The string concert: "A tremendous success"
Alexandra Allen
Issue date: 2/4/10 Section: Arts
Freshman violinist Drew Snodderly's performance of the "Glasgow Reel"and "Jerusalem Ridge"exemplified the characteristic steady pulse of fiddle music and prompted an irresistible urge to tap your foot.
Amid the dramatic violin solos, the eight-person viola group's performance of Fauré s "Pie Jesu"and freshman Jennifer Franklund's performance of Carl Maria von Weber's Andante Op. 35 sat like pools of serene beauty amid the spectacular acrobatics of the violin pieces, almost reproving them for their flashiness.
The whole concert was a delightful mix of repertoires all performed with great skill by musicians from every class.
"We have a large class of highly skilled string players," Knecht said of her students. "In a big class the students really inspire each other."
This was especially evident in the group pieces with all the players looking to each other, passing the music from person to person like, as Knecht put it,"an intellectual conversation."
"This senior class is unique," Associate Professor of Music James Holleman said.
"They really are the leaders. I hope we will continue this evolution of one class influencing the next."
After the concert, the performers mingled with the audience in the lobby of Markel Auditiorium, their faces glowing with pride.
"We had a really good time with it," senior violist Hilary Lewis said.
"It has been a great ride and I hope it is just the beginning," Holleman said.
He congratulated Knecht on the concert and called it: "A tremendous success!"
Amid the dramatic violin solos, the eight-person viola group's performance of Fauré s "Pie Jesu"and freshman Jennifer Franklund's performance of Carl Maria von Weber's Andante Op. 35 sat like pools of serene beauty amid the spectacular acrobatics of the violin pieces, almost reproving them for their flashiness.
The whole concert was a delightful mix of repertoires all performed with great skill by musicians from every class.
"We have a large class of highly skilled string players," Knecht said of her students. "In a big class the students really inspire each other."
This was especially evident in the group pieces with all the players looking to each other, passing the music from person to person like, as Knecht put it,"an intellectual conversation."
"This senior class is unique," Associate Professor of Music James Holleman said.
"They really are the leaders. I hope we will continue this evolution of one class influencing the next."
After the concert, the performers mingled with the audience in the lobby of Markel Auditiorium, their faces glowing with pride.
"We had a really good time with it," senior violist Hilary Lewis said.
"It has been a great ride and I hope it is just the beginning," Holleman said.
He congratulated Knecht on the concert and called it: "A tremendous success!"
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