Let’s Dance – Slavonic Style with Didgeridu!
I went to a concert last night.
Okay, I’ll rephrase.
[fangirl] I WENT TO A CONCERT LAST NIGHT~~~~! [/fangirl]
It was the world premiere of Sculthorpe’s new work Memento Mori, which utilises the Dies Irae plainchant from the Requiem on violins and horns etc.; but it was really good because he sets it to didgeridu – William Barton <3 He’s so amazing, and he holds the record for longest sustained note without circular breathing – 46 seconds!
But yes, next the conductor played with him, a violin-didgeridu duet based on a number of Australian folk songs (including Waltzing Matilda); but it was really amazing because of the awesome contra-rhythms they were both playing, 7/8, 7/4, 15/8, you name it.
So next, the Canberra Symphony Orchestra played a Beethoven Piano Concerto, the pianist was absolutely stellar! I didn’t really connect with this work as much as I did with…
Dvorãk’s Concerto for Orchestra in B Major!
This piece… O.o SO AMAZING~!!$(*@#()q5ujrlgz
It just ends… and then starts… and ends… and starts again… and then modulates, ends, starts, brings in the horns with a HUGE solo…
and then it starts! It’s such a rush! but then it ended.
And so encore time.
It was the Slavonic Dance, also by Dvorãk, which is even more stunning… I guess it’s something you’d have to see live to really appreciate.
Anyway, that’s that for today.
Keep wandering~
*kowtows*
So it’s been a while. Get cut :p
Actually I’ve been pretty busy, during the holidays, studied for 50 hours in total, practiced an ungodly amount of piano, went to see Simon Tedeschi in concert, went to Melbourne to shop for dresses for my sister and watch the Crows lose hyper-farcically to the ‘Pies (which was quite a low), and in between all of that I ate out, and such.
Still haven’t seen Dark Knight, however. I really want to.
Um, I guess that’s about it, expect posts to get really detailed this term, I’ll try and write as often as I can (because I have trials coming up in a couple of weeks), but until then, if there’s something you want to ask me about, you can contact me just to the right there. :3
Until then, though,
keep wandering.
