Musical Souls
28/04/16 18:17
Congratulations to the GVSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble on their final performance of the year on Friday.
Walking through the halls of that building and hearing the eager weekend plans or complaining about finals, all I can think is - "It's impossible for you to really know (especially if this is your only college experience), but there is something incredibly, unbelievably special about playing in this ensemble with this conductor. And I hope you stop to notice so that you may treasure it." Watching that ensemble, I felt so sad that those days are in my past instead of my future. There is a magic in making MUSIC with other people, and making it well, that is found nowhere else.
Specifically, that program was a wonderful example of how organic and intimate music can be when EVERYONE involved bares their musical souls without fear - the composer AND the conductor AND the performers. I can't speak for what those on stage felt, but the communicativeness of the ensemble was incredible. The composer wrote a piece about a tragedy and sadness the depth of which I can only frighteningly imagine, and the ensemble truly honored the composer with their performance. If he could've heard it, I'm sure he'd had wept.
Bravo to Master Dean Maestro Kevin Tutt and ALL the members of the GVSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Walking through the halls of that building and hearing the eager weekend plans or complaining about finals, all I can think is - "It's impossible for you to really know (especially if this is your only college experience), but there is something incredibly, unbelievably special about playing in this ensemble with this conductor. And I hope you stop to notice so that you may treasure it." Watching that ensemble, I felt so sad that those days are in my past instead of my future. There is a magic in making MUSIC with other people, and making it well, that is found nowhere else.
Specifically, that program was a wonderful example of how organic and intimate music can be when EVERYONE involved bares their musical souls without fear - the composer AND the conductor AND the performers. I can't speak for what those on stage felt, but the communicativeness of the ensemble was incredible. The composer wrote a piece about a tragedy and sadness the depth of which I can only frighteningly imagine, and the ensemble truly honored the composer with their performance. If he could've heard it, I'm sure he'd had wept.
Bravo to Master Dean Maestro Kevin Tutt and ALL the members of the GVSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
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