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[Rachie]

Monday March 7th, 7.30pm Aberdeen Music Hall.

Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, feat. Joseph Long on Piano
Varèse - Ionisation for 13 percussion players
Beethoven - Symphony no.5 in c minor. (Aye the famous one)

The University Symphony Orchestra concert begins at 7.30pm in the Music Hall. Tickets costs £10 and £7.50 (Concessions £7.50 and £5) and are available at Aberdeen Box Office on (01224) 641122, or online at www.musichallaberdeen.com .

I will try and buy tickets for that, and the good ladies at the Box Office will say "oh, you get in for next to nothing on the night" and I'll end up without a ticket.

Are you in the orchestra?

[Tav]

Maybe they should get together with a group of rock musicians to recreate some of S&M...ooooo that'd be ace.

[Rachie]

Yer I'm in the orchestra.

Tav... the thought has been in the pipeline for a while, but not this orchestra...

Who is Varese? And why play one composer's most famous work, along side the relatively obscure work of another, rather than Rachmaninoff's almost equally famous Symphony No.2?

[Dave]

Originally Posted by Ancient Mariner

Who is Varese? And why play one composer's most famous work, along side the relatively obscure work of another, rather than Rachmaninoff's almost equally famous Symphony No.2?

Edgar Varese isn't really obscure. Check this out...

[Rachie]

Originally Posted by Ancient Mariner

Who is Varese? And why play one composer's most famous work, along side the relatively obscure work of another, rather than Rachmaninoff's almost equally famous Symphony No.2?

Why not?

If it's bringing out a piece then surely that's a good thing?

Besides, I didn't set the repetoire, and I'm not even playing in the Varese. It'll be interesting to hear it next to the other 2 pieces though.

[Marillionboy]

I had never heard of him until I dated his great-great granddaughter or whatever she was. But since then I've discovered he's the geezer.

[davetherave]

Originally Posted by rainbowprincess

Why not?


Besides, I didn't set the repetoire, and I'm not even playing in the Varese. It'll be interesting to hear it next to the other 2 pieces though.

I'm guessing RBW is still deciding what gets played at university concerts? I think the University should do something more modern, Rock operas maybe like Tommy.

Or some Prog Rock mixed with Wagner and some ambient soundscapes thrown in for good measure. AU is too stuck in its ways, loads of talented students, but the same old music programmed year in year out (excluding Pete and Bill)

Cheers, Dave.

Dont eat the yellow snow!!

[Marillionboy]

Is Roger "allegro...bravo" Williams still running the department? He has a pretty nice life all in all seeing as the music department doesn't exist any more: all he has to do is organise the concerts!

Or has the music department finally reopened?