Word: colburne
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...point in the Haydn D major Concerto, a theme appears twice in the score: once in the low, masculine register of the instrument and then in the bright, upper register. "Why, all of a sudden, does the theme appear in the upper register?" he asked after Gregory Colburn '79 had played the passage. And without waiting for a reply, he added, "Because there was not enough air in the low register. It is as if you open the window. It must have plenty of sunshine." Rostropovich turned his head away from the audience toward Colburn. "You opened the window...
When Rostropovich concentrated on musical points, his suggestions effected noticeable improvement in Colburn's playing. Allowing your imagination to be your guide, Rostropovich told Colburn, will eliminate technical difficulties. The Russian asked Colburn to describe the music he was about to play before setting his bow on the strings. "When you truly understand the music, the desire to play the music will awaken itself in you. Your imagination must always be your teacher. It must teach you before you've sat down at the instrument...
Master Class with Mstislav Rostropovich and cellists Greg Colburn '79 Cindy Forbes '79, David Commanday '76 and Yo-Yo Ma, '76. Sanders Theater...
Spengler and Colburn exhibited equal admiration for the man under whom they served as captain in the autumn campaigns of 1969 and 1970 respectively...
...Colburn, who ran in the Boston Marathon last year and traveled across the country from Los Angeles just to be here this week, shed a bit more light on the subject. "It was pretty boring back then," he said, "because we used to win all our meets." As for McCurdy, though, "he gets no respect, not even from his own children...