It was too bad that most folks at the Code4Lib conference had to leave early today because they missed out a one fantastic concert put on by the Oregon Symphony in Salem. This is the 50th anniversary of the Oregon Symphony playing in Salem, OR so they Symphony put on a free concert for the community. For 2 1/2 hours, some of the best players in Oregon entertained the crowd. As I said, it was a fantastic concert and the piano player, Kirill Gerstein, was fantastic. The music director was Carlos Kalmar. The music played was:
- Manhattan Broadcasts (Heinz Gruber); movements Tammany Hall and Radio City.
- Concerto in G major for Piano and Orchestra (Maurice Ravel); movements Allegramente, Adagio assai and Presto.
- Rhapsody in Blue (George Gershwin)
- Porgy and Bess (George Gershwin)
The official program description can be found here. As I said, Kirill Gerstein’s rendition of Allegramente and Adagio assai and his rendition of Rhapsody in Blue were just fantastic…in fact, the Symphony’s rendition of Rhapsody in Blue resulted in a spontaneous standing ovation.
–Terry