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27 May 04 - 10:38 AM (#1195004) Subject: Review: John Williams at Manchester From: Flash Company Saw John Williams at Bridgewater Hall on Tuesday night 25-05-04. Opened with Mangore, Albeniz, Domeniconi, Sculthorpe and the well known composer Trad,then played all Venezualan music in second half. Magic! I realised yet again why I never became a guitarist, my grasshopper mind just couldn't have coped with all the practice necessary to play like that. FC |
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27 May 04 - 11:24 AM (#1195056) Subject: RE: Review: John Williams at Manchester From: Big Al Whittle is he on tour? My favourite JW quote is "electric guitsr is about the way the note sustains, acoustic guitar is about the beauty of the note as it fades and decays" so thoughtful |
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28 May 04 - 09:50 AM (#1195884) Subject: RE: Review: John Williams at Manchester From: Flash Company The single sheet Bridgewater Hall handout does not mention other dates, but as his new CD 'El Diablo Suelto' is all Venezualan music, I rather suspect he will be promoting it elsewhere. The only downside to the evening was the exercise by the BHMCB (Bridgewater Hall Militant Coughing Brigade) I really think some people only attend concerts to have a good cough during quiet performances. As the immortal Victor Borge once said 'I have heard people cough during this number, people who never coughed in their lives before!' FC |