Is anything lost in playing Mozart and Beethoven concertos with chamber forces?
Because these arrangements are for small string ensembles (to which I added bass), we lose the color of the wind instruments and the power of the brass and timpani.
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Transient Canvas is a bass clarinet and marimba duo that commissioned Dan VanHassel’s Epidermis. A primal yet machine-like consistent pulse is present throughout the work, interrupted by guttural screams from the bass clarinet with veiled technological sounds (jet engines, static, sirens) in the...
On February 7, 2019, Eran will lead an engaging and interactive discussion about the intersection of music, technology, and entrepreneurship. Co-founder of Harmonix Music Systems, which developed the popular video games Guitar Hero & Rock Band, professional musician, and professor at MIT, Eran...
"Quite recently it [Beethoven Concerto 4] was pieced together from separate parts found in archives, and Deveau has again added a double bass. I was prepared for a somewhat deflating experience but instead was astonished at how well the arrangement worked
"Once again, my list includes a release from the Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s ongoing and indispensable series of recordings. I’ve long enjoyed Peter Child’s excellent music and have reviewed a past album of his chamber music. This release of his orchestral works is anchored by a particularly...
“For many years, I took the attitude, and would counsel composers in general, to just go forward,” he said during a recent phone interview. Focus on writing the next work to be written; the aggregate will take care of itself.
About five years ago, though, Harbison, who turned 80 at the end of last...
Caleb Hammond and Sean Salstrom’s performance/installation Failing The Sun premieres January 17th at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk Virginia. Failing The Sun is a night of molten ooze, shattered vessels and immersive projected imagery. Combining movement, choreography, hot glass, live cameras and...
MIT Affiliate Artist Yukiko Sekino will present a piano recital featuring:
Mozart: Sonata in A minor, K. 310
Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
Chopin: Nocturne in B major, Op. 9 No. 3
Chopin: Etude in E minor, Op. 25 No. 5 & Etude in A-flat major, Op. 10 No...
The House of Correction AR Mural Project is an ongoing collaboration between The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department and several groups at MIT including Music and Theater Arts, The Borderline Mural Project, The Educational Justice Institute (TEJI), and Arts at MIT. The project was pioneered and...
