Yorkestra

Tonight we went to see number one daughter play in the York Concert Orchestra. I went because I have an innate love of culture and music and also because she said they were playing the Muppets theme music. Which they did, very well. There is nothing quite like an orchestra going at it with a good head of steam and they sounded great. I took the big camera and took some snaps during the noisier bits.

I will give an enormous prize to the first person to tell me what tune they are playing…

Comments

[Joel]

Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky?

[Simon]

Debussy's Prelude A L'apre Midi D'un Faune...

[Wesley Mason]

Either "Violin Concerto" or "1812 Overture" by Tchaikovsky

[Joel]

Waltz of the Flowers by Tchaikovsky

or

The Sorcerers Apprentice?

[jeek]

Sir Joseph's Barge

[Sarah]

Impressed that most of the above suggestions are pieces the orchestra have played in the last few years!

By the power of deduction I'm going to suggest Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring Symphonic Suite. For the following reasons, the conductor narrows it down to a choice of three, it appears from the position of my head and the silverness in front of my face that I am playing bass clarinet, ruling out one of those three and the fact that the other first clarinetists have not moved to play saxes rules out the muppets leaving only LOTR!

[Rob]

Thank you for your entry. Unfortunately the Terms and Conditions for the competition state that no members of the orchestra, audience or indeed anyone else withinin a 40,000 mile radius of York are allowed to enter.

And I'm afraid that you agreed to the terms and conditions just by looking at the picture....

On the other hand, I'll get a signed copy of my book through to you. Although I'm not sure if this counts as a prize......