This is the first of two posts I will be putting up today. The second will complete the story of the test match at Edgbaston, which ended yesterday evening. This one looks back at a special event that took place yesterday afternoon.
A NEW DEPARTURE
The Norfolk Symphony Orchestra staged a relaxed concert, the first such that they have done, at the Corn Exchange in King’s Lynn yesterday afternoon. The seating was loosely arranged on an open floor and at the same level as the orchestra. There were no hard and fast rules to adhere to, though there a request was made of people that they not go in among the orchestra as doing would so would disrupt the concentration of the players. The West Norfolk Autism Group had been allocated seats (tickets free of charge), and I was one of those who attended. The concert was scheduled to start at 2:30, and we were advised to arrive early. I was actually the first of the attendees to arrive, getting to the Corn Exchange pretty much on the dot of two o’clock. The performance lasted a little more than an hour.
THE MUSIC
Just before the performance was due to start we were given sheets listing the music – 13 pieces were named in total, and the sheet made it clear that not all would be played.
“Welcome to our relaxed concert today
we hope you enjoy it.
We will be some playing music from the following list
The pieces will be introduced as we go along so you know what we are playing
Brahms – St Anthony Chorale Variations
Pachelbel – Canon
Wiseman – Wilde Suite
Nyman – Time Lapse
Daft Punk – Adagio for Tron
Faure – Sicilienne
Arthur Benjamin – Jamaican Rumba
Ernest Bucalossi – Grasshopper Dance
Tchaikovsky – Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Vaughan-Williams – Greensleeves
Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Elgar – Salut D’Amour
Rachmaninoff – Vocalise”
The first two pieces actually played were the Brahms and the Elgar. They were followed by three film pieces by Wiseman, Nyman and Daft Punk. Debbie Wiseman was voted the world’s best living composer in 2022, and the Wilde Suite provided some indication of why. The performance then finished with three dance pieces, the Jamaican Rumba, the Grasshopper Dance and the Sleeping Beauty Waltz. All were excellent and all were very well performed. I thoroughly enjoyed this event and look forward to the next one. My only mild regret is that the Pachelbel piece did not make the cut.
Here are links to the Wilde Suite and the Grasshopper Dance.
Here are some other pictures relating to this event.
PHOTOGRAPHS
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