Symphony Under the Sky - Live Blogging #3
The 2nd portion of the concert starts off with an arrangement of several swing classics, arranged by Jeff Tyzik. Big Band music seems perfectly placed in the park today, for some reason. I sometimes feel that swing shouldn’t be played in a concert hall, as it’s dance music, and if people can’t dance it’s out of place. But, here in the park, it seems like the perfect kind of music for a semi-casual concert.
Oh, did I say people can’t dance? I take it back, children were dancing throughout the audience. Oh, to be young and uninhibited again…
Next up: a piece composed by Roydon Tse, who is taking part in the Young Composers Project. This is the debut performance of the piece, “Remembrances.” While it was a bit too nostalgic for my personal tastes it was, nonetheless, a very well put together composition, and had I not been told that Tse was to start 12th Grade tomorrow, I would never have realized that it was composed by someone so young.
Following Tse’s piece, PJ Perry returns to the stage, sans jacket and cap, for a meldy of Charlie Parker tunes. And, once again, I’ve got to take a few minutes and just listen.