Performance plugs

[amethyst73]

Local folks should go see the Hillbarn Theater's production of Elton John's and Tim Rice's Aida.  The first fifteen minutes feel a little like watching a low-quality Andrew Lloyd Webber show, but then it definitely picks up.  Really strong cast - I keep disbelieving that this is an amateur theater group! - and the story is as powerful and moving as it was when Verdi dreamed it up.  nezumiko, a lot of the music is right up your alley.

And if you're interested, the Stanford Symphonic Chorus, Stanford Symphony, Stanford Taiko, and I forget who else are presenting the world premier of Cosmic Flames, a recently commissioned piece by Chinese composer Zhou Long.  It's about fifteen minutes of interesting stuff for, well, orchestra, taiko, and chorus.  Tonight is our first dress rehearsal, and I'll be most interested to hear what the orchestration is like.  It will be performed with the final movement of the Beethoven 9th Symphony.  We'll be performing these pieces, as well as Carmina Burana, when the music department tours in China at the end of June/beginning of August.

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Beethoven 9 in China

[kcandaele.livejournal.com]

I'd love to hear more about your trip to China. I'm doing a documentary about Beethoven's Ninth, part of which is a story about Tienanmen and the Ninth. You can view the trailer here www.followingtheninth.com

All the best,

kerry Candaele

venice, ca
kcandaele@gmail.com

www.battlehymnsproductions.com