Saturday, February 12, 2011

Music for a Passionate Valentine

From A:

J surprised me yesterday with tickets to see the Gainesville Chamber Orchestra's Valentine's Day performance, Tchaikovsky! Music for a Passionate Valentine.


To be completely honest, he also surprised himself with the tickets since they were given to him by a friend who was unable to attend.  His date was stuck in "surgery lab," a very clever excuse. 

The seats were great - especially since we had a good view of the french horns, which I enjoy.  And it was an excellent performance with an entertaining conductor, Evans Haile.  He has a very impressive list of accomplishments, including being the host of the "Toast of the Town" specials on National Public Radio:


 The performance included:
  • Fantasy-Overture Romeo and Juliet
  • Symphony No.4
I think the orchestra was able to effectively express the romantic theme of the program as evidenced by J's reaction to the performance:

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