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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. |
LINKING TO: Thursday Thirteen
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.
ReplyDeleteHi 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!
ReplyDeleteLooks 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.
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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! ☺
ReplyDeleteThe last of them? Are we really that far into Summer? I feel the days of my life passing entirely too quickly.
ReplyDeleteSounds like something I'd love especially if they threw in a bit of Van Morrison.
ReplyDeleteAlice: Yup, six weeks have flown by in the blink of an eye. Can you believe 7/12 of the year has already passed?? :-\
ReplyDeleteColleen: 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.
ReplyDeleteSo awesome!! I've never heard of Percy Grainger. I'm going to have to go look.
ReplyDeleteGosh, what a lot of people! That's astonishing. I loved that last shot of the quilts.
ReplyDeleteVery cool! We have something like that on the landing near the water.
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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. :-\
ReplyDeleteAnita: 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.
ReplyDeletePaige: 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. :-\
ReplyDeleteActually, sitting here sweating out the 90 degree days, I guess I do believe it.
ReplyDeleteI'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. ☺
ReplyDeleteMy 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
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome, Mary!
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