Music of the Week

We sight-read through this entire piece last night. It was sheer terror, I'm telling you.

(And this is just the first movement. There're three more that we had to do.)

Music of the Week

Music of the Week

Two pieces by Camille Saint-Saens:

This one was also played by Senior Orchestra while on Tour:

 

And, by the Butterfly People (really don't know what that's about):

Music of the Week

^-^ Introducing the Don Juan Symphony, by Richard Strauss.

I'm going to see the MSU Symphony perform this at the Wharton Center tomorrow. This piece is absolutely terrific, and will definitely keep me, if not all the rest of the audience (even those who are texting in the next row down), on the edge of my seat. This is one of the most difficult-to-play scores ever written for orchestra, according to my violin instructor. And if he thinks it's hard, it's probably enough to blow the mind of any average person, 'cause the guy can play.

Notice the conductor's interesting way of directing:

^.^ Tomorrow, the orchestra is also performing Beethoven's Ninth, which includes the choir; so, *squee*---I can't wait to hear the choir and orchestra together.

Music of the Week