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04/22/2006: "rainbows and marimba"
we went to the st paul chamber orchestra last night. andy and i were both feeling a little like we would rather stay home and snooze, but this was a concert we had bought extra tickets for and we were interested in going to see. part of mozart-fest. on the way there, we saw a gorgeous rainbow. it was huge, a complete arch and colors so saturated you could pick out each band. it was so cool. the n the music. first mozart's sympony #40. you would know if if you heard it. one of those that you can hum along to. then. the symphony #41, "jupiter". not quite as familiar to me but lovely just the same. the second half of the program was a surprise. the spco is doing a new thing called "jazzed up" fridays. for the 2nd half of the program you can choose to stay in the concert hall and listen to something a bit out of the ordinary played by members of the chamber orchestra, or you can go hear jazz in the lobby, played by local musicians. on the 2 jazz fridays we have attended the music has been outstanding. we deliberated but were intrigued by the 2nd half marimba music. the piece they played last was a trio for marimba, bassoon and flute called mosaics by eric ewazen. it was just lovely. we were both smiling by the end. and then we stepped out in to the lobby to hear the last of the jazz set - one of the bass players from the spco with an out-of-this-world trombone, piano and drums. marvelous.