Frank, Joe, and Mike.

Yesterday, Sunday October 12, a day which will live in, well, a calendar.

We drove the new Prius to St. Steven's Episcopal Church to listen to Philharmonia Northwest open it's 34th season with some Mozart, some Von Suppe, and the Haydn bros, Joe and Mike.

The Jake and Elwood of their day.

The show opened with the Mozart Serenade in D, "Notturno"

I find Mozart always to be problematical. If it wasn't for his elevation to some kind of God-like status, there would be no question of his genius but his music always seems childish to me.
I feel as if I'm being chucked under the chin or having my cheek pinched in order to make me cheer up. "Aren't I the cutest little thing" and the like.

It is enjoyable enough music, but I much prefer more steroids in the mix.

Then we moved on to Michael Haydn's Trumpet Concerto No 2.
With Ian Newhall playing the trumpet.
Mr Newhall wore a very snappy checkered vest with the usual black'n'white performers costume and played very well, much better than I and way beyond my ability to criticize.
The performance for me was soured a bit by the fact that the music was by Mike Haydn and not all that hot a piece.

My trumpet concerto is better.

Listening to Miles Davis on the way to the concert didn't help the comparison either.

Light Cavalry Overture by Franz Von Suppe.
I guess it's what we had to depend on before we had Rock'n'Roll.

Intermission:
I bought a cookie and a brownie (Meredith Didn't want anything) and searched the crowd for celebrities.

After which we were treated to Franz Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 100 the "Military"

Trumpet (bugle) calls and additional percussion in the second movement are what make it "Military".
If you say so, to me it's no way as military as Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner"
But how were the Haydns to know about Jimi?
It's a nice symphony.
The Haydn bros were nice people.
Joe's music was, and is still, nice, and his place on the roster of the greats is secure.

The band, led by Roupen Shakarian played well, as always, and a fine time was had by all.
At least I enjoyed myself as much as I'd care to admit without giving up any of my macho posing.

Noticed the lack of our names on the program.
I've been forgetting a lot this year, (including real estate taxes, whoof!)
So I'm going to have to cut them a check.

You too, support the many excellent volunteer orchestras in the area.

Save the dough you were going to spend at Benaroya and give it to Phil NW, Seattle Phil, Rainier Sym, Auburn Sym, Simple Measures, et al.

Just don't waste your hard earned stimulus check on the Satanic SSO.