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While one might expect the Bach Society Orchestra (BachSoc) to stick to its namesake composer or to fall into the tendency to play only Mozart during this celebratory year, its varied song selection made for a refreshing concert this past Saturday in Paine Hall. One was, as always, left with admiration for the achievements of the entirely student-run chamber orchestra, currently led by Music Director Daniel W. Chetel ’06 and concertmaster Alex Y. Shiozaki...
...night began with Heitor Villa-Lobos’s “Sinfonietta No. 1,” a work that the composer dedicated to the memory of Mozart. Although one probably cannot have enough Mozart, classical music during this illustrious year—and in the wake of the Mozart Society Orchestra’s (MSO) own tribute to Amadeus—has begun to seem as repetitive as carols around Christmastime, and the Brazilian’s tribute was a nice variation...
BachSoc improved at the end of the night, ultimately inspired, no doubt, by the remarkable brilliance of Mozart. Rather than intimidate performers, the Austrian master seemed to inspire the orchestra, which delivered a passionate performance occasionally hindered, but never ruined, by a lack of technical expertise...
...violins trilled softly in the background, and the performance of a handful of brass players from the high balcony of the theatre in the march section, which effectively captured the attention of audience members below. The main attraction of the night was Levin’s rendition of the Mozart “Piano Concerto No. 24.” The performance by Levin, Harvard’s leading expert on Mozart, was an excellent follow-up for anyone who took Literature and Arts B-52: “Mozart” that he taught last semester. His technical...
...Paine Hall. Tickets available through the Harvard Box Office, (617) 496-2222. $10 general admission, $6 students. Originally founded in 1898 as the “Musical Club of Harvard University,” the Bach Society Orchestra has been alive and performing for quite some time. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, however, has not. Regardless of this minor logistical challenge, the two creative entities will share the Paine Hall stage this Saturday as BachSoc commemorates the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth. The performance will be one of only two concerts put on by Harvard’s celebrated...