Yes, I know I said I would post photos of the sectional warping process here but that was before I ran into a serious snag from which I am (slowly) extricating myself. I have lost almost an entire day in working on the warp I am making and that is very disappointing.
What an understatement!
The better news was that there was a concert tonight by the Utah Symphony with our new conductor Thierry Fischer in charge. It was an interesting program with pieces drawn from a broad time line. There was a short and sweet Hayden symphony (No. 1) played cleanly and with nice transparency. The second piece was Beethoven's First Piano Concerto played by Ingrid Fliter. I love the good cheer in this piece and Ms. Fliter's nimble fingers made it seem effortless. It was so cheerful and quite lovely. The orchestra was pared down for the Hayden, somewhat bigger with the Beethoven but for the third piece, Shastakovich's Sumphony No. 6--which I had never heard before--filled the stage entirely. The cellos and violas started the piece setting a somber and almost eerie mood. The first (of three) movement is long and moody while the second and third are faster and faster still and much shorter. I had read the the second movement was about Stalin. From what the composer had to say in that movement, they didn't see eye-to-eye to say the least. The final movement is fast and requires a good orchestra to pull it off and I'd say and we have one.
All in all, it was a better evening than day. There is tomorrow, though, and I look forward to that!
1 comment:
What a great description of your orchestra experience - your words gave me a taste of being there.
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