Contemporary instrumentalists (String Players). Учебное пособие по английскому языку для студентов оркестровых факультетов музыкальных вузов
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Joshua Roman (cello)
«A cellist of extraordinary technical and musical gifts», Joshua Roman has earned national renown for performing a wide-ranging repertoire with an absolute commitment to communicating the essence of the music at its most organic level. He is also recognized as an accomplished composer, curator, and programmer with a vision to engage and expand the classical music audience. For his ongoing creative initiatives on behalf of classical music, Roman was named a 2011 TED Fellow. Roman gave the San Francisco premiere of Dreamsongs, a new cello concerto written for Roman by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis, with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. He is a complete musician who is dedicated to performance, artistic leadership, and creation of new works through collaboration. Roman works as Artistic Director of Town Music in Seattle. Under Roman’s guidance world premieres of compositions by some of today’s brightest young composers and performances by cuttingedge ensembles were offered. Roman’s adventurous spirit has led to collaborations with artists outside of the music community, including his co-creation of «On Grace» with Anna Deavere Smith, a work for actor and cello featuring original music composed by Roman. Before embarking on a solo career, Roman spent two seasons as principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony, a position he won in 2006 at the age of 22. He began playing the cello at the age of three on a quarter-size instrument, and gave his first public recital at age 10. Home-schooled until he was 16, Roman then pursued his musical studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Richard Aaron. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Cello Performance in 2004, and his Master’s in 2005, as a student of Desmond Hoebig, former principal cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra. He is grateful for the loan of an 1899 cello by Giulio Degani of Venice.
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I. Fill in the gaps with derivatives of the words in brackets:
1.«A cellist of extraordinary technical and ______ (music) gifts», Joshua Roman has earned _____ (nation) renown for performing a wide-ranging repertoire with an absolute ______ (commit) to communicating the essence of the music at its most organic level.
2.He is also recognized as an accomplished composer, curator, and
________ (programme) with a vision to engage and expand the classical music audience.
3.For his ongoing _____ (create) initiatives on behalf of _____
(classic) music, Roman was named a 2011 TED Fellow.
4.In the fall, Roman gave the San Francisco premiere of Dreamsongs, a new cello concerto written for Roman by Pulitzer Prize-winning _______ (compose) Aaron Jay Kernis, with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra.
5.He is a complete _____ (music) who is dedicated to performance, artistic _____ (lead), and creation of new works through
_________ (collaborate).
6.Under Roman’s _____ (guide) world premieres of _______
(compose) by some of today’s _____ (bright) young composers and _______ (perform) by cutting-edge ensembles were offered.
7.Roman’s _______ (adventure) spirit has led to collaborations with _____ (art) outside of the music community, including his co-creation of «On Grace» with Anna Deavere Smith, a work for ____ (act) and cello featuring original music composed by Roman.
8.He began playing the cello at the age of three on a quarter-size instrument, and gave his first public ______ (recite) at age 10.
II. Use the appropriate verb form to fill each of the gaps:
1.«A cellist of extraordinary technical and musical gifts», Joshua Roman _____ (earn) national renown for ______ (perform) a wideranging repertoire with an absolute commitment to ___________
(communicate) the essence of the music at its most organic level.
2.He is also recognized as an _________ (accomplish) composer, curator, and programmer with a vision to engage and ______
(expand) the classical music audience.
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3.For his ongoing creative initiatives on behalf of classical music, Roman ______ (name) a 2011 TED Fellow.
4.The 2013–2014 season _____ (begin) in July when Roman was the inaugural Alumnus-in-Residence at the prestigious Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara.
5.In the fall, Roman _____ (give) the San Francisco premiere of Dreamsongs, a new cello concerto _____ (write) for Roman by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis, with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra.
6.He is a complete musician who _______ (dedicate) to performance, artistic leadership, and creation of new works through collaboration.
7.Under Roman’s guidance world premieres of compositions by some of today’s brightest young composers and performances by cutting-edge ensembles _____ (offer). Roman’s adventurous spirit
_____ (lead) to collaborations with artists outside of the music community,
8._______ (include) his co-creation of «On Grace» with Anna Deavere Smith, a work for actor and cello _______ (feature) original music composed by Roman.
9.Before _______ (embark) on a solo career, Roman ______
(spend) two seasons as principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony, a position he won in 2006 at the age of 22.
10.He began _____ (play) the cello at the age of three on a quartersize instrument, and gave his first public recital at age 10.
11.Home-schooled until he was 16, Roman then ______ (pursue) his musical studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Richard Aaron.
12.He ________ (receive) his Bachelor’s Degree in Cello Performance in 2004, and his Master’s in 2005, as a student of Desmond Hoebig, former principal cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra.
III. Insert prepositions where necessary:
1. «A cellist ____ extraordinary technical and musical gifts», Joshua Roman has earned national renown ____ performing a wide-ranging repertoire ____ an absolute commitment ____
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communicating the essence ____ the music ____ its most organic level.
2.He is also recognized as an accomplished composer, curator, and programmer ____ a vision ____ engage and expand the classical music audience.
3.____ his ongoing creative initiatives ____ behalf ____ classical music, Roman was named a 2011 TED Fellow.
4.The 2013–2014 season began ____ July when Roman was the inaugural Alumnus-in-Residence ____ the prestigious Music Academy ____ the West ____ Santa Barbara.
5.____ the fall, Roman gave the San Francisco premiere ____
Dreamsongs, a new cello concerto written ____ Roman ____
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Aaron Jay Kernis, ____ the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra.
6.He is a complete musician who is dedicated ____ performance, artistic leadership, and creation ____ new works ____ collaboration.
7.Roman works as Artistic Director ____ Town Music ____ Seattle.
8.____ Roman’s guidance world premieres ____ compositions ____
some ____ today’s brightest young composers and performances
____ cutting-edge ensembles were offered.
9.Roman’s adventurous spirit has led ____ collaborations ____
artists outside ____ the music community, including his co-creation
____ «On Grace» ____ Anna Deavere Smith, a work ____ actor and cello featuring original music composed ____ Roman.
10.____ embarking ____ a solo career, Roman spent two seasons as principal cellist ____ the Seattle Symphony, a position he won
____ 2006 ____ the age ____ 22.
11.He began playing the cello ____ the age ____ three ____ a quarter-size instrument, and gave his first public recital ____ age 10.
12.Home-schooled until he was 16, Roman then pursued his musical studies ____ the Cleveland Institute ____ Music ____ Richard Aaron.
13.He received his Bachelor’s Degree ____ Cello Performance
____ 2004, and his Master’s ____ 2005, as a student ____ Desmond Hoebig, former principal cellist ____ the Cleveland Orchestra.
14.He is grateful ____ the loan ____ an 1899 cello____ Giulio Degani ____ Venice.
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IV. Fill the gaps with the words below:
absolute, artists, community, composed, creation, creative, expand, level, named, offered, performing, playing, public, recognized, season, then, vision, work, world, young
1.«A cellist of extraordinary technical and musical gifts», Joshua Roman has earned national renown for _______ a wide-ranging repertoire with an _______ commitment to communicating the essence of the music at its most organic _______.
2.He is also _______ as an accomplished composer, curator, and programmer with a _______ to engage and _______ the classical music audience.
3.For his ongoing _______ initiatives on behalf of classical music, Roman was _______ a 2011 TED Fellow.
4.The 2013–2014 _______ began in July when Roman was the inaugural Alumnus-in-Residence at the prestigious Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara.
5.He is a complete musician who is dedicated to performance, artistic leadership, and _________ of new works through collaboration.
6.Under Roman’s guidance _______ premieres of compositions by some of today’s brightest _______ composers and performances by cutting-edge ensembles were _______.
7.Roman’s adventurous spirit has led to collaborations with
_______ outside of the music _______, including his co-creation of «On Grace» with Anna Deavere Smith, a _______ for actor and cello featuring original music _______ by Roman.
8.He began _______ the cello at the age of three on a quarter-size instrument, and gave his first _______ recital at age 10.
9.Home-schooled until he was 16, Roman ______ pursued his musical studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Richard Aaron.
V.Fill the gaps with suitable fragments: a) roman was named a 2011 TED Fellow b) as an accomplished composer
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c) who is dedicated to performance
d) and performances by cutting-edge ensembles were offered e) and musical gifts» (San Francisco Chronicle
f) with artists outside of the music community g) until he was 16
h) and his Master’s in 2005
i) roman spent two seasons as principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony
j) and gave his first public recital at age 10
«A cellist of extraordinary technical (1) ____), Joshua Roman has earned national renown for performing a wide-ranging repertoire with an absolute commitment to communicating the essence of the music at its most organic level. He is also recognized (2) ___, curator, and programmer with a vision to engage and expand the classical music audience. For his ongoing creative initiatives on behalf of classical music, (3) ____. He is a complete musician (4) ____, artistic leadership, and creation of new works through collaboration. Under Roman’s guidance world premieres of compositions by some of today’s brightest young composers (5) ____. Roman’s adventurous spirit has led to collaborations (6) ____, including his co-creation of «On Grace» with Anna Deavere Smith, a work for actor and cello featuring original music composed by Roman. Before embarking on a solo career, (7) ____, a position he won in 2006 at the age of 22. He began playing the cello at the age of three on a quarter-size instrument, (8) ____. Home-schooled (9) ____, Roman then pursued his musical studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Richard Aaron. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Cello Performance in 2004, (10) ____, as a student of Desmond Hoebig, former principal cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra.
VI. Answer the following questions.
1. Is Joshua Roman a violinist or a cellist of extraordinary technical and musical gifts?
2. Is he able to communicate the essence of the music at its most organic level?
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3. Is he going to engage and expand the classical music audience? 4. Is he also recognized as an accomplished composer, curator, and programmer?
5. Is he dedicated to performance, artistic leadership, and creation of new works through collaboration?
6. World premieres of whose compositions were offeredunder Roman’s guidance?
7. Where did he work before embarking on a solo career? 8. At what age and on what instrument did he begin to play? 9. Where did he study until he was 16?
10. With whom did he study at the Cleveland Institute of Music? 11. What Degrees did he receive?
VII. True or false?
1. Joshua Roman has earned national renown for performing a wide-ranging repertoire.
2. He is recognized all over the world as an accomplished performer.
3. Contemporary composers dedicate their works to him. 4. Roman works as Artistic Director of Town Music in Berlin.
5. He became the principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony, a position he won in 2006 at the age of 40.
6. Roman’s adventurous spirit has led to collaborations with artists inside of the music community.
7. He gave his first public recital at age 6. 8. He was home-schooled until he was 16.
9. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Cello Performance in 2004, and his Master’s in 2005, as a student of Desmond Hoebig, former principal cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra.
VIII. Find English equivalents in the text: a) завоевать международную славу b) обширный репертуар
c) передавать суть музыки d) состоявшийся композитор
e) непрерывные творческие инициативы
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f) под руководством
g) передовые (современные) ансамбли h) смелая натура
i) начинать сольную карьеру j) главный виолончелист
k) публичный сольный концерт
l) получивший домашнее обучение
m) быть благодарным за прокат (временное пользование) n) дар, талант
IX. What is the Russian for:
a) extraordinary technical and musical gifts b) to earn national renown for
c) a wide-ranging repertoire
d) to communicate the essence of the music
e) to engage and expand the classical music audience f) ongoing creative initiatives
g) acomplete musician h) cutting-edge ensembles i) adventurous spirit
j) to embark on a solo career k) public recital
l) home-schooled
X. Complete the sentences using word combinations below.
1. Joshua Roman is a cellist of ___
2. Joshua Roman has earned national renown for ___
3. He can communicate the essence of the music ___
4. His ongoing creative initiatives helped him ___
5. Under Roman’s guidance world premieres of compositions by some of today’s brightest young composers and performances by
___
6. Before embarking on a solo career ___
7. He began playing the cello at the age of three ___
8. Home-schooled until he was 16, ___
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a) on a quarter-size instrument.
b) Roman spent two seasons as principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony.
c) cutting-edge ensembles were offered.
d) extraordinary technical and musical gifts. e) performing a wide-ranging repertoire.
f) pursued his musical studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
g) at its most organic level.
h) to engage and expand the classical music audience.
XI. Retell the text using active vocabulary.
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UNIT 6
Alisa Weilerstein (cello)
Alisa Weilerstein is one of the foremost cellists of our time. Known for her consummate artistry, emotional investment and rare interpretive depth, she was recognized with a MacArthur «genius grant» Fellowship in 2011. Today her career is truly global in scope, taking her to the most prestigious international venues for solo recitals, chamber concerts, and concerto collaborations with all the preeminent conductors and orchestras worldwide.
Bach’s six suites for unaccompanied cello figure prominently in Weilerstein’s current programming. Over the past two seasons, she has given rapturously received live accounts of the complete set on three continents, with recitals in New York, Washington DC, Boston, Los Angeles, Paris and Barcelona. During the global pandemic, she has further cemented her status as one of the suites’ leading exponents. During the first weeks of the lockdown, she chronicled her developing engagement with the suites on social media, fostering an even closer connection with her online audience by streaming a new movement each day in her innovative Bachproject. Weilerstein gave listeners the rare opportunity to learn whether «the pressures of a pandemic can change the very sound a musician makes, or help her see a beloved piece in a new way».
In recital, besides making solo Bach appearances, she reunited with her frequent duo partner, Inon Barnatan, for Brahms and Shostakovich at London’s Wigmore Hall. To celebrate Beethoven’s 250th anniversary, she and the Israeli pianist performed the composer’s five cello sonatas in Cincinnati and Scottsdale, and joined Guy Braunstein and the Dresden Philharmonic for Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.
Committed to expanding the cello repertoire, Weilerstein is an ardent champion of new music. She has worked extensively with Osvaldo Golijov, who rewrote Azul for cello and orchestra for her New York premiere performance at the opening of the 2007 Mostly Mozart Festival. Since then she has played the work with
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