What a day...
March 19, 2022 - Total Immersion - Frank Zappa
11am FILM Cinema 1 at the Barbican
Zappa2020, dir. Alex Winter (129 mins)
Most people who were there had seen the documentary already at least once but for me, it was the first time on a big screen.
Nice.
I was also very happy to bump fists / shake hands (no hugs yet) with some friends that I had not seen in person for over two years.
Nice.
I was also very happy to bump fists / shake hands (no hugs yet) with some friends that I had not seen in person for over two years.
2.30pm CONCERT Milton Court Concert Hall
Zappa: The Yellow Shark
Zappa: The Yellow Shark
by the Guildhall's UBU Ensemble with Vladyslava Yakovenko (mezzo-soprano), cond. Simon Wills
Anton Webern - Concerto for Nine Instruments
Igor Stravinsky - Pribaoutki
Edgard Varèse - Intégrales
Frank Zappa - A selection from The Yellow Shark:
* The Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat
* Get Whitey
* 'Be-Bop Tango
* Outrage at Valdez
* 'G-Spot Tornado
encore :
Frank Zappa - The Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat
encore :
Frank Zappa - The Dog Breath Variations / Uncle Meat
The Guildham's UBU Ensemble is made up of students from the Guildhall music school.
A beautiful performance with some great conversations between the pieces by Andrew McGregor and Simon Wills.
Loved it (although I still think that the percussionist was missing the beat during the second part of 'G-Spot Tornado).
I enjoy listening to Ben Watson. The conversation he had with Andrew McGregor was fun to listen to. The questions from the audience did not really fit as they were more likely to be answered by a biographer, but still, an enjoyable talk.
Igor Stravinsky
Loved it (although I still think that the percussionist was missing the beat during the second part of 'G-Spot Tornado).
6pm TALK Auditorium 1, Level 4 at the Barbican
Frank Zappa expert Ben Watson in conversation with BBC Radio 3’s Andrew McGregor.
Frank Zappa expert Ben Watson in conversation with BBC Radio 3’s Andrew McGregor.
I enjoy listening to Ben Watson. The conversation he had with Andrew McGregor was fun to listen to. The questions from the audience did not really fit as they were more likely to be answered by a biographer, but still, an enjoyable talk.
7.30pm CONCERT Barbican
Zappa Goes Large
by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, cond. Brad Lubman
Zappa Goes Large
by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, cond. Brad Lubman
* Variations 'Aldous Huxley in Memoriam'
Frank Zappa
* 'Pedro’s Dowry'
* 'Bob in Dacron'
* 'Sad Jane'
* 'Envelopes'
* 'Mo ‘N Herb’s Vacation'
* 'Strictly Genteel'
I had expected it to be good. I had not expected it to be this good.
Such an enormous orchestra, and playing so tight.
Perfect staccato lines, perfect dynamics, lovely percussion,... Loved it.
Perfect staccato lines, perfect dynamics, lovely percussion,... Loved it.
I did realise that I'm not familiar enough with some of these pieces. I guess I need to dust off some of the classical Zappa albums.
No comments:
Post a Comment