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[mominator]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 3:01pm

Addy you bad idea bear !!! No wonder why we all love you!

Updated On: 11/15/04 at 03:01 PM

[NYadgal]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 3:16pm

And on a COMPLETELY different topic... at least one good review today:


In a War-Weary Time, a Score for Nostalgia and Innocence

By JAMES R. OESTREICH
Published: November 13, 2004

There is always ringing in the rafters at Carnegie Hall, but seldom have the resonances surrounding a performance been so specific. The Collegiate Chorale, which Robert Shaw founded in 1941, performed Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" at Carnegie Hall on Thursday evening, rekindling the memory of one of the great achievements of Shaw's later years, a 1994 performance of the work prepared in a weeklong Carnegie Hall Choral Workshop, another Shaw invention.

There as here, Christine Goerke sang the soprano solos, and the Orchestra of St. Luke's provided the instrumental foundation. But the central figure in the Shaw performance, apart from Shaw himself, was the wonderful English baritone Benjamin Luxon, who gave a courageous performance despite a serious loss of hearing that made it hard for him to find his pitches. Mr. Luxon, now deafer still, gave an eloquent preconcert lecture on Thursday, echoing his friend Britten's humanism.

"I wish I could sing it for you," he ended, "but sadly, it's no longer possible."

And all of that doesn't take into account the added resonance of a context of wartime. Britten, writing in 1962 for the consecration of Coventry Cathedral, rebuilt after its devastation in World War II, reverted to the World War I poetry of Wilfred Owen, Mr. Luxon said, "because he was totally bound up with the idea of loss or destruction of innocence," a central theme in many of his works. It is especially painful to come to Owen's wide-eyed and open-hearted poems just now, jaded by the evening news...

[mominator]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 3:48pm

Sounds like it was one awesome concert addy, Congrats!

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 3:49pm

Addy, could you be more adorable?!

[mominator]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 3:52pm

I think it would be illeagal if she were Rath!

[BT]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 3:56pm

Hooray for addy! When is the next concert and what is being performed? I want to be in the cheering section!

And after reviewing the past 4 pages, I think an all time low was approached, but after archiving the first 10,000 posts, there are several other contenders for the prize...

[KMF_NYC]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 3:59pm

BT -- I am sure I have no idea what you are talking about!

[mominator]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 4:11pm

who.... who are you talking about???

[BT]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 4:19pm

No, K, I don't think these people post here anymore... yeah, right! Don't worry, I changed the names and avatars of the guilty... (I changed them all to glitz)

[mominator]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 4:26pm

Have the names been changed to protect the innocent?

[BT]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 4:27pm

Aw, who are we kidding, we're all innocent. Right? Right? Hellooooooooooo.......

[KMF_NYC]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 4:30pm

I ahve said it before --- "I am Switzerland -- neutral on all accounts..."

[BT]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 4:34pm

and as I have replied before: HA!

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 4:35pm

I'm interrupting this smut for a song dedication to Addy:

Addy Addy Addy
Everything's humming now
Addy Addy Addy
Good times are coming now
Since you came our way
It's Christmas,
Christmas everyday
We dismiss
Bad times, sad times
Now they're all yesterday news
Since Addy
Kicked out
The blues

Addy Addy Addy
Look what you've done for us
Addy Addy Addy
Turned on the sun for us

Addy Addy
You filled our life with a song!

[mominator]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 4:37pm

Well I know that I am!

[BT]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 4:39pm

Rath, what a lovely tribute to the fabulous Ms. A! With her stellar horoscope today she should expect all sorts of fun!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 4:47pm

Good reviews, songs in your honor--this certainly IS your day!

And it's almost over now, so enjoy your evening!

[NYadgal]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 4:59pm

Oh my gosh! I do NOT deserve this recognition!

You guys just bring out the best in me
xoxox

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 5:00pm

I don't post songs for people unless they are truly deserving. Trust me.

Updated On: 11/15/04 at 05:00 PM

[NYadgal]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 5:03pm

I am speechless... thank you.

Now - I am off to a meeting and then rehearsal.

[KMF_NYC]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 5:10pm

Have a great night Addy....sing pretty!

[mominator]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 5:12pm

You busy bee! have fun.

[beacon1]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 5:15pm

Congrats Addy on the wonderful review.

And...as for the rest of you! It seems like the afternoon sugar lows are bringing out unusual levels of creativity...

Pip...I hold YOU responsible.

[mominator]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 5:20pm

That is why I am drooping, no afternoon coffee fix.

[BT]

Posted: 11/15/04 at 5:22pm

Pip is busy planning his trip to Chicago...