Moores Music Notes
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As mentioned in last week's Music Notes, the Edythe Bates Old Moores Opera Center will present John Corigliano's The Ghosts of Versailles for three performances on Friday, Saturday and Monday. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and will take place in the Moores Opera House.
Directed by Buck Ross, with the Moores School Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Jacoby, The Ghosts of Versailles will be presented in English with surtitles. This funny, mysterious, moving and romantic opera buffa will feature some of the Moores School of Music's best musicians and is sure to be a grand, highly entertaining theatrical experience.
The opera features the collaboration of composer Corigliano and librettist William M. Hoffmann that has sparked rave reviews around the country. This Texas premiere in the brand new Moores Opera House will undoubtedly be an exciting event.
Admission is $10 ($5 for students and seniors), and tickets are available by calling the Moores School box office at (713) 743-3313. Seating is reserved, and tickets will also be available at the door on the evening of the performance.
Moores School Chamber Orchestra - 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Moores Opera House. The orchestra is directed by Franz Anton Krager.
Wind Ensemble II - 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Moores Opera House. Directed by Robert Mayes, Robert Meaux and Dr. Steve Werpy.
The ensemble will perform works by Jack Stamp, Mark Camphouse, John Phillip Sousa and others. Admission is $5 ($3 for students), and tickets are available at the door on the evening of the performance.
of the Week
For those of you out there who are unfamiliar with some of the musical terms I may use in my column from time to time, I offer the Musical Term of the Week. Hopefully, this will help the musically illiterate not to feel left out when they read my articles.
The definition will include the pronunciation and the literal meaning.
reed (reed). The sound-producing agent (of thin cane or metal) of various instruments. A reed which vibrates against an air slot is a Beating Reed, while one which vibrates through such a slot (i.e. from one side to the other) is a Free Reed. Reeds may be either single or double.
You're sure to find a lot of reeds in the wind ensembles and in the rear of an orchestra.
Definition taken from The Concise Oxford
Dictionary of Music.