MOBY DICK

LAST NIGHT I ATTENDED TO THE SYMPHONY CALLED MOBY DICK AT THE WELLS FARGO CENTER. THE ENTIRE SEATS WERE FILLED MOSTLY WITH OLDER FOLKS. THE CONDUCTOR WAS VISITING HERE. HE HAD A LOT OF ENERGY AS HE CONDUCTED THIS 1 1/2 HOUR CHOIR AND A 70 MEMBER ORCHESTRA OF VIOLINS, VIOLAS, CELLOS, BASS FLUTE, OBOE, CLARINET, BASS CLARINET, BASSOON, TRUMPETS, HORNS, TROMBONE, TUBAS, A HARP, AND PIANO. DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW ABOUT 60 MEN WHO WERE THE CREW OF THE BOAT WERE CHANTING IN A KIND OF SINISTER WAY ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THE WHALE HUNT. THE PERFORMANCE HAD A WIDE VARIETY OF SONGS THAT WERE WRITTEN TO MAKE US FEEL VARIOUS EMOTIONS THAT OCCURRED DURING A WHALE HUNT. THE MUSIC AND CHOIR WAS WRITTEN BY BERNARD HERMAN IN 1911. THIS PERFORMANCE IS THE FIRST SINCE THE WORLD PREMIERE IN 1940.