UK premiere of Philip Glass' "Book of Longing"

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:27 am

Paula wrote:Oh sod it Pete in for a penny in for a pound. Cheapo seats or more expensive?

I don't like classical music or singers that make my ears bleed and I have a horrible idea it is gonna be both but what the hell!

All sorted

Paula, Margaret and I have got choice seats.
Paula will be playing flute

Margaret is the lead violinist

and I'm playing the triangle

Looking forward to it already

Pete

dick · Post by **dick** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:50 am

You gotta post YOUR comments first Tish.....
Toronto has the Very First show on June 1

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:12 am

Very funny, Pete... you and that instrument of yours...

And Liz!?! What about Liz!?! And John!?! What about him!?! Geesh! You Cohen people are so... so... so... egocentric!!

~ Lizzy

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:17 am

Yes, Dick... I thought of that

... we must conspire to describe la programme to La Paula in such a fashion that she will be SOooo positively predisposed that she won't know what hit her ~ beyond Margaret's elbow as she wields her bow, and Pete's mallet as he dings his dong.

You're gonna looooove it, Paula... WE promise!!! Good on ya', Pete, for getting it sorted! [Another Brit phrase I learned through here

.]

Truthfully, don't think we're going to need to conspire at all, but just in case, going to have to know I can count on ya for back-up, BD. The least bit to the right, toward arzy-farzy and Paula-B-Gone

.

~ Lizzy

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:20 am

Ok Lizzie I am off to work now and you have now put the image of Pete with his mallet dinging his dong in my head

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:39 pm

Pete started it, Paula

... if you'll just promise to love the production, I'll have Pete's mallet be gone... at least from my image. You're the one caught up in the triangle, though, so the rest is really up to you

. I think Pete may be working on his sequel, even as we speak. Hold on, girl...

~ Lizzie

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:58 pm

Ya-hay Margaret Paula and Pete!!

dick · Post by **dick** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:31 pm

Second thoughts --

If toronto is really going to be the first -- we need paula, margaret and pete to play for us!

linmag · Post by **linmag** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:57 pm

I have booked in the stalls, Pete. I don't know where anyone else is sitting, but it's not that big - I'm sure we will be able to wave to each other.

Look forward to seeing everyone there

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:14 pm

Second thoughts --

If toronto is really going to be the first -- we need paula, margaret and pete to play for us!

Well, second thoughts lead to third thoughts, and now I have an image of that soon-to-be infamous trio sitting deep in their velvet seats just clanging and bowing and blowing away

. Ushers soon to be on the scene.

We may want to rethink this whole idea. Fourth thoughts may bring us all in front of the magistrate

.

~ Lizzy

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:14 pm

linmag wrote:I have booked in the stalls, Pete. I don't know where anyone else is sitting, but it's not that big - I'm sure we will be able to wave to each other.

Look forward to seeing everyone there

There have been some developments since I announced that Pete, Paula and Mary..oops I mean Margaret would be playing an active musical role on the evening.

Margaret has developed violinists elbow and will not be able to perform on the evening.
Paula has had an altercation with a bus conductor and has misused her flute...and has vowed never to play even one more flutey note.
The Barbican do not allow triangles which are isosceles in nature ( and I only play the isosceles triangle...equilateral ones do not agree with me) and I am unwilling to compromise.
So
to cut a long story short..
we are now sitting in the stalls

now..
what is the probability that we are sitting near you Linda?
or anyone else we know

We are in seats L17,18 and 19

Pete

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:42 pm

Good save, Pete

... uh, intermission's over ~ now back to the production

.

~ Lizzy

Diane · Post by **Diane** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:58 pm

Pete, my exact location is secret, but I am very approximately four rows in front of you. Ner. Please don't throw popcorn.

Diane

ps Should be a great night, and I can't wait to meet old faces and new.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:03 am

Diane wrote:Pete, my exact location is secret, but I am very approximately four rows in front of you. Ner. Please don't throw popcorn.

Diane

ps Should be a great night, and I can't wait to meet old faces and new.

Can I bring my peashooter???

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:21 am

On a more serious note....

From the notes on the Barbican web site....

Philip Glass Book of Longing
A special evening of newly commissioned work based on the poetry of Leonard Cohen. Conceived
by Philip Glass over 6 years ago after Cohen himself read him most of the writings now published as Book of Longing, this music is the culmination of the mutual admiration between
two of America’s most celebrated and uncompromising artists. Glass sets Cohen’s deeply personal
and provocative words to a new score, performing with a new ensemble of singers and musicians.
Pre-concert talk 6.00pm

What's this pre-concert talk??? Any details on this?
Pete