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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 />
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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 />
a special Sunday afternoon<br />
concert. For full information<br />
and tickets call (313) 576-<br />
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7:00 pm Vitality Plus (Tone Exercise)<br />
7:30 pm Things to do at the War Manorial<br />
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