full Year

December 1, 2024 for Spring Session

*Membership is achieved with the completion of registration, teacher recommendation, payment of tuition.*

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Locations

Rehearsal:  First United Methodist Church

                    29 E Walnut Street, Lancaster, PA 17602

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Concert: F&M’s Barshinger Center

               620 College Avenue, Lancaster, PA 17603

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Intermezzo Winds FAQs

When are rehearsals?

        Sundays 3:30-5:00 PM

What instruments are in Intermezzo Winds?

        All woodwinds, brass, and percussion instruments

How much experience must students have before joining Intermezzo Winds?

       One year, and the ability to meet Intermezzo's musical Expectations.

How do we join Intermezzo Winds?

        There are 3 steps that must be completed:

        1 - Registration 

        2 - Recommendation by a teacher

        3 - Tuition payment must be received

Is there financial assistance available?

  • Sibling discounts for families with 2 or more students participating in Nextgen ensembles are available.

  • Scholarship assistance is available for students who qualify for free/reduced lunch at school.

Please contact Paul Richer, CEO of Allegro 

What if the deadline for registration has passed?

        Please contact Sarah Ziegler, Nextgen Coordinator

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Intermezzo Winds Musical Expectations

  • ​Read and perform basic rhythms (whole, half, quarter, eighths, sixteenth) AND dotted rhythms at a proficient level.

  • A developing level of understanding of cut time and compound time signatures

  • Perform the concert Bb, Eb, and F scales at a developing level

  • Percussion

    • A developing understanding of rudiments including (but not limited to) flams, drags (ruffs), flam/drag taps, paradiddles, rolls (5, 7, 9, 13 stroke open and closed)

    • A developing understanding of proper technique for auxiliary percussion including but not limited to triangle, tambourine, claves, castanets, crash cymbals, and suspended cymbals

    • An introductory understanding of timpani tuning and technique

    • A developing understanding of reading pitches and proper technique for performance on pitched percussion instruments such as xylophone and glockenspiel

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​Please read all attendance policies and review the rehearsal/performance schedule carefully before completing your registration and committing to perform with Nextgen. 

Performance Level Definitions

  • Introductory- The student has a vague understanding of the concept and will generally NOT perform the specific technique correctly when sight-reading. Additional instruction, practice, and much more exposure to the concept is required before mastery can be achieved. 

 

  • Developing - The student has a fair to good understanding of the concept, but when sight reading, may stumble when attempting to use the specific technique. Some guidance and practice is necessary in order to achieve mastery.​

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  • Proficient - The student has a complete and thorough understanding of the concept and will generally perform the technique correctly and accurately when sight-reading. Little or no additional practice is required for mastery. 

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