The new season is about to kick off, and for the first time, our final rehearsal was an open rehearsal with the Ulster Orchestra and it's new principle conductor, Raphael Payare. This is part of Payare's vision for the future of musicmaking - to engage with audiences, and to invite them to undertand the process involved in bringing passion and finesse to a performance.
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| Belfast Philharmonic Choir, with the Ulster Orchestra at rehearsal. Photo by S. Doughty |
There was a good turnout in the audience, though it was strange that there was never any applause, even after (several) particulalry rousing renditions of the final few bars!
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| Stephen Doughty having a quiet word with the lads.. |
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| Percussion, waiting patiently. |
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| audience arriving |
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| An alto's-eye-view |
