The November series of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Pop concert, was titled "Hollywood Hits". The guest conductor was Brian Byrne and Kelly Levesque was the guest vocalist.
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| Brian Byrne Guest Conductor |
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| Kelly Levesque Guest Vocalist |
Maestro Byrne, stared the program with a couple of ditties from the prolific composer John Williams. Ms. Levesque sang, "If It's Meant To Be" written by guest conductor Brian Byrne The first half of the program ended with a tribute to the James Bond films. The brass players were prominently featured in these songs and were excellent - as always!
After a short intermission, the FWSO musicians returned to the stage and opened with a Duke Ellington song. Ms. Levesque again sang one of Mr. Byrne's composition, "The Cry Inside". The program ended with songs from various movies, and was titled "The Big Movie Suite". It featured such songs as "Tara's Theme" from "Gone With The Wind", the title song from "Ben Hur', the beautiful song from "The Way We Were" and ended with the theme from "Rocky"
WOW!! Another wonderful production from the FWSO!
Just a side note: It has been a long-standing tradition for the FWSO to play the National Anthem before each performance. Audience members rise, face the on-stage flag, sing if desired, and some place hands over their hearts. Those symphony members who can play their instruments standing up also rise for the playing of the National Anthem. The Travelling Toe is proud to report that no one on stage or in the audience "took a knee". And Dear Readers, let's face it, spoiled, entitled NFL football players make a whole heck of a lot more money than classical musicians...just sayin'!!
Mr. Byrne was an excellent conductor and interacted very easily with audience members. His charming Irish brogue endeared him even more. Here is hoping that Mr. Byrne will return one day!
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