Η Σφαιρική Αναζήτηση για Εκπαίδευση: Οι μουσικοί Bard διατηρούν τη μουσική ζωντανή κατά τη διάρκεια της πανδημίας

Αυτό το μήνα στο Δίκτυο Planet Classroom, το κοινό μπορεί να προβάλει μουσικούς από το Bard College Conservatory of Music, Ισαμπέλα Κρουζ-Βέσπα, Tobias Timofeyev και Oleg Timofeyev – το Korona Konsort – synchronously perform the first movement of a Telemann Trio Sonata σε λα ελάσσονα.

In this musical cover, the artists capture Georg Philipp’s unique composition. Their outside performance in what seems to be pajama pants and formal tops beautifully conveys the isolation many of us have had to endure with the COVID-19 pandemic, and yet, it won’t stop great musicians from playing marvelous pieces of work.

Η Σφαιρική Αναζήτηση για Εκπαίδευση is pleased to welcome the Korona Konsort –  Ισαμπέλα Κρουζ-Βέσπα, Tobias Timofeyev και Oleg Timofeyev.

Your performance is lovely. How have you dealt with the fact that you couldn’t perform in front of a live audience during the pandemicThere is of course playing for online audiences but how would you compare the two experiences?

As musicians, all three of us had experience performing. Our ensemble, ωστόσο, only came into being when, in March 2020, we suddenly found ourselves stuck in quarantine together. Αυτό είναι αποκομμένο από άλλους ανθρώπους, πιάστηκε σε μια παράξενη νέα πραγματικότητα γεμάτη μάσκες, Μεγέθυνση συναντήσεων, και ορεκτικά μαγιάς. Δεδομένου ότι ο Oleg είναι ειδικός στην ιστορικά ενημερωμένη παράσταση, αποφασίσαμε να χρησιμοποιήσουμε το χρόνο για να εξερευνήσουμε μαζί μπαρόκ μουσική. Δεν ήταν μόνο μια ευκαιρία μάθησης για την Isabela και τον Tobias, αλλά κατέληξε επίσης πολύ διασκεδαστικό. Αυθόρμητα, αποφασίσαμε να δημιουργήσουμε ένα βίντεο για πολλούς άλλους ανθρώπους που είχαν παρόμοιες εμπειρίες. Live performance with an audience in a concert hall was no longer possible. But we connected to our audience through a different shared experience: that of the pandemic and quarantine, which millions of people suddenly had in common. As such we decided to call ourselves the Korona Konsort. While we hoped that viewers would enjoy the music we played in our videos, we also knew that they would understand the playful allusions to the moment in history we all found ourselves in.

It’s been amazing for audiences to watch musicians and artists all over the world even performing in their bedrooms. Does this have anything to do with the clothes you chose to wear?

Ναί, απολύτως. Musicians were performing in their bedrooms, as were lecturers, φοιτητές, and anyone else who had to work from home. Many people’s work life was stuck in the video frame, which gave rise to topoi such as the one of the “Zoom shirt.” Our use of the pyjama pants is a variant of this. Another effect of this was that our world shrank to the size of your dwelling, which at the same time became more public than before. In addition to the video where we play the Telemann, we made several others that each featured a different corner of the domestic space in which we were stuck –– turning our garage, our living room, and our kitchen into performance spaces. Φυσικά, we kept the signature dress-code of the Korona Konsort throughout all these videos.

Can you speak a little about the Telemann composition you perform. Τι νομίζετε ότι κάνει αυτό το κομμάτι της μουσικής τόσο ξεχωριστό?  Τι είδους συνθέσεις σε εμπνέουν?

Ο Georg Phillip Telemann ήταν σπουδαίος δάσκαλος του συνόλου μουσικής. Εκτός από τις ενδιαφέρουσες αρμονίες και το συναρπαστικό αντίθετο, κατάλαβε πραγματικά το δραματικό δυναμικό πολλών (για παράδειγμα, τρία) όργανα. Γι 'αυτό βρήκαμε αυτό το Andante μια υπέροχη παιδική χαρά για να δείξουμε πώς οι μουσικές προσωπικότητες μας μπορούν να συνομιλούν μεταξύ τους, και πώς οι τρεις μουσικές μας γραμμές μπορούν να υφανθούν μαζί με φανταστικούς τρόπους. We are especially interested in lesser–known pieces from various time periods and countries. Currently we are working on a new video featuring a selection of pieces by Isabella Leonarda, the first female composer known to publish sonatas.

Where do you see music performance going in the next 1- 15 χρόνια?  What are your hopes and dreams for your music in the future?

As far as our vision of the future is concerned, there is little doubt these days that eventually the virus will be under control, if not completely gone from our existence. But the world will not return exactly to the pre-COVID state –– some of the tendencies and art forms from the time of the Grand Pandemic are likely to stick around. For example, people had not realized before how much can be accomplished via Skype and Zoom, without physical contact. A lot of activities are likely to stay online. Εχοντας αυτό κατά νου, the Korona Konsort hopes to continue producing videos, experimenting with this art form, and exploring neglected repertoires.

Ο.Μ.. Ρούμπιν με Oleg Timofeyev, Ισαμπέλα Κρουζ-Βέσπα, και Tobias Timofeyev

Don’t miss Isabela Cruz-Vespa, Tobias Timofeyev, and Oleg Timofeyev – το Korona Konsort – perform the first movement of a Telemann Trio Sonata σε λα ελάσσονα on Planet Classroom.

Συγγραφέας: C. M. Rubin

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