Ep. 7: Alexander Oon | Unboxing New Music with Boon Hua

Описание: UNBOXING NEW MUSIC WITH BOON HUA
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New series of conversations with some of the finest young composers and performers from Singapore to chat about their lives, inspiration, and their music. I'm happy to welcome an old friend and a phenomenal hornist, Alexander Oon. We'll be talking about how he got bitten by the new music bug 🐞, his transformative summer at Lucerne Festival Academy, and also unboxing some wonderful music by Bertram Wee, Mikel Urquiza, and the Austrian doyen Friedrich Cerha.

Alexander Oon (b.1992) currently holds the position of Principal Horn with the Sun Symphony Orchestra, Hanoi. Prior to that, he completed his Master of Performance studies and graduated with a Distinction at the Royal College of Music in 2018. Alexander was one of two joint winners for the RCM Contemporary Competition, and he was chosen to be a part of the prestigious Lucerne Festival Academy, which focuses on modern music.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Welcome, a little bit about Alex and how he got into new music
11:27 - Memorable experience performing new music in Singapore & London
20:25 - Introduction and recording of Bertram Wee's inept
30:44 - More on inept and explanation of extended techniques used in the work
37:07 - The collaborative process of working with the composer on inept
41:17 - How Alex went on to participate at the Lucerne Festival Academy (LFA)
43:37 - Alex's recollections of performing Friedrich Cerha's Spiegel I-VII at LFA
55:05 - Performing John Luther Adams' Sila: The Breath of the World at LFA and hearing audience reactions
1:00:37 - Boon Hua sharing about his experiences and collaborative interactions at the Peter Eötvös Mentoring Program
1:04:34 - Introduction & text to Mikel Urquiza's I nalt be clode on the frolt
1:06:24 - Recording of 1st & 2nd mvts from Mikel Urquiza's I nalt be clode on the frolt with score
1:13:18 - Question from Alex: where to draw the line between over-rehearsing a difficult passage or asking the composer for a compromise?
1:19:08 - Question from Alex: what are the characteristics of pieces that have moved you emotionally or intellectually?
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Links for music mentioned in the episode:
Bertram Wee's inept - recording unavailable online, please contact the composer
Bertram Wee's The Wild of Heart -    • Wee: The Wild Of Heart / Lien • Orchestra ...  
Friedrich Cerha's Spiegel I-VII -    • Плейлист  
Mikel Urquiza's I nalt be clode on the frolt -    • I nalt be clode on the frolt | Mikel Urquiza  

Michael Hersch's Last Autumn -    • Michael Hersch - Last Autumn - recording t...  
John Corigliano's Symphony No. 3 "Circus Maximus" -    • Circus Maximus (Symphony No. 3 for large w...  
John Luther Adam's Sila: The Breath of the World -    • Sila: The Breath of the World  
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