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[San Antone]

Hello GMG forumites,

I have been reading this forum for a while and finally registered today.  My listening is almost entirely jazz and classical, but with occasional dipping into other kinds of music. 

I listen to all periods of classical music but my favoirte composers are from the first half of the the 20th century (Stravinsky, Bartok, Ravel) or Baroque-Classical period.  As for my jazz listening, I really like the "Blue Note" records from the 1950s-1960s, but of course, that is just an example since there were many great records from labels such as Riverside, Prestige, Impulse and others.

I look forward to exchanging views now that I am more than a lurker.

[TheGSMoeller]

Yo! 

Greetings and welcome.

[North Star]

Welcome, Sanantonio!

Ravel, Stravinsky and Bartók are among my favourites, too. And the Blue Notes are superb, too - Hancock, Shorter, Grant Green, Mobley, Hubbard, Blakey, among others.

[Holden]

Welcome Sanantonio. I hope you enjoy the forum.

We look forward to you sharing your ideas and opinions.

[Mirror Image]

I listen to all periods of classical music but my favorite composers are from the first half of the the 20th century (Stravinsky, Bartok, Ravel)

Three of my absolute favorites. We'll get along just fine.

[mc ukrneal]

Welcome! I never knew I was a forumite! We have plenty who love the periods you mention, so don't hesitate to give us a few new names - always looking for more.

[madaboutmahler]

Hello, welcome to GMG! Hope you enjoy it here!

Ah, Ravel! One of my absolute favourites! I hope you like Mahler too!!

Daniel

[Lisztianwagner]

Welcome to the forum, I hope you will have a nice time here!
Nice list, Ravel and Bartok are among my favourite composers too; also Stravinsky is very good.

Ilaria

[Papy Oli]

hello and welcome to GMG 

[Brahmsian]

Welcome to GMG! 

[bhodges]

Hi, sanantonio, and welcome. Though I now live in New York, I went to high school in Austin, so San Antonio is quite familiar. Was it Larry McMurtry who felt that San Antonio and Fort Worth were the most "Texan" of Texas cities?

In any case, have a good time here.

--Bruce

[Hollywood]

Howdy y'all! Greetings from Vienna, Austria. Welcome to the forum sanantonio.

San Antonio, TX, now that brings back some memories of when I was going through basic training there at Lackland Air Force base back in 1978.

[Bogey]

Hello GMG forumites,

I have been reading this forum for a while and finally registered today.  My listening is almost entirely jazz and classical, but with occasional  As for my jazz listening, I really like the "Blue Note" records from the 1950s-1960s, but of course, that is just an example since there were many great records from labels such as Riverside, Prestige, Impulse and others.

Cool.  Welcome.

[JerryS]

Welcome, Sanantonio, from a neighbor up the road in Boerne!

Do you keep up with the San Antonio Symphony? It looks like the season is once again in peril due to finances.

I maintain a calendar of San Antonio area classical performances at classicalendar.com  Check it out, I hope you find it useful.

[JerryS]

There has been a schedule announced for the 2012-2013 season and what interests me the most is the Brahms Festival.  The symphonies and concertos will be performed. 

The Beethoven Festival last season was a tremendous success. Not only the 9 symphonies, but other organizations joined in and we had many chamber works and the complete piano sonatas. The Brahms Festival will be somewhat smaller in scale, but some groups, such as Camerata San Antonio, have already announced Brahms concerts.

Don't miss the inaugural concert of the San Antonio Chamber Orchestra on October 26 at Pearl Stable!

Ives: The Unanswered Question
Varèse: Octandre
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Mozart: Serenade No. 6 in D Major, K. 239, "Serenata Notturna"
J.C. Bach: Symphony in E-Flat Major Op. 9, No. 2
Monteverdi: Sinfonia e Ritornello from Orfeo

How's that for variety?

[Karl Henning]

Welcome!

[Mirror Image]

I like this sanantonio character. He's alright with me. We've already had some good conversations. I hope he does stick around.

[bhodges]

Don't miss the inaugural concert of the San Antonio Chamber Orchestra on October 26 at Pearl Stable!

Ives: The Unanswered Question
Varèse: Octandre
Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
Mozart: Serenade No. 6 in D Major, K. 239, "Serenata Notturna"
J.C. Bach: Symphony in E-Flat Major Op. 9, No. 2
Monteverdi: Sinfonia e Ritornello from Orfeo

How's that for variety?

That has got to be one of the most impressive inaugural programs around, anywhere. The variety should really show off what they can do, and how cool that they included the Varèse. If you go, do report back.

--Bruce

[TheGSMoeller]

My brother played 2nd trombone in the SAS during the 2006-2007 season (maybe the season before or after, not sure) but I saw three of their shows, Rach-Symphonic Dances, Elgar-Enigma  and Shost-Symphony No.15.
I was amazed at all three, very good performances, especially the Shost:15, I don't think I've ever seen it scheduled even by a top-tier group.
My brother spoke very highly of the group, and the conductor (name has slipped my mind)

[JerryS]

My brother played 2nd trombone in the SAS during the 2006-2007 season (maybe the season before or after, not sure) but I saw three of their shows, Rach-Symphonic Dances, Elgar-Enigma  and Shost-Symphony No.15.
I was amazed at all three, very good performances, especially the Shost:15, I don't think I've ever seen it scheduled even by a top-tier group.
My brother spoke very highly of the group, and the conductor (name has slipped my mind)

Larry Rachleff was Music Director from 2004 until 2008. He had a large part in revitalizing the symphony after its 2003-2004 bankruptcy. Current Music Director Sebastian Lang-Lessing has continued Rachleff's tradition of excellence. The annual festivals (first Tchaikovsky, then Beethoven, next Brahms) have been very well received.

Regarding the current financial difficulties, the SA Symphony management has made a contract offer and the players will meet to discuss it tomorrow.