NEC Update Vol.1, No. 11, January 31, 2005
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1, No. 11, January 31, 2005 |
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Scroll to the bottom to send us a message if you wish to end your free subscription. This EXTRA EDITION
of NEC Update covers NEC concerts rescheduled due to the recent blizzard. You will receive your regular biweekly edition
on Monday, February 7. |
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YPO
concert rescheduled for February 6 |
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photo by Peter Schweitzer
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One of the most crippling blizzards to hit Boston in recent memory led to the cancellation
of a concert by NEC's Youth Philharmonic Concert scheduled for January 23. But conductor Benjamin Zander and the YPO have bounced
back to present the rescheduled concert on an equally adventurous date: February 6,
or Super Bowl Sunday.
Zander and the YPO are offering this shot of spiritual adrenaline to music lovers
who may or may not be football fans: "people who are looking to be inspired, moved, touched, and entertained" by a program
that includes a bigger matchup than the Super Bowl: Gustav Holst's The Planets.
Tickets purchased for the snowed-out concert will be honored.
(Watch NEC Update and our online concert listings for news of other blizzard cancellations
as they are rescheduled, including the January 26 concert by NEC's Weilerstein Trio.) |
Read
details of the rescheduled YPO concert.
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Music lovers made it through the snow |
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photo by Deborah Feingold
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Some Jordan Hall concerts went ahead in spite of the blizzard's
challenges. The first layer of snow fell during a January 22 concert by Boston Modern Orchestra Project, NEC's
affiliate orchestra for new music, that featured performances and compositions by NEC musicians. Richard Dyer of The
Boston Globe characterized the music and performances as "compelling" and "vigorous."
On January 24, with streets
still almost impassible, NEC piano department cochair Gabriel Chodos took on monumental works by Beethoven and Liszt. According
to Dyer, the "weather did nothing to deter his admirers from making their way to Jordan Hall." And despite the chill outdoors,
Chodos sent concertgoers home with a Schubert Impromptu that was "fresh, songful, and soulful." |
Read
Richard Dyer's review of Chodos's blizzard concert.
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Escape the ordinary
when you come to NEC to hear our faculty, guests, and the best young pre-professionals perform live. And bring a friend to escape
with you for the same ticket price: Free!
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