Chicago Symphony Brass concert 12/20

Biggs · Post by **Biggs** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:45 am

It was totally awesome.

Five encores and a chance to meet the players afterward (which I could not do!

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Mojo workin' · Post by **Mojo workin'** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:16 pm

What did they play? (including encores)

Biggs · Post by **Biggs** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 5:00 pm

I don't have the program with me but I remember:

Fanfare from La Peri

Pavane for a Dead Princess (EXCELLENT playing)

Fanfares Liturgiques

Fanfare from Martyrdom of St. Somebody (Debussy, I can't recall the exact title)

Pictures at an Exhibition (interesting arrangement, very different from what I expected)

Pavane (Faure)

Russian Sailors' Dance

Procession of the Nobles

EDIT: Grainger. Must have got my signals crossed.

EDIT: I can't believe this slipped my mind, but GP played an solo, Round Dance of the Golden Calf (from Gounod's Faust) Sounded awesome, per usual!

Alex C · Post by **Alex C** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 5:44 pm

Martyr of St. Sabestian

Damn I'm jealous of the people who got to hear this performance.

Mojo workin' · Post by **Mojo workin'** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 9:58 pm

Holy crap. What a concert. If anyone would happen to have recorded this concert, I'd be willing to exchange some green for a copy of it.

Randy Beschorner · Post by **Randy Beschorner** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:31 am

Concert Program (in order)

Dukas: Fanfare from La Peri

Ravel/arr. Kreines: Pavane for a Dead Princess

Gounod: Round Dance of the Golden Calf from Faust
featuring a Mr. Gene Pokorny as soloist, screeming out a part that should be played on an F tuba using his trusty (Yama?)York CC

Tomasi: Fanares Liturgiques

Intermission

Debussy: Fanfare from the Incidental Music to The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

Mussorgsky/arr. Howarth: Pictures at an Exhibition

Encores

Faure: Pavane

Gliere: Russian Sailors' Dance

Rimsky-Korsakov: Procession of the Nobles

Grainger: Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol

In addition to Gene Pokorny, compliments are in order for Mark Fisher on euphonium (listed as tenor tuba in the program) and William Russell of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago on the other tuba part.

If you can find someone who attended the concert ask them about James Smelser's account of "Mr. X" warming up. It's better told than written.

Karl H. · Post by **Karl H.** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 9:23 am

Alex C wrote:Damn I'm jealous of the people who got to hear this performance.

Gosh, and I was always jealous of you!

You know the hall: I was sitting in BOX A baby! Dropped the large coin. Place was packed, including late-added stage seating for a couple hundred more. Ironically, there was an unused seat in my box!

It was a tough 24 hours, learning about Mark, playing two big concerts, then hearing the CSO, and jumping on a train to O'hare to catch a plane, zooming out of town...

Have been running around shopping, trying not to let myself feel/think too much...

Take care my friend. Have a peaceful holiday season.

Karl "heart's a little heavy right now" Hovey

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Chicago Symphony Brass concert 12/20

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I'm still sorry I never bought Don's Holton from you!