Wes and I finally made it to the Magic Valley Symphony. I was pleasantly surprised by how incredible they sounded. They had a guest conductor, Jose Luis Egiluz, from Spain. All the music they did was also from Spain. They had a local acoustic guitarist, who did an excellent job with his solos. Missing from the performance was Music Director, Conductor, Ted Hadley. He had to go the High School district championship basketball game with the Pep Band. That would be his day job, not to mention the job that has a paycheck attached to it.
Going to the symphony is like being at the circus for me. I just can't decide what to watch. This was a group of about 70 musicians. Some as old as my mother, while others were as young as my daughter. The concert was followed by a reception with punch and brownies. All of this for $8. All in all, a very pleasant evening.
We started going to the Symphony in Stockton. Beginning band has killing our sense of what music was, so, I decided we deserved to hear music. We loved the Stockton Symphony with Peter Jaffe, who is show unto himself. When we heard the first notes, they flow through the audience and come down like fairy dust on our battered souls.
And so it was in Twin Falls. We have already decided that we will have to go back. Of course we will have a middle school concert to attend before the next symphony, which may help our music appreication.
3 comments:
I always liked that Jaffe guy. Played for him once. He's funny.
How fun. We need to take advantage of the symphony here. I've always wanted to go to the "Symphony on the Prairie" concert they do outdoors in July.
One more performance for the Twin Falls Symphony this season and then we will start going to Sun Valley to their outdoor performances there. Can't wait!
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