Word: prokofiev
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...Bach Society Orchestra (BachSoc) gave its third performance of the season this past Saturday in Paine Hall. Under the baton of Yuga J. Cohler ’11, BachSoc presented Prokofiev, Poulenc, Mozart, and the premiere of “Nightclub Scenes,” a student piece created for the orchestra’s annual composition competition. Because of its modest size, the performance was intimate and inviting, maintaining a high standard throughout...
BachSoc then presented the highly anticipated premiere of 2009-10 Composition Competition Winner “Nightclub Scenes for Solo Piano and Orchestra,” by Zachary T. Sheets ’13. Though “Nightclub Scenes” fit nicely with the modern sound of Prokofiev and Poulenc, there was a distinctively jazzy, almost sultry feel to Sheets’s composition. Written as “a classically inspired piece with a sense of harmony rooted in jazz,” Sheets delegated the roles of the jazz band’s walking bass, tenor...
...major, or the Haffner Symphony, BachSoc revealed the careful attention it paid to its selection of the evening’s works. The Haffner Symphony was a surprising segue from “Nightclub Scenes,” as it celebrated the classical period that influenced Prokofiev and Poulenc’s modern works. With Cohler conducting, BachSoc ended the Haffner Symphony with the exuberance that this work demands, as a final display of the refined sound that the orchestra conveyed throughout the night...