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The
Big Picture
The
Oberlin Orchestra performed at the Getty Center, L.A. under
the direction of guest conductor John Williams.
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Fall-break
road show
During fall break week, the members of the Oberlin Orchestra traveled
to Los Angeles, where, under the direction of guest conductor John
Williams and Associate Professor of Conducting Timothy Weiss, they
performed a concert in the Harold M. Williams Auditorium of the Getty
Center on October 17.
The program opened with Weiss conducting the ensemble in Mozart's
Symphony No. 35. Then Williams took the baton and led the group in
performances of three of his pieces from Schindler's List,
as well as Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915, and Brahms'
Academic Festival Overture.
Williams, one of the most distinguished and successful American composers
of music for film and the concert hall, was music director of the
Boston Pops Orchestra for 14 seasons; he is currently conductor laureate
of that ensemble. The Getty concert was not the first time Williams
has conducted the Oberlin Orchestra: he came to campus in May 1995
to conduct the ensemble and to receive an honorary doctor of music
degree.
Soloists included violinist Julia Sakharova '03 and mezzo-soprano
Laurie Rubin '01. "It was my first experience working with a renowned
conductor," said Sakharova, who performed on the 200-year-old Guadanini
violin owned by her teacher, Professor Almita Vamos.
"It was like a dream, and I told him that. It amazed me that Mr. Williams,
not being Jewish himself, put such emotion into this music. I think
he's a great composer."
Weiss, who prepared the orchestra for the concert, echoed those sentiments.
"Students' reaction to working with John Williams was very positive.
What they found surprising was that he was so unassuming, so casual.
They liked that he was very much himself and comfortable with the
players. His demeanor helped the orchestra not to be uptight. The
music-making was very much from the heart. It sounded very free."
Oberlin trustee Stephen D. Rountree, who is also executive vice president
and chief operating officer of the J. Paul Getty Trust, was instrumental
in obtaining the venue for the concert.
View
more pictures from the concert at Getty.
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