50 state string orchestra project

LANDON ROGAN + ALTAMONT SCHOOL

birmingham, alabama

Altamont School holds many visual and performing arts events on campus every year, including orchestral and jazz band concerts, banquets, and showcases.

We are one of the few schools in the state to offer an Orchestra program. Our students travel across the Southeast to compete at music festivals as well as into the Birmingham community to perform at local elementary schools. Our Orchestra travels to compete at music festivals every spring.

Our ensembles include Beginner Strings, Beginner Band, Middle School Jazz Band, Middle School Orchestra, Upper School Jazz Band, and Upper School Orchestra. Two popular non-performing music classes are Studio Recording & Songwriting and Music History & Theory.

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about landon rogan

I believe music should be part of every person's life in one form or another. It is my charge to bring the joy of music and the satisfaction of playing it well to all of my students.

Fun Fact: I picked up woodworking a few years ago. I love working with hand tools.

Favorites: Favorite Band: The Beatles; Favorite Album: Led Zeppelin III; Favorite Drummer: Mike Portnoy; Favorite Book: The Hobbit; Favorite Movie: The Empire Strikes Back

about
the 50 state
string orchestra project

2022-2024

The 50 State String Orchestra Project is a large-scale consortium commission that is bringing new music to classrooms and concert halls all over the US in the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 seasons, with educational and community orchestras in all 50 states commissioning a new piece for string orchestra, similar in difficulty level and scope to Stephanie’s 2011 work for string orchestra Beyond the Gate. Her consortium commissions for chamber music have already brought new string-centered music all across the world, from her 50 State Sonata Project for violin + piano, inspired by the work of her teacher John Kendall, and her World Sonata Project, which was commissioned by violinists from 35 countries in 2016.