It’s disappointing that current circumstances make it so that our traditional live performance of Bach in the Subway could not happen
During Bach’s lifetime, there wasn’t anything worldwide that compares with what is happening currently with COVID-19. However, he did get sent to prison once – because he quit his job! Wonder how that impacted his musical compositions?
Since this is such an unsual time, an unusual Bach in the Subway celebration is just right! Instead of the live performance, students received a practice video with each group class assigned to focus on one of Bach’s pieces. Everyone in the school had the opportunity to participate! After mastering the practice assignments, students made a recording of themselves performing their group’s piece along with Ms. Sonomi’s accompaniment video. To create the “performance”, teachers worked with the individual videos to combine them into a montage….instant Bach in the Subway performance!
It’s wonderful that so many students participated in celebrating Bach’s birthday. Many thanks to all of the students who joined, to their parents for taking the time to do the special practicing and making the technology work, to the teachers for making the practice videos, to Ms. Sonomi for also making the accompaniment videos, to Ms. Lan, Ms. Monica, Ms. Yuko and Ms. Diane for making the video montages.
Please enjoy SMAHK’s 2020 celebration of JS Bach:
Minuet No. 1 Bach, Casals, Haydn, Telemann, Suzuki, Twinkle: https://youtu.be/B4wfs9_M2Is
Minuet No. 2 Beethoven, Clementi, Telemann: https://youtu.be/bekeB4eREoo
Minuet Corelli: https://youtu.be/ghjyxjSCFMk
Musette Hindemith, Mozart, Suzuki: https://youtu.be/m9d4eTo8oVA
Gavotte in C Minor Du Pre: https://youtu.be/k_5tZf10aCY
Gavotte in D major Fiocco: https://youtu.be/bPET7uMkm5Q
Gavotte for Solo Violin Prokofiev & Paganini: https://youtu.be/z0xoKEcFb3c
Happy Birthday, Bach!