2008 Woodie Awards
Concert Highlights Local Musicians
Joseph Rubel
Issue date: 10/14/05 Section: Arts & Entertainment
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It was just a very short time ago, in fact, on Sept. 23, that three of our area's finest musicians joined forces for a performance of chamber music at the dazzling new John M. Tiedtke Concert Hall on the Rollins College campus. Alvaro Gomez, violin; Carolyn Blice, horn; and Dr. Gary Wolf, piano, collaborated in performing St. Saens' Romance for Horn and Piano, Mozart's Sonata in B-flat Major for Violin and Piano, and finally, after a 5 minute "musical pause," all three performed Brahms' Trio in E-flat Major for Piano, Violin and Horn.
All three musicians were trained all over the world and you could definitely discern their highly-accomplished abilities to perform with other musicians. The superior acoustics at the new Tiedtke Hall enhanced the audience's enjoyment of the performance markedly. I suspect that it also greatly enhanced the three musicians' enjoyment as they performed these three works.
When asked after the performance what his experience was performing on one of Rollins' "D" (9 foot) Steinway concert grand pianos, Dr. Gary Wolf, who teaches piano at Rollins after a very long teaching career at UCF, said, "When you have a fine instrument to play, why naturally you're more comfortable. You know before you play what sound you're going to give and it makes a world of difference, of course." Wolf, whose performance and teaching careers have spanned the globe, said that it is one of the delights of his life to be here at Rollins. He also complimented the acoustics of Tiedtke Hall, referring to them as "amazing."
Alvaro Gomez said after the performance that it was a pleasure to play and be able to perform in this new hall we have here in Rollins. He said, "I wanted to do one of the last sonatas by Mozart, K.454. I loved it a long time ago when I performed it in China."
When asked about the hall, Gomez said, " I have to say it is impossible to find a hall (in Central Florida) with these kinds of acoustics." He said that with the characteristics of the hall, "You can do chamber music, very intimate chamber music in a hall that will allow you to play from the more sensitive."
French horn player Carolyn Blice, also a teacher at Rollins College where she directs the Rollins Horn Ensemble, was the perfect match for the outstanding piano and violin performances. Her tonalities seemed to hit the correct resonance to fuse with the other musicians and the three of them together were just plain glorious. There is a full schedule of upcoming music performances at Tiedtke Hall.
For further information, call the college at (407) 646-2000, ask for the music department, and then request to be placed on the upcoming music performance announce list. A web site is in the works for the future. You can call the very same number to request information about the Bach Festival performances, and its very, very fine Visiting Artists' Series.
All three musicians were trained all over the world and you could definitely discern their highly-accomplished abilities to perform with other musicians. The superior acoustics at the new Tiedtke Hall enhanced the audience's enjoyment of the performance markedly. I suspect that it also greatly enhanced the three musicians' enjoyment as they performed these three works.
When asked after the performance what his experience was performing on one of Rollins' "D" (9 foot) Steinway concert grand pianos, Dr. Gary Wolf, who teaches piano at Rollins after a very long teaching career at UCF, said, "When you have a fine instrument to play, why naturally you're more comfortable. You know before you play what sound you're going to give and it makes a world of difference, of course." Wolf, whose performance and teaching careers have spanned the globe, said that it is one of the delights of his life to be here at Rollins. He also complimented the acoustics of Tiedtke Hall, referring to them as "amazing."
Alvaro Gomez said after the performance that it was a pleasure to play and be able to perform in this new hall we have here in Rollins. He said, "I wanted to do one of the last sonatas by Mozart, K.454. I loved it a long time ago when I performed it in China."
When asked about the hall, Gomez said, " I have to say it is impossible to find a hall (in Central Florida) with these kinds of acoustics." He said that with the characteristics of the hall, "You can do chamber music, very intimate chamber music in a hall that will allow you to play from the more sensitive."
French horn player Carolyn Blice, also a teacher at Rollins College where she directs the Rollins Horn Ensemble, was the perfect match for the outstanding piano and violin performances. Her tonalities seemed to hit the correct resonance to fuse with the other musicians and the three of them together were just plain glorious. There is a full schedule of upcoming music performances at Tiedtke Hall.
For further information, call the college at (407) 646-2000, ask for the music department, and then request to be placed on the upcoming music performance announce list. A web site is in the works for the future. You can call the very same number to request information about the Bach Festival performances, and its very, very fine Visiting Artists' Series.