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Robert Spano
Friday, April 04, 2008
Robert Spano first made a name as music director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic. Now in his seventh season as music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, he’s an avocate for a group of composers known as the "Atlanta School." He joins today us along with one of those composers, Christopher Theofanidis, whose piece "The Here and Now" Spano will conduct this weekend.
Robert Spano will be conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall Sat. April 5 at 8pm.
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Must comment again today - as an
Atlantan, I must have been to 2,000 live music events in my years. And yet I have never been coaxed into an ASO show. As much as I have heard in support if the impressive Mr Spano, (who if I am not confused has a son who plays in a speed metal band professionally?) I just can't get excited about it. I feel kind of juvenile, in that I always assumed I would age into it... Help! What can these guys do to draw in the would-be fan who sees this type of music as a nice background but not necessarily a spectator-involved event? Good luck ASO, much respect sirs!
Ted:
It's almost impossible to convince someone to do something they've never done before. You'll never know what a live orchestral concert is like until you actually experience it for yourself. If your primary encounter with classical music is from the radio -- that's not the whole picture at all. Radio programs for a certain effect -- choosing certain pieces of music and omitting many others. Hearing a piece music played by a live orchestra in a concert hall can be completely different from hearing the same work on the radio. There's nothing like the sound of a live orchestra at full cry -- or throbbing with emotion. I don't know what you mean by participatory. My suggestion is -- take a chance. Buy a cheap ticket to an Atlanta Symphony concert with a program the seems interesting and see what happens. If it's not your cup of tea it's only 2 hours out of your life.
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