Well, the results of the highly acclaimed “Orchestra” poll are in, and here are the scores:
Lenny: 4 votes
Larry David: 2 votes
Charlie Rose: 2 votes
Nelson Riddle: 1 vote
Aaron Copland: 1 vote
Loren Maazel: 1 vote
These tallies are rather liberal, in that I assigned a vote to any mention of a participant”s name in a response.
So, kudos to Leonard Bernstein on this posthumous honor. I must say I was a bit surprised… I thought Loren Maazel was a shoe-in. But how can you go wrong with LB? What”s my opinion, you ask? Well, some of you thought that I had in fact cast the first vote, but the initial comment, authored by a putative “will” was not me, but my friend Benjamin “William” Slocòmbé. I personally agree 100% with my other good friend Eric “El Bensòn” L. Benson, who prefers the particularly mellifluous yet syllablically daring rendering of Aaron Copland. He also notes, quite correctly, that Larry David”s rendition bares a striking resemblance to the Copland. So, I would say that Eric is also a winner in this contest.
Speaking of El Bensòn, you should totally check out his new blog: Inverted Garden.
In other news, Vincent Turner, aka. FrankMusik”s album “Complete Me” is now available this side of the pond.
Also, if you like FrankMusik, there is a slight chance you might like Tayisha Busay. (Although I”d recommend skipping the first track on their myspace player.)
As for me, I spent this past week hunkered down in a pit playing cembalo for IU”s production of “L”Italiana in Algeri”. Playing cembalo so damn fun, every night offering new opportunities for improvised audacity. This Sunday, I play my “3 Waltz Scenes” at a small student concert, a very thrown together affair. We”ll see how it stands up…