The Washington Post sings praise for the
Post-Classical Ensemble's live musical performance of
Aaron Copland's score during the screening of
The City (Sunday, October 14, 2007, at UMD's
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center):
The live performance liberated Copland's score from the film's low-fidelity recording and made the music an equal partner with the film's images and words, presenting dated propaganda but with considerable dramatic power. The Post-Classical Ensemble synced precisely with the film (a challenge Gil-Ordonez likened to "conducting an opera where the singers are robots") and vividly rendered Copland's striking music.
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