Audio Flynn Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I heard real near field music Thursday night. 8th grade big band jazz and then string ensemble. 3 pieces each. Strings played Pink Panther. Too cool! I have been fortunate to hear the "pups" play like this due to my 4 kids for the last 12 years very frequently. When is the last time you heard real instruments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTIELANGE Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 One time, at band camp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmusic Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Right now Mardi Gras is going on so I hear them at every parade. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 Right now Mardi Gras is going on so I hear them at every parade. Jay Now that environment certainly has character! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzp Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Rick, Both of our daughters played violin from 4th grade to the present. You are right, it is cool listening to live music. The real satisfaction I got was watching and hearing these same kids from 4th grade to 12th grade and seeing and hearing the improvment. Our girls were both blessed with the talent to play and they were both fortunate to play in orchastras that were competitive. [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmusic Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Flynn it has alot more than that, sometime it is just off the hook. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev313 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 One hour ago actually. Just got back from the CSO: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Classics From The Big Screen Chicago Symphony OrchestraDavid Zinman, conductor J. Strauss - On the Beautiful Blue Danube Ligeti - Lontano Ligeti - Atmospheres R. Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra David Zinman leads the CSO in classics that have been featured in great films by directors Stanley Kubrick and Martin Scorsese, including Johann Strauss' On the Beautiful Blue Danube and Richard Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Laast weekend I saw Corey Haris at the Blues Alley, guitar, base guitar and drums. Very intimate setting. Friday night, Pace De Lucia, the worlds formost flemenco guitarist at theLisner Auditorium at George Washinton Unviersity. Also anexcellent venue with stellar acoustics. Guitars, female vocal,electtric bass, mouth-organ,drums and soem keyboard action.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lindsey Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Friday night, Pace De Lucia, the worlds formost flemenco guitarist at the Lisner Auditorium at George Washinton Unviersity. Also an excellent venue with stellar acoustics. Guitars, female vocal, electtric bass, mouth-organ,drums and soem keyboard action.. Hey Thebes, Is Pace related to Paco?... because he's pretty good too. [] I hope things are going well for you my brother! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I sang & played my kazzoo in the shower this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I see a live band at least once a month sometimes more depending on who is coming through town. The last band I saw that was really suprising was the unknown hinson. I expected just a fun band as the gimmick was King Of The Country Western Troupadors and he is supposed to be a vampire bringing rock and roll straight from hell. The Unknown Hinson was hilarious but he was one of the best guitar I have seen in years and there was nothing country about him. If he comes to town again we are going to see him again. Tour Dates for TN, GA, IN, NC, FL, KY, OH http://www.unknownhinson.com/new-music.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshnich Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Friday night saw Merle Haggard with Neko Case as the opening act. He had a cold but still what a singer. Neko Case was great as well. Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I sang & played my kazzoo in the shower this morning. Maron....was the show sold out.[] Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMcD Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I'll bet it was Standing Room Only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 ........lol..."standing room only" Only live I hear is when passing by the piano player in a department store and that can sometimes be very good or real bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 11, 2007 Moderators Share Posted February 11, 2007 Right now Mardi Gras is going on so I hear them at every parade. Jay Also you can hear some very good street musicians in the French Quarter. We found out if you want to hear Jazz you have to get down there early, the last bunch of times we went down there we got there late and all that was left in the clubs were " house bands " mostly rock. They really need to have more jazz clubs back in the Quarter, and less tee shirt and junk shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmusic Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Also you can hear some very good street musicians in the French Quarter. We found out if you want to hear Jazz you have to get down there early, the last bunch of times we went down there we got there late and all that was left in the clubs were " house bands " mostly rock. They really need to have more jazz clubs back in the Quarter, and less tee shirt and junk shops. dtel you are so right about that, it will get there in time. The city is far from back on it's feet IMO. Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I really like concert music live, and it keeps up my frame of reference for how instruments sound. That's how I judge speakers, and in fact all equipment. Last Thursday, we went to a great concert by the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, conducted by Ivan Fischer, the NSO Principal Guest Conductor. They played two works: Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 1, and the complete A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture and Incidental Music. The symphony, which I'd thought of as a juvenile work, was a surprise and a delight. Well, it's actually outstanding, lots of momentum, astonishing variety, and innovation. We agreed it was ASTOUNDING that Mendelssohn was only 15 years old when he wrote it! Afterward, I spent an hour listening to many recording excerpts on Amazon.com. In contrast to Fischer's extremely good conducting, most lacked the spirit, sweep, and even interest of orchestras and conductors. I thought the best was by Bernard Haitink and the London PO on Phillips: Mendelssohn the Complete Symphonies, Vol. 1. I would recommend only this recording or one by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland on Naxos. The Midsummer Night's Dream was beautifully conducted. but regrettably lacked the narrative excerpts from Shakespeare that Mendelssohn wrote into the score!! It sounded disorganized and patchy compared with my fave recording on an old RCA LP. The women's chorus, which came from the University of Maryland, was oddly scattered through the orchestra instead of being seated together. Srill, it was a magical performance of this magical work. This CD is probably quite satisfactory: http://www.amazon.com/Mendelssohn-Midsummer-complete-Symphony-Orchestra/dp/B000001GM6/sr=1-2/qid=1171218265/ref=sr_1_2/105-9370109-6359608?ie=UTF8&s=music. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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