[Harp-L] Stockton Symphony Review

[Robert Bonfiglio <bon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Got a nice review from Thursday's season opening concert at the  
Stockton Symphony and also got a nice article about visiting a local  
school before the Concert.
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080912/A_NEWS/ 
809120335/-1/RSS02

Harmonically yours,

Robert Bonfiglio
bon@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.robertbonfiglio.com


Eclectic program scores for symphony
By Glenn Pillsbury
Special to the Record
September 13, 2008

STOCKTON - Featuring a relatively eclectic mixture of music, the  
Stockton Symphony opened its 82nd season Thursday at Atherton  
Auditorium with a solid and well-received performance. The program,  
led by Peter Jaffe, will be repeated tonight.

In its Stockton premiere, Villa-Lobos' Harmonica Concerto from 1956  
revealed itself to be unexpectedly restless.
Soloist Robert Bonfiglio carried the work with musical skill and  
engaging stage presence. Though dressed in a surprisingly  
conservative tux and tails, he nevertheless exudes the music of this  
concerto with every ounce of his being.

Bonfiglio's most successful moments were those that called for the  
greatest control, whether pushing the chromatic harmonica to the  
extremes of its pitch range or delicately guiding the ensemble  
through the second movement's series of atmospheric cadences.

The third movement picks up the pace considerably and engages in a  
jaunty dance before handing Bonfiglio an acrobatic cadenza that takes  
the piece to its conclusion, though not before providing ample space  
to show off the sonic possibilities of the instrument.

Stockton Symphony
with Robert Bonfiglio, harmonica
Peter Jaffe conducts
Program:
Liszt: "Les préludes"
Villa-Lobos: Harmonica Concerto
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances