Yesterday (Sunday) at noon we went to the Sinfonía. The concerts are usually Fridays at 8:30, so maybe that's why there was not a full house. Or maybe it's because at the last noon concert the conductor stopped the music and told the people with yammering kids to get out. Or maybe it was because of the program!
All these years of going to the symphony and we've never heard one saxophone solo, let alone two.
We usually watch José Guadalupe Flores from the back. He only had to turn around twice with dirty looks for a door slamming and people talking during the solos. Otherwise he conducted in his exuberant style and gyrated jazzily during the Milhaud number.
We've also never heard Darius Milhaud's works at the symphony before, even though he's described as one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. Hmmm. . . . Could it be the jazz influences and/or the polytonality? And any rate, el sr J and I were exchanging sideways glances, smiles, and elbow pokes at the atypical sounds coming from the stage. If you want to hear it too, click below.
One version
Here's the soloist we heard
The Tchaikovsky was included in the program to give others' ears something familiar to hear. As for us,
viva Milhaud!
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