But over time, the players, who rehearsed once week, connected across the decades, and conversations that began during one rehearsal would carry over to the next.
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Violinist Gerson Galdamez, 27, said there was a bit of nervousness in what was initially a room full of strangers.
“Age becomes kind of a non-factor,” he said, “because we connect at the musician level.” Michael Kim, a middle-age violist, said that in an orchestra, your only focus is on your part, in the service of everyone around you. “You saw younger members telling older members, ‘Here’s how you download the app here’s how you see your post,’” Preciado said. Cellist Benton Preciado, 33, said the use of that app, and social media, have turned the rehearsal hall into a classroom.
Suk uses a group communication app to keep members in touch with him and one another. They came together across a spectrum of ethnicity, age and income, and maestro Daniel Suk was filled with pride when he stepped to the podium - not just because of the musical growth he’d witnessed from an orchestra built to mirror the many faces of Los Angeles but because of the bonds formed among the performers and what they represent. A retired theater director, 73, took his place in the double bass section, near three high school percussionists. A 48-year-old doctor who works on Skid Row set up near a shy middle school student. They took their seats with more than 70 other members of the orchestra, some of whom arrived on foot or by bus, bicycle or scooter. A 14-year-old violinist who lives near LAX was driven in by her mother. After six months of preparation at a cavernous hall near Sixth and Rampart, the big concert was less than a week away, and Monday would be the final rehearsal for an orchestra unlike any other in California.Ī 76-year-old clarinet player drove in from Camarillo.
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