On Thursday night we went to the Hollywood Bowl for the final classical concert of the season. Juanjo Mena, a Basque-Spanish conductor led the full L.A. Phil in Leonard Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" for the first part of the program. We enjoyed the lyrical tunes including "Maria," "America," "Cool" and "There's a Place for Us."
After the intermission it was all Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with 100+ members of the L.A. Master Chorale and four opera singers. The "Ode to Joy" was in commemoration of those lost on 9/11.
The highlight of course was the final movement which was sung in German starting with the booming voice of baritone-bass, Morris Robinson. The L.A. Times reviewer, Richard Ginell, wrote that "it jolted the performance to another level."
We, along with the 10,000 plus fans thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Here are a few glimpses of the performance.
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| Nathan Cole was the lead violinist for the evening. |
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| The view of the orchestra and chorale from our seats. |
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| Juanjo Mena, Conductor |
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| Morris Robinson, bass-baritone |
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| Members of the Chorale |
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| The Los Angeles Master Chorale with Camilla Nylund, Soprano, Daniela Mack, Mezzo-Soprano, Donald Litaker, Tenor, and Morris Robinson, Bass-Baritone. |
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