2008 Woodie Awards
Musicians tune up for Masterworks
Last department concert of the year looks promising
Alyson Browning
Issue date: 4/27/07 Section: News
- < prev Page 2 of 2
"While the well-known concert works for chorus and orchestra are continually programmed (works like Handel's Messiah, Mendelssohn's Elijah, etc.), I'm always searching for jewels of music that are new or rarely heard," said Tarrant.
He feels that he has found those jewels with the Brahms and "Lux Aeterna." In addition to the music choice, Tarrant feels that abilities of the musicians will make this year's presentation better than the last.
"The abilities of our musicians continue to grow and mature each year," said Tarrant.
In addition to Compton and the students performing, other SBU faculty and professionals will be performing.
Michael Mays, instructor of voice and conductor of Concert Choir, will sing with the chorus, while adjunct professors Carol Harrison and Jacque Trtan will play violin and cello, respectively, in the orchestra.
Tarrant is excited for this culmination of talents and profound musical repertoire.
"It is amazing to me that we have this opportunity for beauty right here in our own community, eclipsing, at times, anything Springfield or other metropolitan areas have to offer," said Tarrant. "I always look forward to the first downbeat and that final intoxicating moment of silence before the audience responds, knowing that for that short time, we - the musicians, the composer and the audience - are creating something that will literally never, ever occur again."
He feels that he has found those jewels with the Brahms and "Lux Aeterna." In addition to the music choice, Tarrant feels that abilities of the musicians will make this year's presentation better than the last.
"The abilities of our musicians continue to grow and mature each year," said Tarrant.
In addition to Compton and the students performing, other SBU faculty and professionals will be performing.
Michael Mays, instructor of voice and conductor of Concert Choir, will sing with the chorus, while adjunct professors Carol Harrison and Jacque Trtan will play violin and cello, respectively, in the orchestra.
Tarrant is excited for this culmination of talents and profound musical repertoire.
"It is amazing to me that we have this opportunity for beauty right here in our own community, eclipsing, at times, anything Springfield or other metropolitan areas have to offer," said Tarrant. "I always look forward to the first downbeat and that final intoxicating moment of silence before the audience responds, knowing that for that short time, we - the musicians, the composer and the audience - are creating something that will literally never, ever occur again."
Be the first to comment on this story