Spring Break
Kaminsky kicks off year at VDM
Eric Nigosanti
Issue date: 9/15/08 Section: Focus
Hongwei Shang, statistics graduate student said, "I loved the piano and vocal performances, but not a fan of the louder pieces."
One theme throughout the evening was Kaminsky's taking chances on somewhat unusual song selections and unconventional arrangements. By doing this he may have alienated some of the crowd, but it does show Kaminsky's love of all music whether it be strictly classical, morbidly sad or just plain strange.
Starting out the evening Kaminsky sat alone at the piano playing an excerpt from Morton Feldman's "Triadic Memories" which sounded like a collection of creepy chords, but what kept the audience's fascination was their wondering of why a screen shot of the orange, purple and green cross hairs of a Jasper John painting was in the background. The program was concluded a bit more typically with a violin, cello and piano trio playing Mozart, which is guaranteed to please some people in the audience.
"As a string player I liked the Mozart pieces," said John Biatowas a graduate student in music. "But I also thought the Bob Dylan piece had a good arrangement."
One theme throughout the evening was Kaminsky's taking chances on somewhat unusual song selections and unconventional arrangements. By doing this he may have alienated some of the crowd, but it does show Kaminsky's love of all music whether it be strictly classical, morbidly sad or just plain strange.
Starting out the evening Kaminsky sat alone at the piano playing an excerpt from Morton Feldman's "Triadic Memories" which sounded like a collection of creepy chords, but what kept the audience's fascination was their wondering of why a screen shot of the orange, purple and green cross hairs of a Jasper John painting was in the background. The program was concluded a bit more typically with a violin, cello and piano trio playing Mozart, which is guaranteed to please some people in the audience.
"As a string player I liked the Mozart pieces," said John Biatowas a graduate student in music. "But I also thought the Bob Dylan piece had a good arrangement."
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