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| Concertmaster Suzanne Beia performs Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" on July 16. |
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| People can set out blankets and chairs beginning at 3pm. |
1. The Wearing of the Green/The Last Rose of Summer/The Rakes of Mallow -- arranged by Leroy Anderson
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| Many people bring books and spend the afternoon reading or people-watching. |
3. Youthful Suite (II. Rustic Dance) -- by Percy Grainger
4. Danny Boy by Frederic Edward Weatherly (Which was, interestingly enough, written by an English lawyer)
5. The Irish Washerwoman/The Minstrel Boy/The Girl I Left Behind Arranged by Leroy Anderson
The U2 portion:
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| Chairs set on the lawn must be the low beach type with tubular legs. |
7. Beautiful Day
8. Angel of Harlem
9. With or Without You
10. New Year's Day
11. Sunday Bloody Sunday / Pride
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| The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, performing on July 23. |
13. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
BONUS:
14. Where the Streets Have No Name
15. Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
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| A view from the Capitol's observation deck, hours before the concert starts. |
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18 comments:
Concerts like this are just wonderful. You get beautiful music for free. Over here in my nook of the world, the government provides mats for people to sit on. I would love to listen to nos. 1,2, and 8.
Hi Hazel! They do provide a small section of metal folding chairs for elderly concert-goers, but otherwise people bring their own blankets and chairs and stake space as early as they can get up there. It's like one big picnic on concert nights!
Looks like a great way to spend an evening! I look for free and low cost concerts, and to support local bands as much as I can.
Thanks for stopping by at Animal Anarchy.
Adam: It's an excellent way to spend a summer evening. We lucked out this year with perfect weather each week. Usually there are one or two with stifling temperatures or rain, but not this year. 75F with a light breeze every week! ☺
The last of them? Are we really that far into Summer? I feel the days of my life passing entirely too quickly.
Sounds like something I'd love especially if they threw in a bit of Van Morrison.
Alice: Yup, six weeks have flown by in the blink of an eye. Can you believe 7/12 of the year has already passed?? :-\
Colleen: I can't remember if they've ever played something by Van Morrison, but they do play a nice variety of music. Some weeks it's all classical, some weeks it's a nice mix of pop or stage/screen standards. I bet you'd love it no matter was on the program, just for the people-watching aspect of it.
So awesome!! I've never heard of Percy Grainger. I'm going to have to go look.
Gosh, what a lot of people! That's astonishing. I loved that last shot of the quilts.
Very cool! We have something like that on the landing near the water.
*hugs*
Paige
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Jennifer: I'd heard of Grainger, but if asked could not name anything he has composed. The music was nice, though. :-\
Anita: It was a lot of people! It's amazing how quickly the lawn becomes a patchwork of quilts and blankets. The sidewalk and two streets where one can set up chairs fills up equally as fast.
Paige: It was very cool! I just wish I could get the comp at work to acknowledge my camera software so I can upload pics from there. There is more about Word 7 that I dislike than like. :-\
Actually, sitting here sweating out the 90 degree days, I guess I do believe it.
I'm glad we're having a below normal summer. We've only hit 90 once or twice this year. We only had five days in July that were above 80. ☺
My hometown was failing then the comunity stepped up. To see outdoor concerts is now a weekely event. Crime rates have droped, coffee house business is up. I love it! Happy TT
That's awesome, Mary!
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