We thoroughly enjoyed our time in the Austrian Alps, were honored to perform many times throughout the festival, and met so many wonderful people. ~ posted by Jennifer Clary Austria ColoradoState CSU Faculty Chamber Winds CSUMusic CSUWindsinEurope Mozart Salzburg Danke Schön MidEurope and Schladming
This incredible and picturesque city has much to offer, and much more for us to discover! “I have goosebumps,” “It brings tears to my eyes,” and “I’m incredibly grateful to be here,” were all overheard by this blogger I had my own special moment with the opening to the Requiem Mass running through my head as I meandered through the historic cobbled streets of the Altstadt (Old Town). Sebastian’s cemetery, the burial site of Mozart’s father Leopold and wife Constanze, and Mozartplatz, featuring the composer’s statue, unveiled in 1842. “Michl march, Mozart is here,” was enthusiastically proclaimed at the time! Significant destinations for the group included the Geburtshaus (birth house), the Wohnhaus (a later residence), St. The fourth largest city in Austria boasts over 4,000 music, theatre, dance, and art events and exhibitions each year, including the famous Salzburg Music Festival.įor any group of musicians and music professors, a pilgrimage to the city’s Mozart landmarks is essential and emotional. The ensemble is thoroughly delighted by Salzburg and it’s rich arts culture and history. ~ Happy Birthday John – we’re all so thrilled that you had this experience on your special day! ColoradoState CSU Faculty Chamber Winds CSUMusic CSUWindsinEurope French Horn Mirabell Mozart Mozart's music Mozarteum Salzburg Mozart is here. John McGuire, Assistant Professor of Horn, Colorado State University I wonder if you ever realized in your lifetime just how much your music would touch people on a deep emotional level so many years later. And as we stood in front of his Geburtshaus afterward, realizing that we were standing in literally the same place Mozart had once stood, I had a tear in my eye, but also a smile on my face. I believe that to this end, we were able to honor him here in Salzburg with our renditions of his music. His music requires the utmost skill, grace, and purity of tone. More so than any composer before or since (at least in my humble opinion), Mozart clearly defines not just an entire age, but an entire genre. Why, after more than 220 years since his death, is he still so revered? For me, it is simply because Mozart’s music is the quintessential definition of refinement in an art form of unparalleled beauty and grace. And while his works for the horn are wonderful pieces, they aren’t even his best works as he is known far more for his operas, symphonies, and piano concerti. Our entire solo repertoire begins and ends with Mozart. In the world of French Horn players, Mozart is held in particularly high esteem. Before there was ever Beethoven, Brahms, or Mahler, there was Mozart. After our second concert, our group posed for a picture in front of Mozart’s Geburtshaus.Īs a musician, it seems like a rite of passage to trek halfway across the globe and pay our respects to arguably the greatest composer to ever live.
Today we played two outdoor concerts here in Salzburg, one in a picturesque garden once used in the Sound Of Music, the other in a park outside of the Mozarteum.Īs we walked from one concert to the next, winding our way through idyllic city parks and streets, literally hundreds of years old, it was hard to not realize that we were walking in the footsteps of Mozart. Non-Auditioned Ensembles/Classes Open to Non-Majors.
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