It's always good to say those two
little words: SOLD OUT! That's What's Up! The “carrot and schtick”
method of entertainment seems to be just what Knoxville needs right
now. Saturday night at 8:00 at the Civic Auditorium, there will be a full house as the KSO will
host Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, with all of your favorite Merrie Melodies
and
Looney Tunes front and center.
So
much classical music is quoted here, it's impossible to list, but
there is a strong Wagner presence in the score. Some of the tunes are
lifted veboten, er... verbatim from commonly performed editions, but
often there are slight altercations –oops!-- I mean alterations in
the direction the music goes. It keeps us on our toes, we get to
wear headphones, and we finally learn what instrument makes that slide-y sound at the beginning of the fanfare!
If
you are attending the concert, be aware
that there is a Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Pensacola Ice Flyers game in
the adjacent Coliseum, which has a 7:30 face-off. Parking may take a little
extra time, but
probably not as much time as it will take that poor hockey player to
get his face back on.
Say,
why not skip
the traffic and walk
off the dinner you just ate downtown? It's only
five blocks
from Market
Square, three from Gay St. (And
you walked HOW FAR the last time you were in New York)?
Just
for a little added flavor, I'm going to put this bug in your ear.
Don't you think Mel Blanc looks like Django Reinhardt? Just sayin'... Also
their styles are similar, going for broke at every turn.
Only the guitar gives it away...
2 comments:
In addition to Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies offerings, there will also, I read, be two MGM characters on stage, Tom and Jerry. In what way they will harmonize with the Warner Bros. stars I don't know and won't find out first hand, since I learned about this event way too late. Completely sold out; my inquiries about cancellations were met with mocking laughter.
Several years ago a suggestion box was placed in the lobby of the Tennessee after a KSO performance, and I suggested this very thing. But I gather that was not the impetus for this event (nobody ever listens to me). If someone a little whimsical, a little free-spirited, a bit more open-minded than the stodgy management KSO had way back THEN, had considered my suggestion (or thought it up on her own) it might have been members of KSO touring the country with this, plainly, successful concept.
Oh, well. Maybe you could do a Silly Symphonies series.
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1057/whats-the-difference-between-a-looney-tune-and-a-merrie-melody
In fact, a whole show could be built around this one cartoon, with the orchestra, possibly, elaborating on the musical battle and the rest of the show made up of alternating jazz and classical performances. And, to sweeten the pot, this cartoon appears to be in the public domain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bpPmVtUR9g (you'll have to copy/paste the url)
Of course, it would have to be rated R for sax and violins.
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