My Nonprofit Reviews

I have been enjoying the offerings of MusicaNova Orchestra for several years now and am in awe of how each program taps into the energy and creative magnetism of new composers and musicians while bringing forward extensions of obscure, yet beautifully insightful delicacies of dreams and dreamers. For example, on Sunday evening, October 27th, Conductor Warren Cohen led members of the MusicaNova Orchestra as they performed a remarkable early work of 'The Black Mahler,' Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. His Nonet in F Minor, Op. 2 is so musically intricate that one cannot help but be enriched by it's journey into their heart. The performance was only the second time his Nonet has been heard in the United States. Members of the orchestra also served up Onslow's 'Theme and Variations' from the Nonet in A Minor, Op. 77. A special highlight of the evening extended the theme of the program 'Youthful Variations,' as the award winning 10-year-old, Jessica Zhang, delivered a truly mesmerizing performance of the first movement of Mozart Piano Concerto no. 2. At one point, I literally closed my eyes and let the music surround me and take me away. Thank you for a beautiful night of music, MusicaNova Orchestra, and 'Congratulations' on the start of your 11th season.

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