This just seems so extraordinary to me! π
A large room of nearly 300 people creating 'Ode to Joy' with a #theramin inside #MatryoshkaDolls (#RussianNestingDolls) accompanied by piano.
The incredibly precise dexterity needed! π²
(They actually do two versions - straight, then Beethoven with a little boogie! π )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiJHRn0f8yE&list=RDqiJHRn0f8yE&start_radio=1
#SymphonyNo9 #OdeToJoy #Beethoven #Boogie #Music #Orchestra #Japan #MatryominEnsemble
Well, the first combined-chorus rehearsal in the performance space (Cary Hall in Lex) went better than I expected!
Because of the size of the orchestra and chorus, a lot of us are really far from the conductor, but people were actually staying with him. Will be quite different with the orchestra of course!
#ChoralSinging #chorus #beethoven #symphonyNo9 #brahms #music #nowSinging
Now some sopranos are going to come out of the woodwork and tell me "oh, boo hoo. Look at *our* part".
#ChoralSinging #choralMusic #singing #classicalMusic #beethoven #symphonyNo9
Sorry, Beethoven, but writing a high F for the basses was just cruel.
#ChoralSinging #choralMusic #singing #classicalMusic #beethoven #symphonyNo9 #andanteMaestoso #measures595to626
Her Doing
Pulin Kothari, MD
Denis π