So what do you want for you music in the future?
The future for my music is to push forward this style, which I’m doing, and of course I have a vision where I want a new kind of an orchestra; an orchestra of young people, an orchestra catering to the new audiences that I am attracting, like the metal market. A lot of these people have never been to a mainstream classical concert before so I’m surmising that there is a big market out there on the Internet who are discovering me as their first point of call of classical music who might find the masters through me first.
If they were to come to a concert of mine, I don’t want to take them to the Festival Hall, to take them to a stuffy, old classical concert. I would like to bring them to a concert of young people with a new orchestra of young people dressed like them, looking like them, playing a new kind of sound — still acoustic based — in a new environment. So the next stage for me when I get the contracts or patrons or whoever people who would be interested in this idea are, would be to put a new kind of twenty-first century orchestra together for these new audiences and the new sound I’m producing.
To hear Rene Gruss’ music you can visit his website where he gives away free music everyday, which he calls classic cool cuts; or you can always go and have a look at his MySpace space. Just to help you get a feel for the sound and emotion of Rene’s music, Blogcritics is happy to present you with a video for one cut from Gruss’ debut album Bellatrix called “Beautiful Light.” Listen and enjoy!
Article comments
1 - Brian aka Guppusmaximus
I think this guy is just alittle bit high on himself.
"..like the metal market. A lot of these people have never been to a mainstream classical concert."[struck a nerve]
uh, hello..How about Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Concerto Suite LIVE With the New Japan Philharmonic. Whereas Mr. Malmsteen composed all the music himself to include electric guitar in classical composition.
Apocalyptica covered Metallica's songs in the classical vein.
Back in the 80's the christian thrash band Believer tried there hand at classical with the only thrash song to include a female opera singer & strings.
As for "Modern" stylings, Will Ackerman,George Winston,Ken Bonfield,etc.. have come pretty close to creating a classical atmosphere. Ken Bonfield classifies his material as Baroque.
Honestly, I like Mr. Gruss's work but he isn't a pioneer as he wants people to believe.
2 - Brandon
You're pointing out all these obscure points in time where metal overlapped classical music that most people that listen to metal have never been too. He's talking about a real classical concert, where the whooole thing is classical music, not just some covers. He's not being high on himself, you're just being sensitive to something he's not even saying. Just sit there on your computer and feel salty.