Let's Talk Classical Music
November 19 @ 11 am SLT
Music Island, Sea Turtle Island
Like to listen and learn about classical music? Aelthing Aeon, a guest lecturer with the National Federation of Recorded Music Societies (UK) will present an informative talk on selected classical recordings. This month's topic "Innovation and Conservation in Early Music".
The format for…
Three events over the next week will explore this theme:
Nov 13 12 noon Christine Montgomery, violin & compostion "Plugged-In Vivaldi"
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Chrissie Caulfield is a violinist and composer working principally in contemporary, ambient and rock idioms. She plays electric violin in the Progressive Rock band Catscans, has played solo at various venues including Colchester New…
Unlike most musicians and musical ensembles in Second Life who perform in the real world and stream their sound (and sometimes video) livetime into the virtual world, the Avatar Orchestra Metaverse (AOM) performances feature virtual instruments designed for each composition within the Second Life platform. The instruments are played using Heads Up Displays (HUD)…
Fantastic Euro-friendly time for Thursday's concert Thursday Mar 4 @ 8 am SLT Music Island, Sea Turtle Island Duo Appassionato possesses exceptional virtuoso ability and musical harmony rarely found in two instrmentalists of the same genre performing together. Both active solo performers of unsurpassed spirit and flair, the duo has a refreshing stage…
Thom Coard of the Fribourg Conservatory in Switzerland manages to show off the skills of his recorder students to an international audience on a regular basis and all for the price of a good web cam and some broadcasting software. I know that the students and student families appreciate the extraordinary opportunity he is…
"I feel that I understand music at a deeper level than ever" "This was even cooler than an ordinary concert. Let's do this again." "Now I understand how much goes into the preparation for a concert" These were some of the comments from individuals in attendance at last Thursday's Open Rehearsal with the wonderful…
PROGRAM (revised Sept.26): Caulfield Introduction with tape Ashbridge Dreamspheres I Caulfield Freddie goes to town Caulfield Everybody Gotta be Somewhere (premiere) Caulfield Spring Rondo Massenet Meditation Caulfield Hallasan Blues for solo Bassoon Caulfield Boar Ring (solo) (premiere ) Bartok Wedding Song Bartok Pillow Dance …
July 11 @ 1 pm Naftali Torok Roots of European Music, is a complementary concert to the following weeks program. Composers drew on the inspiration of the gypsy fiddle, klezmer music and other folk traditions to inspire, enliven and paint the landscapes in their classical works. Experience the original sources of this rich…
A total of 36 avatars sat around the rim of virtual teacups to whirl through a multimedia art display for a 30 minute trip that ended in a final movement on the ground. The work was composed by Christine Montgomery and accompanied photography by R0bin Helsinki. An informative talk was given by the…
Italian pianist Alessandro Marangoni first met flute teacher Thomas Coard from Switzerland in Second Life where they both perform as (respectively) Benito Flores and Thom Dowd. Naturally when Alessandro's blossoming musical career took him to Switzerland, he paid Thom a visit. Lucky students at the conservatory had the chance to hear Alessandro perform…
