Wednesday, March 8, 2023

I Am In Charge of a 4 Day Festival!

 


So, I can’t resist. Monday Music Moves Me that I find over at Curious As A Cathy, suggested that you have the ability to create a 4 day concert of music with people, living or dead ( in the case of the Rolling Stones…the Undead) to be part of your musical festival. I have to participate so this is lengthy but, you might like it…appreciate it? Oh well, I love it so, so there🤪.

DAY 1

ABBA ( well, duh!)

FERNANDO-1975



This was one of the very first songs I heard from this group I love so much. 

ABBA-THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO-1980

I think ABBA could create a song that, sounds, almost, classical. I think of my best friend, Loretta, when I hear this song. We are THE best of friends.

DAY 2

THE MOODY BLUES

DAWN IS A FEELING-1967

From their iconic album, “ Days of Future Passed”, I find this piece haunting.

THE MOODY BLUES-NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN-1967

This is also from the same album and, maybe, their most famous song, understandably so. I love this s well as the lament.

DAY 3

ARTHUR FIEDLER AND THE BOSTON POPS-JALOUSIE-1956



I was a weird child as this guy was one I really wanted to see. I loved watching him on PBS especially when he conducted his famous symphony( due to him) during the July 4th celebrations. To me, he is one of the best conductors ever.

ARTHUR FIEDLER AND THE BOSTON POPS- 1812 OVERTURE-1976

Yes, lengthy but Tchaikovsky never sounded so good….I hope

DAY 4

ANDRE RIEU AND HIS ORCHESTRA- OH FORTUNA

I love Andre Rieu and his beautiful orchestra where the men are dressed in their best penguin attire and the women look like princessessesss. My mom loved him and we saw him twice and…I will be seeing him in Toronto with my mom’s best friend…who doesn’t know that yet, late Christmas and birthday present. Carl Orff’s music never sounded so good.

ANDRE RIEU AND HIS ORCHESTRA- AND THE WALTZ GOES ON-2011

Guess who wrote this beautiful piece? He was 19 years old when he wrote this waltz in 1964 but was too scared to ever have it performed until his wife sent it to Andre Rieu who decided to premiere it with this man in the audience. Who is this man? Yup, Anthony Hopkins, that’s who. 


Who would you have perform at your 4 day music fest?

8 comments:

  1. Hi, Birgit!

    Awww... I just wanna give my buddy Harley a thousand smooches (and a dead possum).

    Happy Wednesday, dear friend! Yessum, I know you love ABBA, and so do I. We're in great shape, because practically their entire catalog is on YouTube with multiple performances of their hits in remastered/restored glory. Wanna feel really old? Agnetha Fältskog is close to Shady's age, and will turn 73 a few weeks from now. Yikes! Thanks for sharing that you think of your best friend Loretta, whenever you listen to "The Way Old Friends Do." Do you think of her when you hear The Beatles sing "Get Back (Loretta)"? I remember that 1980 ABBA song, but have not heard it in a while.

    I also remembered that you are keen on the Moody Blues. I enjoyed the two songs of theirs presented in today's feature. "Jalousie," the French word for "Jealousy," is a tango composed in 1925. Arthur and his Boston Pops Orchestra released their version in November, 1943. The Andre Rieu number is grand and powerful. It's wonderful that your mother encouraged your interest in "long hair" music and took you to concerts like that of Rieu and his Orchestra and chorus. It's exciting that you will be taking one of your mother's friends to see his show again this year.

    What a glorious moment it was when Hannibal the Cannibal, seen there in the audience in Vienna, heard his 1964 composition " And The Waltz Goes On," played for the first time. Rieu and his orchestra released the recording at Halloween, 2011. I never saw such joy, such glee in an audience as I do in that clip. I never knew Sir Anthony is a composer. Somebody needs to wrestle him to the ground. No one person should have so many talents. Meanwhile, I'm sitting here picking lint out of my belly button!

    For my music fest, I suppose I'd reunite The Beatles because they were so prolific and terrific and because I miss them and the vast impact their songs had on me at an early age.

    Have a wonderful Wednesday, dear friend BB. I'll be back waiting for you tomorrow, sitting in the balcony-- "At The Movies!"

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  2. Hi Birgit, I would enjoy your festival, even though I'm not an ABBA fan. Fernando is the one song of theirs I really like, though. We share a love of The Moody Blues. ♥ Nights In White Satin is my favourite song of ALL time by anyone, and I'm happy to see you included it. The 1812 Overture is a wonderful, dramatic piece. It sounds great at full volume, especially when you're pissed off about something. Therapeutic! ☺ André Rieu was my late friend Corrie's favourite artist, and we had planned on seeing him live together. It didn't happen, but his name alone brings back fond memories of her. Enjoy the concert!

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  3. Not my type of music but you're right, the Rolling Stones are now the undead.

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  4. Wow. You can't beat Abba and The Moody Blues:)
    Take special care.
    Sandra sandracox.blogspot.com

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  5. I actually KNEW Fernando and love it. Hadn't heard their other song before. LOVE Nights in White Satin. Just wonderful. PBS had a Christmas special on Andre Rieu. Before that, I had never heard of him. Lots of songs to listen to and enjoy in this four day event. Give Harley a few belly rubs for me, please (but don't tell Bleubeard).

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  6. Wow! I want to attend your music festival. It's hard for me to decide on the bands I want at my festival. I guess I'd start with Simon & Garfunkel on Day 1. I don't want Paul Simon by himself. He has to be with Art. Day 2 will be Lady Gaga. She really puts on a show. For Day 3, I guess I'd like to have Brian Wilson. On the 4th and final day, I want The Beatles. If I can't have all four of them (obviously two are kinda dead), then I want Paul. Sorry, Ringo.

    Love,
    Janie

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  7. I'd be one of the first on line for your concert. I'm sure the recording of the 1976 bicentennial War of 1812 Overture in Boston didn't do what happened live justice. It brings back memories of when I lived in Wichita, Kansas back in the 1970's and the Wichita Symphony Orchestra did a live performance of this overture with cannons and church bells each year in May. So I can begin to imagine what Arthur Fiedler did. The Anthony Hopkins waltz was stunning and Oh Fortuna is one of those music pieces everyone knows. I love it. Plus Abba and the Moody Blues. A dream come true!

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  8. Birgit,

    I would love to see ABBA and the Boston Pops perform. That would be so cool! You always come up with interesting song picks. Thanks for joining the 4M party. Have a boogietastic weekend, my dear! xo

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