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02-23-2009, 11:30 AM
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02-23-2009, 01:23 PM
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Amazing, wonderful and very moving!
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02-23-2009, 07:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: eugene, oregon | | | have you ever seen an orechestra of people who move so much? the violinists were bopping all over the place! great playing - holy cow.
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02-23-2009, 07:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chicago | | | Awesome. Bravo!!!
I conducted a symphony of high schoolers for a year. Our final concert included The Simple Symphony by Benjamin Britten, March of the Meistersingers by Wagner and the Holberg Suite by Grieg .
A wonderfully rewarding and incredibly difficult labor of love. I was spent after one year of it.
This program sounds incredible. Kudos to Gustavo Dudamel and the Teresa Carreņo Youth Orchestra |
02-23-2009, 07:55 PM
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Thanks, Dono.....pure hope.
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"The opportunity was there...but it never presented itself." Phil Urso, 1980. :atoz: |
02-23-2009, 08:26 PM
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Passion, authority, skills, adrenaline.
The energy is overwhelming and so innocent. No pretense, no BS.
Astounding. |
02-24-2009, 02:19 AM
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02-24-2009, 04:56 AM
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02-24-2009, 08:44 AM
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Thanks again, Dono......
I suggest you all do a bit of digging around on subjects pertaining to this fabulous project....how it came about and the ideas and principles involved.
It's all right there on Dono's link. 
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02-24-2009, 10:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chicago | | | These kids are happening!
On the subject of young musicians, I was a clinician last week at a middle and HS jazz festival and this year's version of this band from Brooks Middle School blew us away. The bassist, Natahsa, (not on the video) was just grooving so hard on an old Kay with really funky strings, and I later found out she had just switched to bass from drums a few weeks earlier! They played 3 Ellington tunes and killed!
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02-24-2009, 05:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Ridgewood, NJ | | | Incidentally, my orchestra is doing their second piece, Marquez' Danzon No. 2 in April. Also on the bill is a piece by Astor Piazzola.
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03-08-2009, 07:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Ridgewood, NJ | | I've watched the Danzon portion several times now. There is one moment that I love. Dudamel starts ratcheting the tempo at about 14:25 minutes, and he has the kids standing up as their sections pass the phrase around. By 14:57, he's got the horns clapping the clave figure and the strings start flying. At 15:05, you can see he's not even conducting; he's just watching these kids wail.
Once again, the link is http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/a...chestra_1.html
I don't think RSO will have the dancing when we do it. Too many tight sphincters.
There's a short passage for piano, violin and solo bass. The principal likes my Jacquet so much, he told me to do it.
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03-09-2009, 03:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | Just astounding. Thanks for that. I'm home sick with a stomach virus and it was the highlight of my day. Enjoy that Jacquet. I played a lovely one at Gage the other day. |
03-09-2009, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason Sypher  Just astounding. Thanks for that. I'm home sick with a stomach virus and it was the highlight of my day. Enjoy that Jacquet. I played a lovely one at Gage the other day. | Jesus Jason, I didn't know a stomach virus could make you home sick. Where do you live? Where are you now?
Dono, the Jacquet must be a hellava lot better than we thought, considering your playing.
And after seeing that pic of your principle, I'm sure he knows he won't be alive to do the solo.
What courage.
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03-09-2009, 05:27 PM
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I just went back into the clip to find the spots you mentioned, Dono.
I did the full screen option in the right hand corner because there was a cerain look on the young conductor's face that I've been trying to verbalize to myself.....at first I just thought it the THRILL of the music and energy. Nope. I think I got it now. If PRIDE had a face.....that's what it would look like.
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03-09-2009, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Warburton And after seeing that pic of your principle, I'm sure he knows he won't be alive to do the solo. | Actually, he's not the principal; just a good classical player.
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03-09-2009, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul Warburton I just went back into the clip to find the spots you mentioned, Dono.
I did the full screen option in the right hand corner because there was a cerain look on the young conductor's face that I've been trying to verbalize to myself.....at first I just thought it the THRILL of the music and energy. Nope. I think I got it now. If PRIDE had a face.....that's what it would look like. | I vote for all the above.
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03-09-2009, 10:55 PM
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This is one of the most engaging performances I've ever seen. It certainly gives hope for the future of not only music but of the achievements that are possible from the younger generation. I'll play this for my 11 year old son tommorow. This performance radiates joy and life. Brilliant!
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