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David Chesky Orchestral Urban Composer
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Sesame Street Parent Magazine. Dr Toy Recognition of Excellence Award. Institute for Child Resources. A foursome of kid friendly felines guides young listeners on a tour of the orchestra, your child will want to stand up and shout, BRAVO. Child Magazine, Editors picks, Best Software of the Year. Classical Cats is a great way to introduce children to the instruments of the orchestra. They sound like one big festive family. Got plans for the Hollywood Bowl or a neighborhood concert in the park series?
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David Chesky Orchestral Urban Composer
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This music is very hard and demanding even for the best orchestral players. These are some tips that I have found very useful in saving rehearsal time and getting a better performance out of the orchestra. This music is based or complex rhythms and patterns that player must be able to hear and lock in with each other. The closer the players can be to each other. Rushing and wrong notes. In the flute part, this solo may have to be ( mf. To be heard. But the ( p. For the part to be heard. This instrument s...
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Scene 1: Ben s Farm in Vermont. Set: A farm in Vermont, with a bedroom and window. Dancers: The Zephyrtine and Ben. Ben is asleep in his bedroom on his family s farm in Vermont. Suddenly, in the field outside Ben s window, a bright spinning light starts dancing in the sky. Ben wakes up and becomes nervous and a little scared. Then, in one enormous flash of light, the magical Zephyrtine appears in Ben s field. Scene 2: The Zephyrtine Appears. Action: Grand and heartwarming,. Dancers: The Zephyrtine and Ben.
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Piano Concerto / Bassoon Concerto / Concerto for Orchestra. Violin Concerto / Flute Concerto / The Girl from Guatemala. PSALMS 4, 5 and 6. THREE PSALMS FOR STRING ORCHESTRA. THE TANGOS AND DANCES. Urbanicity / Electric Guitar Concerto / The New York Variations. Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra / Concerto No.2 for Violin and Orchestra / Concerto for Cello and Orchestra / String Theory (CD352). THE NEW YORK RAGS. JAZZ IN THE NEW HARMONIC. Jazz in the New Harmonic. The Mice War Opera.
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The Venetian Concerto's CD release. Orchestra of the 21st Century. The Mice War Movie. Jazz in the New Harmonic. Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York City. Joy and Sorrow CD release. Yaniv Segal, The Chelsea Symphony. Jazz in the New Harmonic CD release - Primal Scream. March 21 and 22. Jazz in the New Harmonic. Iridium Jazz Club, New York. The New York Rags. Symphony Space, New York. The Mice War Opera. The Brazil Dances CD release. New Album for solo piano. The Mice War Opera. The Mice War Opera. Olga Vino...
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David Chesky Orchestral Urban Composer
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Hree-time Grammy nominee David Chesky has earned great respect for his fresh and unique approach to musical compositions, which span the jazz and classical genres. Captivating audiences around the world, The New York Times. In his 2010-2011 season, Chesky served as the Composer-in-Residence for the National Symphony of Taiwan, where he gave his world premiere of New York Variations. His comedic adult opera, The Pig, the Farmer, and the Artist. Both of which received critical acclaim. Classics Today.
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David Chesky Orchestral Urban Composer
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We are a rhythm nation and our orchestral music should reflect this. As a pianist, I have been playing jazz and Latin music for most of my life. I play African drums on the weekends in Central Park. My life is one giant rhythm as I move from place to place. Many people ask me, Why do you use jazz in your orchestral music? The real question is, Why shouldn't any American composer use jazz in their music? After all, we are a jazz nation. Jazz is our indigenous art form. We are a rhythm nation!
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Concerto for Violin Cello and Orchestra:. Concerto for Cello and Orchestra. Concerto N.2 for Violin and Orchestra. Concerto For Electric Guitar and Orchestra. The New York Variations. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra. Concerto for Flute and Orchestra. The Girl from Guatemala. Jazz in the New Harmonic. The Mice War Opera.
