In this episode of Orchestral Excerpt Insights, CSO Principal Percussion Cynthia Yeh demonstrates how a vibraphone can evoke the drama of Leonard Bernstein’s epic score from West Side Story. For Yeh, this excerpt comes alive when the player focuses on creating a scene and using the full capacity of the instrument. “The vibraphone is a mallet instrument, but there are so many options for colors, inflections and nuances. This comes not just from your hands playing the notes, but your feet doing the pedaling.” Her advice for young percussionists? “Don’t neglect the vibes in your daily practice.”
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra brass section inspires listeners everywhere with unified power and precision. It’s a commitment to musical excellence shared by the entire orchestra, but how did it begin, and who built the energy that connects millions of people with great music still today?
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CSO musicians perform a program of chamber music works inspired by opera and tone poems. Opening the program is the opening String Sextet from Richard Strauss’ final opera, Capriccio. The opera revolves around the question: which is more important, poetry or music? The lushness of this s...
A Conversation with Missy Mazzoli and Jessie Montgomery
From the Composer’s Studio invites you to hear two of today’s most celebrated composers—Missy Mazzoli and Jessie Montgomery—provide a glimpse into their work. WFMT host LaRob K. Rafael moderates this conversation in which M...
