It takes many years of personal practice and perseverance to learn to play a musical instrument well. And to learn and perform the score of a professional Broadway show - like CHICAGO - is a massive undertaking for any high school musician. Consider that an average band or orchestra student will typically practice three or four pieces each day in class, over a three-month period of time, in preparation for a public performance. Now consider that the members of the CHICAGO Pit Orchestra have been asked to perfect 36 pieces of professional-grade music, over a two-month period of time, with just one or two after-school volunteer rehearsals each week. That is a heavy lift!
The 2023 DGN Pit Orchestra musicians have enjoyed embracing the additional opportunity to serve the production as 'actors' who are on stage the entire show. Seated in a visually stunning 1920s style bandstand, the jazz-influenced score of CHICAGO comes to life through the hard work and dedication of our instrumentalists.
Thank you to each and every member of the CHICAGO Pit Orchestra, for your incredible work-ethic, musicianship, and providing our company with "All That Jazz"!
