Symphony No. 4 changed my life. I played the horn solo in high school under Junkin at their honors summer camp. Bach was embedded into every breath and phrase of that piece. Without Bach, we would have no source to draw from, and Classical music today would not be at its currently evolved stage if not for Bach. We have so much to be grateful for! On a final note, I also played Maslanka’s music at Baylor when we toured with him around 2013 or 2014. When we were done with our tour, we learned that he actually had some pretty good dance moves too, haha! He was such a gentle and wise spirit. His pre-concert talk at Michigan State in ~2016 was about his visions of doomsday, and that we need not be afraid of it. In fact, we must embrace that reality, the knowledge that this world may one day end. From that, we can create music with no fear and no inhibition. His knowledge of Carl Jung’s philosophy was embedded into his spirit as well, and he even did a guided meditation with us at Baylor when we performed Garden of Dreams. His spirit will never be forgotten.
Ill have the honor to play Symphony n°4 next January, I've been looking forward to it for a long time. Thanks for sharing your dad's genius with us through your videos!
Symphony No. 4 changed my life. I played the horn solo in high school under Junkin at their honors summer camp. Bach was embedded into every breath and phrase of that piece. Without Bach, we would have no source to draw from, and Classical music today would not be at its currently evolved stage if not for Bach. We have so much to be grateful for!
On a final note, I also played Maslanka’s music at Baylor when we toured with him around 2013 or 2014. When we were done with our tour, we learned that he actually had some pretty good dance moves too, haha!
He was such a gentle and wise spirit. His pre-concert talk at Michigan State in ~2016 was about his visions of doomsday, and that we need not be afraid of it. In fact, we must embrace that reality, the knowledge that this world may one day end. From that, we can create music with no fear and no inhibition. His knowledge of Carl Jung’s philosophy was embedded into his spirit as well, and he even did a guided meditation with us at Baylor when we performed Garden of Dreams.
His spirit will never be forgotten.
Wow - that's very touching at the end of the video; the "voice" of the composer, finishing the unfinished symphony. Love it.
One of my absolute favourite composers!
Ill have the honor to play Symphony n°4 next January, I've been looking forward to it for a long time. Thanks for sharing your dad's genius with us through your videos!
Johann Sebastian Bach is the god of western classical music