Monday, February 14, 2005

Rappahannock Pops Orchestra...

Yes, this is a plug for the Rappahannock Pops Orchestra. :-) I play the French horn in that orchestra, and last night we had the first of four rehearsals for our upcoming concert. The concert will be March 5, 2005 (they still have the info on the website from last Fall's concert). If you don't mind the drive to Fredericksburg, VA, it will be an enjoyable concert (in my own totally biased opinion!!)

The concert's theme will be: 50's Music. We are playing the following pieces:
  • Colonel Bogey (whistling song from The Bridge on River Kwai)
  • Blue Tango
  • Oklahoma! Medley
  • Festival Overture (Shostakowitch)
  • Satchmo! (A Louis Armstrong Medley) - with: What a Wonderful World, When the Saints Go Marching In, St. Louis Blues, Hello, Dolly!
  • Overture to "Candide"
  • Selections from The King and I
  • Salute to Ol' Blue Eyes (including I've Got You Under My Skin, Strangers in the Night, That's Life, and The Lady is a Tramp)
  • Songs from Grease!
  • Music from Guys and Dolls
  • Rock Around the Clock

    I have always been partial to the movie The Bridge on River Kwai. And I have to say that I am tempted to tell you that the Colonel Bogey march (the whistling song from that movie) is my favorite piece from the repertoire ... but the Shostakowitch and the Overture to Candide are both challenging pieces of music, and they are LOTS of fun to work on. :-)
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