UNLV WIND ORCHESTRA

BY ED BRUCE edbrucevegas@yahoo.com

DAMN...

IT WAS GOOD !

UNFORTUNATELY.... THIS THE LAST EVENT ON MY UNLV CALENDAR FOR THE YEAR...ACTUALLY I CORRECT MYSELF..... THE FREE BARRICK LECTURE GOES MAY 4

ALL THIS AT THE HAM.....WORLDS GREATEST SOUND ARENA.

MORE OF THE SAME TONIGHT.

60 UNLV STUDENTS.....6 CONDUCTORS....6 PIECES AND TO CALL IT AN ORCHESTRA THEY NEEDED STRINGS AND HAD THEM....HARP...CELLO...BASS.

LIKED THE MUSIC ESPECIALLY THE FINALE ...ROZSA....SUITE FROM BEN HUR.

ENTIRE PROGRAM PLAYED WELL...93 MINUTES...10 MINUTE INTERMISSION...STARTED RIGHT ON TIME TO THE MINUTE.
LOTS OF HORNS AND DRUMS AND WHISTLES AND SOME NEW MUSIC FOR ME THAT I ENJOYED !

NOTICED THE SMITH CENTER IS HAVING A SOUND TECH GUY IN FIDDLING AROUND WITH SOUND ISSUES FOR THE SATURDAY SYMPHONY.....ALL HE HAS TO DO IS POP OVER TO HAM HALL AND SEE HOW THEY SET IT UP.

GOOD TO SEE STUDENTS DOING WELL AND PLAYING WELL.....WELL .....ALL EXCEPT ONE TRUMPET PLAYER WHO PICKS HIS NOSE AND FINIGLES WITH HIMSELF...I NOTICED THIS ONCE BEFORE AND HE IS BACK ROW CENTER....WHY NOT DO NOTHING WHILE OTHERS ARE PLAYING?

I LOVE THE PAIR OF MOTHS FLYING OVER...BOTH SEEM TO BE IN BEAT..

DAMN

JUST A GREAT SHOW....NICE CROWD...ALL EXCEPT FOR SOME IMPATIENT 10 YEAR OLD GIRLS WITHOUT SUPERVISION AND ONE BABY   AND   AND  A FEW VIDEO VILLIANS.

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