A 53 Year Tradition in Student Music

Tri-Double-I is an acronym for three high schools from two states.

Musical Moment and Still Images by
Gary Olsen, May 2002

ubuque Senior High and the Nora Gym was the venue for one of the largest and longest musical traditions in the Tri-States... the Tri-Double-I (pronounced tri-double-eye) Concert that involves music students from three high schools in two states. Senior and Hempstead High Schools in Dubuque, Iowa and Freeport High School in Freeport, Illinois, combine musical forces to produce not only a memorable collaboration, but a terrific performance. For many in our schools who have performed in this concert, it has become a life-changing experience. If you're not musically inclined, then you can only imagine what it is like to sit among nearly 500 young, talented musicians and singers and having the music wash over you like this giant tidal wave. It is utterly spine tingling.

Dubuqueschools.net was on hand for the pre-show rehearsal, and that's when we often get our best Musical Moments on video. Our sound quality is quite amazing considering the accoustics of the gymnasium which are always unpredictable. And we can move around the venue for the best possible angles without disturbing the audience. For this venue, and this technology, our audio capture was pretty good.

There are two Musical Moment video clips on this page... one is less than 4 minutes and contains one beautifully combined chorus number. The other is about 7 minutes and has two orchestral numbers, and one is with chorus. They are fantastic. Give them a listen.

Big Chorus Number (3 minutes)
Combined Chorus and Orchestra (7 minutes)
Instructions For Those Outside of Our School Network (The General Public)

We are now providing a choice of RealPlayer applications for you to download and install on your computer to enable you to view the video and audio files. One is RealPlayer8 and the other is RealOne Player, which is an excellent player with many new features. It's easy to install, so just follow the on-screen steps. You will be required to register with Real.com, but these are free software applications (there are versions you can pay for if you choose, but they are not necessary for basic viewing and listening).

Which Player is Best for Me?

Of the two types of free players available, RealPlayer 8 is the traditional player that is free and will work beautifully to access Web based multimedia files from our site. There is also a new player available, which is also free, called RealONE. Either player will probably work for your operating system. If your system is older (Windows 95, NT), however, you may want to use the RealPlayer 8 software. If you are running a newer, faster system like Windows 98, ME, XP, or 2000, go for the RealOne player.

Macintosh Owners:

You can get a RealPlayer for Macintosh, Visit Real.com to download their free player options. Remember, look for the FREE players. They are sometimes difficult to find on their Web site.

Oh, and one more thing... sometimes when you click on a sound or video file in our Web site with the RealPlayer installed, you get a little commercial window that pops up on your desktop. It's annoying, but a small price to pay for the privilege of having the free RealPlayer on your system. Just click it off, and it will disappear.

Instructions For Machines on our School Network (Teachers and Staff)
We are recommending (and IT is supporting) RealPlayer8. This is for ALL computers on our network (in all school and administration buildings throughout the District). This includes all Windows 2000 machines. Click here to get the free player from our network server. If you do not have administrative priveleges, please call your building media specialist to help you.

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