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More Cowbell Warrior Princess
Joined: 01 Jul 2006 Posts: 5657 | TRs | Pics Location: Alive on Earth |
All students and clarinetists get in for $5.
Seattle Weekly Preview
Ear Supply: Heart-Shaped Bach
Grunge inspires a band concerto.
By Gavin Borchert Wednesday, May 2 2012
Location Info
Meany Hall
15th Ave. NE & NE Campus Pky
Seattle, WA 98195
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Meany Hall, UW campus, 800-838-3006, seattlewindsymphony.org
Tickets $5-$15. 3 p.m. Sun., May 6.
Quote: | It's the mood more than the music of the Seattle sound that's evoked by Texas composer Scott McAllister's 1996 Concerto X for clarinet and band—"heavily influenced," he writes, by grunge. In the first of its three brief, beguiling movements, random restless outbursts interrupt a somnambular repeating murmur in the low brass that calls to mind the heavy-lidded gaze of a thousand Kurt Cobain photos. The third is itchy and angsty, but always catchy. The concerto's emotional centerpiece is the middle movement: variations, in Bach passacaglia style, on the refrain from the old Appalachian folksong "In the Pines," which Nirvana (among others) recorded as "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" From the tread of Abbey Road's "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" to the melancholy air of a French accordion waltz, McAllister rings inventive changes on these eight lamenting bars. Clarinetist Sean Osborn plays Concerto X on Sunday with the Seattle Wind Symphony (alongside music by Bernstein, Gershwin, and more) to close the ensemble's inaugural season. |
“If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes.” - Unknown
“If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes.” - Unknown
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whitebark Member
Joined: 08 Jul 2005 Posts: 1864 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle |
Sounds like a fun concert! I can't go, unfortunately
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More Cowbell Warrior Princess
Joined: 01 Jul 2006 Posts: 5657 | TRs | Pics Location: Alive on Earth |
Bumping just in case any of you are not out in the hills, valleys and mountains today. The UW campus is gorgeous right now and is a great place for a walk before or after our concert at 3:00.
“If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes.” - Unknown
“If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes.” - Unknown
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Redwic Unlisted Free Agent
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Tue May 08, 2012 12:25 pm
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Still no love by the masses for the bass clarinet.
*sigh*
60 pounds lighter but not 60 points brighter.
60 pounds lighter but not 60 points brighter.
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More Cowbell Warrior Princess
Joined: 01 Jul 2006 Posts: 5657 | TRs | Pics Location: Alive on Earth |
I the bass clarinet much more than the E flat clarinet.
“If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes.” - Unknown
“If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes.” - Unknown
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Phil Member
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Tue May 08, 2012 1:48 pm
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5k posts... well done.
to stay on topic, I played the clarinet in high school. never since.
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hiker1 Member
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Tue May 08, 2012 2:15 pm
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Concert seems interesting. How about posting reviews?
To follow a couple of other posts, slightly or very off topic, I used to play the B-flat but moved down to the bass, which I liked the best. Nice woody tone!
Unfortunately this reminds me of the old joke about the alto:
"What's the definition of a nerd? Someone who owns an alto clarinet."
falling leaves / hide the path / so quietly
~John Bailey, "Autumn," a haiku year, 2001, as posted on oldgreypoet.com
falling leaves / hide the path / so quietly
~John Bailey, "Autumn," a haiku year, 2001, as posted on oldgreypoet.com
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More Cowbell Warrior Princess
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The critics rarely bother reviewing anything but the main groups in town.
But the audience loved the clarinet concerto and our soloist came out dressed in a nice grungy outfit.
I'll post the youtube video once it's up.
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“If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes.” - Unknown
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Redwic Unlisted Free Agent
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Tue May 08, 2012 9:48 pm
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More Cowbell wrote: | I the bass clarinet much more than the E flat clarinet. |
Me, too. To the extent that I played bass clarinet from Grades 8-12.
60 pounds lighter but not 60 points brighter.
60 pounds lighter but not 60 points brighter.
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treeswarper Alleged Sockpuppet!
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Wed May 09, 2012 6:27 am
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This is blatant discrimination against Bassoonists!!
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human––animals and aliens are great possibilities
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human––animals and aliens are great possibilities
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Redwic Unlisted Free Agent
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Wed May 09, 2012 7:12 am
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treeswarper wrote: | This is blatant discrimination against Bassoonists!! |
No kidding! Bassoonists are cool. They double-reed it.
60 pounds lighter but not 60 points brighter.
60 pounds lighter but not 60 points brighter.
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