Moon Orchid Sinfonietta, by Gerry Joe Weise
Sinfonietta No.7 for Drum Set and Orchestra.
In Indonesia the Moon Orchid is a national emblem, and symbolizes charm, love and greatness, which brings opportunity and luck.
- "I enjoyed so much about this! A true difference! A compelling composition by Gerry Joe Weise (constantly unraveling in ever new variations) featuring a fascinatingly created drum set part throughout, performed so wonderfully here by Kalonica Nicx! I was held for the full 10 minutes! A huge bravo to you both!!" Garry Husband, drummer/keyboardist : John Mclaughlin, Alan Holdsworth, Jeff Beck, Gary Moore, Al Jarreau, Level 42, Robin Trower.
- "Kalonica Nicx is a 3-Time International Champion of the Hit Like A Girl contest. Her incredible solo performance on Moon Orchid Sinfonietta shows why!" David Levine, Executive Director : Hit Like A Girl.
- "Another great composition by Gerry Joe Weise. Beautifully written and orchestrated with a slight reference to the original Mahavishnu Orchestra, but definitely Gerry's own." Cezary Skubiszewski, composer : Two Hands, Red Dog, The Sapphires, Picnic at Hanging Rock.
- "The Moon Orchid Sinfonietta is an exciting new piece of music pertaining to the future of Contemporary Classical." Sarah Collins, Director : Contemporary ARC Australia, record label and publisher.
- "Over the Top innovative music and beautifully mesmerizing!" Van Wilks, guitarist : inducted in the Austin Chronicle Texas Music Hall of Fame.
- "When this show hits the road, it will be one dynamite representation of the Moon Orchid Sinfonietta!" Sydney Morning Herald.
Moon Orchid Sinfonietta, composed by Gerry Joe Weise, 2022-2023.
Released by Contemporary ARC Australia. Apple/iTunes Amazon Spotify Deezer Discography |
Video featuring Kalonica Nicx as soloist for the Moon Orchid Sinfonietta.
Symphony Orchestra only, without drums, play through.
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Kalonica Nicx and the Byron Bay Youth Orchestra.
Featuring Kalonica Nicx soloist. Moon Orchid Sinfonietta for Drum Set and Orchestra. Composed by Gerry Joe Weise. The Sinfonietta uses traditional Indonesian music scales written in quintuplets, and performed by Indonesian drummer Kalonica Nicx, with the Byron Bay Youth Orchestra, Australia. |
Kalonica Nicx is a well reputed drummer, with her 3 awards in 3 different categories for the international drum competition: Hit Like A Girl. She is also a YouTube Star, with several of her videos reaching well over a million views each, where she created exciting drum parts for various musical genres. Website
Endorsement with TAMA Drums Indonesia.
AWARDS - Champion of main division, Indonesia President Trophy 2014. - Champion of Percussion Battle open division 2014. - National Overall Champion Clevo, Indonesia 2014. - 3 x Champion of Hit Like A Girl, international contest.
- 1st Winner Percussion Battle open division, Bandung Marching Band Championship / BMBC 2017. - Grand Prix Marching Band / GPMB 2017. - YouTube Creator Award Silver Play Button 2021. Moon Orchid Sinfonietta links:
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Byron Bay Youth Orchestra and Kalonica Nicx.
Orchestra seating for the Moon Orchid Sinfonietta.
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Stage plot for the Moon Orchid Sinfonietta.
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Orchestral Instruments seating plan:
1st row: Electro-Classical Guitar (tuned Eb), Flute soloist, Conductor, Drum Set soloist. 2nd row: 1st Violins, 2nd Violins, Violas, Violoncellos, Contrabasses. 3rd row: 2 Harp players, Flute, Oboe, Cor Anglais. 4th row: 2 French Horns, Clarinet (Bb), Bassoon. 5th row: Tubular Bells, Glockenspiel, Hand Bells, Timpani, Vibraphone, Marimba, Bass Marimba, Tuned Gongs. |
Title: Moon Orchid Sinfonietta, for Drum Set and Orchestra.
Subtitle: Andante. Quintuplets in 5:4. Indonesian, D Pelog and Eb Barang. Series: Sinfonietta No.7. East meets West. Publisher: Contemporary ARC Australia. ISMN: 979-0-9022640-9-9 The Sinfonietta uses the traditional Indonesian Pelog music scale, one of the essential tuning systems used for gamelan instruments. Pelog is a Javanese term, a variant of the word pelag meaning: beautiful and fine. Pelog scale. 1 D, 2 Eb(+), 3 F(-), 4 G#(-), 5 A, 6 Bb, 7 C(+). The Barang mode is the 3rd mode of the Pelog scale. ----, 2 Eb(+), 3 F(-), ----, 5 A, 6 Bb, 7 C(+). |
No.1 Classical Music Charts out of 44,771 artists, December 2022, Gerry Joe Weise, Moon Orchid Sinfonietta, featuring Kalonica Nicx.
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No.1 Chamber Music Charts, December 2022 / January 2023, Gerry Joe Weise, Moon Orchid Sinfonietta, featuring Kalonica Nicx.
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The Moon Orchid Sinfonietta was composed in 2022 by Gerry Joe Weise. From July to early August in Byron Bay, Australia. 11th and 12th on the plane flight from Australia to Germany. Completed in late August, in Leipzig, Germany.
About the Composer.
As a composer Gerry Joe Weise's main inspiration is Béla Bartók, other influences include Stravinsky, Debussy, Stockhausen, Australian and Asian folklore music. He relies on his own personal originality for his compositions on rhythm, harmony, and dissonance, which he has been studying and composing since the 1970s.
Weise has lived and worked in Australia; and overseas in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States. He has also toured other European countries. As a teacher, he has taught music or conducted workshops in the United States, France and Australia. Weise is represented by Contemporary Arc Australia, his music scores can be found at the National Library of Australia, and other works can be found at the Library of Congress USA, and la Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Gerry Joe Weise is an Awards winning guitarist, who is a multi-instrumentalist, specializing in piano, flute, violin, percussion, and vocals.
He is also ranked No.4 on the Famous Australian Jazz Guitarists List 2023.
Gerry Joe Weise classical links:
Website National Library of Australia Internet Archive Apple SoundClick Facebook Vimeo Amazon YouTube Music
About the Composer.
As a composer Gerry Joe Weise's main inspiration is Béla Bartók, other influences include Stravinsky, Debussy, Stockhausen, Australian and Asian folklore music. He relies on his own personal originality for his compositions on rhythm, harmony, and dissonance, which he has been studying and composing since the 1970s.
Weise has lived and worked in Australia; and overseas in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States. He has also toured other European countries. As a teacher, he has taught music or conducted workshops in the United States, France and Australia. Weise is represented by Contemporary Arc Australia, his music scores can be found at the National Library of Australia, and other works can be found at the Library of Congress USA, and la Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
Gerry Joe Weise is an Awards winning guitarist, who is a multi-instrumentalist, specializing in piano, flute, violin, percussion, and vocals.
He is also ranked No.4 on the Famous Australian Jazz Guitarists List 2023.
Gerry Joe Weise classical links:
Website National Library of Australia Internet Archive Apple SoundClick Facebook Vimeo Amazon YouTube Music
Sheet Music Scores for the Moon Orchid Sinfonietta for Drum Set and Orchestra.
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3 Music Scores: Moon Orchid Sinfonietta. Orchestra part. Percussion part. Drum Set part. PDF file downloads.
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Music Score: Moon Orchid Sinfonietta. Full Orchestra sheet music. PDF file download.
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Music Score: Moon Orchid Sinfonietta. Percussion with Drum Set parts. PDF file download.
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Music Score: Moon Orchid Sinfonietta. Drum Set part.
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Video Influences and References : Gamelan Music. Quintuplets Notation. Java Indonesia.
- Gamelan Music in Indonesia. Composed by I Nyoman Senen, and performed by Gamelan Semara Ratih. https://youtu.be/UEWCCSuHsuQ
- Drummer Anika Nilles performing in quintuplets, with "Queenz" a composition she wrote in quintuplets. https://youtu.be/sTS0okeZItw
- Anika Nilles explaining on Drumeo how she composed and performed in quintuplets. https://youtu.be/C1AtfdNKYug
- Drummer Kalonica Nicx performing traditional and contemprorary Indonesian music "Gundul Gundul Pacul", and "iKon Dive", at her hometown on the Isle of Java, Indonesia. https://youtu.be/ZW9VU3OIG-Y
- Java, Indonesia. (This was used by Gerry Joe Weise, as a contemplation on wildlife, farmland, and city life; in reference to the Moon Orchid Sinfonietta). https://youtu.be/amEG0J20jRQ
- Composer pianist Claude Debussy and Gamelan Music of Java, Indonesia: A-Level Seminar. https://youtu.be/SfYEkk9nir4
Selected Press Reviews, Articles and Radio.
- About Drumming, review. https://aboutdrumming.com/news/kalonica-nicx-and-the-moon-orchid-sinfonietta
- Hit Like A Girl, article, L.A. USA. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=472104228213895&ref=sharing
- Bel7 Infos, article, Paris, France. http://www.bel7infos.eu/kalonica-nicx-moon-orchid-sinfonietta-by-gerry-joe-weise/
- National Library, music score, Canberra, Australia. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3102560545/view
Worldwide Radios.
ABC Radio Australia, BBC Radio UK, AFN Joe Radio, Lucky Joe Radio, La Emisora con tu estilo de vida, WVLQ, DWFPV, WKAR Jazz, CRo Jazz. Jazz je naše vášeň, WAIS, J. Gary Sill Radio, CRI Voice of the South China Sea, Sansha, China, Joya 93.7, Nocturno 93.7 FM, RADIO JAI, MÚSICA PARA EL ALMA, Radio Joya, Dominandoo, Gyor Plus, Valódi slágerek változatosan!, Radio Jai, La radio judía de américa, WYIS, WAYS, WESS, WEJS, WEOS, WOSS, WACE, WUWS, WEIS, WIOS, WYCY, Radio Woose, WOSW, WIHS, WOAS, WAES, WYCE, WECI, Richmond's Public Radio, WAJS, WESO, WESU, Aloha Joe's Hawaiian Radio, Whiskey Joe's Radio by MMG, Rádió 1 Gyor, Csak igazi mai sláger megy, CRo Hra Kra, Rádio vašeho kraje, 98.1 JJR (WJJR), Kry Radio, Yamaguchi Japan, KRUI, KURA, CORE RADIO, KROE, Newstalk 930 KROE, KHRW, KJWR, WCQR, WCKR, CCRI Radio, J-AIR, KRUA, Alaska's College Radio Station, CKIR, Radio GR, KREO, Cure Radio, Rocks the Big Horns, KROY, San Saba, KERA, Radio Jura, WKRO.