Saturday
Walked to the library, watched videos there.
Posted a video of Elvis on Facebook.
Walked home with a sack full of potato chips form the Safeway
Edited string quartet for a few hours.
Went to The Chapel and listened to Wayne Horvits and Gravitas.
Wayne on piano, Peggy Lee on cello, Ron Miles on cornet, and Sara Schoenbeck on bassoon
All slow tempo compositions, with a distinct flavor of improvisation, the excitement coming from the depth of the colors and the high artistic level of the solos.
There has been some discussion at SCI about the suitability of combining the 'cello with other instruments, notably the bass clarinet.
The statement that the Clarinet is the best blend has raised a bit of discussion in my hotmail inbox.
With deep analysis of the various instrument's wave forms, extended techniques, et
al.
I'm not totally sure that that was the actual point of the discussion but misunderstanding is the soul of any such concerto.
The many ways in which the Gravitas instruments blended and separated were so full of invention, both melodically, rhythmically, and harmonically seemed more than adequate to me.
I'm sure that a Bass clarinetist would have been able to add his own skills to the mix whether that instrument was "best" complement to the 'cello or not.
The music I heard was great, fully deserving the standing ovation it got.
Even though the performance was enhanced by a young person's marimba and percussion band playing for a wedding just outside the windows.
I say enhanced because they were quite good and Gravitas enjoyed them too.
But Steve did close the windows because a band's gotta do what a band's gotta do.
Later that night on SNL the first ever Saturday Night show was aired as a tribute to George Carlin, who was the host.
All those young people,
Certainly I never looked that un-wrinkled.
Certainly I never had that much hair.
So long, George, thanks for all the laughs, thanks for all the education.
Posted a video of Elvis on Facebook.
Walked home with a sack full of potato chips form the Safeway
Edited string quartet for a few hours.
Went to The Chapel and listened to Wayne Horvits and Gravitas.
Wayne on piano, Peggy Lee on cello, Ron Miles on cornet, and Sara Schoenbeck on bassoon
All slow tempo compositions, with a distinct flavor of improvisation, the excitement coming from the depth of the colors and the high artistic level of the solos.
There has been some discussion at SCI about the suitability of combining the 'cello with other instruments, notably the bass clarinet.
The statement that the Clarinet is the best blend has raised a bit of discussion in my hotmail inbox.
With deep analysis of the various instrument's wave forms, extended techniques, et
al.
I'm not totally sure that that was the actual point of the discussion but misunderstanding is the soul of any such concerto.
(the word "concerto" means both together and conflict, somewhat like the word "cleave")
The many ways in which the Gravitas instruments blended and separated were so full of invention, both melodically, rhythmically, and harmonically seemed more than adequate to me.
I'm sure that a Bass clarinetist would have been able to add his own skills to the mix whether that instrument was "best" complement to the 'cello or not.
The music I heard was great, fully deserving the standing ovation it got.
Even though the performance was enhanced by a young person's marimba and percussion band playing for a wedding just outside the windows.
I say enhanced because they were quite good and Gravitas enjoyed them too.
But Steve did close the windows because a band's gotta do what a band's gotta do.
Later that night on SNL the first ever Saturday Night show was aired as a tribute to George Carlin, who was the host.
All those young people,
Certainly I never looked that un-wrinkled.
Certainly I never had that much hair.
So long, George, thanks for all the laughs, thanks for all the education.
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