This one’s for the grandparents (and the cello teacher)
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 by HML
The middle school’s annual autumn concert is the first opportunity of the school year for all the orchestra parents to enjoy the fruits of nagging their children to practice. It’s an especially exciting time for the parents of cellists and bassists, as we’ve spent the past few months listening to just the bass line of each performance piece — no melody — and have wondered how the complete piece will sound.
Thing One is finishing up his middle school career* in the senior orchestra, and they sounded great. Even Thing Two sat through the entire concert, which he has never done before, and he was thrilled to see his big brother on stage. But don’t take our word for it; here are the three pieces they performed (all in Quick Time format):
- Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 by J.S. Bach (15 MB)
Poor Thing One: The Gimlet set up the tripod in just the right spot, only to have the cellist in front of Thing One scoot his chair back, blocking our star from view. - Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni (6 MB)
The Gimlet relocates and Thing One is revealed. - Hoedown from Rodeo by Aaron Copeland (8 MB)
How does one deal with an itchy nose during a performance? Thing One shows how it’s done.
* Aside: Can Thing One really be almost a high school student? Wasn’t he in kindergarten, like, yesterday?
