I
had been well overdue getting along to another Arthur Street Loft
Orchestra concert, but I really didn't want to miss out on this week
which featured Little Symphony Sax Quartet and Noveltones (with Ben's
trumpet in place of Tristan's violin) and joining forces to play
music written by Anton and Blair. There's always plenty of energy
from these two and a bit of humour too. Plus their music works well
together too with the set moving seamlessly between works from both
composers. So often you hear original compositions just once, but I'm
glad that Blair's “Message in a Bottle” has reappeared at a few
gigs - I must have heard three versions for different instrumentation
so far. It's nice when artists have a chance to only present original
music, but also the oppourtunity to develop works over time. Week to
week there's plenty of variety at the Arthur Street Loft Orchestra
gigs both in terms of instrumentation and content. There's three
weeks left in Season 7 – Louisa Williamson, Daniel Hayles and John
Rae – I'll need to check my work schedule but I hope to get to at
least one of these.
It
can be bit of a rush to get in straight from work. Or at least it
feels like a rush, but I always seem to get in with time to spare
(great... now I've just hexed it for next time!). Although, I have to
remember to stand next time... too much time sitting (in the car, at
the gig, in the car again). It makes for a long day – about
7am-11pm - but it's worth the effort.
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