The concertmaster, Krista Bennion Feeney, offered a graceful solo contribution to the charming second movement variations.
Domingo, singing a baritone aria from "Andrea Chénier," credibly made the first solo contribution of the evening.
By Desmond Shawe-Taylor The New Yorker, December 10 , 1973P. 181 Some years ago, during the funeral service for an eminent and respected musician, the largely professional gathering was stunned to hear the organist, as his solo contribution to the proceedings, launch into the lilting and voluptuous strains of the Barcarolle.
Mr. Schulte's solo contribution was a pair of Mr. Carter's early violin works: "Rhapsodic Musings" (2000), a study in quickly changing weights and timbres, built around the rhythms of animated speech, and "Riconoscenza per Goffredo Petrassi" (1984), with its stark contrasts of violent exhortation and serene beauty.
The New Yorker, December 10 , 1973P. 181 Some years ago, during the funeral service for an eminent and respected musician, the largely professional gathering was stunned to hear the organist, as his solo contribution to the proceedings, launch into the lilting and voluptuous strains of the Barcarolle.
Although initially enthusiastic about making a solo contribution, Wright later described it as "pretentious".
The solo contributions were remarkable.
There were some strong solo contributions as well.
The outstanding solo contributions, however, came from countertenor and tenor, James Laing and Nicholas Mulroy.
On the first night, though, most of the solo contributions failed to meet expectations.
What got so much better was the togetherness, the solo contributions and -- perhaps this was fundamental -- the confidence.
