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Post by slb2 on Dec 2, 2007 15:39:49 GMT -5
If you can remember to give us a head's-up on the 22nd, that would be a nice present.
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Post by joew on Dec 2, 2007 16:56:36 GMT -5
I'll try to remember. Maybe it would help if somebody reminded me on the 20th.
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Post by slb2 on Dec 2, 2007 17:50:22 GMT -5
I'll remind you on the 20th. Could I have a reminder call from someone on the 18th? svp
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Post by joew on Dec 2, 2007 18:14:35 GMT -5
Glad to remind you on the 20th. It would be prudent for someone to remind me on the 18th.
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Post by joew on Dec 16, 2007 20:39:06 GMT -5
By 1:00 the snow here had changed to rain, so I shoveled a walk to the garage and drove to the subway station, and rode in to hear the Handel & Haydn's performance of the first three parts of Bach's Christmas Oratorio. The concert was in Jordan Hall of the New England Conservatory of Music, where Thomas spent a lot of time taping performances. Grant Llewellyn conducted a small orchestra and chorus — 3 first violins, 2 second violins, 1 viola, 2 flutes, 2 oboes (with two oboes da caccia with curved brass bells like a French horn, in the second part), three trumpets, tympani, and a continuo section of one each of portable organ, bassoon, cello, and bass, and 16 singers equally divided among the four parts. The soloists were all good, and it was a vigorous and enjoyable performance, although I'd have preferred parts 4 and 6 instead of 2 and 3 — livelier and louder. By the time I was heading home, the precipitation was only drizzle.
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Post by Thomas Scheuzger on Dec 16, 2007 23:07:12 GMT -5
The concert was in Jordan Hall of the New England Conservatory of Music, where Thomas spent a lot of time taping performances. Yes sir, 12 years and over 300 performances per year. I still miss that place. ;D
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Post by Gracie on Dec 16, 2007 23:16:45 GMT -5
The concert was in Jordan Hall of the New England Conservatory of Music, where Thomas spent a lot of time taping performances. Yes sir, 12 years and over 300 performances per year. I still miss that place. ;D That is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. Seems to me that music you heard in such an incredible atmosphere would be enhanced beyond description. Concerts like that make me wish I could just make time stand still....
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Post by joew on Dec 17, 2007 2:01:18 GMT -5
It is a very fine place to listen to music, both for the ambience and for the acoustics. And no seat is really far from the stage (although the view form the balcony gets obstructed, as in most halls, when you get near the front wall.
My seat was in the balcony, a little off screen to the right of Thomas's picture (5th row, fourth seat from the aisle toward the stage).
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Post by michael on Dec 19, 2007 16:34:48 GMT -5
I started the day listening to “I Woke Up This Morning” by Ten Years After. Man-O-Man-O-Man! I cranked it up on the stereo and let the blues wash over me like baptismal waters – the music cleansing me of the complexities of today’s society; if only for five and a half minutes, it was good, it was the way to start today.
I believe in music…
Mike
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Post by slb2 on Dec 20, 2007 8:38:05 GMT -5
...I believe in love..... I Believe In MusicI could just sit around making music all day long. As long as I'm making my music, ain't gonna do nobody no harm. And who knows, maybe I'll come up with a song To make people want to stop all their fussing and fighting Long enough to sing along. I believe in music. Oh, I believe in love. And I believe in music. Oh, I, I believe in love. Music is love, and love is music, if you know what I mean. People who believe in music are the happiest people I've ever seen. So clap your hands and stomp your feet and shake your tambourine, And lift your voices to the sky; tell me what you see. I, I believe in music. Oh, I believe in love. I believe in music. Oh, I, I believe in love. Music is the universal language, and love is the key To peace, hope, and understanding, and living in harmony. So grab your brother by the hand, let's sing along with me, And lift your voices to the sky; tell me what you see. I, I believe in music. Oh, I, I believe in love. I, I believe in music. Oh, I, I believe in love.
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Post by Brit on Dec 20, 2007 13:26:37 GMT -5
Erm, this is the 20th December.
Somebody wanted to be reminded of something, but I have forgotten what it was.
Can someone remind me?
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Post by slb2 on Dec 20, 2007 13:36:08 GMT -5
Saying it once wasn't good enough, huh Brit? And it's joew who needs to remind us about a concert on the radio.
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Post by joew on Dec 20, 2007 14:05:55 GMT -5
Thanks, both of you, for reminding me to remind you to remind me to remind you of the following:
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Post by joew on Dec 20, 2007 14:09:58 GMT -5
That also reminds me of this old favorite: "They tried to tell us we're too young, Too young to tell them they're too old, Too old to tell us we're too young, Too young to tell them they're too old, Too old to tell us ……" and so on.
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Post by Brit on Dec 20, 2007 14:13:03 GMT -5
I hope this next link will redeem me in Mike's eyes somewhat after being "lofty" about music! www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4T4I9DRGokA folk/rock band called Runrig. They are fantastic. This is folk music's answer to Queen.
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Post by slb2 on Dec 20, 2007 14:54:25 GMT -5
Brit, that link delivers some fab-U-los music!!!!
Thank you! I loved it. I'm going to go and buy their album if I can find it.
Tot'ly loved it. Tot'ly love that Scottish music. Did I get that right?
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Post by slb2 on Dec 20, 2007 14:57:00 GMT -5
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Post by slb2 on Dec 20, 2007 14:59:14 GMT -5
And I'm nearly blowing my computer speakers out listening to this youtube clip. This is great dance music.
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Post by Brit on Dec 20, 2007 15:31:43 GMT -5
If you meant totally, I don't know. It doesn't matter anyway!
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Post by slb2 on Dec 20, 2007 20:46:16 GMT -5
That's just my accent showing. I've written it that way for years, hadn't really thought of it.
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Post by joew on Dec 23, 2007 14:04:44 GMT -5
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Post by Brit on Dec 24, 2007 12:50:07 GMT -5
Joe - Much to Dinah's surprise, I am watching the Carols from Cambridge. She wonders what has come over me, but when I explained you'd be watching the same thing, at the same time, she was mollified. See what I mean?
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Post by Brit on Dec 24, 2007 13:38:39 GMT -5
Joe!
You cannot fail to admit it was totally a theatrical performance.
Or can you?
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Post by joew on Dec 24, 2007 14:52:32 GMT -5
Joe! You cannot fail to admit it was totally a theatrical performance. Or can you? I can't disagree with you, Brit. Regrettably that is partially the result of my having been tied up with other things, so that I never actually got to see it. I won't tell Dinah. I hope you enjoyed the theatricality and the music. Those are striking photos you posted.
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Post by joew on Jan 7, 2008 9:25:27 GMT -5
Radio station WHRB is having their "Orgy Period®" (corresponding to exam period at Harvard), during which they play everything by a composer or performer in roughly chronological order. They started the Beethoven Orgy® yesterday afternoon and are, as I write, up to 1795. The orgy will continue through the week, with some interruptions, and on into early next week. They are streaming it at www.whrb.org.
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Post by slb2 on Jan 9, 2008 0:39:12 GMT -5
This isn't what I thought an orgy was....
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Post by joew on Jan 9, 2008 1:00:53 GMT -5
You can indulge in the WHRB orgies without guilt.
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Post by Brit on Jan 15, 2008 16:53:17 GMT -5
For lovers of Finlandia by Sibelius, there was a delightful 30 minute radio-documentary about the piece on BBC Radio 4 today. This is available for the next 7 days: www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/soulmusic/pip/oyplt/Some of you might also know the hymn "Be Still My Soul". This is the background to it. I'm listening to it now!
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Post by joew on Jan 25, 2008 1:01:28 GMT -5
I went this evening to the first of three performances of Elgar's "The Dream of Gerontius" given by the Boston Symphony, with Sir Colin Davis conducting, and Ben Heppner in the title role. It was a powerful performance all around. Anybody who likes that sort of thing would probably enoy listening to it on the web, either Friday at 1:00 p.m. EST (6:00 GMT) on www.wgbh.org which will have a half hour of preliminaries, probably including interview with the conductor, and maybe more interview material during the intermission, or Saturday, immediately after APHC, at www.wcrb.com which probably won't have much commentary or interview material.
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Post by michael on Jan 27, 2008 17:20:29 GMT -5
Let It Be Vs. Let It Be… Naked
Well, I’ve finally come to the conclusion that I prefer the original “Let It Be” album. Maybe because it’s the version I grew up with or maybe it’s just better. As much as I like Paul McCartney, I think he was a bit misguided when he had the album supposedly, fixed.
Anyway, does anyone else have an opinion on this?
Mike
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