tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post3524705964261471230..comments2024-01-17T00:20:07.761-08:00Comments on Not For Fun Only: Chanticleer: Composers Our AgeAxel Feldheimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-65124273041703525322009-04-04T13:41:00.000-07:002009-04-04T13:41:00.000-07:00Gregory: Thanks for reading & for such well-pr...Gregory: Thanks for reading & for such well-prepared performances. I wish there were more programs of new music like this.Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-13717830176140541992009-04-04T11:21:00.000-07:002009-04-04T11:21:00.000-07:00Glad you enjoyed the show! It was incredibly rewar...Glad you enjoyed the show! It was incredibly rewarding to sing.Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529720009266903423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-5575648985632590342009-03-23T22:17:00.000-07:002009-03-23T22:17:00.000-07:00Anonymous: I agree that it was a nice idea to comb...Anonymous: I agree that it was a nice idea to combine the 2 texts. It allows the work to rise above the specifics of the current political situation & get at something more universal. I was impressed in general by how all 3 composers wrote music that genuinely tries to communicate with an audience.Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-78753709611401461082009-03-23T18:09:00.000-07:002009-03-23T18:09:00.000-07:00It was really striking that Shawn Crouch could so ...It was really striking that Shawn Crouch could so easily combine the poetry of a young American veteran who returned from Iraq with the poetry of a 13th century mystic poet Rumi. It's also really exciting that Shawn was able to collaborate with one of the leading Rumi scholars, Professor Majid Naini, who selected and translated all the Rumi poetry. Shawn should really be commended for such a wonderful fuse of civilizations for this piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-27132465955748907742009-03-22T12:53:00.000-07:002009-03-22T12:53:00.000-07:00sfmike: Thanks for the date correction. The date h...sfmike: Thanks for the date correction. The date has been rectified.<BR/><BR/>I'm already wondering if I'm going to regret using the word "prissy". Their sound is very refined, though.<BR/><BR/>It was easy decision not to stay at the After Hours event, but at least I got to see what the scene was about. Perhaps next time they will spread it out so that everyone doesn't get all crowded into one end.Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-80535895527369256922009-03-21T22:00:00.000-07:002009-03-21T22:00:00.000-07:00P.S. I think your date is wrong in your header. It...P.S. I think your date is wrong in your header. It was the 20th.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17709835.post-51587188478903637292009-03-21T19:07:00.000-07:002009-03-21T19:07:00.000-07:00"Chanticleer has a perfectly scrubbed sound that i..."Chanticleer has a perfectly scrubbed sound that is almost prissy." That's a funny remark which I've occasionally used myself except that I didn't use the word "almost."<BR/><BR/>Sorry to miss you once again at the Davies Hall after-party. It was way too claustrophobic so I split immediately.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.com