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Northgate redevelopment™
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exas Music Festival brings culture, talent to A&M
Story by Kristen Young
Photos by Andy Hancock
ultural barriers were transcended by
the universal language of music Sat
urday evening in Rudder Theater,
changes will emphasize llheTexas Music Festival Orchestra is a glob-
Northgate a more pedestr; j a i collaboration of gifted young musicians
bike-friendly area. f rom more than 21 countries, including Is-
I he ( ity of College StatkBei, Thailand, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Tai-
moving some on-street pari Italy and Bulgaria,
replacing it with 39 frees™ The student orchestra brought life to clas-
parking spaces in variousloc;j|j ca | music masterpieces, such as Richard
On-street parking v illbeftjg trauss ' g u B e from Der Rosenkavalier, Jo-
tiom College Main to Chu r Jhann Strauss Jr.'s Overbore to Die Fledermaus
and on L niversity Avenued. a]ld "phe Blue Danube. The finale featured a
cem for public safety. surprising alteration of style as the musicians
Kellv C ole, public coir, rt ,i axec j and strummed their violins, violas
lions and marketing mar anc j ce n os t 0 the unique Spanish rhythm of
c ollege Station, said themaiiiB[ aur i ce ^ ave j' s Bolero,
for redevelopment in the Nofl The orc h e stra fea-
area is safety. . Hfed solo perfor-
"The city is trying toim« ances by the win .
bike-and pedestrian-friend: ftrs of t j ie Cynthia
Cole said. . b » oods Mitchell
Cole said there will benolo») Un g Artist Compe-
twohour parking on Northd tition, Dan Zhu and
Promenade Parking Lot is a [Matthew Dickson,
for students who will be theoBoth musicians
tended periods of time, Smimoast impressive
John Mies, city of Collegeifiedentials.
fire marshal, said the area wheifB Zhu evoked a
ing is removed will beconveittj;standing ovation
a bike lane connecting the Noiwrom the audience
area to Texas A&M, making "Math his dramatic
safer for pedestrians and cydeBnd technically
"When the Northgate Complicated violin
garage is built, some of theyHendition of the
places will be metered andtretf movement of
will be taken away," Miessaid F
nesses will be metered aftep.
Northgate parking garage is M
Cole said the city will res ;I
the need for free parking space!
Northgate area upon completf]
the parking garage.
a Tchaikovsky violin concerto.
According to Dr. Werner
Rose, director of Texas Mu
sic Festival activities at
Texas A&M, Zhu has won
multiple international
competitions. Fie was
recently awarded first
prize in the Burgeas
Philharmonic Con
certo competition
in Norway. Zhu
currently studies in •
New York City at 1
the Bannes College
of Music.
"The wonderful
thing about Mr. Zhu is
that he's only 17 years
old," said Rose.
Dickson's resume is '
equally outstanding. Ac
cording to Rose, Dickson, a
trombone player, is
currently working
on a master's de
gree at Yale Univer
sity. Dickson has
| performed at the
Tanglewood Festi- |
val and the Hunting-
ton Summer Music s
Program. He has experi
ence playing his trombone on
national tours with Kiss and Spider
Woman.
Membership ijr the Texas Music Festival
Orchestra is highly competitive. According to
Clare
Cantu, a
viola player
in the Texas Music
Festival Orchestra, 350
hopeful musicians audi
tioned for 100 seats in
the orchestra this year.
The festival, which is
housed at the Univer-
s ity of Houston,
lasts four weeks
' and involves rigor
ous training and
performance
schedules.
Megan Fin
ley, who plays
French horn in
the orchestra,
said, "We have rehearsal from 3 (p.m.) to 5:40
(p.m.) as a general rule. One day out of the
week, we have an extra little rehearsal to real
ly clean things up where we break into small
er groups. Everybody has a lesson at least once
a week, and there are master classes offered.
We also perform recitals and chamber recitals
and at least one concert a week, some
times two."
Rafik Ismel, a cellist in the or
chestra,
said the
intense
schedule
and the rig
ors of play
ing concerts are good experience for a future as
a professional musician.
"I think it's a really good program," Is
mel said. "I mean, there's a lot of pretty fa
mous people coming and working and it's
very intense; but you learn a lot and get a lot
out of it. We work with a different conductor
each week."
One of these renowned conductors is
Leon Spierer, wlao conducted Saturday
evening's performance. Spierer served as
first concertmaster at the Berlin Philhar
monic for more than 25 years. Rose said that
is a titanic accomplishment.
"It's like saying, in this country, that for
25 years, you've been a conductor of the
New York Philharmonic," Rose said. "It's
the premier German Philharmonic."
The Texas Music Festival debuted this sea
son's performances at A&M on June 5. The up
coming schedule includes two productions by
the Texas Music Festival Orchestra and four
Monday evening chamber music perfor
mances. The chamber music performances are
particularly impressive because they feature
Texas Music Festival Orchestra instructors.
A&M's own music professor. Rose, is one of the
performers. He has performed as a pianist with
the Western Arts Trio for more than 20 years.
The New York Times described the trio as "...
strong and assured, full of zest and vitality."
"Since there is only one per
son to take each part, the mu
sic is very transparent,'
Rose said. "You can hear
everything that goes
on. The reason why
musicians love to play
chamber music is the same reason you like to
get together with your friends and 'chew thq
fat.' The musicians actually have discourse
through their instruments. The best place to lis
ten to chamber music is in your living room on
a Sunday afternoon while sipping your cham
pagne." Since that is not a viable option for most
college students, the Presidential Conference
Center is the next best setting. "The hall is a lit
tle smaller than Rudder Theater and more inti
mate for chamber music and [patrons] tend to
like it very well," said Rose.
The remaining chamber music performance at
A&M is Monday, June 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pres
idential Conference Center. According to Rose, co
ordinating major performances is an enormous
effort. "We bring these concerts up here so we can
provide a summer service for students and the
community," he said.
Finley said college students should take ad
vantage of the opportunity to experience these
performances.
"If s a really good experience culturally and if s
nice to be able to support your friends who do
these things. If s exciting to see young people get;
ting together in a short period of time and putting
something like this together. Generally, if s just re
ally amazing how well it comes together in a short
period of time. If s an exciting experience."
Tickets for the programs are only $5. The
performances cost less than the price of a
movie and are decidedly more intellectually
stimulating.
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