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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Yoga at Carl Schurz Park
http://ourtownny.com/2010/10/20/namaste-at-carl-schurz-park/
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Dicapo Opera Theatre
The New York Opera scene is not limited to just the West Side. Dicapo Opera Theatre, located on 76th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues, is wrapping up its second opera of the 2010-11 Season. Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème, a tragic love story of Mimi and Rodolfo, is set for its final performances Thursday, October 21 and Saturday, October 23. According to Opera America, La Bohème is the second-most performed opera in the United States, behind Madama Butterfly, also by Puccini.
New Yorkers unfamiliar with opera are often able to grasp onto Puccini’s dramatic styling, which in many ways have influenced popular music today. Anyone familiar with the modern adaptation, Rent, will embrace the story.
Dicapo Theatre presents a more intimate setting than the large concert halls of The Meropolitan Opera. The theatre seats just over 200 people. If you love the feeling of music encapsulating you, as I know I do, then this might be the place for you.
Tickets are $50 available through Dicapo’s website. The Thursday show is at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday is at 8:00 p.m.
Welcome to The Blue Writer!
Welcome to the start of my Blog! I feel a description of myself and some other things might be necessary, mainly the Blog's name. No, I am not a depressed writer. In fact, The Blue Writer means something entirely different from me.
The name comes form Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider in German), an artistic movement in Germany lasting from 1911-1912. The group focused on expressionism in art and a combination of various art forms ranging from painting to music. The leaders were Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc. It is thought to be a combination of Kandinsky's love of blue and Marc's love of horses.
Arnold Schoenberg was a collaborator for the group's Almanac, and he published various works of music in it. Schoenberg is famous for his use of 12-tone serial composition, an extremely modern innovation in music even to this day.
So why am I telling you this. Because in many ways I find myself drawing my own inspiration from this group. They were at the forefront of a movement bringing modern ideas and merging them with classical techniques. And that is where I see myself aiming today.
As a student of Music I spend much of my time studying classical music, however my interest does not stop simply at classical music. Instead I am focusing on how classical techniques can harmonize with contemporary society. Classical music is seen as a culture for the rich and educated, and I hope to help change that perception.
From here on out I will be covering everything of interest to me, which believe me is a lot. Art, music, and technology are just a few of the topics to expect.
And with this I will leave you with one quote.
"You cannot expect the Form before the Idea, for they will come into being together."
-Schoenberg
The name comes form Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider in German), an artistic movement in Germany lasting from 1911-1912. The group focused on expressionism in art and a combination of various art forms ranging from painting to music. The leaders were Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc. It is thought to be a combination of Kandinsky's love of blue and Marc's love of horses.
Arnold Schoenberg was a collaborator for the group's Almanac, and he published various works of music in it. Schoenberg is famous for his use of 12-tone serial composition, an extremely modern innovation in music even to this day.
So why am I telling you this. Because in many ways I find myself drawing my own inspiration from this group. They were at the forefront of a movement bringing modern ideas and merging them with classical techniques. And that is where I see myself aiming today.
As a student of Music I spend much of my time studying classical music, however my interest does not stop simply at classical music. Instead I am focusing on how classical techniques can harmonize with contemporary society. Classical music is seen as a culture for the rich and educated, and I hope to help change that perception.
From here on out I will be covering everything of interest to me, which believe me is a lot. Art, music, and technology are just a few of the topics to expect.
And with this I will leave you with one quote.
"You cannot expect the Form before the Idea, for they will come into being together."
-Schoenberg
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