Orchestra: CYO
Attendance: Let's just say, it was during the middle of spring break...
notes: I just wanted to quickly jot down what we did during our mid-break rehearsals first CYO and (on another entry) Chamber, for the sake of record keeping and also so that everyone will be on the same page when we get back from the break.
In rehearsal, we ran through every piece, and Mr. Roy Gussman joined us on the Clarinet! It was so nice of him to play with us! Then we watched some videos together. We started with watching the Stravinsky's "Firebird" clip from Disney's Fantasia 2000. I thought of the piece because Stravinsky was one of the guys that influenced John Williams's music the most.
(here's the clip if you want to see it (again):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU06m802pDc)
Then I started thinking about how Stravinsky's music also inspired the animator to create this work. Then I started thinking how it was the opposite procedure of what film composers do, which John Williams is... (in film music, music is inspired by the image). What a wonderful creative circle! One good piece of art can birth many many more! What an inspiring, and reaffirming thought!
Also, it's interesting to think about what people are inspired by. A piece of painting can be inspired by music. A symphony by a poem. A writing about a smell. What does a flower sound like? How would you paint an empty space?
Then we watched this talk by Benjamin Zander at the end. This is a talk about how classical music can have such transformational power. It's an excellent talk by an excellent musician, with a beautiful soul.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9LCwI5iErE
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