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The orchestra and chorus of this memorial concert are comprised of student instrumentalists and vocalists from the New England Conservatory. The student performers hail from all corners of the globe and the Chinese young conductor L. Rhett Lei, who was born and raised in the region affected by of the quake organized the entire event. This concert has an idea of transfiguration. The Brahms tragic overture has the earth-shattering dynamic and force, which seems to depict the unexpected catastrophe occurred in Sichuan. Faure's Requiem is regarded as the sweetest and most celestial requiem ever written. It is like the music sequel to the Brahms Tragic Overture. The Requiem doesn't continue the chaos in the tragic overture, but transfigures as it moves forward, eventually ending in perpetual peace. The soloists for the Faure Requiem will be soprano Rachel Holmes and baritone Anders Walker. The concertmaster, Etienne Espagne from France describes the idea behind the concert: "The exciting thing about music is that it has healing power and goes beyond language. We hope through our music-making to honor the memories of those who have perished."

Conductor L. Rhett Lei

Started his music education as a concert pianist, Chinese young conductor L. Rhett Lei studied piano in the pre-college program of the Julliard School. He received his private conducting training from Virginia Allen and Otto-Werner Muller. 2007summer, Rhett Lei attended the Musin International orchestral conducting workshop in Beloit, Wisconsin working with Yuri Temirkanov and Leonid Korchmar, and was selected as one of the two final participants to conduct a concert in the Beloit College concert hall, where he made his first public appearance as a conductor. His mentors include Shi-yeong Song, the assistant conductor to the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Federico Cortese, music director of the Boson Youth Orchestra. Besides his conducting pursuit, Rhett is currently enrolled in the piano performance program at New England Conservatory studying with Veronica Jochum.

四川大地震受災慘重、震撼全球 , 世界各地的華人皆同感哀悼 , 並慷慨解囊、熱心捐助 , 希望為上萬受難者盡一份心力 。在紐英崙音樂學院主修鋼琴和指揮的雷鐳 , 正是來自四川 , 在感傷之餘亟盼能盡一己之力 , 為受難的鄉親做些貢獻 。除了募款捐助外 , 雷鐳更希望藉由自己的音樂專業 , 以音樂會的方式紀念並撫慰已往生及劫後餘生的同胞們 。雷鐳的善念獲得中華表演藝術基金會、紐英崙音樂學院校方及同學們的全力支持 , 協助免費商借演出場地 , 同學們亦在課業繁忙中義務參加排練與演出 。

該四川大地震紀念音樂會 , 將於11月1日星期六晚間8時假波士頓Church of the Covenant (67 Newbury St., Boston)舉行。由紐英崙音樂學院器樂及聲樂的學生演出 。曲目為法瑞(Fauré)安魂曲(Requiem)及布拉姆斯(Brahms)的悲劇序曲(tragic overture) 。樂團首席 , 來自法國的Etienne Espagne闡述了這場音樂會的理念 : 「音樂具有療傷安慰的力量並可跨越任何語言的隔閡 。我們希望用音樂追念那些不幸罹難人們 。」本次音樂會不收門票 , 捐款可直接寄交美國紅十字會Red cross China Relief Fund, 以轉贈給四川災區 。

本次音樂會的主辦人及指揮雷鐳表示 , 布拉穆斯的「悲劇序曲」中譜出大地搖晃的震撼力 , 正描述了在四川發生不可預期的大災禍 法瑞的「安魂曲」一向被視為眾安魂曲中最溫馨、最神聖的作品 。在大災難之後隨著樂曲的進行而昇華 , 最終在永恆的平靜之中安息 。由女高音Rachel Holmes和男中音Anders Walker擔任主唱 。

雷鐳在紐英崙音樂學院跟隨Veronica Jochum主修鋼琴 , 同時跟隨Virginia Allen與Otto-Werner Müller兩位老師學習指揮 。2007年夏天 , 雷鐳參加Musin 國際管弦樂團的指揮營 , 接受Temirkanov與Leonid Korchmar的指導 , 並獲選擔任於Beloit學院音樂廳舉行的音樂會的指揮 。

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