The third and final Journey of 100 performance sponsored by Hamilton College
The third and final Journey of 100 performance sponsored by Hamilton College
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The second of three Journey of 100 performances sponsored by Hamilton College
Thank you for sharing your talent! Adding this beautiful piece to the air in a space usually filled with children’s voices was a gift. I liked to close my eyes and imagine the notes floating around the room and touching everyone there. Thank you!
The first of three Journey of 100 events at Hamilton College, Clinton NY 13323
What a terrific experience. The first bars of the Chaconne brought a tear or two of emotion, then I settled into the delight of the moment. It felt like being at a German outdoor cafe for lunch–the only thing missing was the beer. But the juxtaposition of beautiful music and the more usual social traffic of lunch made such a connection for me. I wish that we had opportunities to experience such occasions more here.
I had not heard solo violin played in such an intimate setting before and was delighted to experience the range of sonority, of the forte and piano, and of the bowing–things one doesn’t hear in the orchestra. Thanks for the occasion and the lesson, and good luck with the project.
https://explorers.org/events/detail/public_lecture_series_with_shem_guibbory_and_dorit_donoviel
This performance in my series Journey of 100 is part of an amazing evening: a program I am sharing with my niece Dr. Dorit Donoviel, one of the chief scientists in charge of the medical program for NASA astronauts. We are calling it For the Love of Music and Space.
RESERVATIONS 212.628.8383 or email us at reservations@explorers.org
Date: Monday, February 13th Time: 6:00 pm Reception, 7:00 pm Lecture
Location: Explorers Club – 46 East 70th Street, New York, NY, 10021
Member Ticket Price: $10 Guest Ticket Price: $25 Student Ticket Price: $5 with a valid academic ID
Dear Shem,
This was my third time when I joined you in your Journey of 100. Every time my experience is a little different, but it is always that I can feel my own Inner Space (as you stated) listening to Bach. Chaconne for me is very personal and I find solace during your masterful performance.
Dorit’s presentation was so engaging and interesting and the idea of connecting science and music at the same event was great.
Thank you very much and I looking forward to joining you at your Journey in the future.
Serafima
This was such a wonderful event. I found the juxtaposition of human exploration of deep space with the kind of deep inner exploration that music can provide to be a profound experience. This was my first, but hopefully not my last, time seeing the performance of Chaconne journey of 100 and it took me through quite a spectrum of emotional reaction. At one moment watching the performance it brought me to a place of almost unease and sadness only to be swept along to a feeling of pervasive joy. The experience of listening to this beautiful music performed masterfully seems to open up a channel of connection, to cut off the stream of thought and plunge you deep into an inner space where seemingly only you can go. In the context of Shem’s interpretation of the piece, which he touched on briefly before the performance, and being in a room of people all taking that plunge into the inner space of connection, combined with Dr. Dorit Donoviel’s wonderfully informative presentation of outer exploration, it made for a very profound and intellectually stimulating night. Thank you Shem and Dorit and thank you all who attended!
at the JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown, NY just next to Hyatt Doubletree.
371 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591, phone (914) 366-7898
Admission $5
http://shamesjcc.org/events/2017/01/23/events/j.s.-bach-journey-of-100-lecture-performance/
Reflections: Feeling and hearing the intensity of the Chaconne in an intimate setting was a quieting experience. The integration of Shem Guibbory’s performance, the stillness of the audience, as if holding its breath, and the vibrations of the violin so close- I almost didn’t realize it happened till it was over, so complete was my involvement. It’s rare to have this kind of experience. Shem – Thank you for providing us with your passion and art. Linda
Shem,
I wanted to add a comment related to your lecture at JCC in Tarrytown. You mentioned that you purchased your violin from David Segal. My daughter, who is now an adult studied violin with Anna Pellekh at Hoff Barthelson for many years and we purchased an “old” violin from David Segal as well. I helped her select it. It has rich, dark tones which I so appreciate in violin sounds. Interesting paths that cross.
Vivian
The quite, intimate setting of the cafe at night as well as the small group of people closely gathered made for a somewhat solemn and emotional experience. People were mostly lost in their own minds and feelings but the experience overall was incredible. I’d never heard a solo violin played in such a small and comfortable setting before and the experience is not one I’d forget.
Dear Shem,
I attended Journey of 100 performance # 33 and enjoyed it very much. Thank you!! I preferred to close my eyes as I listened to your gorgeous playing so nothing could come between the sound and my mind. It is such an exquisite experience to be so close by to live playing in that relatively small space. However, I did not want to be distracted by the presence of people and things. I imagined that you were playing on a high cliff looking over the sea and that you just had the blue sky and the sea behind you. The music of Bach carried me over the waves.
I also attended your evening concert with Sar-Shalom and the beautiful images in the background. That was also a most fantastic experience… I found that during first part of the concert where there were no images, my mind felt as if it was broadening, enlarging as I listened to you my eyes closed. I could only concentrate on the way notes flowed. However, in the second part, when I looked at the images, it seemed as though the music was describing the shapes in these photos. I could not concentrate solely on music but used music to think about what I was seeing.
Many thanks for coming to Hamilton and giving yourself thoroughly to us to present your incredible sounds. Thanks to Sar-Shalom and Peter as well…
Shem, I saw your performance of Chaconne at the Explorers’ Club recently in Manhattan. Here are my thoughts: Although every piece has a beginning and end I got lost in the performance and felt as though I was suspended in time. I especially liked the softer passages, they were sensitive and beautiful. It was like you were having a conversation with the music, and the music was responding to your input. Well done, brother.