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What's next, the "legendary" Sara Andon. I'm sure she's a very good player, but James Galway "legendary" she ain't - Cynthia Millar maybe, if you get my meaning, but it's pretty relentless 
And Facebook posts that could only have been written by one person. And apparently the actual conductor of the orchestra must have finally spoken up, given the "Oh, yeah" post above. Then there's the "tickets are going fast" "get 'em now while you can" that's been going on since August and is still going on. One "it's selling well" gets the point across, because when you say they're going fast in August and you're still saying it in October, well...
But I like the actual conductor very much and I'm sure it will be a fun evening.
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Well everything is relative. When it comes to the seats going fast this is where I come from. Having touted the GSPO for a good 10 years, for me, THE seats for this picture palace venue are the first to go. They are gone. The few that I push now are the ones that I would tolerate as acceptable if I would buy them myself. My enthusiasm evaporates when the seats in the rafters or the back of the auditorium is all that is left. I mention them here because I like to see the GSPO sellout and it keeps this fantastic group going, but for me it sells out when the good seats are gone.
As to the announcements, for this one year anniversary period Varese has paid many of the bills and I pass along their hype. I don't think there has been a label out there that hasn't done this, exaggerate to help sell something. And since I know a couple classical enthusiasts who laugh out loud at some of the composers I call legendary, I keep a neutral stance about one man's legend being someone else's joke. Steven Allen Fox is a young conductor with an enthusiasm for young composers and an equally healthy one for great composers of the past.
Bottomline whenever I go to the GSPO I walk away with something wonderful. Going to the anniversary show with trepidations because they didn't choose one composer of my generation to conduct, I found classy performances by Austin Wintory and Diego Navarro of famous oldies, Giacchino and Powell rendering their pieces masterfully, Tyler Bates had an amazing clarity in his conducting and Steven Allen Fox delivered all kinds of scores with a confidence that is putting him as high as it gets amongst conductors for me. In all the years I have been going there has only been one disappointing show, and that was because it was too short!
BTW I am a fan of Haineshisway who has his monthly show (this time on David Shire) this Monday at the Federal. He was around at the beginning of Varese, was one of their earliest producers and had a lot to do with early moves the label made that caused it to be what it has become. He has had some problems with the lack of recognition of him and some other formative people in this anniversary year. On the other hand as Richard Kraft, one of those formative people, said at the anniversary show Robert Townson has produced 1500 albums, putting him in a category of his own, practically a one man band in the overall history of the label. I see both sides.
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Well everything is relative. When it comes to the seats going fast this is where I come from. Having touted the GSPO for a good 10 years, for me, THE seats for this picture palace venue are the first to go. They are gone. The few that I push now are the ones that I would tolerate as acceptable if I would buy them myself. My enthusiasm evaporates when the seats in the rafters or the back of the auditorium is all that is left. I mention them here because I like to see the GSPO sellout and it keeps this fantastic group going, but for me it sells out when the good seats are gone.
As to the announcements, for this one year anniversary period Varese has paid many of the bills and I pass along their hype. I don't think there has been a label out there that hasn't done this, exaggerate to help sell something. And since I know a couple classical enthusiasts who laugh out loud at some of the composers I call legendary, I keep a neutral stance about one man's legend being someone else's joke. Steven Allen Fox is a young conductor with an enthusiasm for young composers and an equally healthy one for great composers of the past.
Bottomline whenever I go to the GSPO I walk away with something wonderful. Going to the anniversary show with trepidations because they didn't choose one composer of my generation to conduct, I found classy performances by Austin Wintory and Diego Navarro of famous oldies, Giacchino and Powell rendering their pieces masterfully, Tyler Bates had an amazing clarity in his conducting and Steven Allen Fox delivered all kinds of scores with a confidence that is putting him as high as it gets amongst conductors for me. In all the years I have been going there has only been one disappointing show, and that was because it was too short!
BTW I am a fan of Haineshisway who has his monthly show (this time on David Shire) this Monday at the Federal. He was around at the beginning of Varese, was one of their earliest producers and had a lot to do with early moves the label made that caused it to be what it has become. He has had some problems with the lack of recognition of him and some other formative people in this anniversary year. On the other hand as Richard Kraft, one of those formative people, said at the anniversary show Robert Townson has produced 1500 albums, putting him in a category of his own, practically a one man band in the overall history of the label. I see both sides.
My little amusing post was not in any way directed at you, Morricone, and never would be. It's directed the way of the person doing the rhapsodizing about himself on Facebook and his relentless pushing of the unknown flute player, which to most who watch from the sidelines and know the various parties IS amusing. You, Morricone, are a supportive person and not only about these concerts, and you have all our respect and gratitude.
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What's next, the "legendary" Sara Andon. I'm sure she's a very good player, but James Galway "legendary" she ain't - Cynthia Millar maybe, if you get my meaning, but it's pretty relentless
And Facebook posts that could only have been written by one person. And apparently the actual conductor of the orchestra must have finally spoken up, given the "Oh, yeah" post above. Then there's the "tickets are going fast" "get 'em now while you can" that's been going on since August and is still going on. One "it's selling well" gets the point across, because when you say they're going fast in August and you're still saying it in October, well...
But I like the actual conductor very much and I'm sure it will be a fun evening.
I would vote for Louise Di Tullio.
http://www.louiseditullio.com/
James
Of course - someone with HISTORY.
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Just bought my ticket! Very excited.
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SARA ANDON TO PERFORM
GEORGES DELERUE'S SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES
AT THE VARÈSE SARABANDE 35th ANNIVERSARY HALLOWEEN GALA!
Ms. And on to perform at film music concert produced by Robert Townson....
That is such a stunning surprise!
:-)
Ford A. Thaxton
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My little amusing post was not in any way directed at you, Morricone, and never would be. It's directed the way of the person doing the rhapsodizing about himself on Facebook and his relentless pushing of the unknown flute player, which to most who watch from the sidelines and know the various parties IS amusing. You, Morricone, are a supportive person and not only about these concerts, and you have all our respect and gratitude.
Thanks, I appreciate your appreciation, but I've been reading the stuff I transferred here and don't see quite the stuff you and Bond1965 have been pointing out. The hype I transferred seems reasonable to me. I thought the hype on the previous anniversary concert was slightly overdone when there were comparisons with that 1963 concert when EVERYBODY who was anybody in film music was there. That one became restricted to Varese pieces and artists but maybe they were more ambitious at the start. And I seem to be the only one talking about how fast the tickets are selling.
Speaking of which I don't know if they will announce more composers but at the anniversary concert the last couple they announced made sales go crazy.
You're the only one talking about how fast tickets are selling? Scroll up, baby, and read the first few Facebook posts of Varese - and if you don't find the following hype-filled then we have different ideas about hype:
"We'll begin the announcements soon but it's best not to wait to buy tickets! They are already going fast! The Varèse Sarabande 35th Anniversary Halloween Gala, with Steven Allen Fox and the Golden State Pops Orchestra is coming to the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro, California on October 19, 2013. The concert will feature the great flute virtuoso Sara Andon, along with another historic gathering of Varèse Sarabande composers. There have been Halloween concerts before ... but never one like this! See you on October 19th!"
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Latest facebook announcement mentions a Howard Shore piece but not which one. I would assume a Cronenberg score.
Best Guess: THE FLY
VARESE release.
Ford A. Thaxton
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