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...would a serious student of classicalmusic performance even consider coming to Harvard?Just ask Joseph Lin '00, of recent "Joe with HRO"fame. "I had an idea of what life was like, and Ididn't want to be so narrowly focused." He said,"I definitely think that coming to Harvard,instead of shutting the door to music, has openedit more. You appreciate it within a broadercontext...
...ready to rumble! Tonight, for one night and one night only, the two Teutonic titans of timbre go head-to-head in Sanders Theatre. At 8 p.m., The Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO) performs Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 and Mahler's Symphony No. 4. Music fans will also enjoy "Luonnotar," composed by the furious Finnish frenzy known only as Sibelius. Catch the opening event pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. with Professor of Music Dr. Karen Painter. Tickets are available from the Sanders Theatre Box Office...
...there is life after Lin, as HRO proved after intermission in its performance of Shih-Hui Chen's Moments for Orchestra. The piece was commissioned as a children's work, and the programmatic nature of the music was easy to hear. The first movement, "Two Ghosts," sounded as spooky as the name might have implied. Eerie, gentle phrasing underscored the motion of the "High Ghost" and the "Low Ghost" between the chimes and glockenspiel and the tuba and low strings. An unusually quiet orchestra exquisitely realized the dissonance. (HRO is master of the loud; exuberant finales seemed continually...
...unmerciful squeaks, created a setting of pastoral calm. Dense, lush orchestration frequently dissolved into the quickness and light of lighter sections; this is clearly recognizable as music for the ballet. Clear articulation was a hallmark of the performance of this epic yet fairylike piece, and once again, HRO strained Sanders with the strength and power of the final few chords of the piece...
...real treat for the ears, this concert was exceptionally satisfying. Pass on the chocolate if you must, but don't skip HRO next time around...