Orchestral Exotica - live in Miami 8/25-8/26

Hello TC'ers,

If you live in Miami or West Palm Beach, please consider coming to a concert of orchestral exotica and Asian-inspired music on August 25 & 26, presented by Project Copernicus.

My piece "L'Ours Chinois" ('The Chinese Bear') is first on the program, and will feature violinist Helen Liu (whom you may know from WAITIKI, as "Mistress Helenini") as its soloist. I was asked to orchestrate "L'Ours" for Project Copernicus, after their conductor (Chung Park) heard the original version on "Rendezvous in Okonkuluku" (the new WAITIKI release). I will be in the orchestra as well, as its double bassist. It is scored for 10 players and violin soloist.

From the Land of the Buddha
Project Copernicus's Second Season Grand Opening
http://projectcopernicus.org

Saturday August 25 at 8:00 PM
Arts at St. Johns
4760 Pine Tree Drive
Miami Beach, FL
http://sjlfmc.brinkster.net/thearts/ipe.asp?op=event

Congrats!!

So, how'd it go Prof??

We missed ya on the Tour, but what a great opportunity for you!

Pics? sound clips?

I'm dying to hear about it.

Awwww POI!
Missed it by a couple of days.

How did it go, Professah?

The World Premiere on Saturday received standing ovations from several people in attendance, and Sunday's performance was quite well-received too. We got some great reviews in the Palm Beach Post and Miami Herald. You can read them here:

Palm Beach Post:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/stepanich/entries/2007/08/review_project.html

Miami Herald:
http://www.miamiherald.com/tropical_life/story/217453.html

My thanks to Mistress Helenini for her beautiful playing, as well as all the others in Project Copernicus who turned my piece into a work of art. Because of the success we had (i.e. two great reviews in mainstream publications!), you can trust that this won't be the last you hear of me composing orchestral exotica work.

Finally, you can hear the piece at my Myspace:
http://myspace.com/randywong

Congrats to the Professah; this is what's called bearing the torch for this music. In their day, the greats were just creating music which involved many of their interests, which resulted in the fusion of different styles, and won the hearts of many different kinds of audiences. The same is happening here; this is not simply the re-creation of this music for nostalgia's sake, or to capitalize on a new "thing." This is a true contribution to the legacy of this music, opening new doors by fusing different styles and musicians from different backgrounds for an audience not normally associated with Exotica.

Okonkulukuuuuu!!!!