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January 13, 2005<br />

Grosse Pointe News Entertainment 7B<br />

DSO's Sibelius, Rachmaninoff prove rewarding **.<br />

Last weekend's program<br />

by the Detroit Symphony<br />

Orchestra was billed as<br />

romantic, and no one could<br />

deny that the Sibelius violin<br />

concerto and<br />

Rachmaninoff's second symphony<br />

are richly romantic<br />

music. A better choice of<br />

words — one that genuinely<br />

characterized the listening<br />

experience — would have<br />

been "passionate and powerful."<br />

Moreover, the conductor<br />

and the soloist were key to<br />

the truly rewarding fulfillment<br />

of the scores.<br />

The concert opened with<br />

the DSO's concertrnaster,<br />

Emmanuelle Boisvert, in<br />

the Sibelius. She dealt with<br />

the unconventional opening<br />

in a tender, rhapsodic performance<br />

of the theme, supported<br />

by a beautifully<br />

modulated background of<br />

orchestral accompaniment.<br />

Eschewing any effort at<br />

showy technique, she<br />

endowed the movement<br />

with an air of mystery and<br />

underlying passion.<br />

The effect peaked with an<br />

enchanting reading of the<br />

brief first cadenza as she<br />

The late Erma Bombeck<br />

once said, "There's no one<br />

lonelier than the person<br />

taking down the<br />

Christmas tree." This, of<br />

course, is a universal<br />

truth. But over the years<br />

I've also learned a second<br />

universal truth, which is<br />

that there's no one busier<br />

than the person taking<br />

down the Christmas tree.<br />

I mean, there's nothing<br />

like the thought of facing<br />

50 yards of gold-hued garland,<br />

a bazillion red felt<br />

bows, and dozens of glass<br />

ornaments to make a person<br />

want to suddenly, uh,<br />

sort through the old<br />

cheese in the crisper drawer<br />

or rearrange the furniture<br />

or try on all of the<br />

shorts from last year's<br />

summer wardrobe to see if<br />

they still fit.<br />

In my defense, it's not<br />

just me and my bad attitude.<br />

I called my usually<br />

ultra-organized friend<br />

Barb yesterday to see how<br />

far she had gotten decoration-wise.<br />

Me: Hi, how's the tree<br />

coming?<br />

Barb: Great. Hey, did<br />

you know that if I add up<br />

the numbers in my Social<br />

Security number, with the<br />

date of my birth and telephone<br />

number, it's divisible<br />

by seven?<br />

took the opportunity to<br />

bring out the music's<br />

drama with growing verve.<br />

Boisvert's phrasing displays<br />

a freedom of romantic<br />

expressive style that<br />

suits this concerto especially<br />

well. Meanwhile,<br />

Conductor Peter Oundjian<br />

had the orchestra follow<br />

suit in a unified and moving<br />

musical statement.<br />

The woodwinds led the<br />

way in the second movement<br />

with a fresh and airy<br />

mood, leading to Boisvert's<br />

flowing melody on the violin<br />

as the orchestral part<br />

throbbed gently in the background.<br />

Increasingly, a sense of<br />

post-romantic pace becomes<br />

apparent in the score. It<br />

takes the form of a drumlike<br />

pulse by the viola section<br />

in the third movement,<br />

and is reflected in the solo.<br />

Soloist and orchestra<br />

caught the spirit and generated<br />

a strong driving force<br />

in the music.<br />

As the pace quickened,<br />

Boisvert traversed the<br />

demanding technical intricacies<br />

of double stops, harmonics<br />

and high-speed runs<br />

r State of the Arts<br />

with complete poise and<br />

precision while maintaining<br />

an elegant flow to Sibelius'<br />

impassioned solos. She and<br />

Oundjian achieved a<br />

smooth collaboration to<br />

turn out a totally satisfying<br />

performance.<br />

For the second half,<br />

Oundjian led the DSO<br />

through one of the biggest<br />

and most energetic of symphonies<br />

and he did it with<br />

well-calculated moods and<br />

tempos. It was especially<br />

impressive that he<br />

refrained from cutting the<br />

many repetitions and recapitulations,<br />

as some conductors<br />

do, to shorten the per­<br />

Loneliest chore: Taking down the tree<br />

r Family Daze n<br />

By Debbie Parmer<br />

If that's not enough,<br />

when I called to see how<br />

my friend Julie was doing<br />

with her Christmas decorations,<br />

she announced<br />

that as of this morning she<br />

counted 23 freckles on her<br />

right cheek.<br />

And when I called my<br />

friend Linda, she immediately<br />

confessed that she<br />

has mastered the art of<br />

playing musical spoons,<br />

made her entire shopping<br />

list for next Christmas,<br />

but, surprisingly enough,<br />

has not packed away a single<br />

ornament.<br />

Why does this happen?<br />

Sure, there are all kinds of<br />

expert theories on procrastination.<br />

Some philosophers<br />

say it's the root of<br />

deep emotional issues.<br />

Others blame it on laziness<br />

or on a character<br />

defect.<br />

Me? I chalk it up to the<br />

more plausible Farmer<br />

Procrastination Theory,<br />

the gist of it being, "Why<br />

do something now when<br />

you can put it off and a)<br />

Go shopping for cute<br />

shoes, b) Eat some ice<br />

cream or c) Practice playing<br />

"Free Bird" on your<br />

new homemade comb harmonica."<br />

I know what's going<br />

through most of your<br />

minds. Those of you with<br />

your decorations already<br />

put away are thinking,<br />

"Hey, what's the big deal,<br />

Lady? You need more<br />

structure and discipline."<br />

Then some of you are<br />

thinking, "Hey did she say,<br />

shoe shopping?"<br />

You're both right. My<br />

friend Shirley suggested I<br />

make lists to keep me on<br />

task. But obviously she<br />

doesn't understand that is<br />

exactly the sort of thing<br />

that causes people like me<br />

to end up where they are<br />

today. I mean, what starts<br />

out as a simple to-do list<br />

somehow morphs into a<br />

"People I Want to Invite to<br />

Dinner" list, followed by<br />

an "Everything I Ate<br />

Yesterday" list, which precedes<br />

the "Books I Want to<br />

Read" list and then finally<br />

a "Questions to Ask<br />

Napoleon if I Meet Up<br />

Tuesday Musicale concert is Tuesday, Jan. 25<br />

The Tuesday Musicale of<br />

Detroit will present a concert<br />

at 1Q:30 a.m., Tuesday,<br />

Jan. 25, at Westminster<br />

Presbyterian Church, 17567<br />

Hubbell, Detroit.<br />

Sylvia Starkman (oboe),<br />

Linda Borushko (clarinet),<br />

Carl Karoub (horn) and<br />

Patricia Snyder (bassoon)<br />

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and Quartet No. 1 for Winds<br />

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Snyder are members of the<br />

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In so doing, he demonstrated<br />

his ability to tailor<br />

the pace and bring out variations<br />

in phrasing that fulfilled<br />

the emotional and<br />

artistic logic of<br />

Rachmaninoff's score.<br />

While the symphony is<br />

admittedly long, the performance<br />

never flagged.<br />

Oundjian's pacing of the<br />

changing moods, pulsing<br />

rhythms and contrasts in<br />

pace from dramatic allegro<br />

to lyrical melody held the<br />

listener's interest from start<br />

to finish.<br />

In seemingly perfect harmony<br />

with the orchestra,<br />

they moved deftly from<br />

drama to lyricism and from<br />

romance to majesty. The<br />

orchestra responded to its<br />

leader with the precision<br />

and virtuosity that we have<br />

observed over the years in<br />

its best moments.<br />

There are many<br />

moments of moody Russian<br />

atmosphere to the work.<br />

They were beautifully projected<br />

early on by the horns<br />

and strings. Oundjian continued<br />

to bring it out with<br />

skillful dynamics and<br />

with Him in the Afterlife"<br />

list.<br />

Getting back to my tree<br />

predicament: You'll be glad<br />

to know that today I<br />

promised my husband I'd<br />

finally take the ornaments<br />

down. Which, of course, is<br />

merely a shorter way of<br />

saying, "I am going to<br />

clean the vertical blinds,<br />

change the furnace filter,<br />

meet my friend Katie for<br />

coffee, and wash the car."<br />

And then maybe, just<br />

maybe, I'll have time left<br />

over to work on the tree.<br />

With my busy schedule,<br />

I doubt it.<br />

Debbie Farmer is a<br />

humorist and a mother<br />

holding down the fort in<br />

California. She's the<br />

author of "Don't Put<br />

Lipstick on the Cat." She<br />

can be reached at<br />

www.familydaze.com, or<br />

by writing<br />

family daze@oasisnewsfeatures.com.<br />

phrasing, giving voice to the<br />

music's national origin as<br />

well as its romantic nature.<br />

As the score increased in<br />

intensity with flaring trumpets<br />

and resounding tympani,<br />

he brought a high level<br />

of excitement to the performance.<br />

His command of the<br />

orchestra, in fact, was<br />

impressive as they proved<br />

together that they could<br />

also give full expression to<br />

Rachmaninoff's most lush<br />

scoring in the last movement.<br />

Needless to add, the<br />

superb acoustics of<br />

Orchestra Hall added<br />

importantly to the ultimate<br />

impact.<br />

The climactic result was<br />

a triumphant mood in the<br />

last movement that brought<br />

the performance to a<br />

smashing conclusion.<br />

A special treat awaits<br />

audiences this weekend on<br />

Thursday, Friday and<br />

Saturday evenings. The<br />

acclaimed young Chinese<br />

sensation, pianist Lang<br />

Lang, appears with Music<br />

Director Neeme Jarvi and<br />

the DSO in Prokofiev's<br />

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C<br />

major. At the age of 21, he<br />

is reported to have already<br />

demonstrated extraordinary<br />

ability.<br />

The second half of the<br />

program will offer Mahler's<br />

Symphony No. 6, "The<br />

Tragic." For music lovers<br />

who are also interested in<br />

the background and personality<br />

of the music and the<br />

musician, Lang Lang will<br />

participate in an onstage<br />

conversation with the<br />

Maestro and DSO<br />

Conducting Assistant<br />

Charles Greenweil and performance<br />

of the Prokofiev at<br />

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and tickets call (313) 576-<br />

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8:30 am The S.O.C Show<br />

9:00 am Vitality Plus (Aerobics)<br />

9:30 am Pointes of Horticulture<br />

10:00 am Who's in the Kitchen?<br />

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1:30 pm Inside Art<br />

2:00 pm The Legal Insider / Consumers Corner<br />

2:30 pm The John Prost Show<br />

3:00 pm Thirty to do at the War Memorial<br />

3:30 pm Musical Story Time Jamboree<br />

4:00 pm Vitality Plus (Step/Kick Boxing)<br />

4:30 pm Young View Pointes<br />

5:00 pm Positively Positive<br />

5:30 pm Watercolor Workshop / Senior Mens Club<br />

6:00 pm The Legal Insider / Consumers Corner<br />

6:30 pm Who's in the Kitchen?<br />

7:00 pm Vitality Plus (Tone Exercise)<br />

7:30 pm Things to do at the War Manorial<br />

8:00 pm Positively Positive<br />

8:30 pm Young View Pointes<br />

9:00 pm Vitality Plus (Step/Kick Boxing)<br />

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