Avery Davidson
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Dec 19
DA Winter Music Concert
It was a huge treat that I got to conduct an ensemble, since opportunities when starting out as a young conductor are very scarce and hard to find. But, it was an amazing experience to work with musicians again and lead them to what was a pretty successful concert. Mr. Meyer and I had an …
Dec 16
Concert #2 with the DSO
Unfortunately, I missed the first half of the concert due to my own performance, which also was a success. This whole concert seemed to stem from the Classical Era, involving an overture by Haydn, and piano concerto by Mozart, and a symphony by Beethoven. The Second Symphony by Beethoven is what I will be focusing …
Dec 06
Thirteenth Week
I know I have been making excuses about not getting enough blog posts done in time, but my life has just been so hectic right now. It’s very hard for me to balance everything, especially with all the college stuff still bugging me to death. However, I still was very productive last week, since I …
Nov 29
Eleventh and Twelfth Weeks
Sorry for this update being late on both of these previous weeks. The days just don’t seem to stop filling my schedule to the brim. But, I have gotten many things done! The biggest thing of these past two weeks have been preparing for this upcoming concert with Mr. Meyer, where I will conduct one …
Nov 17
Tenth Week
I already planned the second semester as an extension of my independent study, so I will be updating my current proposal with Mr. Meyer soon. I am thinking that a good way to show progress in what I have learned is by showing a video of me conducting the winter instrumental ensemble concert and analyzing …
Nov 11
Ninth Week
Sorry that this blog post was late, but a lot has been going on lately. Recently, I have secured a part in the musical, and I am planning on now talking over with Mr. Meyer on what my role should be with him as well as being a member of the cast. Also, we have …
Nov 03
Seventh and Eighth Weeks
There was a slight break from my regular posts, since I was very busy with performances during the seventh week. I had not only a performance with my jazz-rock band, “In the Pocket,” but also theater performances that would last late into the evening of the play, “Eurydice.” It was an extremely busy time, and …
Oct 29
Concert #1 with the DSO
For coming back from Covid and basically having to start an orchestra fresh, the DSO did a really great job for a first concert back, and my dad was certainly pleased with the performance. There is one piece that my dad and I thought was played wonderfully by the Duke musicians, which was a cantata …
Oct 18
Sixth Week
This week, I have finished studying the first movement of the Jupiter Symphony, and now I have moved on to the second movement. What a strangely chromatic work for a classical composer such as Mozart. I also had a meeting and watched a rehearsal of Mr. Meyer’s instrumental ensemble, where now they have gotten new …
Oct 12
Fifth Week
I have just finished my studies on Mozart’s famous Symphony No. 40, and soon, I will be moving onto Mozart’s critically acclaimed and ingenious work, Symphony No. 41, also known as “Jupiter.” I had an interesting rehearsal with Mr. Meyer, where I got to know each of the players from the instrumental ensemble. We talked …