New: somtowAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917steemzzanhive-183959hive-180932hive-166405photographyhive-185836uncommonlabhive-183397hive-150122hive-101145hive-144064hive-188619bitcoinkrsuccesshive-145157lifehive-184714hive-109690hive-193637hive-103599hive-181136TrendingNewHotLikerssomtow (58)in classical-radio • 3 years agoSomtow conducts Mahler 3Our first really big concert after live concerts became possible again!somtow (58)in classical-radio • 4 years agoFive of Pentacles for Five FlutesI wrote this composition for a lockdown concert (livestreamed) for the flute players in our youth orchestra. It's eclectic, the five movements ranging from atonality to folk music.somtow (58)in classical-radio • 4 years agoSiam Sinfonietta tackles Mahler 7 with 105 piece orchestra including four harpsSiam Sinfonietta, one of the region’s premier youth orchestras, has its tenth season and has been overdue to give its Tenth Anniversary concert, postponed since March because of the Covid-19…somtow (58)in classical-music • 4 years agoThe opening of our BTHVN2020 SeriesAfter a Covid lull ... the youth orchestra kicked off its BTHVN2020 series of the complete symphonies of Beethoven with Nos. 2 and 8 ... Here's me conducting No. 2somtow (58)in classical-radio • 5 years agoVideo of the opera "The Diary of Anne Frank"I would like to share with you a video of the opera "Diary of Anne Frank" by Grigori Frid. It is originally a monodrama, but when I directed this for holocaust memorial day a few years back, I…somtow (58)in movie • 5 years agoSomtow does "Psycho"Yes, I managed to get "Pyscho" into my Valentine's Day concert ... you see, it was about "all the varieties of Love" … and I had a "perverted love" category....somtow (58)in movie • 5 years agoSomtow does "Vertigo"This is also from our Valentine's Day concert.somtow (58)in movie • 5 years agoSomtow and Bow do "Titanic"On the 14th we had a Valentine's Day concert — romantic music from 100 years of Hollywood.somtow (58)in movie • 5 years agoThe Sinfonietta goes to the MoviesWe started work yesterday on a Valentine concert of classic movie love themes. Most of the great romantic classics of course were long before these kids were even born. Thought you might enjoy…somtow (58)in star-wars • 5 years agoThe Good, the Bad, and the UgnaughtThoughts While Binge-Watching “The Mandalorian” - S.P. Somtow I was finally able to watch The Mandalorian recently in between moments of incredible personal and professional stress. And one of…somtow (58)in classical-radio • 5 years agoComplete Video: the World Premiere of my Holocaust OperaHere's a link to the Financial Times story about my opera … and here is the video (with yellow subtitles) of the entire opera I hope you enjoy it Best — Somtowsomtow (58)in classical-radio • 5 years agoMy New Opera about the Holocaust, Opening TonightThis is what I wrote in the program book … SIX MILLION AND ONE Helena Citrónová is an opera. That is to say, it is a performance in which we accept the crazy notion that people walk around on a…somtow (58)in starwars • 5 years agoThinking about Carrie FisherI was thinking about how Princess Leia managed to appear in the final movie — reconstituted from unused pieces of celluloid. So I thought I'd post our performance of the Princess Leia theme from a…somtow (58)in starwars • 5 years agoForty Two Years with the Force - a Kind of Star Wars reviewThis essay will not be spoiler-free. A long time ago … and the galaxy might as well be far, far, away because I’m not a quantum particle and so my consciousness is stuck for ever on a swath of…somtow (58)in classical-radio • 5 years agoOur kids play the 1812 OvertureA few glitches here and there but hey, it's live music. And the first concert of the Sinfonietta's Tenth Season. Hope you enjoy!somtow (58)in classical-music • 5 years agoBeethoven's Birthday Big Bang Flashmob in ThailandFour youth orchestras from Thailand and five conductors celebrated Beethoven's birthday and the launch of a year-long Beethoven celebration with a "reverse flash mob" — one where the music starts in…somtow (58)in classical-music • 5 years agoPreparing to Avoid Clichés....Today I took a rehearsal of the 1812 Overture for the first time in my life. (Thank god I found a score of the non-Soviet edition just in time.) Amazing that it would take so long for me to…somtow (58)in classical-music • 5 years agoSiam Sinfonietta winds play Stravinskyfound this clip which is about 3 years old. It's the Stravinsky "Symphonies of Wind Instruments" - early version from I believe 1910.somtow (58)in classical-music • 5 years agoVideo of Helena Citrónová Suite by SomtowIn response to the generous response to my article about the music for my upcoming opera, I'm posting the video of the Prague premiere of the suite. The whole opera will premiere in Bangkok in…somtow (58)in classical-music • 5 years agoMy Approach to Musical Language in “Helena Citrónová”This opera began years ago with an overture: a clanging, elemental, shrieking, painful overture that’s not so much like “music” as like the actual sound of a nightmare train. At that point, I had…
