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...Bach Suite. From the Overture to the final Passepied, the orchestra kept the texture light and true to the music’s roots in dance forms. Difficult passages in the inner movements were rendered impressively by the three wind players, with especially tasteful work by the bassoonist Kara A. LaMoure ’10. Audience members less familiar with classical music perked up upon hearing the opening bars of Barber’s Adagio for Strings, popularized by the movie “Platoon.” Due perhaps to the tough psychological leap from Bach to Barber...
...third movement’s revelry featured particularly notable solos by bassoonist David L. Richmond ’06 and clarinetist Alex M. Brash ’06, and heightened the pizzazz of the “Merry Gathering of Countryfolk...
...inclusion in Disney’s “Fantasia), the orchestra was finally given center stage to demonstrate its strong skills, independent of individual performers. The full orchestra ably captured the dramatic and frenzied mood of the piece. Of special note were the moving opening solo by bassoonist David L. Richmond ’06 and the resounding performance by the brass section, which effectively redeemed the section after their slightly pinched sound in their opening performance of Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait.” Despite some sparse flaws, however, the orchestra deserved...
...would rather be playing for the people who are amazed by it,” says bassoonist Brad R. Balliett ’05. “My ideal audience member would be someone who doesn’t necessarily know very much about classical music but is excited about it, and listening to it very attentively to get all the details. Those are the people who are going to be moved...
...musicians in a mix of English, Hebrew, Spanish and German. Most were selected on the basis of tapes they submitted. Mina Zikri, 24, an Egyptian violinist, says the experience "humanizes the other party a bit." He is sitting next to a blond woman of his age, Ayelet Ballin, a bassoonist from Tel Aviv. "Images can be very misleading," says Zikri. "The suicide bomber brings to mind a certain image, so does the military operation. But these must not be fixed in one's brain." He has met Ballin at other music courses. "Now when I see her again I think...