The program was to be a piece by Bartok and one by Liszt in the first half , followed by a new piece composed by Bela Fleck (a sonata for banjo). We loved Bela Fleck, so we were excited about the program.
First they announced that the program would be 20 minutes late starting - several of the musicians had been delayed in traffic on I-24 - caught behind a wreck. To keep the audience entertained, somehow they found a young bluegrass trio (guitar, mandolin, fiddle) who played a set. They were excellent.
When the program started, the maestra announced that the principal trombone player had still not arrived and he had an important solo in the Bartok, so they reversed the order of the pieces.
As a personal review, the Liszt was very nice; and we’re still not great fans of Bartok. As to the new Bela Fleck piece, we’re not sure the banjo really goes with a symphony orchestra - maybe with a string quartet. Having said that, though, Fleck is an incredible musician. He did two sets of encores, which were fabulous. We definitely need to get some of his CDs.
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All Saint's Chapel at the University of the South, Sewanee, TN - in the fog.
1 comment:
Bela Fleck is my hero! How lucky you were to hear his music!
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