During his first Convocation as the Henry and Lucy Moses Dean of the Yale School of Music, José García-León told each member of the incoming class, “You are a member of one of the most prestigious music programs in the world, of a school with an incredible history of training musicians at the highest level. I encourage you to pause and reflect on all you have accomplished already, all that has brought you to this moment.”
Virtuosity from Steven Banks and Gil Shaham in a thoughtful Aspen Music Festival weekend – Seen and Heard International seenandheard-international.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from seenandheard-international.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
There s nothing like sheer virtuosity in instantly relatable music to liven up the proceedings. In the weekend s Benedict Music Tent highlights, saxophonist Steven Banks brought a high-voltage jolt to Friday s Chamber Symphony with a new, crowd-pleasing concerto written for him. Then on Sunday, violinist Gil Shaham and the Festival Orchestra reveled in Eric Korngold s ear-soothing, frankly Romantic concerto, which Jascha Heifetz debuted in 1947.
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