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Author: DrewSorensenMusic
Date: 2012-05-13 22:46
Maybe I'm late and you all saw this already, but if you haven't, enjoy. I think it's a great project. It appears that all the auditions were held on youtube. The Sydney Opera House looks stunning. There's Sand Art, Didgeridoo, Guzheng, 101 musicians from over 30 countries.
http://youtu.be/LnKJpYGCLsg
Oboe Highlights:
3:20 Overture No. 9, Roman Carnival, Hector Berlioz ft. English Horn soloist Simon Lee from Singapore
32:55 "Wheat Dance" and "Malambo" from the ballet Estancia, conducted by the up and coming Iilya Rivas (17 years old from Venuzela)
44:45 Meet Oboist Xiomara Mass from Puerto Rico
48:45 You Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
50:47 Oboe Duet
1:58:00 Firebird Suite, Igor Stravinsky
2:03:40 Bassoon and Oboe Duet
2:14:47 Rosamunde, Franz Shubert ft. Eugene Izotov on oboe
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Author: Dutchy
Date: 2012-05-15 02:59
<<< It appears that all the auditions were held on youtube. >>>
Yes, you are indeed late to the party. :D That's how it works.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube_Symphony_Orchestra
For me, the more interesting part is looking up and watching all the audition videos; I'm curious as to why they *didn't* make the cut, because they all sound outstanding to me.
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Author: huboboe
Date: 2012-05-15 04:30
Hey, Dutchy -
Over the course of my career I participated in a lot of auditions for significant jobs.
What I found to be true was that for any job I was auditioning for there were 50 or more folks auditioning, sometimes twice that number. Four or five were young players getting their feet wet, a few were just in over their heads, but most of the candidates could do the job just fine.
I've also sat on audition committees, with about the same mix of candidates.
Ultimately what we would decide (and I'm sure it was the same when I auditioning) was based more on how we felt the musical expression we heard would fit into the existing section than sheer technical proficiency. And were the selections really exemplary of the period and the composer's style or just note perfect...
The interesting thing about the YouTube Symphony is that there was no historical model to fit into, so a lot of decisions were made by individuals in a hurry, rather than by a more traditional process, and yet the performances were, if not awe inspiring, at least competent.
That's a hard thing to pull out of thin air...
Robert Hubbard
WestwindDoubleReed.com
1-888-579-6020
bob@westwinddoublereed.com
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Author: DrewSorensenMusic
Date: 2012-05-15 08:21
I will admit, I enjoy the well known orchestras more, but there are many factors for this. The program was put together quickly, so not as much time rehearsing. The players would have different musical concepts, coming from all these different backgrounds. But this type of program does lend itself to a certain type of audience (If not a broader range, at least it is more accessible). I mean, I watched the whole thing for free in my bedroom.
I'm lucky that I'm not an orchestral player, so I am just here to enjoy the music. I feel bad for those that did not make it, but hopefully this type of program will lend itself to more opportunity for good musicians.
A critique, I hated the original piece. Almost skipped over it. Probably the reason being that silly sampler the composer insisted on playing. Two notes:
1. I'm not sure composers shouldn't just compose, and let the performers perform.
2. The sampler seemed to feed directly into the PA, which consequentially destroys the tonal blend of the orchestra, since every other instrument will be miked at a distance. I hate how lazy sound designers are. If they want the sampler to blend with the orchestra (and this is exactly what they should be shooting for), hook the sampler up a small PA or keyboard amp on stage, and then mic the sampler's PA the same way you would any other instrument. This would compensate for the space relationship between acoustic instruments and their microphones, and ultimately in theory should blend just fine. A sampler or keyboard that goes directly into the house becomes too big of an instrument, and only works for bass instruments.
Drew S.
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