Uploaded October 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Themes from La La Land: Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
Music by Justin Hurwitz
arr. Michael Wang JE‘17
Sweeping theaters in late 2016 and the winningest film of 2017, La La Land is the triumphant sophomore effort of director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash), a big-screen homage to early American musicals. This whirlwind summary of main themes from the movie is intended to match its frenetic transitions from one fantastical mood to the next, while maintaining the instrumental glue that holds the soundtrack together: the piano.
The solo part is originally arranged for John Baxter BK ’17, DPops superfan turned keyboardist and arranger extraordinaire, and self-proclaimed Romanticism aficionado. As I am a graduating senior, this is my final arrangement for DPops. I hope you enjoy this short rhapsody in adieu.
Program Notes by Michael Wang
Themes from La La Land: Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
Music by Justin Hurwitz
arr. Michael Wang JE‘17
Sweeping theaters in late 2016 and the winningest film of 2017, La La Land is the triumphant sophomore effort of director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash), a big-screen homage to early American musicals. This whirlwind summary of main themes from the movie is intended to match its frenetic transitions from one fantastical mood to the next, while maintaining the instrumental glue that holds the soundtrack together: the piano.
The solo part is originally arranged for John Baxter BK ’17, DPops superfan turned keyboardist and arranger extraordinaire, and self-proclaimed Romanticism aficionado. As I am a graduating senior, this is my final arrangement for DPops. I hope you enjoy this short rhapsody in adieu.
Program Notes by Michael Wang
![East Coast Pops Summit Final Performance [March 3rd, 2018]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EaeZ8S9FxDU/mqdefault.jpg "East Coast Pops Summit Final Performance [March 3rd, 2018]
Join us for a day-long celebration of instrumental pop music! On March 3rd, 2018, musicians from pop groups all over the east coast will gather in New Haven!
Groups Include:
Davenport Pops Orchestra
Columbia Pops
Harvard Pops
Coup de Brass
Yale Handbell Ensemble")
