Music Memory
Do you ever find yourself excited to see familiar things in unfamiliar places? This past week I found myself with my seat belt fastened low and snug on a flight from New York City to Frankfurt and among the classical music selections were a few pieces we played in previous Seattle Phil concert seasons. I get excited seeing these as we spend so much time working with the pieces that they seem to become welcome friends, especially when they pay us surprise visits like this.
The Haydn Symphony had always been a fun piece to work during the rehearsals—not only did the piece sound wonderful but the notes, from a player’s standpoint, felt good to play. It definitely wasn’t one of those pieces to play sitting still. And then there was the Copland. Billy the Kid was also on the roster of recordings on that flight—which definitely had to go on the playlist. It was a very memorable concert for this violist and for many reasons on and off the stage (let’s just say it involved a boarding pass and a business trip, too).
Music is definitely an easy part of life these days, and it certainly makes for memorable moments. The Seattle Phil’s new season has been revealed and we’re hoping to bring some memorable concerts to you as well! There’ll be Beethoven, Bach, among others, as well as works by Stanhope, Henze, and Cui—plenty of old and plenty of new, and there will also be the Don Bushell Concerto Competition winner who will give you a memorable performance of Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto (trust me on this one). We hope you’ll be able to join us!
What are some of your most memorable concerts?
From the land of Bach and Beethoven: Prost! The car horns are honking outside (this is being posted shortly after Germany claiming third place in the penultimate match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup).
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