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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 11 February 2006 |
All declassified activities are currently on hold. I would like to resurrect this project in the future but for now there is not enough interest to keep it going.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 11 February 2006 )
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What is the Declassified Project? |
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, 03 October 2005 |
Welcome to the new home page of Declassified. Declassified is a
new music ensemble dedicated to taking the elitism out of classical
music. Declassified stands for bringing life and
vitality to "Classical music" by bringing it to a new audience.
 I believe that the lack of attention paid to classical music today,
particularly by the youth, is due to the fact that classical music is
perceived as pretentious, stuffy, elitist, boring and outdated. The
reasons for this perception could not be seen more clearly then by
simply witnessing a symphony concert: the concert is preceded by a
lecture, and is performed by tux clad musicians as numerous elderly
patrons tap their feet as they fall asleep to the all too familiar
tunes of the much over-performed classical repertoire, between
movements there is silence punctuated by obligatory coughing, and at
the end of the work there is there is the formality of applause, with
the rising and sitting of the orchestra as the conductor makes his way
off and back onstage over and over again.
I personally feel
that classical music is a wonderful and beautiful art form that when
the right music is presented appropriately can be an open, relaxed,
accessible, thrilling and contemporary experience. In order to share
this view of classical music with a greater audience I would like to
form an ensemble dedicated to bringing art music to people in a
non-stuffy, non-elitist, non-threatening environment. The ensemble will
play recent music of living composers who desire to both have a high
degree of artistic integrity and a degree of accessibility. Each year
one or more concerts will be presented in an informal manner,
completely separated from the ritualistic formality of the symphony and
more akin to the relaxed environment of a Jazz concert in a bar or club.
I
am looking for people to assist me in this goal. I will serve as
composer, conductor (if needed), music director, and producer/organizer
of the ensemble and all the events. I need other interested composers,
willing to create new works, and musicians willing to rehearse and
perform, and any volunteers who would like to be apart of this in
anyway. This should be an exciting and wonderful opportunity for
classical musicians and music to make a real and meaningful connection
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Last Updated ( Friday, 07 October 2005 )
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