Congrats to all the artists and composers that participated in the concerts last weekend, and thank you to all that attended the events. I think everyone has agreed that we have raised the bar yet again, and pC is well on its way to realizing some of its primary artistic goals. Below are three reviews of the concert that we have found:
Sun Sentinel - Larry Budmen
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/lifestyle/sfl-muclcopernicusnbaug28,0,3033598.story
Palm Beach Post - Greg Stepanich
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/stepanich
Miami Herald - Alan Becker
http://www.miamiherald.com/tropical_life/story/217453.html
We also appeared in the American Symphony Orchestra League "In the News" twice this past week, with the Sun Sentinel Review, and the following forward article by Larry Johnson in the Miami Herald:
http://www.miamiherald.com/234/story/210742.html
Thank you to everyone who made this concert series such a resounding success! Now it's on to the next. I promise that we have some very exciting projects in the pipeline, and we can't wait to unveil them!
Let us know what you think!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Guest Blog Post by Randy Wong
Hello, Friends of Project Copernicus!
I am honored to be this entry's guest blogger. My name is Randy Wong, and I was one of the four composers featured on this weekend's "From the Land of The Buddha" concert cycle that opened our second season.
This week was completely exhilirating for me, in the many ways that makes Project Copernicus special. One thing that I especially like about working with this group is the process that is undertaken with each individual project; there are no "cookie-cutter" or formulaic approaches to getting the music to sound a 'certain' way. And, unlike traditional ensemble rehearsals, in which musical decisions are often made from the top down (i.e., the conductor makes all choices, and his/her players surrender their artistic license to him/her), Project Copernicus is very democratic. I experienced this first-hand as composer for this concert; every single one of my colleagues who performed in my composition "L'ours Chinois" supported my work — not only with their marvelous talents on their individual instruments, but also with suggestions and ideas to further the musical interpretation of my writing. In many instances, their ideas were much better than my own!
As a bassist, I myself have participated in many composer readings and performances of new works. All too often, musicians pass up the opportunity to engage the composers in dialogue about their writing, or are not genuinely interested in the performance of the new work. That is not the case with Project Copernicus, and since it is not, each of the pieces performed in this concert cycle were truly embraced by all involved.
It seems to me that the process that led up to our most recent performances was not lost on our audience — quite a few concert attendees came up to me after both performances to mention how much they enjoyed our work! Even though Project Copernicus is young in its (hopefully) long career, I feel that our approach towards music making is really starting to mature, and I look forward to using PC as a model for working with my own projects.
My thanks to Chung Park and Steve Danyew, along with Angel Lam and Ryo Sato for inviting me to be a part of this special concert cycle. As we say in Hawai`i ... "Mahalo nui loa" ('thank you very much') and "A hui hou" (until we meet again) ...
Much Aloha,
Randy Wong
Bassist & Composer of "L'ours Chinois"
P.S.: Please visit my website www.randywong.net/exotica if you are interested in learning more about my emerging work as a composer.
I am honored to be this entry's guest blogger. My name is Randy Wong, and I was one of the four composers featured on this weekend's "From the Land of The Buddha" concert cycle that opened our second season.
This week was completely exhilirating for me, in the many ways that makes Project Copernicus special. One thing that I especially like about working with this group is the process that is undertaken with each individual project; there are no "cookie-cutter" or formulaic approaches to getting the music to sound a 'certain' way. And, unlike traditional ensemble rehearsals, in which musical decisions are often made from the top down (i.e., the conductor makes all choices, and his/her players surrender their artistic license to him/her), Project Copernicus is very democratic. I experienced this first-hand as composer for this concert; every single one of my colleagues who performed in my composition "L'ours Chinois" supported my work — not only with their marvelous talents on their individual instruments, but also with suggestions and ideas to further the musical interpretation of my writing. In many instances, their ideas were much better than my own!
As a bassist, I myself have participated in many composer readings and performances of new works. All too often, musicians pass up the opportunity to engage the composers in dialogue about their writing, or are not genuinely interested in the performance of the new work. That is not the case with Project Copernicus, and since it is not, each of the pieces performed in this concert cycle were truly embraced by all involved.
It seems to me that the process that led up to our most recent performances was not lost on our audience — quite a few concert attendees came up to me after both performances to mention how much they enjoyed our work! Even though Project Copernicus is young in its (hopefully) long career, I feel that our approach towards music making is really starting to mature, and I look forward to using PC as a model for working with my own projects.
My thanks to Chung Park and Steve Danyew, along with Angel Lam and Ryo Sato for inviting me to be a part of this special concert cycle. As we say in Hawai`i ... "Mahalo nui loa" ('thank you very much') and "A hui hou" (until we meet again) ...
Much Aloha,
Randy Wong
Bassist & Composer of "L'ours Chinois"
P.S.: Please visit my website www.randywong.net/exotica if you are interested in learning more about my emerging work as a composer.
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