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...Mariachi band, took to the stage, I couldn’t help but share in the excitement of a fellow bench mate, who inadvertently registered amazement as the male soloist began singing in a surprisingly bass voice. Although the songs were in a foreign language, the emotion in the soloists?? voices enveloped the audience in the universality of music.A similar contagion spread during the performance of the Kuumba Singers, a large-scale choir that explores the musical tradition of African folk songs, spirituals, and gospel. Their performance featured three distinct vocal groups, whose juxtaposed parts harmonized perfectly.Throughout...
...stage for this number. The Bruskins are slender brunettes distinguishable only by the size of their instruments, violin and cello respectively. The three movements of the concerto, Allegro, Andante, and Vivace non Troppo, were played with great fluidity by the orchestra, providing a backdrop to showcase the soloists?? talents.Allegro, the first movement of the concerto, featured an interplay between the violin and cello, forging a sort of graceful onstage sibling rivalry. Both sisters emoted powerfully, though Julia’s intonations were more expressive. The Bruskins were highly polished and synchronized performers, whose excellence in playing together...
...lines that were detached, but wrenchingly so. Playing like the person who learns of the death of a loved one and does not know how to tell the rest of the family, his performance was intensely moving. Orchestral problems persisted throughout the evening and were sometimes highlighted by the soloists?? work, but these can only be harped on to a limited degree. Sure, the overture to “Cosi fan tutte” seemed occasionally on the verge of falling apart, but it never did, and it was enthusiastic and palpably exuberant in ways that many virtuosic...
...piece upon their entrance. Goh’s confident attack of the melodies, reflected in a rich, solid tone, played off well against Park’s sonorous, elegant performance and soaring sounds. The ensemble, which was feathery and lacking in confidence, unfortunately was not up to the soloists?? level—probably because they had to deal with choreography in addition to their playing. Hats off to conductor Alexander S. Misono ’04 for his willingness to engage in artistic experimentation, but I breathed a sigh of relief as the stage lights dimmed...
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