What does the word "baroque" mean, anyway?
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David YangLike a food you found gross as a kid but now eat with gusto, sometimes one can still “get” why some music seemed radical in its day, even as it has now become mainstream
The feedback from NCMF Winter Baroque has been rolling in and is overwhelmingly positive. What a concert it was! At one point it looked like smoke was coming out of Aldo’s recorder.
Sarah, on violin, was a kind of live coal of musical energy in the center of the group.
John, on harpsichord, was a wonderful grounding presence and all-around mensch.
Finally, Eliana held the hall under her spell for twenty-five minutes with a big Bach suite.
It is something for these pros to come together and assemble a terrific concert on a few hours of rehearsal. We train for it, but it still feels like a kind of rare alchemy to pull this off. Watching from outside it seems like a bit of a miracle. (This is a shameless plug for attending the open rehearsals during the summer festival.)
There wasn’t an empty pew and I saw only smiles as people filtered out. Thank you for making last year happen.
David Yang, Artistic Director
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David YangLike a food you found gross as a kid but now eat with gusto, sometimes one can still “get” why some music seemed radical in its day, even as it has now become mainstream
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David YangIt isn’t every day you can watch someone you know in the last rounds of a major international competition.
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David YangBefore we look ahead, let's take a look back at last summer with clarinet quintets and new works with jazz soprano
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