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an entire day. 82.8 degrees.
Owen and Lisa, back to you.
>> All right, Anthony, thank
you. The Houston Symphony is
getting ready to kick off a
weekend of performances
featuring its incoming music
director and tell us all about it this morning is principal
it this morning is principal
Bass Robin And Robin, good
morning. How are you doing?
>> Good morning. Thank you for having Revenues and yes, yes,
having Revenues and yes, yes,
Big music fans here of all of
all, So the symphony performs
way through the pandemic with
some smaller chamber works to
allow for the social distancing
and whatnot.
>> How does it feel to have completed the full season with
completed the full season with
the forecast are back on stage?
>> And we were extremely lucky
to perform more than any other
worker in the country we serve whether the charges are the
whether the charges are the
first people back after the
pandemic. But with that said, I
mean, there’s nothing
like having for audiences.
Folk at full capacity is back. And it’s just an art form that
And it’s just an art form that
live music is what it is
because the music changes when
there’s people there observing
it and enjoying it. So it’s
it’s not just about how much we love playing for people, but
love playing for people, but
it’s actually be really changes
the product and makes it so
much better for for everybody.
Yeah, that makes sense, Robin,
for folks who never heard the
Beethoven 9th lie, what can they expect to experience at
they expect to experience at
Jones all this weekend?
>> Begin tonight is just a
completely the festival piece. I mean, there’s no it makes
I mean, there’s no it makes
perfect sense. Wind sort of
opens and closes festivals all
over the world waits shows and
I key moments of of music
history like the fall of the
Berlin, the Berlin Wall or
something. >> But it’s just a piece that
>> But it’s just a piece that
speaks to togetherness,
brotherhood and it’s just a
massive.
>> Incredible undertaking for
any orchestra was just a bit
one of those sort of signposts of Western civilization.
of Western civilization.
It’s it’s and it’s also just
so fun to play some fun to
listen to.
>> Is is it fun to play?
That was kind of going to be.
My next question is if you had a favorite part of the symphony
a favorite part of the symphony
or I guess it and maybe we need
a little classical music
education here. But the 9th is
that is that a full symphony?
Is that just a movement like
in terms of how you perform,
what is a fit? >> Yeah. He wrote a major road,
>> Yeah. He wrote a major road,
9 symphonies. And so this is
sort
of the grand finale and the
woman was core us and and
Vogel, some solace and meaning
there are so many sort of
classical music theme songs
that come from 8 of the though, the joy that which and you may
the joy that which and you may
not know the name of that would
definitely be able to come
along once they hear And as
a bass at play bases like the
big fellow
>> lows during a sermon in this
is a piece that you start
practicing from basically as
soon as you can hold your
instrument. And so getting to
play it with at this level,
with with this incredible new
conductor mean, it’s just it’s
a dream. And I think that
anybody on him to be able to
feel that that special energy
from from everybody on stage as
so cool. I can’t even imagine,
right? Yeah, totally.
>> I’m Robin. You have a big
dramatic role in the final
movement. Tell us about it.
>> Yeah, this is sort of the
bass players, national anthem of sorts and serve the whole
of sorts and serve the whole
movement starts and then and
then everything stops and it’s
sort of like the camera just
just goes to section we get to serve, play this really
to serve, play this really
vocally rubble music, which we
usually are kind colleague, the
the rhythmic and harmonic
drummers off to the side, which
is great. We that’s why we’re
bass players. We want to do
that and everybody knows and
rocker jazz or, you know, everyone knows a bass player
everyone knows a bass player
doesn’t in Glasgow music.
It’s the same. But this is just
one of those. Those moments.
You kind of live for this. You know, you get you get
You know, you get you get
spotlight, which we try to keep
as long as we now, I understand
you’ve got a new music director
designate Yuri >> Give us a little bit of a
>> Give us a little bit of a
sneak preview of what we can
look forward to when he becomes
musical director in September.
You work with this guy before. >> We have died in this is and
>> We have died in this is and
it’s an unbelievably thrilling
time for us in the
We just we have this
relationship with much about
and he’s here this week, but
officially taking over the
taking the reins in September.
And this is just one of the
leading up and coming in
Glasgow using really
internationally is a post and
in Italy and someone who sought
after and being actively
courted by the greatest
orchestras in the world.
And we we found love with him. He had a connection with us and
He had a connection with us and
he’s choosing to make Houston
is musical home. So it’s.
>> It’s unbelievably thrilling
and exciting. And just a incredible moment moment the
incredible moment moment the
city’s history. And I think you
can tell when your eyes are and
you see that level of
connection from podium. The
it’s hard to describe, but it’s instantly recognizable and he’s
instantly recognizable and he’s
just an incredibly on his music
and music maker. I mean,
everything that he does is is wholly dedicated to the
wholly dedicated to the
composer to the information is
on the page. And it’s just it’s
like incredible selfless and dedicated That’s really fresh.
dedicated That’s really fresh.
Really exciting. And I just I
can’t wait for my own self,
resign a handmade to experience
all those different repertoire
with him next year and in the
coming seasons.
>> As a big deal, it is.
if we can feel the enthusiasm
head or your voice coming to
the screen, we can’t wait to
hear it one way or another.
We’re going to get there.
>> That’s right. That’s Thanks
for this is thanks for joining us for 12 days, Robin
us for 12 days, Robin
Castleman, Houston Symphony.
We appreciate you and your
views as of any talent. And we
can’t wait to hear more right?
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