Our Spring Concert

[n2ize]

Here are some pictures of me and my orchestra playing our spring concert this past Sunday April 14th.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...7987118&type=1

And, for those wondering what I look like, here is a picture of me performing on violin this past Sunday.

[NA4BH]

You preserved the Beatles wig pretty good. :rofl:

What did you play at the concert?

[n2ize]

You preserved the Beatles wig pretty good. :rofl:

LOL :)

What did you play at the concert?

Here is what we played in concert order

1) Shostakovich "Waltz # 2"
2) Mozart "Symphony # 50, mov't 1"
3) Jay Ungar "Ashokan Farewell"
4) Beethoven "Symphony # 7, mov't 2"
5) Aaron Copland "Old American Classics / At the River".
6) Mozart " Magic Flute Overture"
7) Maurice Ravel "Mother Goose Suite"
8) Handel "Hallelujah" In which we encouraged audience members to sing along if they wished. Quite a number of them did.

[HUGH]

You have a good number of charismatic musicians in the orchestra, nice photos!

[n2ize]

You have a good number of charismatic musicians in the orchestra, nice photos!

Thanks for your kind words. . One of the best things I have done in years is to have joined this orchestra. As you point out they are a very charismatic group. They are a great bunch of people to work with and I absolutely love performing with them. I look forward to every rehearsal or gig. Our conductor is also a very robust and charismatic person and is a great inspiration to the orchestra as a whole. Much of the music we play is quite challenging , often quite difficult, yet very gratifying when we play it and make it sound great,

I'll try and post some links to a couple video clips of the concert as soon as they become available.

[suddenseer]

Good deal! I wish that I could have been there to enjoy the concert. I like anything Shostakovich. Now I have an idea of what a tabaccky chawin fiddle player looks like. Good looking collection of musicians. Your conductor is a hottie as well.

[WX7P]

Here are some pictures of me and my orchestra playing our spring concert this past Sunday April 14th.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...7987118&type=1

And, for those wondering what I look like, here is a picture of me performing on violin this past Sunday.

Wow, that looks like a 3/4 size violin. Either that or you're a big guy.

Glad to hear your concert went well. I'm looking forward to seeing/hearing the clips.

I'd like to find a group like that here in Corn land. I played in the world famous (!) Fremont Philharmonic (which has turned into a legit group these days-the Fremont Symphony) and the University of California Symphony back in the 70's. I've done a few musicals since then, all when we lived in Santa Rosa, CA. If have the opportunity, do a musical, something light like The Music Man or Will Rogers Follies. Playing in the pit is a lot of fun.

I just bought some strings for my violin and of course the e-string promptly snapped. I'm actually going to go get another one tomorrow.

Sarah has been after me to play regularly again, so I just need to find a group. I don't have access to a tuba anymore and I sold my trombones, so it'll have to be the violin if I want to play.

[K7SGJ]

LOL :)



Here is what we played in concert order

1) Shostakovich "Waltz # 2"
2) Mozart "Symphony # 50, mov't 1"
3) Jay Ungar "Ashokan Farewell"
4) Beethoven "Symphony # 7, mov't 2"
5) Aaron Copland "Old American Classics / At the River".
6) Mozart " Magic Flute Overture"
7) Maurice Ravel "Mother Goose Suite"
8) Handel "Hallelujah" In which we encouraged audience members to sing along if they wished. Quite a number of them did.

What? No Fire On The Mountain, or Orange Blossom Special? And you call that a concert? Bah. I scoff and say Bah.

[NQ6U]

What? No Fire On The Mountain, or Orange Blossom Special? And you call that a concert? Bah. I scoff and say Bah.

John rocks on Inna Gadda Davida.

[K7SGJ]

John rocks on Inna Gadda Davida.

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