Word: concertmistress
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...presented to her on her eighth birthday in 1952. In the pre-concert lecture, Harvard professor John Stewart illuminated, a la First Nights, the history of Dallapiccola's career and discussed points of interest like the Simbolo, a four-note theme derived from the letters in "Bach." As concertmistress Stephanie Misono turned the pages of his score, Hodgkinson breezed through the simplistic Simbolo and the succeeding variations, all the while displaying the technical precision that helped him win the International Music Competition sponsored by Carnegie Hall and the Rockefeller Foundation in 1981. Even more impressive was the lyricism integrated into...
...orchestration is incredibly rich. As the performance went, there may have been a textual imbalance on the side of too much brass, but Susan Gim '01 played her flute part superbly, and there were plenty of opportunities for the strings to generate a beautiful sound. The solo by Concertmistress Jen Burney '99 was one of the best parts of the first movement and, incidentally, authored the most entertaining program note: "young Antonin's musical talent was discovered early during his apprenticeship as a butcher." Was this a rhythmic knock-the-ham-hock knack? Or did Dvorak's vegan soul have...
...orchestra, both hornists and bassoonists had a bad night; the strings had trouble with the intricate rhythms and high harmonics; and concertmistress Marilyn Malpass muffed her solo badly. Nevertheless, ensemble was generally excellent in the wind and (hired) percussion sections and the total effect of the performance was one of strength and passion. In the piano, every note was in its proper place and had been carefully thought out. But the music was not there: the romantic element was missing...
...Symphony), but has justifiably long outlived its original occasion. The piece is stylistic conservatism at its best; for sheer sensuous serenity it would be hard to beat. Yesterday's players were joined by thirty-odd members of the Summer School Chorus, well prepared by Professor Harold C. Schmidt. The concertmistress solo fiddling wandered off pitch a bit, and the orchestra in general never got as soft as it should have until the final cadence; but there were delectable sounds all the same, and of the five vocal soloists Vicki Hall's soprano was simply ravishing...
Katherine Gratwick, the new concertmistress, and Michael Nieland were soloists in Bach's Double Concerto. They were extremely competent, but could both have used more warmth in the slow movement and subtlety throughout. If they left some opportunities unexplored, they did perform with spirit and clarity...