A Week of Good Music
Hello everyone,
This past week was a pretty cool one. A few big things happened. I’ll name them in the order that they happened.
Last weekend was the Opera Workshop’s production of The Child and the Enchanted Objects, a one-act opera by Maurice Ravel. I’m pretty sure a lot of you, blog readers, think “Ah, whatever” at the mention of the word “Opera,” but let me assure you, you would’ve liked this one (if you didn’t see it). It was amazing, and I really think the Opera Workshop-ers did a fantastic job. Brief synopsis: A very wicked 5-6 year old is haunted by furniture, animals, and mythical creatures until he repents and turns into a good boy. Sort of. I can’t do it justice in less than two sentences. The week before the opening, I was offered a small role of playing bongos for about 5 minutes of it. It was a lot of fun hanging out with the cast. I wish I had taken pictures to show ya’ll the costumes.
That same weekend, the Marjorie Lyons Playhouse (Centenary’s theatre program) put on a musical entitled “The $trip.” From my understanding, Lance Horne (composer/lyricist from the Big City), composed the music and worked with the cast on this brand new show. That really is kind of exciting. I don’t know how it is that he picked Centenary to do it, but I thought they did a nice job. If you like rock musicals, like “Hair” (which the Playhouse is performing next month), “Jesus Christ Superstar,” and “The Rocky Horror Show” to name but a few, then you’d have liked it. Anyway, “The $trip”, I was told, was about the evolution of man in relation to the development of Las Vegas (and I say to everyone who participated in “The $trip,” I’m sorry if that’s wrong). I liked the music, some songs more than others, and I thought the cast did a marvelous job.
One last thing:
This past Thursday was Centenary’s coffeeshop night, which is a small talent show for all those who want to participate. There were many of Centenary’s diverse clubs represented that night, including the Juggling Team (“The best ball-handlers on campus” <—their motto, among many) a dancer, a few singers, a rock band (they were actually really good), a poetry reading, tap dancer, and me playing piano. I hope I didn’t miss anyone. The best part of that night, however, was that CAB (the club sponsoring this event - Centenary Activities Board) brought in a guest artist to sort of present the acts onstage and do a little of showcasing her talent for us. In this case it was Sarah Olson, singer/songwriter/guitarist. I got to sit at her table and we talked and stuff. She was really easy to get along with. She even autographed my CAB mug. Even though I’m not a big fan of chicks with guitars, I thought she really was pretty good. She has a few things on iTunes, and a few of her songs may be chosen to be in Grey’s Anatomy next season. I hear this show is actually quite popular...I don’t know. I don’t watch TV much.
Anyway, that’s all for now...
until next time.
~Ruben
Oh, by the way, the juggling team won. They truly are the best.
