Symphony night.

Saturday night, after partaking of "Juno" in the theater, the Gordons mixed in a little bit of Greensboro Symphony between NFL football playoff games. We watched the 1st three quarters of the Packers/Seahawks, went to the symphony, then came home to watch that TiVo'd ending plus the TiVo'd Patriots/Jaguars game into the night.

We get season tickets to the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series, and Saturday night was our monthly date night for that. A full program that you can enjoy in its entirety if you wish as a rebroadcast on Winston-Salem's WFDD at 8pm on Sunday, February 8, 2008. The pieces played were as follows (mind you, the YouTube performances were NOT Greensboro or the soloist, but performances of the pieces by others):

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Scènes alsaciennes
I. Dimanche matin ("Sunday Morning")
II. Au Caberet ("At the Tavern")
III. Sous les tilleuls ("Under the Linden Trees")
IV. Dimanche soir ("Sunday Evening")


Then 23-year old violinist Augustin Hadelich took the stage to play:
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)
Violin Concerto in A Minor. Op. 82
I. Moderato
II. Adante sostenuto
III. Allegro


After intermission, it was
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Symphony No.4 in B- flat Major. Op. 60
I. Adagio: Allegro vivace
II. Adagio
III. Allegro vivace
IV. Allegro ma non troppo


Finally, three Hungarian Dances sent us away with a flourish!
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Hungarian Dances
Ending with No.5:


After the performance, we met up with Kimberly's cello teacher Gina who so happens to play in the Symphony Orchestra. A quick backstage tour with her and then we were on our way home for a night of football. An enjoyable day all the way around.