UNLV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

BY ED BRUCE edbrucevegas

SOMETHING VARY RARE HAPPENED ON TUESDAY NIGHT....THEY WERE 6 MINUTES LATE

UNLV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TARAS KRYSA HAD ANOTHER LOVELY PERFORMANCE AT HAM HALL TUESDAY NIGHT

DEBUSSY...Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune.....WHATEVER THE HELL THIS WAS IT WAS TERRIFIC AND ONLY 9 MINUTES LONG...OPENING HORN...2 HARPS AND THEN STRINGS...SUPERB !

PENDERECKI...FLUTE CONCERTO....IMPORT JENNIFER GRIM, SOLOIST....I DIDN'T LIKE LIKE, I DIDN'T LIKE THE ARRANGEMENT AND I THOUGHT SOME OF IT WAS SHRILL....NOT SURE THERE WAS A NOTE OR TWO MISSED...NOT GOOD FOR MY EAR...BUT AT KRYSA ALWAYS SAYS...RESPECT THE MUSIC...I DID THAT...MAYBE THE COMPOSERS HAVE TO BE DEAD FOR ME TO LIKE THEM...THIS ONE WASN'T.

INTERMISSION ...JUST RIGHT 10 MINUTES

RAVEL...Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No.2...JUST PERFECT...RIGHT AMOUNT OF MOVEMENTS, 29 MINUTES THE HARPS WERE BACK AND IT SOUNDED GREAT.

MUSIC ALWAYS TO TASTE, I FOUND TWO OF THREE PIECES I LIKED, A GOOD 67% AND ENJOYED THE YOUNG MUSICIANS AND THE ATMOSPHERE OF THIS EVER SENSATIONAL VENUE.

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