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Handel, Hendrix and Harlan T. Bobo

Presented by Memphis Symphony Orchestra

November 12, 2010

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The Hi-Tone Café is the heart of Memphis music, and Memphis icon Harlan T. Bobo brings a Memphis beat to the space in collaboration with the MSO.  In addition to arrangements of Bobo’s own works, this program will span centuries of great popular music with an unconducted performance of Handel’s Royal Fireworks Suite and arrangements of compositions by guitar legend Jimmy Hendrix.  Hear the hits that never die as the MSO rocks traditional and new repertoire alike.

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    Hi Tone Cafe

    1913 Poplar Avenue
    Memphis, TN 38104

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    $25

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    November 12, 2010

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    7:30 P.M.

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    • Event Name: Handel, Hendrix and Harlan T. Bobo
      "Opus One: Handel, Hendrix and Harlan T. Bobo"
      Comment posted by: Nathan Powell - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver from Memphis, TN, Nov 15, 2010
      

      I absolutely love the Hi-Tone Cafe. It’s in a great location, full of the perfect amount of seediness, and home to many wonderful musical memories for me. Another of these memories was created on... Expand

      I absolutely love the Hi-Tone Cafe. It’s in a great location, full of the perfect amount of seediness, and home to many wonderful musical memories for me. Another of these memories was created on Thursday, November 11, 2010. One of my favorite Memphis musicians, Harlan T. Bobo, was featured with a select group from the MSO in a night of raw, musical energy. The orchestra was arranged with the winds and brass onstage, and the stings and percussion in a large semicircle on the floor, most of them standing. For those of you familiar with shows at the Hi-Tone, you will be surprised to know that they started exactly at 7:30. With all of the cooperation and compromises that I am sure were made among the MSO, Hi-Tone and Harlan T. Bobo, I guess one thing will never change: when it comes to punctuality, union musicians will never let you down. The first piece played was an unconducted performance of Handel’s Royal Fireworks Suite. You could sense the excitement from the players, and the joy that showed on their faces matched the enthusiasm of the crowd. To hear this music in more of a party atmosphere didn’t seem to take away any of the brilliance of the work. It could be said that we were even creating our own type of fireworks that evening! The next set of pieces was three Jimi Hendrix songs that had been arranged by Marshall Fine, Assistant Principal Violist of the MSO. We heard the Bob Dylan song, which Hendrix made so famous: All Along the Watchtower, The Wind Cries Mary, and Third Stone from the Sun. At the conclusion of each selection, the crowd exploded with cheers and chants for the talented arranger. There were even a number of high fives that came, sporadically, out of the crowd. After a fifteen-minute intermission, Harlan T. Bobo joined the orchestra. Cellist, Jonathan Kirkscey had arranged orchestral parts for seven of Bobo’s original songs. Each song was sung and played with the energy and vibrancy that makes Bobo such a mesmerizing performer, and the audience was totally captivated. In true Harlan T. Bobo style, which usually features creative stage antics and costumes, when Sick of It was performed, Harlan brought up Mei-Ann Chenn onstage and had her play a bike horn while wearing a monkey mask. Mei-Ann seemed to truly enjoy it and the performance was simply electric. The combination of Bobo’s music and the orchestra produced a child-like giddiness in me that I had hoped would come with the concert. Unfortunately, the evening had to come to a close, but I was fortunate to have experienced two of my great loves, orchestral music and Memphis music, wedded in this phenomenal event! I can barely stand the wait for the next Opus One event, which will be with another Memphis favorite, Amy LaVere, but will have to heed the words of Harlan T. Bobo, “Wait for me boys and girls. Wait for me!” Collapse

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    • Event Name: Handel, Hendrix and Harlan T. Bobo
      "Opus One: Handel, Hendrix and Harlan T. Bobo"
      Comment posted by: Nathan Powell - ArtsMemphis Rants & Raver from Memphis, TN, Nov 15, 2010
      

      I absolutely love the Hi-Tone Cafe. It’s in a great location, full of the perfect amount of seediness, and home to many wonderful musical memories for me. Another of these memories was created on... Expand

      I absolutely love the Hi-Tone Cafe. It’s in a great location, full of the perfect amount of seediness, and home to many wonderful musical memories for me. Another of these memories was created on Thursday, November 11, 2010. One of my favorite Memphis musicians, Harlan T. Bobo, was featured with a select group from the MSO in a night of raw, musical energy. The orchestra was arranged with the winds and brass onstage, and the stings and percussion in a large semicircle on the floor, most of them standing. For those of you familiar with shows at the Hi-Tone, you will be surprised to know that they started exactly at 7:30. With all of the cooperation and compromises that I am sure were made among the MSO, Hi-Tone and Harlan T. Bobo, I guess one thing will never change: when it comes to punctuality, union musicians will never let you down. The first piece played was an unconducted performance of Handel’s Royal Fireworks Suite. You could sense the excitement from the players, and the joy that showed on their faces matched the enthusiasm of the crowd. To hear this music in more of a party atmosphere didn’t seem to take away any of the brilliance of the work. It could be said that we were even creating our own type of fireworks that evening! The next set of pieces was three Jimi Hendrix songs that had been arranged by Marshall Fine, Assistant Principal Violist of the MSO. We heard the Bob Dylan song, which Hendrix made so famous: All Along the Watchtower, The Wind Cries Mary, and Third Stone from the Sun. At the conclusion of each selection, the crowd exploded with cheers and chants for the talented arranger. There were even a number of high fives that came, sporadically, out of the crowd. After a fifteen-minute intermission, Harlan T. Bobo joined the orchestra. Cellist, Jonathan Kirkscey had arranged orchestral parts for seven of Bobo’s original songs. Each song was sung and played with the energy and vibrancy that makes Bobo such a mesmerizing performer, and the audience was totally captivated. In true Harlan T. Bobo style, which usually features creative stage antics and costumes, when Sick of It was performed, Harlan brought up Mei-Ann Chenn onstage and had her play a bike horn while wearing a monkey mask. Mei-Ann seemed to truly enjoy it and the performance was simply electric. The combination of Bobo’s music and the orchestra produced a child-like giddiness in me that I had hoped would come with the concert. Unfortunately, the evening had to come to a close, but I was fortunate to have experienced two of my great loves, orchestral music and Memphis music, wedded in this phenomenal event! I can barely stand the wait for the next Opus One event, which will be with another Memphis favorite, Amy LaVere, but will have to heed the words of Harlan T. Bobo, “Wait for me boys and girls. Wait for me!” Collapse

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