Walter L. Elden, P.E. (Ret) , Music Director
2531 Canterbury Circle, Rockledge, FL 32955
321-634-5485
EMAIL TO: welden@cfl.rr.com
UPCOMING CONCERT PROGRAMS
PURPOSE
This initiative creates an on-going set of FREE monthly concerts, for the Viera East Golf Course District Association's communities, providing the performance of both audio CD and video DVD concerts of the world's greatest classical music. If demand is there, the frequency of performances will be increased to possibly twice each month. I have reserved the Party Room at the Residents Club beginning Tuesday, July 12, 2005 starting at 7:30 PM and for each second Tuesday of each month.
So the second Tuesday of July, the
12th, at 7:30 PM
will be Opening Night of the Summer Concert Series.
will be Opening Night of the Summer Concert Series.
With the advent of both digital Compact Disks (CDs) and Digital Video Disks (DVDs), it is possible now to recreate and enjoy the highest fidelity of both audio and video performances of music. Combining the large TV set in the open room in the Residents Club, with a stero high fidelity audio system, with dual speakers, it will be possible to recreate the highest quality of music possible with today's technologies.
MY TWO BACKGROUNDS
As the Music Director for these performances, let me share my backgrounds with you, so you will know where I am coming from, in a musical sense. I have had two backgrounds. The first, and earlist, was in music, while the second, and the one which became my professional career, was engineering.
I was was born, raised and educated in Miami, Florida. I graduated from high school in 1950 with a music scholarship from the University of Miami, where I began to pursue a career as a music conductor, playing violin in the U o M symphony and singing in the mixed chorus. With the outbreak of the Korean War, one year later I enlisted in the US Navy in 1951, where I received extensive electronics training in radio, electronics, communications and sonar, used the GI Bill, returned to college, this time at the University of Florida, and obtained a degree in electrical engineering.
Growing up, I had an early background in music (violin, voice, orchestra, band, chorus and conducting) from late elementary school, through junior/senior high and through college, in the Navy, church choir and sang in the Winter Park Bach Festival Choir. That was the end to my early music career, when I switched from music to electrical engineering. During my working career, I was just appreciating good music, but not performing. Being retired now, and combining my electrical engineering talents with my interest in classical music, I have built up a large collection of CDs and now am building a DVD collection of classical music digital videos. I have both constructed and assembled high fidelity audio systems for playing high quality sounding music over the years.
These two talents have led me to consider proposing holding what I have coined:
VEGCDA
Communities Classical Video and Music Concerts
whereby music would be played for listening enjoyment from CDs and DVDs, using the large TV in the Residents Club and a high fidelity music system. These could be held in the evenings possibly every week or two, depending on interests, attendance, etc. If volunteers stepped forward, refreshments might be able to be served. I plan to provide an Intermission for this.
I have now assembled in DVD media all 9 of the Beethoven Symphonies, the 4, 5, and 6th Symphonies of Tschaikowsky, the Beethoven Violin Concerto, the Beethoven Emperor Piano Concerto #5, the Dvorak New World Symphony #8 and will be adding more to augment the broad collection of the most popular classical music on CDs (without the video). Suggestions from other residents have already indicated availability of the 3 Tenors and the new Phantom of the Opera, as examples of what else can be included for viewing/listening.
Do you feel this would be received well in our community, and should I go forward to develop this further into a more detailed proposal? Do you know of others who might wish to join with me in planning and leading this effort for the community's benefit and enjoyment? If so, please contact me and give me your input. You may do this by any of these means:
Email to: welden@cfl.rr.com
Phone: 634-5485
US Mail to: 2531 Canterbury Circle, Rockledge, Fl 32955
CONCEPT
OF OPERATIONS
I would like to
propose reserving the Residents Club's meeting room for one night each
month, say start with the second Tuesday. There would be a standing
announcement in the Resident Times on the Calendar to this effect. I
have created thisWEB page, hopefully with a link provided on the VEGC
WEB page. With this I plan to post the upcoming concert program,
program notes, etc.
The program would be structured just like a real concert, with an opening Overture/Prelude, a minor work or two, an intermission/break then a major work, like a Symphony. Then an unannounced Encore would close. Discussion would be given about the music to be performed, the composers, the orchestras, conductors, soloists, etc. If there was interest, and volunteers, coffee and refreshments could be served. A Steering Committee would be encouraged to be formed, to guide this and to plan the programs, with members of the Committee rotating leading the program on different nights. An evening's program would last about 1 1/2 hours, there abouts. We could start say at 7 PM and be out by 8:30 or 9 PM. If there are music compositions you wish to suggest be performed, just drop me a line by email, US mail or a phone call.
I have selected the music CDs and DVDs to be performed at the first concert (date and time to be announced). I feel you will find this a most stirring program, with performances of some of the greatest of all the classical music (Wagner, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky) by some of the world's finest orchestras (Vienna Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic and the Wiener Philharmoniker).
Let me hear from you and urge your neighbors to give this consideration and let me hear from them as well.
Walter L. Elden, P.E. (Ret), Music Director
The program would be structured just like a real concert, with an opening Overture/Prelude, a minor work or two, an intermission/break then a major work, like a Symphony. Then an unannounced Encore would close. Discussion would be given about the music to be performed, the composers, the orchestras, conductors, soloists, etc. If there was interest, and volunteers, coffee and refreshments could be served. A Steering Committee would be encouraged to be formed, to guide this and to plan the programs, with members of the Committee rotating leading the program on different nights. An evening's program would last about 1 1/2 hours, there abouts. We could start say at 7 PM and be out by 8:30 or 9 PM. If there are music compositions you wish to suggest be performed, just drop me a line by email, US mail or a phone call.
I have selected the music CDs and DVDs to be performed at the first concert (date and time to be announced). I feel you will find this a most stirring program, with performances of some of the greatest of all the classical music (Wagner, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky) by some of the world's finest orchestras (Vienna Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic and the Wiener Philharmoniker).
Let me hear from you and urge your neighbors to give this consideration and let me hear from them as well.
Walter L. Elden, P.E. (Ret), Music Director
LINKS
TO OTHER WEB PAGES
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Upcoming Concerts and Program Content
Use and Care of Party Room at Residents Club
Musical Terms
Musical Instruments
Index of Composers
Great Orchestras (Under Construction)
Past Concerts (Under Construction)
What's Happening Around Central Florida in Classical Music
(Under Construction)
Classical Music Radio over the Internet
Classical Music Radio Seattle - King FM Seattle
The Classical Music Station WCPE
Use and Care of Party Room at Residents Club
Musical Terms
Musical Instruments
Index of Composers
Great Orchestras (Under Construction)
Past Concerts (Under Construction)
What's Happening Around Central Florida in Classical Music
(Under Construction)
Classical Music Radio over the Internet
Classical Music Radio Seattle - King FM Seattle
The Classical Music Station WCPE