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The Performers
Dont forget the musicians. As we move from the knowledge of the core music we realise its the performers that keep it alive and work so hard to present these amazing works. We have listed all the performers we have seen or look forward to seeing. inevitably its pianists, violinists and conductors who take centre stage but we have seen two solo clarinet players this year and several string quartets too!
The Venues
We maybe take it for granted that London has some fabulous concert venues. Often said that living in London means you take Londons cultural offerings for granted and never actually go to any of the events whereas living in for example Cardiff when the Opera arrives on tour everyone makes a point of going and end up seeing more than we do bang in the middle of London . Year 2025 is the year of MUSIC for myself and I am to be there !
What have we learnt
The best concerts get booked up 2 to 3 months in advance. It pays tojoin the big venues membership schemes to use the members bars and to get early access tothe best performances.
look at our hit lists and make a plan of which pieces you want to see live. Use Bach tack or go direct to your chosen venue to book tickets ahead.
Make a plan that extends for 12 months - we are planning a planner too !
in the meantime feel free to join us at concerts too !
Rhythms in concerts
Musical vocab
Reading sheet music
What have we learnt - 3
Listen to the music before going to the concert. It really helps to have identified the main themes in advance.
Dont worry if you miss a lot of the concert on first viewing It requires several goes to really get familiar with the music and then the concerts become more enjoyable with the sense of expectation and recognition of the themes and 'motifs'
look at our in depth music dissections ! ( Coming one day if we ever find time to do them )
