Topic: WALTZING INTO APRIL (Read 30431 times)

vixmom · « **Reply #90 on:** March 31, 2005, 10:58:08 AM »

Quote from: Ben on March 31, 2005, 10:51:58 AM

I will be seeing Sweet Charity with Charlotte D'Amboise on April 14th.

I didn't realize you two were friends.....

Oh.... Oh! I see what you mean!!

vixmom · « **Reply #91 on:** March 31, 2005, 10:59:28 AM »

Quote from: Ben on March 31, 2005, 10:51:58 AM

I will be seeing Sweet Charity with Charlotte D'Amboise on April 14th. That's 3 days after the first performance on April 11th. I hope that TDF gets another block of tickets for after April 18th when Miss Applegate takes over. I would like to see it twice to see both performers and to see what the changes are (if any) and how they work.

Seriously, tho' I am very much looking forward to your review(s)!

vixmom · « **Reply #92 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:00:21 AM »

Quote from: Rodzinski on March 31, 2005, 10:53:01 AM

Also, Penny O, there ain't no Mrs. Rodzinski. Marryin' Sam hasn't visited the Gal and me yet!

When is the next Sadie Hawkins Day?

vixmom · « **Reply #93 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:02:44 AM »

Oh no, I forgot to dance!!!

The Belated Waltz

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #94 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:03:58 AM »

AARRRGGHHH!!!!

I just lost my post! And I forgot to Copy before hitting Post...

Back in a few...

bk · « **Reply #95 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:12:30 AM »

PARADIGM!

How soon they forget.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #96 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:16:53 AM »

Good Morning! Good Afternoon!

I finally put my feet on the floor around 10:00 this morning. I got myself spiffed up a bit, then headed across the street to Memphis Grits for breakfast.

This morning's culinary feast was their Breakfast Platter. Two eggs (scrambled), sausage (patties), Memphis Grits (stone ground, cheddar cheese(!)), cinnamon apples, and a biscuit (with butter and honey). Very good and filling. And the coffee was very good too.

By the time I was done breakfasting, it was time to head over to the Peabody Hotel to catch the 11:00 March of the Ducks. I got there around 10:50, and there was already a pretty good crowd in the lobbby - which is actually smaller than one would think (well, at least smaller than I thought). All the prime viewing spots were taken, but I did manage to secure a piece of floor close to the fountain.

An announcement came on that gave a brief history of the Ducks. The whole thing started, more or less, as a joke of some hunters who though it would be a "good" idea to keep their live decoys (which were legal back then) in the marble fountain of the Peabody. Well, the "idea" stuck. Nowadays, a breeder breeds the ducks, Mallards, and they are allowed to mature at the Peabody. Once their stay at the Peabody has ended, they are returned to the breeder who then releases them back into the wild. In any case...

After the announcement, we are all directed to look towards the elevators. Music starts - a lively March, of course. The elevator doors open, and out come the ducks. -The ducks live in a "Penthouse" on the roof of the hotel when they are not in the fountain.

Lots of Oohhs and Aaahhs. Cameras flashing. Children giggling. Some clapping.

The Ducks march down the Red Carpet that is set up for them. Once they are all in the fountain - I believe there are five of them right now - the "Keeper" puts up the small barrier that keeps the Ducks in the fountain. More pictures.

At 5:00, the whole process is repeated in reverse as the Ducks make their way back up to their "Penthouse". I may try to get there at 4:30 in order to secure a better viewing spot, and take some more pictures.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #97 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:17:33 AM »

Whew! That one took!

Jennifer · « **Reply #98 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:23:18 AM »

Sorry DR George, I hope we didn't spoil anything. I didn't realize anybody hear taped LOST.

Jennifer · « **Reply #99 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:24:46 AM »

DR Jose, I would love to see pictures of the ducks. That whole procession sounds interesting!

elmore3003 · « **Reply #100 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:27:23 AM »

Quote from: vixmom on March 31, 2005, 05:56:44 AM

Does "Shall We Dance?" count?

Sorry, DRvixmom! It's a polka.

I forgot my favorite Victor Herbert waltz: "Jane, Jane, Jane" from BABES IN TOYLAND! Duh!

Iris* · « **Reply #101 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:30:23 AM »

Happy Birthday to Ann and SteveO!

Another waltz that I love is Mancini's Moon River.
Is Evensong considered a waltz? I'm listening to it in my head and think it might be. Love that song.

DRJose-I wish I could experience The March of the Ducks. Maybe they could try The Waltz of the Ducks one day.
Thanks for sharing.

Jane · « **Reply #102 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:34:30 AM »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANN! For your birthday I wish you a beautiful day and a new job.

Of course it is Jose who can answer Danise’s question.

Sending out powerful vibes to all who need them!!

JMK · « **Reply #103 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:37:12 AM »

Another great waltz (and it's even a Bossa Nova, too): Your Zowie Face, which used to be on my regular playlist when I was doing the lounge piano thang.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #104 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:37:45 AM »

Quote from: Michael Shayne on March 31, 2005, 10:42:11 AM

There are trains in all Contini pictures. It's his signature. (9 reference)

There's a great waltz in NINE!

I had forgotten "What's the Use?" from my all-time favorite score CANDIDE!

DRGeorge, "There's Always a Woman" isn't technically a waltz since it's written in 6/8; it's more of a slow jig: bumpity bumpity bumpity bump!

JMK · « **Reply #105 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:37:57 AM »

And has anyone mentioned Wives & Lovers?

George · « **Reply #106 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:39:05 AM »

Quote from: vixmom on March 31, 2005, 10:56:45 AM

Quote from: George on March 31, 2005, 10:46:36 AM
Another waltz song that I LOVE is "Human Again" written for and originally cut from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"

I wonder if it is the same version they use in the Broadway stage play. It is a very beautiful song....

It is, but it was written for the movie.

George · « **Reply #107 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:42:02 AM »

Quote from: Jennifer on March 31, 2005, 11:23:18 AM

Sorry DR George, I hope we didn't spoil anything. I didn't realize anybody hear taped LOST.

No, it really okay! It doesn't (usually) bother me when I find out thing about TV shows or movies before I see them...usually.

vixmom · « **Reply #108 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:42:52 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on March 31, 2005, 11:27:23 AM

Sorry, DRvixmom! It's a polka.

I have decided to be unswayed by the facts....(hey if its good enough for the "leaders" of our country it should be good enough for me!)

My favorite waltz is still Shall We Dance

In fact, I am humming it right now

vixmom · « **Reply #109 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:44:13 AM »

Quote from: George on March 31, 2005, 11:42:02 AM

No, it really okay! It doesn't (usually) bother me when I find out thing about TV shows or movies before I see them...usually.

So you won't mind if I say "its his sled"?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #110 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:45:04 AM »

As for 3/4 Time Pieces:

Debussy - "La plus que lente" (the "slower than slow" waltz). Yes, it does lean towards the salon side of Debussy's output, but it's a lovely piece, and I actually like it better when I hear it played a bit more "sentimentally" than some purists would prefer. I first heard Andre Watts play this on a Live From Lincoln Center recital. And I played it on my first full recital in college.

Chopin - The Waltzes, The Mazurkas.

"Hello, Young Lovers" from The King & I. Pianist, Stephen Hough, has a lovely transcription of this song.

"The Carousel Waltz" from Carousel - Such an amazing "prologue". -And Stephen Hough also performs a transcription of this one - amazingly virtuosic without sacrificing flash for substance.

"When I'm Not Near The Girl I Love" from Finian's Rainbow.

"Come To Me, Bend To Me" from Brigadoon.

"Lay Down Your Head" from Violet.

"Where's My Shoe?" from She Loves Me - albeit a very fast "waltz".

"Before I Gaze At You Again" from Camelot

Fauré - "Après un rêve" - Both in the original vocal version, and the instrumental transcriptions.

Mozart - "Deh vieni non tardar" - Yes, technically it's in 6/8, but it's still very lilting.

Ned Rorem - "Early in the morning" - This has to be one of my all-time favorite American art songs. The poem and music perfectly convey the memory of having breakfast in a Parisian café - with a touch of bittersweetness. I think the term "painfully beautiful" applies to this two-page masterpiece.

Early In The Morning
Ned Rorem
Text: Robert Hillyer

Early in the morning
Of a lovely summer day,
As they lowered the bright awning
At the outdoor cafe,
I was breakfasting on croissants
And café au lait
Under greenery like scenery,
Rue François Premier.

They were hosing the hot pavement
With a dash of flashing spray
And a smell of summer showers
When the dust is drenched away
Under greenery like scenery,
Rue François Premier,
I was twenty and a lover
And in Paradise to stay,
Very early in the morning
Of a lovely summer day.

Jane · « **Reply #111 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:48:36 AM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on March 31, 2005, 11:27:23 AM

I forgot my favorite Victor Herbert waltz: "Jane, Jane, Jane" from BABES IN TOYLAND! Duh!

My favorite.

I wonder why.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #112 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:49:02 AM »

Mo' waltzes!

"One of A Kind" (Applause)
"In Old New York" (The Red Mill)
"She's Roses" (Drat! The Cat)
"He's In Love" (Kismet)
"Have I Stayed Too Long at the Fair?" (Billy Barnes)
"Love Makes the World Go Round" (Carnival)
"New Words" (Maury Yeston)

Jane · « **Reply #113 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:50:16 AM »

SteveO come join us on your special day.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #114 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:51:06 AM »

Quote from: vixmom on March 31, 2005, 11:42:52 AM

I have decided to be unswayed by the facts....(hey if its good enough for the "leaders" of our country it should be good enough for me!)

My favorite waltz is still Shall We Dance

In fact, I am humming it right now

If you try to waltz to it, you'll break a leg.
IT'S A POLKA!!!!!!
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JoseSPiano · « **Reply #115 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:52:17 AM »

As for "Human Again" - I'm still "recovering" from this piece.

Back in the days when I would be called in to help with the auditions for Disney's Beauty & The Beast, "Human Again" was the one piece we would use to "test" the potential Chips. -That and the whole "Momma, momma" scenelet.

"So... Now you have to pretend that your microphone has gone out, and that your parents and best friends are sitting in the back row of the theatre. You want to make sure they hear you, so...."

I can't wait to be human again...[/size]

"OK. Well, the theatre is really big. REALLY big... And your parents are in the back row of the balcony. Let's try it one more time..."

elmore3003 · « **Reply #116 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:53:14 AM »

Quote from: Jane on March 31, 2005, 11:48:36 AM

My favorite. I wonder why.

WELL, DUH!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #117 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:54:14 AM »

Happy Birthday, DR Ann!!!!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #118 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:55:35 AM »

Happy Birthday, DR/L(urker) SteveO![/color]

George · « **Reply #119 on:** March 31, 2005, 11:55:59 AM »

According to Playbill.com, Russell Crowe is considering whether or not to accept the role of Sweeney Todd in the movie! Discuss.

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