<p>The Magic Bows’, a concert by the Bangalore School of Music (BSM) conducted recently at Alliance Francaise, brought some of the City’s finest budding musicians together. <br /><br />The BSM junior orchestra and the members of the chamber orchestra delighted the audience with their performances. <br /><br />The evening’s programme started with the junior orchestra performing two short pieces — ‘Ouverture Contrapuntistico’ by Aurora Borellis and ‘Radetzky March’ by Johann Strauss. <br /><br />The pieces that followed, which were played by the senior orchestra, included ‘Concerto for Strings and Harpsichord’ by Antonio Vivaldi, a three-movement piece that was written specifically for these instruments, and the ‘Double Violin Concerto’ by Johann Sebastian Bach, a renowned piece which was written for the violin.<br /><br />After a ten-minute intermission, the evening progressed with ‘Lullaby for Strings’ by George Gershwin, a piece originally written for the piano, which starts with high notes and ends with the plucking of the strings. <br /><br />This was followed by ‘Summer’, one of the four season-related pieces that Antonio Vivaldi wrote, which ended with thumping in the last movement.<br /><br /> ‘Capriol Suite for Strings’ by Peter Warlock, another commonly heard piece, was composed with a modern touch and concluded the evening’s performance. <br /><br />Arun Sebastian Rozario, the conductor and violinist at the concert, says, “Having been to different countries and performed with other artistes across the world, I have tried to add my experience to the group and make this performance systematic yet fun.” Arun adds that his aim is to encourage the youth to play music.<br /><br />Lara Guido, a young violinist with the junior orchestra, adds, “I joined the choir this year and it has been fun. To perform in front of a crowd is quite an experience. Even though I was nervous in the beginning, I really enjoyed performing at the concert.” Lara says that her favourite piece in the choir was ‘Summer’, which was well <br />performed.<br /><br />Another young violinist, Ragini Ramalingam, who performed with both the groups, says that her experience with the group has been a memorable one. <br /><br />“We had intense rehearsals with the group. The BSM provides great opportunities for artistes and since the conductor for the group has changed, there have been a lot of welcome changes.”</p>.<p>The audience was deeply involved and mesmerised by the performance and easily overlooked any flaws. <br /> <br />Anuja Krishnan, a musician in the City, comments, “It’s very special to see youngsters performing such splendid music. The enthusiasm and the bright smiles of the group warmed the hearts of the audience.”<br /></p>
<p>The Magic Bows’, a concert by the Bangalore School of Music (BSM) conducted recently at Alliance Francaise, brought some of the City’s finest budding musicians together. <br /><br />The BSM junior orchestra and the members of the chamber orchestra delighted the audience with their performances. <br /><br />The evening’s programme started with the junior orchestra performing two short pieces — ‘Ouverture Contrapuntistico’ by Aurora Borellis and ‘Radetzky March’ by Johann Strauss. <br /><br />The pieces that followed, which were played by the senior orchestra, included ‘Concerto for Strings and Harpsichord’ by Antonio Vivaldi, a three-movement piece that was written specifically for these instruments, and the ‘Double Violin Concerto’ by Johann Sebastian Bach, a renowned piece which was written for the violin.<br /><br />After a ten-minute intermission, the evening progressed with ‘Lullaby for Strings’ by George Gershwin, a piece originally written for the piano, which starts with high notes and ends with the plucking of the strings. <br /><br />This was followed by ‘Summer’, one of the four season-related pieces that Antonio Vivaldi wrote, which ended with thumping in the last movement.<br /><br /> ‘Capriol Suite for Strings’ by Peter Warlock, another commonly heard piece, was composed with a modern touch and concluded the evening’s performance. <br /><br />Arun Sebastian Rozario, the conductor and violinist at the concert, says, “Having been to different countries and performed with other artistes across the world, I have tried to add my experience to the group and make this performance systematic yet fun.” Arun adds that his aim is to encourage the youth to play music.<br /><br />Lara Guido, a young violinist with the junior orchestra, adds, “I joined the choir this year and it has been fun. To perform in front of a crowd is quite an experience. Even though I was nervous in the beginning, I really enjoyed performing at the concert.” Lara says that her favourite piece in the choir was ‘Summer’, which was well <br />performed.<br /><br />Another young violinist, Ragini Ramalingam, who performed with both the groups, says that her experience with the group has been a memorable one. <br /><br />“We had intense rehearsals with the group. The BSM provides great opportunities for artistes and since the conductor for the group has changed, there have been a lot of welcome changes.”</p>.<p>The audience was deeply involved and mesmerised by the performance and easily overlooked any flaws. <br /> <br />Anuja Krishnan, a musician in the City, comments, “It’s very special to see youngsters performing such splendid music. The enthusiasm and the bright smiles of the group warmed the hearts of the audience.”<br /></p>
