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 best orchestra
Author: samohan245 
Date:   2007-05-11 19:56

yes the sound of music pit orchestra has been nominated for best orchestra!!
i was shocked when i herd this its amazing

 
 Re: best orchestra
Author: Kevin 
Date:   2007-05-11 19:58

Yes. Shocking. The best orchestra in the world is obviously the Mannes College the New School for Music Preparatory Division Sinfonia.



 
 Re: best orchestra
Author: Liquorice 
Date:   2007-05-11 20:25

nominated by who?

 
 Re: best orchestra
Author: samohan245 
Date:   2007-05-11 20:51

idk my teacher came up to me and told me

 
 Re: best orchestra
Author: John J. Moses 
Date:   2007-05-11 21:18

"yes the sound of music pit orchestra has been nominated for best orchestra!!
i was shocked when i herd this its amazing"

Why???

JJM
Légère Artist
Clark W. Fobes Artist

 
 Re: best orchestra
Author: Kevin 
Date:   2007-05-11 21:52

I echo John Moses on this one. I'm one of those people who feel that the best orchestra in the world isn't a orchestra that is consisted of players from the Berlin & NY Phils and the Chicago & London Symphonies, but is instead a orchestra consisted of free-lancing studio musicians that work a different gig each day - while doubling and sight-reading and all that good stuff.



 
 Re: best orchestra
Author: 2E 
Date:   2007-05-12 01:02

I thought the best symphony orchestra in the world was (hands down - no competition) the LSO ...

2E

 
 Re: best orchestra
Author: hans 
Date:   2007-05-12 02:41

Before trying to choose a "best" of anything, it might be useful to know what criteria will be applied.

And nomination is not the same as winning.

Hans

 
 Re: best orchestra
Author: RodRubber 
Date:   2007-05-12 04:34

philly is best



 
 Re: best orchestra
Author: Jack Kissinger 
Date:   2007-05-12 04:37

Would this by any chance be a local award for high school productions (or possibly community theater productions)?

Best regards,
jnk

 
 Re: best orchestra
Author: GBK 
Date:   2007-05-12 04:58

To put this thread on a more substantial tangent -

In a 1983 article,

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,923579-1,00.html

Time magazine ranked the US orchestras:

1. Chicago
2. St. Louis
3. Boston
4. Philadelphia
5. Los Angeles
6. Cleveland
7. New York
8. San Francisco
9. Pittsburgh

Honorable mention: Minnesota, Dallas, Washington (National), Cincinnati, Houston, Rochester, Baltimore, Detroit, Atlanta, Buffalo Philharmonic, Denver, Utah


However in a 1994 article,

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,979946,00.html

Time magazine cited Cleveland as having the best orchestra in the USA, followed by Chicago, St Louis and New York.



As for Europe -

A 2006 article outlining The Top Ten European Orchestras, according to Ten European Media Outlets placed the Vienna Philharmonic on top.


http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/5381.html


A total of 25 ensembles were named in the voting. The top ten, with point counts, were as follows:

1. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (86 points)
2. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam (85 points)
3. Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (79 points)
4. London Symphony Orchestra (55 points)
5. Dresden Staatskapelle (48 points)
6. Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (47 points)
7. Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig (37 points)
8. St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra (31 points)
9. Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (12 points)
10. Philharmonia Orchestra [London] (9 points)


Discuss and argue amongst yourselves...GBK



 
 Re: best orchestra
Author: Garret 
Date:   2007-05-12 05:48

"Discuss and argue amongst yourselves...GBK"


I heard the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Chicago this past February. It was one of the most amazing concerts I've ever heard. I was absolutely riveted by every phrase they played. I left with chills and tears. I can't say that for any other concert I've heard. I've also heard a string quartet from the Vienna Phil while in Austria. The 1st violinist was the VPO concertmaster. Their performance left something to be desired.

 
 Re: best orchestra
Author: samohan245 
Date:   2007-05-12 12:10

yes this is a local award
out of 14 schools only a couple were production orchestras


Fitchburg high(mine school well not yet im only in 7th grade)
and 4 other school were nominated 4 this award

 
 Re: best orchestra
Author: Chris P 
Date:   2007-05-12 13:49

"Fitchburg high(mine school well not yet im only in 7th grade)
and 4 other school were nominated 4 this award"

I see - it all makes sense to me now.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010

The opinions I express are my own.

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