First Werther review* is in.
Great big ouchy here.
(I can’t see the opera, so I haven’t a clue how it looks. I also can’t hear the singers, aside from a few brief moments, so i don’t know how they sound. Oh well.)
*link no longer working
I posted this a while back, but just in case you don’t check my double reed days page, here it is again:
MasterClass Series – OboeRAMa
November 30, 2007, 10:00 AM
Day Long Event: Masterclasses, Reed Making, Oboe Band Performance, and Recital
The Colorado State University Woodwind Studio present OboeRAMa with Eric Barr on Friday, November 30 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the University Center for the Arts at 1400 Remington Street, Fort Collins.
Special guest Eric Barr, principal oboist with the Dallas Symphony between 1973 and 2006, comes to Colorado State University for an oboe MasterClass. The day long event features:
OboeRAMa Registration Details:
The OboeRAMa MasterClass is open to the public and costs just $20.00. The registration fee includes a T-shirt and lunch.
To register, contact Gary Moody: gary.moody [at] colostate [dot] edu.
In addition, you can attend a concert:
Eric Barr to Perform with the University Symphony Orchestra
The Colorado State University Symphony Orchestra presents European Extremes with special guest Eric Barr, oboe. The concert takes place on Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in the Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts at 1400 Remington Street, Fort Collins.
Wes Kenney and the Symphony play brilliant orchestral color inspired by the extreme moods of Europe. Former Dallas Symphony principal oboe, Eric Barr, partners with the Symphony for Jean Francaix’s delightfully colorful and vividly descriptive, The Flower Clock, based on a poem by Mallarmé about a musical clock.
Concert Ticket Information
Tickets for the Symphony Orchestra are just $5 for CSU students and $10 for the general public; ticket price includes campus box office service charges. Tickets can be purchased by calling 970-491-4TIX or at www.csutix.com. Visa and MasterCard accepted.
Performances are popular and advance purchase is highly recommended.
The third oldest orchestra in the world, the Presidential Symphony Orchestra (CSO), has managed to overcome a fair share of stumbling blocks in its 181- year lifespan. The CSO started this season with new hopes and expectations, and with nearly enough members to perform. (RTWT)
Anyone know who #1 an #2 are? Just curious! (And not willing to do any research at the moment.)
I just love the guy. And I do agree with the article … he’s a puzzlement. It’s about that “cool/uncool” thing, and I always wonder just what he is thinking. But there he is, doing ads for Priceline that are just too funny. Because they are so bad they are good. Doing Boston Legal (no, I don’t actually watch it any more, but I used to, just for the Shatner Factor). The CD Has Been
I’m a slow reader. Mostly because I don’t take the time to read, actually. (I spend too much time with my computer … can you tell?) But I did finish Angle of Repose
Anyway, you can expect to see some quotes here that I’ll find as I read!
If you go to a concert with young children expecting them to be bored and preparing them by giving them doughnuts, and expecting them to sit in the lobby watching a movie while you listen to the second half, are you preparing them (and yourself) for disaster? I wonder. Of course adding Franck to the mix … not exactly my fave of composers, I’ll confess … is probably not a great thing. RTWT
How would you recommend dealing with young children at concerts? Or would you?
Best line in the article: “God be praised, the English horn!”
Cultural music is not written but it comes from the bottom of the heart, whereas western music has to be written before being played.
-Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (RTWT)
Hmmm. Does “writing before being played” mean it is not from the bottom of the heart? I do think I understand what he is saying though. Thoughts?
