Pre-Concert Rehearsal at the Bowl

[rmannion 0]

I just got back from attending the rehearsal for Williams' concert tonight at the Hollywood Bowl. I thought I'd share a photo I snagged from about midway to the back of the bowl (in the aisle between section D and F). The quality is as good as I could manage from that far back (and zoomed in at 480mm):

(Here's where I was, taken after most everyone left:

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Ryan

[Mr. Breathmask 624]

Cool!

So did you watch it through your finder so you could actually see what the hell was going on down there?

- Marc

[Lurker 5]

"You see John, you DID write 'Han Solo and the Princess' and IT IS a love theme."

Neil

[King Mark 3,975]

So,is Double Trouble an extended orchestral version different from the album?

K.M.Who only wants to know this.

[rmannion 0]

^^ Yes, it is. Very much so. A full choir is used and the orchestration is much more lush; gone are the period instruments e.g. the harpischord. It's also (naturally) quite a bit longer. It was definately one of the highlights of the evening in terms of surprises.

[fommes 165]

Could somebody record it? Please please?

[HPFAN_2 0]

gone are the period instruments e.g. the harpischord.

That's not good.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,383]

But it's expected, often arrangements made for concerts get rid of exotic instuments so it can be played by standard orchestra's.

[Marian Schedenig 11,694]

A harpsichord isn't exotic.

Marian - who would like to hear the orchestral version of SWTWC (probably similar to the one in the trailer).

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,383]

Well obviously it is, or he would not have written it out.

DUH!

[Marian Schedenig 11,694]

A harpsichord is the general term for a family of European keyboard instruments [...]

(Full article)

It may be rare (I doubt it is even that, I do expect every orchestra to have one?), but it certainly isn't exotic.

Marian -

[Lurker 5]

The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra performed the suite from Star Trek - The Motion Picture with the blaster beam. Now what is all this talk about exotic instruments?

Neil

[John Crichton 4]

Man, if there's one thing I would love to hear in person, it's the blaster beam. I bet it's powerful. Too bad the LSO tour got cancelled, they were going to do TMP and might have brought one with them.

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

I NEED to hear this new version of Double Trouble.

Ray Barnsbury

[Marian Schedenig 11,694]

Man, if there's one thing I would love to hear in person, it's the blaster beam. I bet it's powerful. Too bad the LSO tour got cancelled, they were going to do TMP and might have brought one with them.

Unlikely. There was no blaster beam at the Barbican concert last year, and they didn't have to go far for that.

Marian - who also wants to hear it live.

Attack of the Clones

[King Mark 3,975]

I'm really bummed we got the sucky version on the album.It's THE piece I've been wanting since this score came out.Crap,can ANYONE record this somehow?

Amd I'm not a huge Harpsichord fan.I like it's athmospheric use in PoA,but I prefer that its gone from the concert version.

K.M.Wondering why people are concerned about the friggen blaster beam at this point

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,383]

What's wrong with the album version?

[King Mark 3,975]

What does your post mean

K.M.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,383]

Read it again.

[John Crichton 4]

Unlikely. There was no blaster beam at the Barbican concert last year, and they didn't have to go far for that.

Oh well. I wonder how many of those things actually exist anyway?

K.M.Wondering why people are concerned about the friggen blaster beam at this point

'Cause it's the last post I saw and felt the need to comment on it. Of course I'd love to hear the Double Trouble concert piece, it goes without saying. But you want me say to it anyway. So there it is.