Hello University World,

I had the mahvelous opportunity to attend the Boston Philharmonic at Symphony Hall. T’was a phenomenal performance of Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture and 9th Symphony conducted by Benjamin Zander.

Just to set the scene…we (my second family) are in Symphony Hall, there is a full symphony on stage and a 50+ person chorus behind them, and 4 featured vocalists that sit downstage and enter later.

…the following is what went down.

We enter the Hall.

My Thoughts:

“This is my favorite building out of everything everywhere.”

“Excuse me sir, yes, you in the toupee, if your partially bald head is grey and your toupee is not, please be sure the grey is covered so I don’t inappropriately stare. Thank you.”

(sitting down) “Aight, let’s do this.”

Coriolan Overture

Me: “Wow, that is the most violent first chair violinist  I ever did see.”

End. 

*CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP*

Symphony No. 9 in D minor

Movement I: 

Me: “Oh that’s what an oboe is supposed to sound like.”

End of Movement I…

Me: “I hope no one claps I hope no one claps..”

*insert sparse clapping here*

Conductor: “Not in my house.” (proceeds to cut off the audience)

Movement II

Me: “Is someone asleep behind me? I hear snoring…” (proceeds to turn around and stare into the eyes of the large man breathing) “That’s a no. Someone is not asleep. Very much awake.”

Audience: “Hey my chair makes noise when I lift it up and down, let me proceed to do that often.”

Me: *telepathically tells the audience to stop that*

Audience: *does not get message

Conductor: “I hope they don’t clap, I hope they don’t clap.”

End of movement II…

*silence*

Me and Conductor: “Thank the Lord”

Audience: “No one is clapping, that’s rude. I shall clap now.”

Another instance of clap and cutoff.

Movement III

Me: “Ooh this is exciting, such a pretty movement.”

Conductor: “This clapping business ain’t gonna happen again”

End of Movement III, but the conductor doesn’t let the audience know…or the timpani player

Movement IV

Symphony plays…Conductor stops…timpani player  finds his sheet music…the piece restarts.

Timpani player: “aaaannnndddd I’m fired.”

Cellos (celli): “Wait for it…wait for it…” (proceeds to play the section that is known as Ode to Joy)

Audience: “HOLY MEATBALLS I KNOW THAT”

Cellos (celli): “There it is.”

Chorus: “Thank Jesus we get to do something soon.”

All of the powerful voices, the 4 featured vocalists, jaws dropped by all.

Baritone featured vocalist: (looks to right) “Hot damn that is a violent violin lady.”

END OF PIECE

**************LONGEST STANDING OVATION I EVER DID SEE**************

Overall it was a fantastic night, and anyone who hasn’t yet ventured to Symphony Hall is doing themselves a disservice.

You can get a $25 College pass and go to select performances at no extra cost! http://www.bso.org/Merchandise/Detail/36029