Last night was a great success! The strings nailed the rhythms that were giving them a bit of trouble before and it went practically flawlessly (please excuse this terribly awkward sentence). The remainder of the program was absolutely fantastic, which included the rip-roaring Schumann Konzertstuck (featuring UT professor of horn, Patrick Hughes and 3 of his fabulous grad students), the beautiful Respighi Adagio con variazioni for cello and orchestra (which I'd never heard before, played wonderfully by recent UT grad, Liz Lee), and Strauss' epic Death and Transfiguration, complete with Superman theme.
I was stupid and didn't bring a video camera or take pictures and the recording is not yet ready, so instead I'll simply re-post one of my favorite youtube videos below.
Congratulations all around to Wes Schulz and the 2010 American Prize-winning Texas Chamber Group Orchestra!!
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