The Bloomington Symphony Orchestra played the first concert of the year at the College Mall and, to appeal to our future concertgoers (aka "little kids") we created a concert that was casual and fun....and cowboy! Check out our web site for a VIDEO and STORY on this concert.
All of the music was western, or western-related, such as "The Magnificent Seven", Aaron Copland's "Rodeo" selections, and a really fun-to-play "Pops Hoedown".
My favorite selection, however, was written by Gerry Amato, a talented musician and composer/arranger who has been at Indiana University and has arranged and played with us at the BSO. Gerry composed a "Cowboy Sing-along" (the audience LOVED it!), and I got to play a Sousa-like piccolo solo on the "Yellow Rose of Texas". It was SO fun to play! Gerry says he wrote it for me, and I am going with that! I will need to get his autograph on my picc part, with a special dedication from Gerry. Gerry's in Colorado now, but I know everyone in the BSO would like to see Gerry again. Hopefully it will be soon!
Most importantly, the crowd LOVED the concert and we expect they are now SO HOOKED on the BSO that we will see them again soon!
Yee-haw!!!!
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