UNLV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

BY ED BRUCE edbrucevegas@yahoo.com

QUITE SIMPLY....JUST A LOVELY EVENING..

RANDOM THOUGHTS AND REACTIONS TO THIS EVENINGS PERFORMANCE.

THEY GREET YOU AND ARE FRIENDLY AT THE BOX OFFICE

THEY GREET YOU AND ARE FRIENDLY AT THE DOOR

THEY GREET YOU AND ARE FRIENDLY IN THE HAM HALL

THEY START ON TIME AND USE THE GREATEST SOUND ARENA IN LAS VEGAS

NOW ALL THIS IS BEFORE THEY START.....A CONSISTENT WINNER

THEY..... THE UNLV STUDENT ORCHESTRA.....THEY.... WERE IN PERFECT FORM TONIGHT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TARAS KRYSA....MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR.....WHAT AN EFFORT PRODUCING ALL THIS MUSIC FOR ALL THE PIECES AND THEY DELIVERING IN PERFECT FASHION....TARAS....YOUR CONTINUING
GENIUS IS NOT LOST ON ME.

PERFECT VENUE.... PERFECT EVENING...

MUSIC TO TASTE

BARTOK....TWO PORTRAITS FOR ORCHESTRA OP 5....GREAT SHORT OPENER

MAHLER...SONGS OF A WAYFARER....STEPHANNIE WEISS MEZZO SOPRANO.....FOR THE FIRTS 71 YEARS OF MY LIFE.....JUST NOTHING IN ITALIAN....TONIGHT NOTHING IN ITALIAN.....FOR THE NEXT 71 YEARS....NOTHING IN ITALIAN......JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.....BACKGROUND ORCHESTRA WONDERFUL....WEISS A UNLV PROFESSOR OF MUSIC....KIND OF JUST LOUD....WHEN I WENT TO THE SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE THEY HAD AN ENGLISH READER BOARD ABOVE THE ORCHESTRA...WONDERFUL FOR  EVERYONE BUT THOSE WHO UNDERSTOOD ITALIAN....THIS WAS NOT BAD JUST NOT FOR ME

INTERMISSION

14 SHORT PIECES FROM ELGAR...VARIATIONS ON AN ORIGINAL THEME....JUST EXCELLENT .....WELL PLAYED....WELL REHEARSED...WELL DELIVERED BY THIS FINE GROUP OF MUSIC STUDENTS.....BIG FINISH....JUST WONDERFUL....I THOUGHT THE ORCHESTRA TONIGHT WAS RIGHT ON......THANK YOU

80 MINUTES.....IN THE CAR

NOTHING MORE TO SAY....CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE

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