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somtow

7y

Somtow and Bow do "Titanic"

Somtow and Bow do "Titanic"

On the 14th we had a Valentine's Day concert — romantic music from 100 years of Hollywood.

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somtow

7y

The Sinfonietta goes to the Movies

The Sinfonietta goes to the Movies

We started work yesterday on a Valentine concert of classic movie love themes. Most of the great romantic classics of course were long before these kids were even born. Thought you might enjoy these snippets

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somtow

classical-radio

7y

My New Opera about the Holocaust, Opening Tonight

My New Opera about the Holocaust, Opening Tonight

This is what I wrote in the program book … SIX MILLION AND ONE Helena Citrónová is an opera. That is to say, it is a performance in which we accept the crazy notion that people walk around on a stage singing

somtow

classical-music

8y

The Siam Sinfonietta plays Mahler 4

The Siam Sinfonietta plays Mahler 4

Two weeks after I directed "Jesus Christ Superstar" I had a completely different event - I conducted the kids in Mahler's 4th Symphony. Hope you enjoy this!

apnigrich

13h

My S(C)aturday

It's already October in our yard. Two days ago, a cold wind blew from the north, and the thermometer dropped to 0 degrees. Snowflakes started fluttering this afternoon. Winter is coming. In a month, everything

somtow

8y

My Production of "Jesus Christ Superstar"

My Production of "Jesus Christ Superstar"

A rough cut of a performance of the production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" I directed a couple of weeks ago.

somtow

classical-music

8y

This Week in Somtow's World - Nov 11

This Week in Somtow's World - Nov 11

Another week in the life.

somtow

classical-music

8y

Our kids play Mahler Six

Our kids play Mahler Six

So proud of the way our kids just played the bejesus out of this — the most intense and searing of all the Mahler symphonies.…

somtow

classical-music

8y

Mahler Last Night

Mahler Last Night

Last night our kids played the fiendishly difficult 6th Symphony by Mahler ... here's a bit of it Somtow

lacosi

2d

Una clase diferente: aprendiendo en contacto directo con la naturaleza .

Una clase diferente: aprendiendo en contacto directo con la naturaleza .

No hay mejor aula que el aire libre para despertar la curiosidad y el entusiasmo de los más pequeños. Hoy los niños de tercer grado tuvieron una jornada muy especial: salieron de la rutina del salón

somtow

classical-music

8y

Trisdee conducting Brahms with our youth orchestra

Trisdee conducting Brahms with our youth orchestra

This is my brilliant student Trisdee's first time conducting Brahms - quite an exciting reading!

somtow

classical-music

8y

Somtow conducting/directing/designing "Madame Butterfly"

Somtow conducting/directing/designing "Madame Butterfly"

This is the rough cut from last week's "Madama Butterfly" which I was in the extraordinary position of having to conduct, direct, and design at the same time.

somtow

classical-music

8y

Siam Sinfonietta plays Sorcerer's Apprentice

Siam Sinfonietta plays Sorcerer's Apprentice

To fill out our "Harry Potter" evening we reached back to another student of magic, Mickey Mouse, and added Dukas' brilliant tone poem to the mix.

somtow

8y

Siam Sinfonietta plays "Harry Potter"

Siam Sinfonietta plays "Harry Potter"

Following the success of our Star Wars concert earlier this year, we decided to try a "Harry Potter" concert — which completely sold out the theater! I'll be posting a few snippets here and there....

borjan

2d

GREETINGS FROM PARADISE (...a warm, uplifting post about life, afterlife, travel, and some ordinary fun in the sun)

GREETINGS FROM PARADISE (...a warm, uplifting post about life, afterlife, travel, and some ordinary fun in the sun)

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(Enlargeable) The price was great, but the place was hell. The permanently smiling motherfuckers in the travel agency promised a raw, natural experience, and sure, they delivered. (Enlargeable) Miss Dingleton

somtow

9y

Siam Sinfonietta's complete 2 hour Star Wars Music Concert

Siam Sinfonietta's complete 2 hour Star Wars Music Concert

Okay guys - this is our entire 2-hour marathon performance of music from all nine Star Wars movies.

somtow

9y

Siam Sinfonietta - Star Wars Main Theme

Siam Sinfonietta - Star Wars Main Theme

This was the opening of our three hour marathon Star Wars concert last week!

somtow

9y

Siam Sinfonietta plays Leia's Theme

Siam Sinfonietta plays Leia's Theme

Another snippet from last night's STAR WARS concert

somtow

9y

A bit of "The Force Awakens" from our All-Star-Wars concert

A bit of "The Force Awakens" from our All-Star-Wars concert

Lots of cool video to post from our 2.5-hour orgy of music from all the nine STAR WARS movies.

bibana

Foodies Bee Hive

3d

Cheese Pie from scratch

Cheese Pie from scratch

Have you ever tried making a cheese pie with homemade thin pastry sheets, all from scratch? If you haven't and you want to, then this is not the right place for you, because my sheets didn't turn out quite

somtow

9y

Siam Sinfonietta plays "Parade of the Ewoks"

Siam Sinfonietta plays "Parade of the Ewoks"

Last night, we did a concert of music from ALL NINE of the released Star Wars films so far... A wild night (and a LONG one too). I will be posting some excerpts....

somtow

9y

Siam Sinfonietta sight-reads its way through Star Wars scores...

Siam Sinfonietta sight-reads its way through Star Wars scores...

On March 15 I'm putting on a concert consisting of music from all nine Star Wars movies released so far. Today was the first real rehearsal. Here are a few snippets.

somtow

classical-music

9y

History of the First Seven Years of Siam Sinfonietta

History of the First Seven Years of Siam Sinfonietta

I've created a 17 minute video that tells the history of Siam Sinfonietta, the youth orchestra I founded in 2010. Now in our eighth season and getting ready for a wild ride...

somtow

9y

Sight-reading Star Wars

Sight-reading Star Wars

Siam Sinfonietta is planning an epic concert in a couple of months of music from all nine of the movies released so far in the STAR WARS universe. This is the kids sight-reading their way through some