To display the capabilities of Internet2 for the faculty at the University of Notre Dame, Carolyn Plummer and her twin sister Kathryn at Vanderbilt University performed a dual live performance. Carolyn is an accomplished violin player and her sister Kathryn is an accomplished viola player. When the two combined their instruments across Internet2, it created a beautiful way to enjoy the benefits of Internet2 and the performers' abilities. Maybe for the next performance, they could include an orchestra from different area and play a gorgeous Mozart Concertante for the violin and viola!
http://internet2.nd.edu/internet2_event_pictures/index.html
Monday, March 26, 2007
Monday, March 19, 2007
Yo-Yo Ma`s Soul of the Tango
Yo-Yo Ma has always been the front-runner when it comes to experiencing new genre in music. In 1997, he has another big success on his new album called “Soul of the Tango”. In this fantastic collection of Astor Piazzolla's best known tangos, Ma's breathtaking technique fuses with other instrumentalists, who happen to be Piazzolla's closest colleagues when he was alive. Instead of obtruding with his virtuous play on the cello, Ma's cello plays the role of a coordinator as he seams soul into the ensemble with a wide range of instruments.
What strikes me the most in this album is that in one of the songs - Tango Remembrances - Ma participates a posthumous collaboration (in 1997) with a Piazzolla’s recording in 1987. I could not believe at first, it was even impossible to imagine. The enormous development of audio technology created the miracle. After the recording session, Yo-Yo Ma said, ”Now, through the miracle of modern technology, Piazzolla and I have gotten even closer: Now, I feel I have a real sense of how Piazzolla breathed”
As a pianist, I am hoping that maybe I would get a chance to be able to play Mozart Sonata for Two Pianos with my legendary pianist “Emil Gilels” (1916-1985) in the near future. I am pretty sure that they will be able to put us on the same stage by then.
What strikes me the most in this album is that in one of the songs - Tango Remembrances - Ma participates a posthumous collaboration (in 1997) with a Piazzolla’s recording in 1987. I could not believe at first, it was even impossible to imagine. The enormous development of audio technology created the miracle. After the recording session, Yo-Yo Ma said, ”Now, through the miracle of modern technology, Piazzolla and I have gotten even closer: Now, I feel I have a real sense of how Piazzolla breathed”
As a pianist, I am hoping that maybe I would get a chance to be able to play Mozart Sonata for Two Pianos with my legendary pianist “Emil Gilels” (1916-1985) in the near future. I am pretty sure that they will be able to put us on the same stage by then.
Master Class with David Geber
It seems pretty obvious that the biggest advantage of videoconferencing over high –performance networks is the real-time accessibility and less cost of physical transportation. I happened to find this great video clip about the Master class which University of Oklahoma School of Music cello student Erin Dunn had with David Geber, Chairman of Strings at Manhattan School of Music on 10 May 2001.
While I was watching this video clip, it reminded me of an old friend of mind who was studying the cello in London during the early 1990s. He used to pay a visit to Paris for private lesson with a very famous cellist almost every week. He definitely enjoyed having lessons with him, and found himself improved a lot. However, as I remember, the only complaint he had was that paying for traveling every week was way too expensive and it took him entire weekend. We all know that things have changed in a very convenient way.
I am curious about how good the quality of the audio sounds, but in the view of the teacher demonstrating to the student how to use the bow, how to improve the vibratos and etc can be as good as and as real as having a lesson in the same room. This fascinating way of music education will open the new door for musicians all over the world and inspire them.
http://www.internet2.edu/arts/member-education.html#cello
While I was watching this video clip, it reminded me of an old friend of mind who was studying the cello in London during the early 1990s. He used to pay a visit to Paris for private lesson with a very famous cellist almost every week. He definitely enjoyed having lessons with him, and found himself improved a lot. However, as I remember, the only complaint he had was that paying for traveling every week was way too expensive and it took him entire weekend. We all know that things have changed in a very convenient way.
I am curious about how good the quality of the audio sounds, but in the view of the teacher demonstrating to the student how to use the bow, how to improve the vibratos and etc can be as good as and as real as having a lesson in the same room. This fascinating way of music education will open the new door for musicians all over the world and inspire them.
http://www.internet2.edu/arts/member-education.html#cello
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