What Allan is playing

[Bogey]

Hi Cato,

The string were reduced on the Mozart so i didn't play.  Can't really say if it was better performe or not.  I will say that there were just a few things that would have been fine if properly attended to in rehearsal.  Also,  condutor as soloist is always a tricky proposition.



A replay of the opening Toledo Mahler 3 concert is available at wgte.org

Allan

Where is it at once you get to the site, Allan?

[toledobass]

it's under the 'Listen' section.  Here's a more direct link:
TSO Mahler 3 Broadcast


Hope you enjoy it Bogey, any thoughts appreciated.

Allan

[toledobass]

 hi all,

sorry it's been so long.  I go rid of my Internet at home and have been doing all my surfing on the Iphone which I find kind of tedious to write posts with.   Anyway,  this week is our Bruckner week.  Tackling the 6th this time around.  First half of the program features some of the motets performed by a local choir.  I'm looking forward to hearing that stuff.

Allan

[karlhenning]

Great to hear you report in, Allan!  I have a reunion which looks like drawing me to the Buckeye State in June, BTW.

[SonicMan46]

hi all, sorry it's been so long.  I go rid of my Internet at home and have been doing all my surfing on the Iphone which I find kind of tedious to write posts with.   

Allan - been missing your posts in the 'food thread' - hope that you're back online in a more acceptable mode soon - Dave   

[Sergeant Rock]

Allan - been missing your posts in the 'food thread'

Yes, Allan, please come back. Everyone's apparently on a hunger strike until you do 

Sarge

[Cato]

hi all,

sorry it's been so long.  I go rid of my Internet at home and have been doing all my surfing on the Iphone which I find kind of tedious to write posts with.   Anyway,  this week is our Bruckner week.  Tackling the 6th this time around.  First half of the program features some of the motets performed by a local choir.  I'm looking forward to hearing that stuff.

Allan

I had hoped to attend the Bruckner Sixth Symphony in the Toledo Cathedral, but thinigs have not worked out recently.

But tell us how the rehearsals sound so far!

[toledobass]

The Bruckner concert was decent.  Not a stellar performance but not a terrible performance either.  For some reason it lacked the spirit the past Bruckner performances have had.  Perhaps it isn't the best idea to have the Bruckner concert as the first full orchestra concert directly after the holiday break.  First rehearsal was noticably underprepared by many.  That of course started the week off tensly.  It never really got any better.

It was spectacular to hear the motets that started out the concert....especially in the space of the cathedral....gorgeous music.

Unfortunatly no newspaper review that I've found.

Allan   

[bhodges]

Thanks for the report, Allan.  Your comment about the break might be true, unfortunately.

Say, Carnegie Hall just announced its 2010-2011 season, and look what I found:

Saturday, May 7, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Toledo Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Sanderling, Principal Conductor

Program to be announced

  Congrats!

--Bruce

[karlhenning]

Wooot!

[toledobass]

WTH? Still no program announcement!!!!  Dying to know what we're gonna play.

[karlhenning]

I am so entirely there on 7.v.11!

[Cato]

The Bruckner concert was decent.  Not a stellar performance but not a terrible performance either.  For some reason it lacked the spirit the past Bruckner performances have had.  Perhaps it isn't the best idea to have the Bruckner concert as the first full orchestra concert directly after the holiday break.  First rehearsal was noticably underprepared by many.  That of course started the week off tensly.  It never really got any better.

It was spectacular to hear the motets that started out the concert....especially in the space of the cathedral....gorgeous music.

Unfortunatly no newspaper review that I've found.

Allan   

Hi Allan!

Thanks for the update on the Bruckner
Sixth Symphony at the Toledo Cathedral!

Too bad the performance did not meet your expectations.  How was the little funeral march in the slow movement?

Karl!  When you go to Carnegie Hall, Allan will be the guy with the REALLY big guitar!   

And no moustache!  0:)

[karlhenning]

HE SHAVED THE MOUSTACHES OFF?!

[Bogey]

HE SHAVED THE MOUSTACHES OFF?!

Easy fellas.  That is an actual Deadwood prop that Allan won on Ebay.  He's pretty proud of it and the last time he avatarred without it, one heck of a howl went up here on the board.

[karlhenning]

Oh, why didn't he say it's a stage property! All right, then.

[toledobass]

Oh, why didn't he say it's a stage property! All right, then.

Truth....what up yall?  Sorry still only lurking......

Allan

[Cato]

Truth....what up yall?  Sorry still only lurking......

Allan

Dude!  How are the ticket sales these days?

Any world premieres for next year?

And which Bruckner symphony is scheduled for next season?

Under "Great Recordings" I just wrote about the Respighi Pines Of Rome performance given by the Toledo Symphony and the Glassmen a few years ago.  Were you there?   

[Bogey]

Truth....what up yall?  Sorry still only lurking......

Allan

Great to see a post from you good brother!

[karlhenning]

Great to see a post from you good brother!

Woot!