Senior Send-Offs Commence: Academy Orchestra Concert
By Jina Lee | March 8, 2003
Two young talented musicians, both Phillips Academy seniors, captivated the packed audience in the Cochran Chapel last Friday night with their passionate performances. The concert also showcased the results of the hard work and dedication of the orchestras and ensembles over the course of the term.
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Transporting the audience from the 21st century back to the early 18th century, the Amadeus Ensemble, directed by Instructor in Music Peter Warsaw, played J.S. Bach’s Double Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043. One of the most famous and popular of all Bach’s works, the concerto has been transcribed a variety of instruments, and recorded innumerable times.
The Amadeus Ensemble presented two soloists for each movement. The second movement, slow and perhaps the most beautiful moment in the concerto, featured Amy Tsao ’05 and Iris Tien ’04, both of whom did a great job.