People Are Talking: UMS presents Ryoji Ikeda’s...
Posted: 10/31/14
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People Are Talking: UMS presents Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center:
By far the best concert we have attended this academic year. I do not usually give a standing ovation but tonight this old fogey jumped to his feet. The Schubert was wonderful!
People Are Talking: UMS presents The Gloaming:
We left before a pause; a bit rude but the sound level was way too high and the music was incredibly repetitive. We just could not endure any more.
People Are Talking: UMS presents Sphinx Virtuosi with the Catalyst Quartet and Gabriela Lena Frank, piano:
We very much enjoyed the young violinist.
Many of the compositions should have been edited/shortened.
All the words and thank you’s were a distraction from the music.
People Are Talking: UMS presents Belcea Quartet at Rackham Auditorium:
Strange! The comments are all laudatory but we found the concert quite flat. The couple next to us said the same thing thing as did couple in the elevator in the parking structure.
People Are Talking: UMS presents National Theatre Live’s The Magistrate:
A rather dull event-the over the top producton did not enhance the humor. I suspect the director was the culprit but perhaps the play is just too thin.
People Are Talking: UMS presents Sabine Meyer and The Trio Di Clarone at Rackham Auditorium:
Clearly the basset horn is more versatile and agile instrument than the alpenhorn and it has a more pleasing tone than the kazoo. (I prefer to make positive comments.) I note that there was not the usual standing ovation for the performers.
They are fantastic but the programme’s way too short!
"by Clair Talbothays
People are Talking: UMS Presents Goran Bregovic and his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra at Hill Auditorium:
Pretty accurate comments.
Rhythmically boring, uninteresting melodies, very high volume-not a pleasant experience.
Bunch of synthesized noise, Mr. Bregović egoistically and unnecessarily conducting, without depth in any aspect. It worked in La reine Margot; it certainly did not work in Hill Auditorium. I could not even stand the first half hour.
"by Clair