Orchestra

out to me throughout the concert was the remarkable fiddler who never ceased to entertain with his quick fingers and his skillful pluck of the strings. This concert was different from the orchestra concert since The Clinch Mountain Boys seemed more inviting as well as more willing to entertain. Whereas the orchestra concert felt more practiced, and had that distant feeling as if you felt disconnected from the performers. Although Dr. Ralph Stanley passed away recently on June 23, 2016, I am…

I force my small, trembling legs to step onto my giant makeshift stage, which is really just a gazebo, but feels like Madison Square Garden to my four year old brain. I watch the piercing eyes of my preschool classmates as my chest rises and I take a huge inhalation; and I begin my shaky, a cappella rendition of “Sk8r Boi” by Avril Lavigne. As I finish the song, my peers applaud and I am greeted with a feeling of pride and accomplishment that I had yet to know in my previous four years of life.…

from the major keys and the sheer chaotic force the piece has. When I was a child, probably around four years old; It was my first encounter with classical music. The film was Disney’s Fantasia 2000, featuring the world renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra. I was in awe how cool the music sounded and wanted to do the same thing. Get the same instrument no matter what; that’s probably what I thought. Of course, it never happened and I went on with my life. It was just 7 years ago that I was…

despite her best attempt to hide it, her grimace clearly revealed her feelings. I couldn’t blame her: I was a seventh-grader playing in a high school level orchestra. She was a senior stuck with the baby. Making music in an orchestral setting is, at its core, collaborative. For the team to work, there must be trust. Of course, the orchestra must trust the conductor, but there are many other essential levels of collaboration. The principal players must constantly communicate to keep the music…

On 11 November 2016, I attended a concert entitled Schumann & Bruckner that organized by Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) at PETRONAS Philharmonic Hall which located in Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC). It was an around 120 minute concert including 20 minutes interval in between. Two great works was presented on this day which was Piano Concerto in A minor by Schumann and Symphony No.4 in E flat major- ‘Romantic’ by Bruckner. In this concert, Constantin Trinks was the conductor whereas…

Rite of Spring. As a paganistic approach to the rebirth and celebration of nature, the piece astonished audiences with its forceful and earth-like tones. However, the world premiere induced a massive riot throughout the audience, which rendered the orchestra inaudible. The chaos that ensued angered Stravinsky, who was displeased with humanity as a whole. In the Rite of Spring, Stravinsky expressed the magnificent paganistic commodity of the dawn of nature’s renewal. He wished to showcase the…

you on this camera…” As a musician, I have learned in the past that recordings do not always capture the true essence of the music being heard. For example, if one has ever heard the Chicago Symphony Orchestra live versus the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on a recording, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra being played live is so much better and full of life compared to the…

On April 7, 2018 the New York Repertory Orchestra played in the church of St. Mary the Virgin and performed three musical pieces. The architecture of this church is so beautiful, it has a bunch of details, paintings and sculpture that resemble the Catholic religion. Inside the breathtaking church, where the father usually gives his sermon, the orchestra took their places surrounding the conductor. The cello and the percussion were in the back and the violins and the brass were in the front. They…

38 in D Major, K. 504 (Prague).” The form of the symphony played was a Sonata form which consists of three movements, all with different speeds and melodies. The piece was also played by a small orchestra consisting of the strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion, with the exception of the piano. The number of beats per measure is four with a value of four in the first movement. The first movement is played fast at allegro and slow at the sametime…

introduction of teme I, which may represent the harsh seas encountered while sailing to the shores of the new world. This ends with dissonance in the string section, showing that they have passed the rough seas and have little to worry about anymore. The orchestra plays fortissimo in unison with a triumphant sound, representing the first glimpse of land off in the horizon and bringing and end to their travels. The sound softens as the tempo slows; at this point, theme II is introduced. Theme II…