Symphony_With_A_Splash

Symphony With A Splash Contrary to the atmosphere of most symphony concerts, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s “Symphony with a Splash” created a fun and easygoing setting. Both the conductor, Daniel Meyer, and host, Greg Sandow, encouraged clapping throughout the entire show including during the music. This crowd participation made for easy listening and enjoyment. The concert opened with a familiar song by Ennio Morricone, “Childhood/Manhood,” from the film “Cinema Paradiso.” This song can be recognized from a television ad for UPMC. Some people may agree with conductor Daniel Meyer when he said that “Childhood/Manhood” put them on the charts. Also preformed in the first half of the show was Gioachino Rossini’s “La Gazza Ladra [The Thieving Magpie].” This song, like most form this show, was not written for a formal concert setting. The percussion parts in this song were amazing. They were loud and captivating, forcing the audience to listen and hang on every note. With a similar feeling to the rest of this night’s music, symphony, concert, song, written, show, scherzo, people, stalin, similar, setting, performed, number, meyer, listen, formal, feel, entire, daniel, conductor, childhood/manhood, because, audience, walking, upmc, toward, tone, today, throughout, through, thieving, tenth, television, splash, song’s