Wednesday, October 31, 2012

UNLV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.....HALLOWEEN CONCERT

BY ED BRUCE edbrucevegas@yahoo.com

TARAS KRYSA.....YOU REMAIN ONE OF MY HEROES !

KRYSA...MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR OF THE UNLV SYMPHONY AND A HELL OF LOT MORE !
KRYSA....LAST NIGHT CONDUCTOR FOR A WINDS CONCERT AT THE WINCHESTER CENTER !
KRYSA....SATURDAY WILL CONDUCT THE LAS VEGAS PHILHARMONIC AT THE SMITH CENTER !
KRYSA....ORCHESTRA INSTRUCTOR AT UNLV !
KRYSA....CONDUCTOR OF THE HENDERSON SYMPHONY !

AND....KRYSA TONIGHT THE FATHER OF THIS WONDER MUSIC PROGRAM....( I LOVED HIS COSTUME AND MORE THAN USUAL BACKGROUND ON THE PROGRAM)

HOW THE HELL DOES HE DO ALL THIS ?

ANYWAY THE UNLV SYMPHONY....64 STRONG TONIGHT AT ARTEMUS HAM HALL ON THE CAMPUS PERFORMED 9 PIECES IN HALLOWEEN COSTUMES ALONG WITH A COSTUME CONTEST AND DID IT ALL IN 61 MINUTES.....4 MINUTES LATE TONIGHT !

THE WHOLE ORCHESTRA IN COSTUME...WITH CLASS....AND A GREAT SOUND.....THEY ALWAYS WIN....SOMETHING ONLY A DREAM FOR UNLV FOOTBALL !

KRYSA ALWAYS SELECTS  MUSIC I LIKE....TO INCLUDE MOZART....MENDELSSOHN...SAINT-SAENS AND TONIGHT BERNARD HERRMANN......HERRMANN SCORED 6 HITCHCOCK MOVIES INCLUDING PYSCHO...WHICH I HAD HOPED WOULD BE A LONGER SELECTION......HOWEVER THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A SPOOF INSTEAD OF MORE OF THE WONDERFUL BACKGROUND OF JANET LEIGH DRIVING OUT TO SEE NORMAN BATES....HERRMANN'S TRUE GENIUS IN MY MIND THE OPENING SEQUENCE OF THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY....SHIRLEY MACLAINES FIRST PICTURE...BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.

SALUTE TO WORK LOAD HERE PROVIDING MUSIC FOR 64 PIECES OF HALLOWEEN THEMED HORROR !

NOT SURE IF KRYSA AUDITIONING FOR THE POST OF LV PHILHARMONIC....IF I WANTS I WANT HIM TO HAVE IT....I WOULD HATE TO LOSE THE GENIUS I ENJOY AT ALL HIS CURRENT VENUES.

95 A   THANK YOU

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