Musical Reviews
Classical Music, Duke, Durham, Music, North Carolina December 11th, 2008Just a quick note to point out two reviews of musical concerts from this past weekend:
Interestingly enough, the concert for the Duke String School got a review while the 3 full performances of Handel’s Messiah, presented by the Duke Chapel Choir, did not. Something’s a bit wrong there.
December 11th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Not to take sides, but I’m wondering if the DCC’s Messiah performance is an annual event that no one felt needed to be covered each time?
BTW, on my list of “ways I’d like to tweak my life” is “listen to more live music.” And perform more, too, if only for myself.
December 11th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
While it is indeed an annual event, it’s definitely not the same each year. A good number of the choir (the student part) changes each year. Also, how they approach the piece changes each year. I think that to just completely write it off undervalues it.
Listening to live music is definitely better than listening to recordings and performing is even better (even if I do tend to remember my mistakes a lot more than anything else).