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The BSO Builds an Online Classroom
February 6, 2003
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The BSO Online Conservatory debuts with a focus on composer Tan Dun. |
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Image Courtesy of Boston Symphony Orchestra |
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While the home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra is just a few blocks from Berklee, people don't generally think of the two institutions as occupying the same musical territory. It's true that you're more likely to hear the works of Beethoven at one and the Beatles at the other, but every once in a while you get a reminder that their respective missions may overlap more than you think.
One such example comes this week with the opening of the BSO Online Conservatory, a free service for BSO website visitors who want to learn more about the orchestra's performances. Beginning with its launch on February 7, 2003, the BSO Online Conservatory gives music lovers a hands-on way to learn about concepts like theory, composition, and instrumentation. In the Online Conservatory's inaugural offering, web readers will also get to watch a video interview with Tan Dun, whose composition, The Map: A Concerto for Cello, Video, and Orchestra, is being performed by the BSO, with soloist Yo-Yo Ma, in a world premiere February 20-25.
Even Tan Dun's composition itself—a piece of music that is augmented by projected films—makes one think of Berklee's own forays into the mixing of music and technology. Furthermore, Berklee's film scoring department has been watching Tan Dun's career closely; he wrote the Academy Award-winning score for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
And while you're on your way to the BSO Online Conservatory, be sure to stop by the Berkleemusic Online School, which offers a series of web-based courses in production, writing, business, and education, all under the umbrella of Berklee Media.
It's the not the first time we've heard Berklee and the BSO mentioned in the same context, and we're sure it won't be the last.
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