ThePhiladelphiaOrchestra

Verizon Hall (Home of the Philadephia Orchestra)         19 Mai, 2013     2:00 pm

Simon Rattle Conductor 
Barbara Hannigan Soprano

Program

Webern Passacaglia, Op. 1

Berg Three Fragments from Wozzeck, Op. 7

Intermission

Ligeti Mysteries of the Macabre
First Philadelphia Orchestra performances

Beethoven Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 (“Pastoral”)

1. Allegro, ma non troppo (Awakening of
   cheerful feelings upon arriving in the
   country)
   
2. Andante molto moto (Scene by the brook)
   
3. Allegro—Presto (Merry gathering of peasants)—
   
4. Allegro (Tempest, storm)—
   
5. Allegretto (Shepherds’ hymn—Happy and
   thankful feelings after the storm) 
   

Featured in Disney's Fantasia, the "Pastoral" Symphony paints vivid scenes of gathering thunderstorms, wandering brooks, and breezy country sides. Both Webern's Passacaglia and Berg's Wozzeck received their U.S. premieres in Philadelphia as part of Stokowski's vision for 20th-century music. Barbara Hannigan will perform scenes from Ligeti's thrilling opera, Le Grande Macabre, in character as the Chief of the Secret Political Police.

This you have to see if you can, it's legendary! I was really blow away. This is modern classical music to me, a real  and it's so well performed by the Orchestra.
This video shows what I mean!

The concert was as magnificent as the building itself! What was strange to me was that the confirmation of the orchestra changes with every piece and that the Orchestra does come on stage in group, they all came in separately. Only the first violin, the conductor and the soloist came up later. I can believe that it's one of the best orchestras from the world, they really moved me. The first part was good but the second part was mind blowing. The Mystery of the Macabre I found very originally and the Symphony no.6 was even more amazing. I always find it so fascinating that music that's so old still can give me musical inspirations or can give me a feeling where I still can relate in. It speaks to my imagination.

It's like the former Philadelphia Orchestra Music Director Wolfgang Sawallisch said: " I think it's within human nature to desire HARMONY, BEAUTY and COMMUNICATION in the world, to try to understand one another. MUSIC is a VERY BIG PART OF THAT !" (Tribute to him, he died on the 22th of February 2013, Grassau Germany)

Jazz at the Lincoln Center: Chick Corea and JALC Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

A meeting with Lee Konitz (amazing saxophone player where Miles Davis played with ;-) like Chick Corea said)

First I wanted to give a special thanks to the man who really made this a special concert, not only the combination of Chick and Wynton, the person who I didn't knew by face and who is a great musician LEE KONITZ (well know jazz saxophone player). He sat next to me and we had a good talk before the concert. I started talking to him when he asked me something about my ticket and he said he was a friend of Chick, I was really surprised to know who he was. He said to me he was a saxophone player and my mind kept thinking to know he was. So when he told his name to the backdoor manager I was completely surprised and very impressed to have had a talk with him before like I should do like with a friend about music. He was so nice to help me get to Chick and Wynton after the concert.  So sorry Lee for not recognising you but I'm really thankful of what you did for me. You're also a great example as a musician and as a person, I'll never forget what you've done for me. Maybe I'll see you back in Chicago! Good luck with your music and thanks!

The Concert                                          8:00 PM
Chick Corea, piano
Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

The Program (all music of Chick Corea off course arranged by people from the orchestra)

May 16, 2013

Set I:

Windows                Arr. Ted nash (who also gave a introduction before the concert at 7:00, very honest)

The Matrix             Arr. Vincent Gardener

Crystal Silence       Arr. Marcus Printup

Children's Song      Arr. Wynton Marsalis

From Forever         Arr. Chick Corea (Second time he wrote somthing for Big Band) ( Suite for Big Band dedicated to Herb Pomeroy)

Set II:

You're Everthing    Arr. Victor Goines

Humpty Dumpty    Arr. Wynton Marsalis

Tones for Joans' Bones    Arr. Ted Nash

Wigwam                Arr. Ali Jackson

Straight Up and Down     Arr. Sherman Irby

It was the best concert I saw, maybe the sound from the singing wasn't that good but the band sounded perfect! The bled and solo pieces where really good. The best I've seen so far. You could really see the magic between the musicians. Like Ted Nash said before the concert, 'JAZZ is a living and breathing thing'! You never know what life is going to bring and that's how a jazz concert is, it's life. I've felt it too that evening and I won't ever forget that.
The talk I had with Lee was also very nice. He asked me what I loved in music so much. So he said if you know that then you will also know which way you what to go with it. That was some really good advice for me. I'm going to keep that in mind for the rest of my journey and hopefully I'll find the answer in music or at least a start. I enjoyed the concert very much and was blessed to meet Chick and Wynton after the concert.

Little Paris_Harlem

Little Paris

A very nice bar in Harlem with good free live music and free food. This is a real example of a Harlem bar. Musician coming in joining the band and leaving again. It's very vivid and nice to see. They played some really fine blues and jazz standards. Her are some atmosphere pictures.

This is the boss of the bar. A very friendly guy as you can see. He breaths Harlem.

Zinc Bar_ Philip Harper Quitet

Philip Harper Quinet

A great hard bop trumpeter who, in the mid 90's, became a more adventurous improvisor, he became well know 1988-1993 as a co-leader (with his older brother) of the Harper Brothers. He had previously toured with Art Barkley's Jazz Messengers and recorded with Cecil Brooks III, Joe Chambers and Errol Parker.After the Harper Brothers Band broke up he recorded as a leader for Muse and played with the Mingus Big Band. His quintet that night was a piano, alt and soprano sax, contrabass and drums.

The National Jazz Museum in Harlem

It's not really big but they have a lot of information and lots of recordings. It really has a jazz thing to it's. It's in a normal building that doesn't seem like a regular museum, it's not about a build but about the music.. which is really great.
Here's some pictures from the in- and outside.

The Flatiron Building

The most historical and photographed building in New York City. It's very nice...

Coney Island on a sunny day... back in time

         

        

Coney Island

Coney Island the beach of New York on a very warm but calm day. There's a very well know, old and big faire there as you can see. I'm thinking of going there on saturday again when there's more open and there're more people. It's well know as a site of amusement parks and seaside resort. The attractions reached their peak during the first half of the 20th century, declining in popularity after WO II and years of neglect. In recent years it's upcoming more and there's also the MCU parks where the minos Brooklyn Baseball league plays.

Yeah, there's a beach in New York City. I'm still wondering what they don't have...

I already know, an amazing Concertband Cecilia form Geraardsbergen, Belgium. It's really nice place to make some vintage photo's. Everything is so old in the fair it seems like I've got back in time...