SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008 * HILL AUDITORIUM, ANN ARBOR

The University Musical Society honors flutist Sir James Galway at the

13th Annual Ford Honors Program.

So.....I must brag a little!!! My flute duet friend and I went this concert and as part of the award to honor Sir James Galway we played a brand new piece of flute music commissioned as a surprise gift for him. The piece was a fantasie on "Oh, Danny Boy" and it was beautiful. So I've been going around telling everyone that I PLAYED FOR James Galway! (Hey, my name is even listed!) <<>> Of course the details are that there were over 100 flutes in this choir but it was very much a thrill for me! Sir James Galway said that out of all the halls in the world to play in his favorite was the opera hall in Sydney Australia and second was Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor. True; as I listened to his concert I felt like my head was inside the piano...I could hear the felt of the hammers hit the strings and at the same time the flute was in perfect balance....It was a beautiful concert. I also enjoyed hearing his wife play with him on the Franz & Karl Doppler : Rigoletto Fantasy

As I look at the program book I'm thinking...."Now I HAVE to start a scrapbook!"

HARMONICAS RULE

OK now all you harmonica toting parents of toddlers....this could really go somewhere! We can make lots of train sounds with our harmonicas, and well songs too but here's a great video on tonguing and blowing in the instument. I'm practicing!

ARTS in the Holland Area

If you are reading this blog and you are from the Holland area I strongly encourage you to sign up for the Hope College email newsletter/arts calendar. Email Derek Emerson: arts@hope.edu
Tell him I sent you! Every week I get a great list of abundant art happenings for the area. For instance this weekend was Philadelphia's Koresh Dance Company, renowned for their powerful stage presence and high-energy style. This is the first in Hope College's series called the Great Performance Series. And the deal is the family ticket price! Go ahead and email to have the info sent to you. I so appreciate these reminder emails!

And by the way, the Vienna Boys Choir is coming too. Have you ever heard angel voices? Don't let this one pass you by.
Enjoy,
Yvette