Chamber for a Cause was invited by Fredrica Glucksman, an English teacher at Livingston High School, to perform in the Chamber Music Society of Orange’s last performance of the season on June 14, 2015. The Chamber Music Society of Orange is a group of music lovers that have been meeting for decades to share music and showcase the talent of Orange residents. Unfortunately, however, the meeting on June 14 was their last meeting. At the Society’s last meeting, Chamber for a Cause was the third group to perform in a program of four performance groups. The other performance groups included a piano duet, a married couple who performed multiple waltzes and dances by Dvorak, Brahms, and Mozart; a singer and her accompanist, who performed arias by Dvorak; and a retired Broadway pianist, who played show tunes and described memories and musical observations related to the pieces. Chamber for a Cause’s program was very diverse, including pieces by Haydn, Mozart, Telemann, and Gabrielli, as well as their signature “Over the Rainbow”. After the performance, Esther Bearg, president of the Chamber Music Society praised their performance:
“Thank you, thank, thank you, you were all so wonderful. The folks in the audience kept coming to me after you left, telling me how wonderful; you all were. Of course I agree with them 100%. Everything you did was so well done, even bringing your own chairs and music stands. All most appreciated. I also thank you for being so polite while the others performed.”
Fredrica Glucksman also mentioned praise for the members following their performance:
“Everyone was ecstatic about your performance. The sound, the precision, and the emotion were so moving. I was moved to tears. The audience also was impressed by your poise and charm as well as your use of the cellphone to get the music.” Furthermore, through only one meeting, we at Chamber for a Cause learned so much from the Society themselves, about they captured music’s influence: the ability to educate and exchange, to learn regardless of mistakes or technical imperfections. But Society members’ performances also displayed the essence of music’s power: the willingness to be utterly transformed by a piece, to love it enough to internalize it and share it personally with the others around you.
We would like to thank the Chamber Music Society of Orange for such a wonderful experience of sharing music, truly a humbling experience that allowed our members to fully appreciate the universality of music.
--Jeanna Qiu (President)
Christina Qiu (Co-president)
Members involved:
Rohan Sampat, violin
Christopher Bae, violin
Christina Qiu, violin
Jessica Li, viola
Danielle Lee, cello
Iris Peng, cello
Jeanna Qiu, cello
“Thank you, thank, thank you, you were all so wonderful. The folks in the audience kept coming to me after you left, telling me how wonderful; you all were. Of course I agree with them 100%. Everything you did was so well done, even bringing your own chairs and music stands. All most appreciated. I also thank you for being so polite while the others performed.”
Fredrica Glucksman also mentioned praise for the members following their performance:
“Everyone was ecstatic about your performance. The sound, the precision, and the emotion were so moving. I was moved to tears. The audience also was impressed by your poise and charm as well as your use of the cellphone to get the music.” Furthermore, through only one meeting, we at Chamber for a Cause learned so much from the Society themselves, about they captured music’s influence: the ability to educate and exchange, to learn regardless of mistakes or technical imperfections. But Society members’ performances also displayed the essence of music’s power: the willingness to be utterly transformed by a piece, to love it enough to internalize it and share it personally with the others around you.
We would like to thank the Chamber Music Society of Orange for such a wonderful experience of sharing music, truly a humbling experience that allowed our members to fully appreciate the universality of music.
--Jeanna Qiu (President)
Christina Qiu (Co-president)
Members involved:
Rohan Sampat, violin
Christopher Bae, violin
Christina Qiu, violin
Jessica Li, viola
Danielle Lee, cello
Iris Peng, cello
Jeanna Qiu, cello
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