Webcasting Announcement for Oct. 21st NIU Philharmonic Concert!!

Ok, listen up everyone. I have my first NIU Philharmonic concert, and I'm inviting all of you to watch!! If you are new to my blog or are recieving this blog email for the first time, I am at Northern Illinois University studying harp for my masters. I am also a member of the NIU Philharmonic Orchestra.
Here at NIU, they do this really cool thing called live webcasting, so any concert that happens at NIU is broadcasted live over the internet. They don't always archive these concerts, so you have to catch it LIVE. Follow?

Ok, so my next concert is THIS WEDNESDAY, OCT 21, 8:00PM, CENTRAL TIME. You Mountain timers, that means an hour ealier. Eastern timers, an hour later. Just so we're clear. I has been expressed to me by many ppl that they would like to know when I am playing in concerts. However, not many ppl read this blog and I can only email this blog to 10 ppl, so if you know anyone else who would like to know about this, please forward it along. For those who actually get on the internet to read my blog, I did not email you for that reason: you actually get on and check, which I appreciate!!
Thank you.

In case anyone wants to know the concert program, it is this:

~Die Moldau by Smetana. This is a piece inspired by The Moldau, a river that runs through Czechoslovakia. It is also the piece that I am playing in.
From Smetana's program notes ....
"The composition depicts the course of the river , beginning from its two small sources, one cold the other warm, the joining of both streams into one, then the flow of the Moldau through forests and across meadows, through the countryside where merry feasts are celebrated; water nymphs dance in the moonlight; on nearby rocks can be seen the outline of ruined castles, proudly soaring into the skies. The Mouldau swirls through the St. John Rapids and flows in a broad stream towards Prague. It passes Vysehrad [ where an ancient royal castle once stood ] , and finally the river disappears in the distance as it flows majestically into the Elbe."
--Well, Vysehrad is another movement of the piece (you can google it) that we won't actually be playing, but it is still a very cool piece. Just try to imagine the different parts in it as you listen:
-joining of the two streams
-great hunt
-peasant wedding
-nymphs in the forest
-ruins
-St. John Rapids
-The widest part of the River

~Como un Sueno for Harp and Orchestra by Gustavo Leone
Faye Seeman, harp

Gustavo Leone is a living composer who's music focuses on the kinds of sounds that instruments can make together. This piece is so beautiful, and almost sounds like it is out of a movie. It is worth watching this concert just for this piece. Faye Seeman is my professor here and is an outstanding harpist. Mr. Leone will also be in attendance at the concert.

~intermission~

~Dvorjak - Symphony No. 7
This piece is just awsome, full of sound, emotion and angst, lots of strings....good stuff!!!

So there you have it, that is the concert order. If you were wanting to just see me play, make sure you log on at the beginning, since I am first and the piece is the shortest one on the program.
[There is also going to be an open discussion before the concert with Gustavo Leone and my teacher Faye Seeman, which might be webcasted as well. I'll send more details on that later.]

Last thing (I promise!!): The link to the embed online: http://www.niu.edu/music/media/webcasts.shtml
I have posted the links for the webcasting in my previous post. If you have problems, go to www.michelleheuer.blogspot.com and look at the previous post (if you are recieving this by email). Chances are you will have to update something.
Feel free to post or email any questions you might have, my blog is always open!!

Webcast concerts from NIU

I don't know how many ppl actually read my blog, but in case anyone wanted to see me perform in concerts at NIU, they have this really cool link to live HD webcasting. So, if anyone wanted to see me perform in ensemble concerts, you can!! I think it's a pretty awsome thing they got going here. Too bad the library computers aren't as high tech (hehe).

The link to the HD webcast embed is: http://www.niu.edu/music/media/webcasts.shtml

I would recommend the most recent version of Adobe Flash Player: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer

and Adobe Reader: http://get.adobe.com/reader

This is what the school has recommended, but you may not have to have these recent versions, I'm not sure.

NOW: I am performing tonight for a band concert at 7:00pm CENTRAL TIME that might be webcast, I'm not actually sure. So if you are interested you can check the link and see. I am performing a piece for 2 harps and small chamber ensemble first up (for wind ensemble) then I am playing the first piece with the University band. So I'll be at the beginning, then I'm done. I will try to post in the future whenever I have a concert via webcast.

The next one will be on Wednesday Oct. 21 at 7:30pm, where I will be playing a piece with the NIU Philharmonic.