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04.12.2006 :: Play some funky music
Last night I had the pleasure of sitting high up in the bleachers, comfortable seats that they are (good for an ailing back as well), my ears and soul treated to music. All of the Beverly school bands played, including Bethany. She looked beautiful. See?
Can you spot her?
No?
Okay. Here.
She plays the flute. Although for me, of course, seeing my daughter play the music she has studied so hard to learn is the highlight of the evening, but. BUT. Seeing these guys had to equal it's importance.
These wonderful men are the Synergy Quintet. It's too bad that I cut the 5th guy out of the picture. It is not meant to be a personal statement. Only that I was sitting close to the clouds in the aforementioned comfortable bleacher section and the altitude must have affected my depth perception through the camera lens. How else can we explain it?
How to explain Synergy? Words leave me feeling quite inadequate. They created music so beautiful that my ears could not believe that these men standing before me were actually creating it with their metal instruments. The air was filled only with their delightful sound as the whole place was stunned into wonderous silence. I am in awe of them and wonder how they can create such beauty and make it look so effortless. I will be buying their CD. You can listen to some of their music here. I think you'll like it!
Other than that, life is busy, is it not?
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Posted by Sandy on 04.12.2006 AT 08:33 PM
Comments
Dude...check out the hair on that French Horn player. (That is a French Horn, right?) A man with hair like that has to be having fun.
Posted by: Imbrium on 04.13.2006 AT 01:27 PM
Busy ... wasn't it just March yesterday. Loved the music!
Posted by: Lisa on 04.13.2006 AT 12:13 PM
I love how you love your high school bands. :)
Posted by: wenders on 04.13.2006 AT 10:40 AM
Thank you for reminding me how much I really love the sound of a brass quintet. I'll be buying their CD too, methinks.
Posted by: Rachel H on 04.13.2006 AT 08:53 AM
Wow! Great music. I'm so glad you had a good time, too. I hope it wasn't too taxing on your back.
Posted by: Carole on 04.13.2006 AT 07:52 AM
I do like them, but I trust your taste in music and movies. Especially after sending me to Elizabethtown. I bought BOTH of the soundtracks. Come to think of it, you have sent me to other things that cost money - Koigu, the Charlotte pattern... We like the same things, Li
Posted by: Li_B on 04.12.2006 AT 10:47 PM
What's not to love? Your daughter (I thought she'd be bigger?) looks great, and yes, Synergy sounds wonderful. I love brass quintets playing with gusto! (Like, Canadian Brass's "Saint's Hallelujah" which I just adore. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/samples/B00000413N/ref=dp_tracks_all_1/002-8271102-3382434?%5Fencoding=UTF8#disc_1)
Hey, did you see the sunset I posted on Sunday? (http://chappysmom.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/img_0878_copy.jpg)
Posted by: --Deb on 04.12.2006 AT 10:13 PM
Synergy reminds me of a traveling Broadway show called "Blast!" which I saw in St. Louis a couple years ago, and have also seen on DVD. There is nothing like it, and if you haven't seen it, then I strongly recommend that you rent the DVD -- you'll be blown away.
Posted by: Mary on 04.14.2006 AT 09:06 PM