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...final flourishes, the orchestra hardly faltered and did justice to Bernstein’s inspired score. The violinists, led by concertmaster Ian K. Goh ’06, were pure and lovely. Similarly, the woodwinds, brass, and keyboard were simply heavenly, and the percussion section was duly percussive. Conductor and Musical Director Daniel W. Chetel ’06, who waved vigorously to coax such beautiful music from both the orchestra and the vocalists, deserves praise on the fruits of his efforts...
Hearing chamber music is the aural equivalent of a theatrical experience. Without a conductor, the players assume independent roles, taking turns delivering their “lines” as solos. Take, for example, Franz Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” string quartet, a passionate work that features the cello as a tragic heroine. Without the utterance of a single word, the instruments engage in heated arguments or profess their lyrical love for one another...
Wednesday, March 2. An Open Rehearsal with Conductor Leonard Slatkin. Open rehearsal of Bach Society Orchestra in honor of 50th anniversary. 8 p.m. Sanders Theater Free...
Wednesday, March 2. An Open Rehearsal with Conductor Leonard Slatkin. Open rehearsal of Bach Society Orchestra in honor of 50th anniversary. 8 p.m. Sanders Theater. Free...
...Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. This event is one of many intimate events put together by the OFA this semester in a series whose other guests will include turntablist DJ Spooky and playwright Tony Kushner. Slatkin has enjoyed abundant critical praise in the last two decades as a premiere conductor, with successful tenures at both the St. Louis Symphony and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He has been with the National Symphony Orchestra for nine years, and in that time has been crowned with the country’s National Medal of the Arts and a Grammy award for Best Classical...