In Reply to: Going tonight... posted by musetap on March 10, 2012 at 11:30:27:
And Ton Koopman and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir came to Tucson the next night to perform the Mass in B Minor.
Light, clear textures; agile, lithe pacing. It was a wonderful performance, but I thought having the Kyrie, the Gloria, and the Credo ALL in the first half was a bit much to absorb.
They filled Centennial Hall, the big barn of an auditorium at the University of Arizona, very nicely; unfortunately, it looked like there were only about 800 or so in attendance.
Maybe Tucsonans were "Massed out"--the Tucson Symphony on Friday evening and Sunday afternoon presented their first performances ever of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis. And, to add to the general cultural overload, the Tucson Winter Chamber Music Festival has been underway, along with the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday and Sunday. I guess we're still in the peak of Tucson's cultural season....
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- RE: Going tonight... - desertorganist 10:55:00 03/13/12 (1)
- RE: Going tonight... - musetap 21:05:10 03/13/12 (0)