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[loud]Magnificent[/loud]

Posted on December 10, 2006 By Tom No Comments on [loud]Magnificent[/loud]
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This weekend we presented our annual Christmas concert with the Greenville Chorale.  The concert was a joint effort between the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra and the Chorale, with a Friday concert up there and Saturday night in the Peace Center.  With the ensuing rehearsals, it was quite a busy weekend.

Thursday night’s rehearsal was a bit worrisome.  As I drove up the mountain, I hit snow that had just passed the flurry stage right on the outskirts of Hendersonville.  By the time I got parked, it was coming down pretty good.  The venue itself, First Baptist of Hendersonville, was not really large enough to accomodate this many performers.  I spent most of the rehearsal and concert with a trombone jammed into my gut.  I was also right on the edge of of the next step up, so one foot was on one level and one on the next step up in a sort of "Captain Morgan" pose.

Apart from the discomfort, the concert went well.  The Peace Center was a bit more spacious, and that performance on Saturday was also very nice.  Both were deemed "Magnificent!", which usually translates to very loud.  What distinguishes a fine performing ensemble from a good one is its ability to handle subtlety.   So much of the repertoire was boisterous that many of the performers – instrumentalists and singers alike, tended to belt away, even in the quieter moments.  Sections that started softly, such as Away in a Manger and  Stille Nacht, were beautiful.  However dynamic changes from loud to soft within other works tended to get lost.  Oh well.  I guess the important thing was that the audience enjoyed it.

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