Alexandra Gardner | Building Noises » spain http://alexandragardner.net/blog Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:27:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Spring Cannot Come Soon Enough http://alexandragardner.net/blog/2010/03/16/spring-cannot-come-soon-enough/ http://alexandragardner.net/blog/2010/03/16/spring-cannot-come-soon-enough/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:29 +0000 Alex http://alexandragardner.net/blog/?p=779 One can’t complain too much about this winter in DC after seeing what happened last week in Barcelona!

Snowy Spain

Now that is historic snowfall! (Photo courtesy of bass clarinetist Harry Sparnaay)

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As I patiently await the arrival of spring (grrrrrrrr!), this delightful tidbit, via Alex Ross, has become a daily necessity:

During this sort of performance you can clap whenever you like, though it would be a shame to risk frightening these little ones away.

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Listening:
Henri Dutilleux – Ainsi la nuit (Arditti Quartet)
Brooklyn Rider – Dominant Curve
Joan Jeanrenaud – Strange Toys

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The interesting part about this is that Crows is probably the most “American” sounding (for what that’s worth) piece I’ve got to offer, which means it is going to sound really different than the rest of the program. Inspired by the poetry of awesome Joy Harjo, it lands you in the middle of the desert Southwest.

Wondering how this is going to work??! Barcelona people, you should check it out and report back! Be sure to stop at La Plata afterwards for pescaditos…

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