A friend and I attended the Fort Wayne Philharmonic concert this evening. The music was beautiful, as always. There were three pieces: "The Banks of Green Willow" by George Butterworth (not to be confused with Mrs. Butterworth); "Concherto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 22" by Samuel Barber; and "Symphony No. 5 in D major" by Vaughan Williams.
The first piece was short, very lyrical and pretty and I enjoyed it very much.
The guest Cello soloist who played during the second piece was excellent, but I wasn't too fond of the piece.
The third piece was definitely my favorite. It had some very nice oboe and clarinet solo bits and some fascinating violin work.
When I told my friend, after the concert, that the third piece was my favorite he looked at me in disbelief and expressed his opinion that the second piece was much better and that he didn't like the last piece very much at all.
Well, even though he's more knowledgeable than I am about classical music, I think I'm right this time.
If you care to form your own opinion, the concert will be broadcast on WBNI-94.1 FM on Thursday, March 7, at 7:00 pm.
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