On the heels of their US premiere of a trombone concerto last weekend, the DSO is doing a world premiere this weekend of a concerto for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon.

(cool, we can embed Facebook vids now!)

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I have to conclude that somewhere there's a horn player who won a game of rock-paper-scissors with the rest of her quintet.

Of course, I shouldn't judge a major work by a mere thirty seconds... but that's what they're giving me to judge it by, hoping I will buy a ticket to a remaining performance.

To me, that sounds very unpromising. It sounds like an assignment from a college "new music" theory class. It sounds like that random-note chirpy stuff lame composers have been doing since the 1960s.

Something has gone wrong.

Kids these days...

:shuffle:

Don't be too upset; it isn't good for you in the long run.

I, myself, like it.

One may audition this work for one's self on Monday Jun 2 at 8PM CDT, streamed on [url=https://www.wrr101.org/concert-hall-schedule/"]WRR Concert Hall"

What new-music devotee will not endeavor to catch this?

There is no archive of past broadcasts so either you hear it... or you don't!

JUN. 2

DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Fabio Luisi, conductor

SEAN SHEPHERD: Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (World premiere)

David Buck, flute

Erin Hannigan, oboe

Gregory Raden, clarinet

Ted Soluri, bassoon

MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”

Original concert date: Apr. 17-19, 2025

[url=https://www.dallassymphony.org/productions/mendelssohns-scottish-symphony/#program]Program Notes from the Dallas Symphony