Jim Garber
Jun-21-2004, 7:39am
On Saturday, I participated in a master class in New York City lead by Carlo Aonzo. The class was attended by myself and 6 other mandolin players. #
The focus of the class was essentially Vivaldi pieces (with one Barbella concerto). It was quite exciting to work with Carlo on the subtleties of the music. His feel for phrasing and the techniques necessary for achieving the soul of the music are exceptional.
All the participants were very competent players on their instruments and the emphasis was not so much on technical playing issues as how to interpret and produce effective ensemble music. The seven of us essentially played as a small chamber ensemble.
We worked on the single mandolin concerto; Concerto Alla Rustica; a violin concerto, and a nice Barbella mandolin concerto.
All in all a very inspiring day.
BTW Carlo is teaching a weekend-long workshop in New York right before the CMSA convention in November. Contact Chaim Caron at ccaron@earthlink.net for further info.
Jim
The focus of the class was essentially Vivaldi pieces (with one Barbella concerto). It was quite exciting to work with Carlo on the subtleties of the music. His feel for phrasing and the techniques necessary for achieving the soul of the music are exceptional.
All the participants were very competent players on their instruments and the emphasis was not so much on technical playing issues as how to interpret and produce effective ensemble music. The seven of us essentially played as a small chamber ensemble.
We worked on the single mandolin concerto; Concerto Alla Rustica; a violin concerto, and a nice Barbella mandolin concerto.
All in all a very inspiring day.
BTW Carlo is teaching a weekend-long workshop in New York right before the CMSA convention in November. Contact Chaim Caron at ccaron@earthlink.net for further info.
Jim