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2015-06-08 05:13:00
Karim Wasfi, conductor of the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra, has been playing his cello at the sites of deadly attacks across Baghdad. » E-Mail This
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Classical Conditioning
2015-06-05 21:30:01
Movers, Shakers, and Music-Makers #1: A cellist's plea for peace
This marks the first post in an ongoing series that I’m calling “Movers, Shakers, and Music-Makers.” The title comes from the poem Ode by Arthur O’Shaughnessy (which happens to have been set to music by Edward Elgar ): We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams;– World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. Throughout this series, I’ll be profiling several recent, interesting, and impactful intersections of music and society. These posts will continue weekly leading up to an incredible event taking place July 17 in New York City — The Dream Unfinished: A Symphonic Benefit for Civil Rights. I’ll be interviewing the event’s producer next week; until then, visit their website here to […]
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getClassical (Ilona Oltuski)
2015-05-12 14:29:04
Pianist Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner – “Music can make the world a better place.”
“Music can break down barriers because it speaks directly to the heart, connecting people through its common language,” says the young man sitting across the table with great conviction, as he brushes away a strand of long, blond hair from falling over his lively eyes. From the get-go, Llewellyn’s enthusiasm is contagious, and remains the distinct mark of the multitude of endeavors in which this young musician engages. Photo: Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner performs at the Miami International Piano Festival In 2010, Llewellyn was the first American soloist to perform with the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra; while there, he launched a fundraising drive for the first local Children’s Cancer Clinic. “While the other performers and I did not speak the same language, and the atmosphere initially might have been described as tense, with search-dogs sniffing instrumentalist’s cases, it was a very gratifying and really bonding experience,” remembers Llewellyn, “carried by our mutual […]
2015-05-08 17:15:31
We’ve heard it (and probably said it) before: It’s not my job. They don’t pay me enough to do that. I’m an ARTIST. I shouldn’t have to be involved in THAT. That’s “their” problem. While we are busy complaining about why we shouldn’t get involved in our own professional world (and watching news coverage of other events we are happy to be removed from) it is instructive to remember that some people are faced with a much different reality. For some, the choice of whether or not to get involved is a response beyond a personal need, and in fact produces far greater benefit. Many of us seem to enjoy quibbling at the minutiae of our careers; things we can’t really do much about, like the temperature of the concert hall stage or less than ideal acoustics. We should remember, however, that we often do so from the […]
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