The cast and seven-person orchestra, all young Fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center, are dressed in white jeans and white oxford shirts.
There is a vast amount of literature for the piano as the accompanying instrument in sonatas, partly because the piano can function as a "one-person orchestra".
Playwrights Horizons is betting big on the show, which features a 12-person orchestra and 18-member cast, both the largest in its history.
One idea he's currently working on is music without drumbeats; another is a 60-person orchestra of modern instruments, such as theremins and Moogs.
A stairway that appears in some scenes is put to good use by the stars and ensemble, who dance down it nimbly as Jeff Hoffman, the musical director, and his six-person orchestra provide a lush accompaniment to tapping feet.
But it's a noble goal". One idea he's currently working on is music without drumbeats; another is a 60-person orchestra of modern instruments, such as theremins and Moogs.
There is a vast amount of literature for the piano as the accompanying instrument in sonatas, partly because the piano can function as a "one-person orchestra". Many composers of the 20th century discovered facets of the piano that had been previously ignored.
Accompanying herself on an electric piano, which she treated as a one-person orchestra, Ms. Owen showed how much color and sonic depth can be extracted out of a single keyboard in her radical transformation of Deep Purple's 1970s rock anthem "Smoke on the Water" into a brooding folk-pop ballad with prophetic overtones.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL, concludes on Saturday at 8 p.m., with a screening of the documentary "Creating Harmony: The Displaced Persons Orchestra from St. Ottilien," at Congregation B'nai Avraham, 117 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights.
The soundtrack for the piece features a 60-person orchestra from Prague that accompanies President Obama's voiceover, guiding you through an auditory experience through Yosemite and Obama's visit.
