What I found more exciting than the ophicleide, Stephen,--or even a dozen of them--was that your Guitar Concerto was performed. How wonderfujl. And congratulations! Any chance it will be recorded? I'm certain, we all would like to know if it is.
A few years ago the Boston SO performed that youthful (and long lost) Mass by Berlioz. The Mass with all the quotations of works not yet composed.<g> They had two serpents. The player of one was David<?> Yee, a trombonist in the orchestra. He is also a member of the London Serpent Trio that Dana mentioned, He gave a lecture recital at the MFA a year or so ago. I was amazed at the agility he showed. He played some theme and variations from the 19th century and was scrambling all over the instrument. They look so cumbersome, but actually can play virtuosos music. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Kenyon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Anthony Hind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11:51 AM Subject: [LUTE] Re: Rép : [LUTE] Re: Serpent trio > Anthony Hind wrote: > >> Dear Serpentistsss >> I think I heard my first serpent knowingly >> (while also seeing >> it) very recently in an orchestrated version of >> Purcell's Dido Aeneas, >> The Serpent was played by expert serpentist Philip >> Humphries, > > > Phil Humphries also played the Ophicleïde in my > orchestra in the > Midsummer Night's Dream overture, the authentic thing > to have instead of > a tuba. Authentically hard to intonate as well :-/ > 4th and 5th concert pictures here. > > http://www.jacaranda-music.com/Midsummer%20Concert.html > > Sorry, not many lutes involved. Or serpents. > > S > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
