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A Salinas-born Chinese-American, Alan Truong is the Assistant Conductor and an OrcheSTARS! teacher. He has previously been Music Director of the Oberlin String Orchestra and Assistant Conductor of the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra’s Philharmonia. He has been a conducting fellow at the Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute, Eastern Music Festival, and the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra. Having started his music education at YOSAL, Alan is dedicated to the idea that being a conductor comes with a huge platform that can greatly affect social change through performance of neglected composers, education for under-resourced students, and community outreach. Mentors include Raphael Jimenez, Tim Weiss, and Farkhad Khudyev. At the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, from which he graduated in May 2021, he collaborated extensively with the multitude of ensembles such as the Oberlin Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonietta, and Arts and Sciences Orchestra. 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Producing a sweet and clear sound, this instrument can be played bowed or plucked and often carries the melody in the orchestra. // VIOLÍN: El violín es la voz más aguda de la familia de las cuerdas. Al producir un sonido dulce y claro, este instrumento puede tocarse con arco o pulsando las cuerdas, y con frecuencia lleva la melodía en la orquesta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/82a36e3a-dc12-4b90-ab77-19c975ebe244/cello.jpg Instruments VIOLA: The viola is the mellow middle voice of the string family. Slightly larger than the violin, the viola brings warmth and depth to the sound of the orchestra. // VIOLA: La viola es la voz intermedia y cálida de la familia de las cuerdas. Es un poco más grande que el violín y aporta calidez y profundidad al sonido de la orquesta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/b10572ab-936e-4786-b931-5119089eb808/viola.jpg Instruments CELLO: Always played from a seated position, the cello is the low register counterpart to the violin in the string family. Its mellow sound and ability to play high notes and low notes makes it popular with ensemble as well as solo players. // VIOLONCHELO: El violonchelo siempre se toca sentado y es el equivalente de registro grave del violín dentro de la familia de las cuerdas. Su sonido cálido y su capacidad para tocar notas agudas y graves lo hacen popular tanto entre los músicos de conjunto como entre los solistas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/cc00f1eb-f9f2-4e31-8aa5-fad9bd7c12d9/contrabass.jpg Instruments BASS: The grandad of the string family and larger than the person who plays it, the double bass provides the harmonic and rhythmic foundation for the orchestra. It also plays in almost any genre of music, from classical to jazz to bluegrass and everything in between. // CONTRABAJO: El abuelo de la familia de las cuerdas y más grande que la persona que lo toca, el contrabajo proporciona la base armónica y rítmica de la orquesta. También se utiliza en casi cualquier género musical, desde la música clásica hasta el jazz, el bluegrass y todo lo que hay entre ellos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/7f42cddc-a742-499f-9a04-34361c52b8eb/flute.jpg Instruments FLUTE: Highly portable and highly popular, the flute is made of metal and has keys to help the player change notes. In the orchestra, the flute often plays solo melodies. // FLAUTA: Muy fácil de transportar y muy popular, la flauta está hecha de metal y tiene llaves que ayudan al músico a cambiar de nota. En la orquesta, la flauta suele tocar melodías como solista. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/9ed1dedd-6b80-4474-9670-efcc90f8298d/clarinet.jpg Instruments CLARINET: Like many members of the woodwind family, the clarinet is made of wood and players use a reed to help make their sound. With a wide range of low and high notes at its disposal, the clarinet’s warm sound makes it popular with players and audiences alike. // CLARINETE: Como muchos miembros de la familia de los instrumentos de viento de madera, el clarinete está hecho de madera y los músicos utilizan una caña para producir su sonido. Con una amplia variedad de notas graves y agudas a su alcance, el sonido cálido del clarinete lo hace popular tanto entre los músicos como entre el público. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/135706d0-e265-49ab-a65d-60f508d7367a/oboe.jpg Instruments OBOE: This double reed woodwind instrument famously produces an extremely clear tone, free from the bumps and wiggles that give other instruments their characteristic sounds. For this reason, the whole orchestra tunes to its notes. This clear tone also makes it a popular choice for playing gentle, flowing melodies. // OBOE: Este instrumento de viento de madera de doble caña produce, de manera característica, un tono extremadamente claro, sin las irregularidades y ondulaciones que dan a otros instrumentos sus sonidos característicos. Por esta razón, toda la orquesta afina tomando como referencia sus notas. Este tono claro también lo convierte en una opción popular para tocar melodías suaves y fluidas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/83458464-39de-44db-9832-99ef5805a5e5/bassoon.jpg Instruments BASSOON: The distinctive woody sound of the bassoon stands out whenever it plays. A double reed like the oboe, the bassoon’s sound is so unusual and friendly that composers often choose it when they want to portray a strange or funny personality. // FAGOT: El distintivo sonido de madera del fagot se destaca cada vez que toca. Al igual que el oboe, tiene una doble caña. Su sonido es tan inusual y simpático que los compositores suelen elegirlo cuando quieren representar una personalidad extraña o divertida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/4c85f83a-f6b5-41a6-b58d-33f680b9ebea/french_horn.jpg Instruments HORN: The hero of the orchestra, the horn (or French horn) plays in a medium-high range with a warm, bright tone. Its ability to produce a strong, full sound at loud volumes makes it ideal for portraying bold action, struggle and triumph. // CORNO: El héroe de la orquesta, el corno (o corno francés), toca en un registro medio-agudo con un tono cálido y brillante. Su capacidad para producir un sonido fuerte y lleno a gran volumen lo hace ideal para representar acciones audaces, luchas y triunfos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/c2635127-7a05-4d1e-8227-7a4cb3f6a344/trumpet.jpg Instruments TRUMPET: The trumpet makes the highest sounds in the brass family and is famous for playing inspiring fanfares and bombastic melodies. An instrument with a lot of history, the trumpet never goes out of style. // TROMPETA: La trompeta produce los sonidos más agudos de la familia de los metales y es famosa por interpretar fanfarrias inspiradoras y melodías grandiosas. Es un instrumento con mucha historia que nunca pasa de moda. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/192a1898-6a46-4aaf-a4f7-6f7581df5919/trombone.jpg Instruments TROMBONE: The main low voice in the brass family, the trombone uses a slide to help the player change notes. This slide gives the trombone a lot of opportunities to be the jokester of the orchestra as well as its harmonic bedrock. // TROMBÓN: La principal voz grave de la familia de los metales, el trombón utiliza una vara para ayudar al músico a cambiar de nota. Esta vara le brinda al trombón muchas oportunidades para ser el bromista de la orquesta, además de servir como base armónica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/36829c39-e7eb-40ed-bb38-a88de57e78a5/tuba.jpg Instruments TUBA: The tuba is the lowest member of the brass family and one of the lowest-playing instruments in the whole orchestra. Although the tuba doesn’t play as many notes as some other instruments, every note it plays is vital for the orchestra. // TUBA: La tuba es el miembro más grave de la familia de los metales y uno de los instrumentos que toca en el registro más bajo de toda la orquesta. Aunque la tuba no toca tantas notas como algunos otros instrumentos, cada nota que toca es fundamental para la orquesta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/339bf8e8-c7c5-40cb-a991-516a9d3d5530/kettledrum.jpg Instruments PERCUSSION: Percussionists generally make sounds by hitting, scraping or striking things. For this reason, many objects not usually considered musical instruments can be a percussion instrument, but some traditional instruments include cymbals, drums and keyboard instruments like the xylophone. Percussion instruments add a lot of flavor to the orchestra as well as providing rhythmic support for the ensemble. // PERCUSIÓN: Los percusionistas generalmente producen sonidos golpeando, raspando o percutiendo objetos. Por esta razón, muchos objetos que normalmente no se consideran instrumentos musicales pueden funcionar como instrumentos de percusión. Algunos instrumentos tradicionales incluyen los platillos, los tambores y los instrumentos de teclado, como el xilófono. Los instrumentos de percusión aportan mucho color y variedad a la orquesta, además de proporcionar apoyo rítmico al conjunto.