April 19th, 2007
There’s a tape in my car which sat around over the winter but has been played quite a bit lately. (And, yes, I only have a tape player in my car.) You see, it has Orff’s Carmina Burana on it. A wonderful evocation of drinking and naughtiness, it tends to get lots of rotation for me in the springtime. I wanted to note that the Madison Symphony Orchestra will be performing it next month. The Dulicinea and I hope to get student rush tickets on the cheap for it. The MSO also performs this weekend and the highlight for me is Elgar’s Enigma Variations. I am still kicking myself for not having gone last month for The Four Seasons and The Rite of Spring.
Earlier this week the MSO announced their 2007-2008 season. Some highlights for me:
6 October – this is a special one-off featuring violinist Joshua Bell. Every should know Rossini’s overture, La Gazza Ladra – The Thieving Magpie. If not, watch the opening A Clockwork Orange where Billy’s droogs have their way with the devotchka in the abandoned theatre. Plus there’s Ravel’s orchestral re-working of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Weekend of 19-21 October – this is the Audience Choice Concert. In addition to Overture to Benvenuto Cellini by Berloiz und Schumann’s Cello Concerto, fans will witness the performance of another piece to be determined by popular vote. Folks can choose from the following:
Beethoven – Symphony No. 1 (1800)
Schubert – Symphony No. 9, “The Great” (1828)
Brahms – Symphony No. 1 (1876)
Corigliano – Symphony No. 1, “Of Rage and Remembrance” (1988)
Vote early and vote often.
Janácek’s Sinfonietta will be part of February’s program. But it’s March that holds the most promise for me. That month the MSO will perform the world premiere of Joel Hoffman’s Concerto for Cello and Oud.
Also note that the MSO now has a podcast called Music To Your Ears. A preview of next season is now available.
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