Symphony Spotlight - 8/6/20
Symphony Spotlight
Albany Symphony’s Dogs of Desire premiered the first installment of “Hot, w/Mustard,” a series of 10 brand new works by some of America’s best emerging composers. The first video of Alexis Lamb's Look Through can be seen below, as well as her discussion with David Alan Miller concerning her piece.
Check in every Sunday on the Hot w/Mustard page and our social media channels for the latest video!
Watch now: Alexis C. Lamb's Look Through, initially inspired by a quote from Henry David Thoreau’s Walden: “Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?”
Maestro David Alan Miller had a chance to sit down with composer Alexis Lamb to discuss the debut of her piece Look Through, commissioned by the Dogs of Desire!
Albany Symphony Hour
Kick off the start of your weekend with the Albany Symphony on WMHT! Tune in via 89.1 FM Albany, 88.7 FM Poughkeepsie, or online at wmht.org/classical on Friday 8/7 at 6pm!
- First Ever Virtual Summer Camp Performance -
THIS FRIDAY, August 7 at 1:30pm on Facebook Live
We hope you will check out the student campers final performance on Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/albanysym/live. In this free program, seventeen young people entering grades five through nine, were introduced to an instrument from each section of the orchestra. Working with composer Beata Moon, they had the opportunity to compose for the instruments presented and work directly with the musicians on their work. In addition to having time with Chuck Morris, our bass trombonist, and Erica Pickhardt, our assistant principal cellist, students met Javier and Toyin Spellman Diaz. (You may remember Toyin from her performance with the Imani Winds at opening night last season.) More information on the guest artists working with the program can be found at http://www.albanysymphony.com/virtual-summer-camp.
Friday’s performance features original student compositions, scenes, and poetry. It will be a hybrid of pre-recorded and live presentation.
Ask David (Almost) Anything
Maestro David will be going LIVE on Facebook next Wednesday 8/12 at 6pm to answer your questions! Send us your questions via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or email.
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