Re: Florida Philharmonic Review

[the Leones <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

  Welll, I'm CERTAINLY not one to rush into battle carrying the Bonfiglio
banner, but I (personally) feel that the audience "could" be given a little
more credit. The proposition that 3 "Blues" encores were played at a
classical concert doesn't necessarily equate to tossing a jar of "Sars"
into the place.
  As far as opera singers go....who really likes THEM anyway?....%^)  %^')
smo-j



>Yeah, WE might feel blues at a classical concert is a good idea, but how
>many people in the audience wanted to hear three blues encores? Try having
>an opera singer do 3 solo aria encores in a blues club and watch the place
>clear out. The only people left would be the same ones who thought Pavorotti
>doing a duet with Bono was a good idea.
>
>> From: the Leones <leone@xxxxxxxx>
>> Reply-To: the Leones <leone@xxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 23:10:33 +0100
>> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: Florida Philharmonic Review
>>
>>
>> Can't say as I agree with the last sentence in mr. Bezerra's review. I
>> (personally) feel that ANY harmonica player who is WILLING to satisfy his
>> audience and give of himself to the extent of THREE encores (AND, I'm sure
>> Robt. didn't "Fire-hose" them down the audience's throat), then this
>> harmonica player is truely a musician's musician. I applaud his generosity,
>> above and beyond his scheduled agreement..smo-joe