Karita Mattila accompanied by Martin Katz at Carnegie Hall. Photo Credit: Ian Douglas.
If you think classical music is boring, you’re in for a big surprise…
I went to Carnegie Hall to see Karita Mattila, the famous Finnish soprano, sing in a concert. The hall was beautiful — velvet seats, walls like a gilded shell, and outstanding acoustics.
I was impatient to hear her – I’m choosey about my taste in music, I do not just listen to anything.
She finally stepped on stage with her pianist, Martin Katz, to a tidal wave of applause. Katz sat at the piano, his hand readying for the first note. Mattila opened her mouth — and sang a haunting song in French. [click to continue…]
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On Sunday, February 15th, an eclectic compilation of ensembles performed at Carnegie Hall in a program entitled Excellence in Education.
Opening with a high school string ensemble from New Jersey, the concert began with a humdrum start. Although the North Brunswick Township High School (directed by Jeffery Bradbury) was pleasant in youthful appearance, the ensemble’s music was not impressive, even for high school students. [click to continue…]
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November 6th, 2008 at Carnegie Hall — Robert Dick presents his ode to the flute in “Robert Dick’s: 50 Years of Flute.” Defying standards throughout his career, Dick has been praised for his groundbreaking innovation and unprecedented flute flair “bridging the gap from Mozart to Metallica.” Dick enters the Weill Recital Hall to vigorous applause Ñ a legendary flautist in a prestigious hall, a notorious rock star to center stage.
Without a word, Dick whips out his flute and begins “Flames Must Not Encircle Sides.” A low trill pervades into the audience on an enharmonic of a note, emitting a cool natural sound. Dick races his fingers over keys, sending out long-tone trills in varying registers with occasional ornament grace-notes that sound eerie and awesome. [click to continue…]
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One does not have to be a flute player or have any knowledge of the instrument in order to understand that Robert Dick is a magician when it comes to the creation of new sounds, as he masterfully transforms the flute into a synthesis capable of chords, creating an illusion that the flute is often accompanied by another instrument. His ability to hold a note and play a scale over it at the same time creates vibrations that transcend through the theatre and the dimensions of space and seem almost alien when taking into account the fact that they are all made by the flute. [click to continue…]
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