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...past. Philmore's pan solos got the crowd in the mood, but his band struggled to keep up with him. Philmore is a pan master and has been playing steel drums since he was four years old, beginning his professional career at fifteen with the Hatters Steel Orchestra...
...night before Thanksgiving day may not seem like the ideal evening to journey out to Symphony Hall--particularly not if one has never been there before--but the Boston Symphony Orchestra's performance that night certainly gave the audience something for which to be thankful...
...been involved in the Asian AmericanAssociation, Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO),the Institute of Politics, the Alliance for SocialJustice, the Taiwanese Cultural Society and theChinese Students Association...
...considered Romantic music, but don't expect the opium-filled fun of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. The musical elements are too literal to invite creative interpretation and at times it seemed repetitive in its use of musical devices. An overly-dramatic orchestra might have felt compelled to dilute parts of the Symphonia Domestica into a pre-Stravinsky and Debussy prototype. Many arpeggios sound very much like those of Debussy. And it is true that some percussion lines sound so much like The Rite of Spring that a timpani-player might have to hold himself back in order to play...
Although the Sydney Symphony Orchestra did not leave a lasting impression, their interpretation still should be appreciated. The audience was given the opportunity to listen to unconventional modern interpretations of orchestral music--often remaining true to the composers' intentions...