I was there, and it was an enjoyable concert. I disagree with the reviewer about the audibility of the hurdy-gurdy - it may be that he didn't know quite what to listen for. I thought the balance was pretty good, although a solo instrument probably should be a little more prominent.
What the reviewer doesn't discuss is the dialog between Jim Kendros (the gurdy player) and Lawrence Rapchak (conductor) where they explained what they were really doing is using the hurdy-gurdy and baroque organ to simulate the sound of the lira organizzata, the composer's intended featured instrument. BTW, for those that are interested, the hurdy-gurdies played (there were 2) were by George Leverett at Altarwind. -- Dennis Sherman Chicago, IL, USA http://www.dennissherman.com > >From: Judith Lindenau <[email protected]> >To: [email protected]; Gary Plazyk <[email protected]> >Sent: Sat, March 5, 2011 6:16:55 AM >Subject: [HG-new] Classical Music Review: Bright, graceful music from the >Northbrook Symphony :: Entertainment :: PIONEER PRESS :: Lake Forester > >Link: >http://www.pioneerlocal.com/lakeforest/entertainment/3097318,entertainment-north-concertrev-031011-s1.article > (via shareaholic.com) > >Featuring Hurdy Gurdy, no less. > >j > > > -- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "hurdygurdy" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected] >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > >The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at >http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new >subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
