Comments on: minimalist jukebox, part I http://www.paulbailey.us/2006/03/28/minimalist-jukebox-part-i/ composer, musician, educator Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:24:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Anonymous http://www.paulbailey.us/2006/03/28/minimalist-jukebox-part-i/#comment-64 Anonymous Thu, 30 Mar 2006 03:38:00 +0000 http://www.paulbailey.us/?p=227#comment-64 <i>...that tomblike quality of what it must have felt like being buried alive with the pharaoh in the pyramids. "hey this sucks being buried alive, but the architecture is grand"</i><br/><br/>Well said. A particularly trenchant comment about a venue where most of the audience gathers to hear music by dead people. …that tomblike quality of what it must have felt like being buried alive with the pharaoh in the pyramids. “hey this sucks being buried alive, but the architecture is grand”

Well said. A particularly trenchant comment about a venue where most of the audience gathers to hear music by dead people.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.paulbailey.us/2006/03/28/minimalist-jukebox-part-i/#comment-63 Anonymous Thu, 30 Mar 2006 03:13:00 +0000 http://www.paulbailey.us/?p=227#comment-63 Deb again...<br/>I forgot to mention that one of the things that I really liked about the first half of the concert was Grant Gershon's "performance". His conducting is always beautiful to watch (from a movement perspective, though admittedly I am not a musician), yet his staging during the first works and his integration into the Monk pieces was attention to detail that I really appreciated artistically. His participation during Monk was fun too, whether he was holding hands and singing, or keeping tempo for the bouncing trio. Kudos! Thank you again Master Chorale and Mr. Gershon for a memorable performance experience. Deb again…
I forgot to mention that one of the things that I really liked about the first half of the concert was Grant Gershon’s “performance”. His conducting is always beautiful to watch (from a movement perspective, though admittedly I am not a musician), yet his staging during the first works and his integration into the Monk pieces was attention to detail that I really appreciated artistically. His participation during Monk was fun too, whether he was holding hands and singing, or keeping tempo for the bouncing trio. Kudos! Thank you again Master Chorale and Mr. Gershon for a memorable performance experience.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.paulbailey.us/2006/03/28/minimalist-jukebox-part-i/#comment-62 Anonymous Thu, 30 Mar 2006 03:06:00 +0000 http://www.paulbailey.us/?p=227#comment-62 Okay, this is the wife, Deb.<br/>I'm not mad because I didn't like the Torke piece, I was frustrated because yet again another audience seemed utterly lost in the brilliance of the first half. The second half was nice, but it was no where near the caliber of the first half, so why did so many stand who didn't stand before? The Master Chorale was incredible, dare I saw awe inspiring in their performance of Monk's pieces. As a dancer, I appreciated that the movement was not random or capricious, nor did it seem over-rehearsed. The performers of the elegant and vibrant chorale ensemble that I have come to admire and enjoy were utterly human, and it was beautiful. There was beauty in their music and their voices, and movement was fulfilled through their torso rolls, bouncing, floor patterns, etc. It was a joy and a priviledge to have been an audience member Saturday night. It was with appreciation that I watched the magestic chorale use their voices, their bodies, and their humanity to bring some wonderful music to life. I am only frustrated that the audience, though pleased with the first half of the concert, didn't fully "get it". Torke's music was a delight, as well, but I felt as though it didn't attempt anything new; orchestra+soloists+choir=been there done that... <br/>These days, I really appreciate those who attempt to "break the mold" (how cliche'), and it wasn't merely Ms. Monk's work, per-se, that attempted to do so, but the performance quality of that work by the talented Master Chorale. Okay, this is the wife, Deb.
I’m not mad because I didn’t like the Torke piece, I was frustrated because yet again another audience seemed utterly lost in the brilliance of the first half. The second half was nice, but it was no where near the caliber of the first half, so why did so many stand who didn’t stand before? The Master Chorale was incredible, dare I saw awe inspiring in their performance of Monk’s pieces. As a dancer, I appreciated that the movement was not random or capricious, nor did it seem over-rehearsed. The performers of the elegant and vibrant chorale ensemble that I have come to admire and enjoy were utterly human, and it was beautiful. There was beauty in their music and their voices, and movement was fulfilled through their torso rolls, bouncing, floor patterns, etc. It was a joy and a priviledge to have been an audience member Saturday night. It was with appreciation that I watched the magestic chorale use their voices, their bodies, and their humanity to bring some wonderful music to life. I am only frustrated that the audience, though pleased with the first half of the concert, didn’t fully “get it”. Torke’s music was a delight, as well, but I felt as though it didn’t attempt anything new; orchestra+soloists+choir=been there done that…
These days, I really appreciate those who attempt to “break the mold” (how cliche’), and it wasn’t merely Ms. Monk’s work, per-se, that attempted to do so, but the performance quality of that work by the talented Master Chorale.

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