Sunday night fun
Last night I went with my friend Roland to see Aurora Orchestra do a concert of zany American music, including a premier of a music/animation collaboration called Life in the key of Aaaargh!
Before the concert, Roland was guessing that of the four pieces, two would be plinky plonky nonsense (Aaaargh itself, and Adjustable Wrench by Michael Torke - d'you see what he did there?) and the other two would be good (Copland's Appalachian Spring, John Adams' Chamber Symphony). Fortunately, he was mistaken on the plinky plonky nonsense bit, and both pieces were pretty enjoyable. And there was some fantastic ensemble playing from the orchestra. The Appalachian Spring was in the original version for 13 instruments (I only know the big symphonic version - it has oboes in it, which the smaller one doesn't) and, despite not having oboes in it (usually a bad sign), it was really beautiful.
All-in-all, I don't think I've actively enjoyed a concert so much for ages.
Before the concert, Roland was guessing that of the four pieces, two would be plinky plonky nonsense (Aaaargh itself, and Adjustable Wrench by Michael Torke - d'you see what he did there?) and the other two would be good (Copland's Appalachian Spring, John Adams' Chamber Symphony). Fortunately, he was mistaken on the plinky plonky nonsense bit, and both pieces were pretty enjoyable. And there was some fantastic ensemble playing from the orchestra. The Appalachian Spring was in the original version for 13 instruments (I only know the big symphonic version - it has oboes in it, which the smaller one doesn't) and, despite not having oboes in it (usually a bad sign), it was really beautiful.
All-in-all, I don't think I've actively enjoyed a concert so much for ages.
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