Sunday, December 11, 2011

Blackberry Winter and the Mountain Dulcimer

I haven't had a music post in a while! Today, my orchestra is performing Conni Ellisor's Blackberry Winter for strings, Tennessee music box, and mountain dulcimer. I was unfamiliar with both instruments before rehearsing the piece, but both have a beautiful sound, and I really like the whole piece. I found a video of the movements 2 and 3, performed by the Nexus Chamber Orchestra and Stephen Seifert on the dulcimer and music box. (He will also be performing with us today!) I also found one of Seifert discussing both instruments.



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