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Pianist Nora I. Bartosik ’08 shattered expectations of student virtuosity in her performance with the Bach Society Orchestra (BachSoc) on Saturday night in Paine Hall. The winner of BachSoc’s 2007 Concerto Competition, Bartosik lifted the mood of the evening and imbued her solos with the graceful power that emanates naturally from an artist fully in command of her craft.Bartosik’s performance was the centerpiece of BachSoc’s Junior Parents’ Weekend concert. In front of a crowded hall, music director and conductor Aram V. Demirjian...
...Tartiniana,” choreographed by Claudia F. Schreier ’08, is the only dull moment of the evening. Though it is perhaps only because the rest of the show is so impressive, the choreography of this number comes off as restrained, studied, and linear. The Tartini concerto itself is fast-moving and repetitive, and the dancers are not entirely synchronized. The costumes consist of simple black tights and skirts, giving the entire piece the appearance of a studio exercise. The highlight of the event comes at the end of the first act with...
...indie-loving environmentalists. By far the best “song” is part one of “Beautiful Machine 1-2.” It’s the first half of what is intended to be the equivalent of a “grand classical concerto,” whatever that means. It opens up with a riff that sounds like something straight out of a Psychedelic Furs song and then the high-pitched harmonies of the band bounce in. Even the transition into part two of the “concerto?...
...practice, no warm up, and no pressure to do well. The students just have fun, and play whatever they want.Last Sunday, I had the opportunity to join the Klappermeisters in their weekly ritual.After waiting for the bells of St. Paul’s to begin ringing, the 15-minute concerto commenced. Students and observers ran up to the taut ropes that controlled the bells in no particular order, receiving applause and support during and after their performances.Some people donned earplugs, while others roughed it while the gigantic bell known as “Mother Earth” clanged away. Klappermeister...
...plucky staccatos. The dramatic finale, however, which was punctuated with brass and cymbal crashes, was slightly muddled. Still, the piece effectively conveyed the opera’s fateful tone and segued appropriately to increasingly dramatic performances. The second piece was Johannes Brahms’ “Double Concerto in A minor,” a concerto for violin and cello soloists that is considered one of the composer’s greatest masterpieces. The twin guest performers took to the stage for this number. The Bruskins are slender brunettes distinguishable only by the size of their instruments, violin...