Conrad Tao & Beethoven's “Eroica”

Went to the Pacific Symphony concert on a Saturday earlier this month.

The Saturday performance will broadcast on KUSC on Sunday, February 28 at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

Carl St.Clair conducted Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 with Conrad Tao, and Beethoven's Eroica Symphony.

In Alan Chapman's absence, assistant conductor Roger Kalia gave the pre-concert talk.

He interviewed principal oboist Jessica Pearlman and Conrad Tao.

Jessica debuted the symphony way back when Midori played Tchaikovsky.  I remember because we sat next to her dad.  He was so proud and relieved that she got a full time job.  :)

They talked about the auditioning practice of orchestras, which was quite interesting.  A tip for those pursuing a musical career:  during a blind audition, don't make a sound unless asked to, don't even talk, because that is going to give them some impressions, which may work against you.

And Conrad Tao first came as a substitute for Yuja Wang, playing the Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.  He said he liked these sub-gigs, because it gives him this sense of control.  (Kind of evil-ish.  :))

I think he has returned to the symphony every year since then.  He was so young back then, but now he's grown a beard!

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... you know, the traffic, the freeways, the break lights, the lack of turn signals, or courtesy ..."



"Gymnopedie #1" by Erik Satie
Performance by Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano.

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[Car tune] Hansel & Gretel: Evening Prayer

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... because they're distracted, I mean, how can you expect that person not to rear-end you, when they've got this important text they just absolutely need to reply to ..."



"Hansel & Gretel: Evening Prayer" by Engelbert Humperdinck
Performance by Philippe Quint, violin, Lily Maisky, piano.

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[Car tune] In Evening Air

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... after all, a lot of these folks haven't had a commute since Wednesday, and so they're completely clueless, take a deep breath, relax ..."



"In Evening Air" by Aaron Copland
Performance by Leo Smit, piano.

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[Car tune] Petit Adagio

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... to make those break lights just seem somehow, festive ..."



"Petit Adagio" by Alexander Glazunov
Performance by Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov.

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KUSC Playlist

They must be experimenting with their playlist.

Yes, I want to know when Alan is talking!

No, it's not John Cage's 4'33".  :)

[Car tune] Madame Butterfly: Humming Chorus

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... many of the freeways, already today, it almost feels as though it's the Christmas rush on the freeways, or something like that ..."



"Madame Butterfly: Humming Chorus" by Giacomo Puccini
Performance by Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli.

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[Car tune] Elegy for Brass

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... evidently, you're the only one awake at the wheel, so, take a deep breath, relax, be careful ..."



"Elegy for Brass" by Kevin Puts

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[Car tune] Alleluia

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... yes, the person behind you doesn't have their head lights on, and they won't, for the next 45 minutes, doesn't matter what you do, eventually, some day, they'll realize they need the light ..."



"Alleluia" by Randall Thompson
Performance by Ying Quartet.

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KUSC Station Identification

Starting with Alan Chapman's show yesterday, the KUSC playlist now contains station identification!  :)

It looks like they are numbered to #4, but I've heard more variations.

Wish I knew what each of them are...

[Car tune] Farewell to Stromness

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... they do not have traffic as in southern California in Stromness, which is the second most populated town in Orkney, population:  2200, give or take ..."



"Farewell to Stromness" by Peter Maxwell Davies
Performance by Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.

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[Car tune] The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... because you do not want to have a conversation with that, with that lizard with the Australian accent, so instead take a deep breath, relax ..."



"The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe" by Ennio Morricone
Performance by Yo-Yo Ma, cello, Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra, conducted by Ennio Morricone.

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[Car tune] Slumber Song

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... oh, just let them get in, you know, who cares?  Their signals are broken, and here it goes ..."



"Slumber Song" by Frederick Delius
Performance by Julian Lloyd Webber, cello, John Lenehan, piano.

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[Car tune] Improvisation #15 in c

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... you know, don't rear-end that person even though they cut you off ..."



"Improvisation #15 in c" by Francis Poulenc
Performance by Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano.

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[Car tune] Reverie

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... that person really shouldn't have been passing you on the right, that really wasn't a lane, take a deep breath, relax ..."



"Reverie" by Claude Debussy
Performance by Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano.

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[Car tune] Golden Dreams

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... and to help take your mind off the break lights and the rest, when's the last time you heard a car tune that came to us from Teheran? ..."



"Golden Dreams" by Javad Maroufi
Performance by Amir Farid, piano.

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Beethoven’s Ninth Connections

Went to the Pacific Symphony's opening Sunday Connections concert.

The Saturday performance will broadcast on KUSC on Sunday, February 7 at 7 PM (PST).

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Even though it was Sunday, it was a full blown concert, themed with "getting along with your neighbors".

It started with The Star-Spangled Banner, not every day that you get to sing along with a full orchestra and chorus.  :)

The first half had a world premier by composer-in-resident Narong Prangcharoen, about Orange County!  I liked the part where he gets stuck on the 405 and you hear car horns, Doppler effect and everything.  I wonder if he listened to Rich Capparela's car tunes?  :)

The concert closed with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.  I think this is the third time I listened on the ninth on a Sunday concert, last time was in June 2012, they did a plaza-cast on the night concert that time.  Kevin Deas was bass-baritone back then as well!  He was so funny.  :)

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with Mary Wilson (soprano), Milena Kitic (alto), John Bellemer (tenor), Kevin Deas (bass-baritone), and the Pacific Chorale.

Aaron Copland:  “The Promise of Living” from The Tender Land

Narong Prangcharoen:  Beyond Land and Ocean (World Premiere)

Ludwig van Beethoven:  Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, Choral

[Car tune] Braveheart: For the Love of a Princess

Gail Eichenthal's car tune.

"... as you brace yourself for that dude who keeps changing lanes without signaling, or dudette who does the same ..."



"Braveheart: For the Love of a Princess" by James Horner
Performance by City of Prague Philharmonic, conducted by James Fitzpatrick.

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[Car tune] Waltz Op.8 #4

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... they're all around you, they all have a ton of metal doing great speed, and evidently this is the first time they've done it ..."



"Waltz Op.8 #4" by Agustin Barrios
Performance by Jason Vieaux, guitar.

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[Car tune] Milonga

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... sure, that person passed you on the right, and it was the center divider, and they were doing 45 miles per hour and everyone else is doing 1, you know what just, someone will catch up with them eventually, take a deep breath, relax ..."



"Milonga" by Jorge Cardoso
Performance by Milos Karadaglic, guitar.

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[Car tune] Lyric Pieces: At the Cradle Op 68/5

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... help you relax your way through the afternoon commute, I mean, it is so relaxing, your head's gonna explode, it's that relaxing, I'm sorry, again, I really should not watch those Sunday shows ..."



"Lyric Pieces: At the Cradle Op 68/5" by Edvard Grieg
Performance by Emil Gilels, piano.

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[Car tune] Madame Butterfly: Humming Chorus

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... and because it's Friday, the freeways are just as always, unicorns and rainbows ..."



"Madame Butterfly: Humming Chorus" by Giacomo Puccini
Performance by Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli.

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[Car tune] Chacona

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... and now it's of course going to be the kind of traffic folks coming back in from out of town, so if you happen to get stuck in any of that, here's your cure ..."



"Chacona" by Antonio Martin y Coll
Performance by Juan Carlos Rivera, vihuela.

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Tchaikovsky Spectacular

Went to the Pacific Symphony's final summer concert on Saturday.

An all-Russian concert ending with Tchaikovsky's 1812, we always look forward to this concert to close each year's summer.  :)



I had to pull up the two kids and our dinner up to the lawn seats.

(Monyo helped push the wagon up the last climb.)

Check one, the professionals setting up the fireworks.

Check two, The canons.

Check three, dinner, we are so ready!  :)



Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with Olga Kern at the piano.

We got a hot tip from Carl, they will be performing here next year as well!

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:  Introduction and Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty
Igor Stravinsky:  Suite from The Firebird
Sergei Rachmaninoff:  Concerto No. 2 in C Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 18
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:  1812 Overture, Op. 49, TH 49

After the concert, we watched Ormie to wait for the firework site to clear.

The kids didn't make it to the end...

They still fit nicely in the wagon.  :)

[Car tune] Mazurka Op 59/1 in a

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... after all, just let them cut in, just let them do it, forget it ..."



"Mazurka Op 59/1 in a" by Frederic Chopin
Performance by Martha Argerich, piano.

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[Car tune] Sea Fever

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... because, yup, that person is an idiot, and they got a ton of metal around them, so give them a few car lanes, relax ..."



"Sea Fever" by John Ireland
Performance by Julian Lloyd Webber, cello, John Lenehan, piano.

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[Car tune] "Our Town" by Aaron Copland

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... and to help take your mind off the people using their washers while they're right in front of you again, and all the rest ..."



"Our Town" by Aaron Copland
Performance by St Louis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin.

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[Car tune] The Snows of Kilimanjaro: The Memory Waltz

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... after all, you don't want to have to make that phone call to that woman with the huge red lips, or that talking Australian gecko and boost up your insurance rates, instead for today's drive, chill ..."



"The Snows of Kilimanjaro: The Memory Waltz" by Bernard Herrmann
Performance by Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by John Mauceri.

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[Car tune] Elevazione

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... it's amazing, all the idiots just seem to be on the road at the same time at the same place as you ..."



"Elevazione" by Domenico Zipoli
Performance by Gordon Hunt, oboe, Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gordon Hunt.

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Bolero & Hot Latin Nights

Went to the Pacific Symphony's third summer concert on Sunday.
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The Verizon Wireless Amphitheater is now called the "Irvine Meadows Amphitheater".

From way up north, I took the 55-S to 5-S to 133-S to 405-S.

I got off immediately at the Irvine Center Drive and took a right.

The venue will be on your right.  :)

I went solo this time, so I took a lot of pictures.  :)

Right after you enter the gate, a concert was being performed on the left, I think they were the Huntington Beach Concert Band.

Normally, I will be pulling a wagon with two kids up to the venue.

First corner.  "Are we there yet?"  :)

Second corner.  "Are we there yet?"  :)

Here's another gate, that leads to the food trucks, etc.

The sign still says "Verizon Wireless"...

Today's seat was in the orchestra section, so I didn't have to climb up any stairs.

In fact, I climbed down!  :)

In case you want to get to the lawn seats, here's the stairway...

... that leads to a steeper slope ...

(Imaging pulling up a wagon full of dinner, snacks, etc.)

... and you are rewarded with a wonderful view.  :)



The concert started out with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34.

Music director Carl St. Clair lead the symphony on this familiar tune.

Next is the Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo by Manuel de Falla, the only Spaniard composer on this program!  :)

Mezzo-soprano Milena Kitić sang a few pieces from Georges Bizet's Carmen.

Her favorite is "Seguidilla", where Carmen seduces Don José to free her from prison.  :)

Here's what the crowd looked like during intermission.



In the second half, the symphony was joined by John Tu and Friends.

Carl conducted Georges Bizet's work, Farandole from L’Arlésienne, Suite No. 2.

Continued on to America from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein.

The baton was passed to Larry Ball, who conducted On Broadway, with Beau Williams singing.




Then came Bobby Rivas, and the Dances of Latin America!

Mas, que Nada (Samba)

Por una Cabeza (Tango)

Rico Vacilón (Cha Cha)

Llorarás (Salsa)

Ran Kan Kan (Mambo)

The dancers were Tara Ghassemieh, David Kim, Denys Drozdyuk, and Antonina Skobina.
(David Kim also danced Romeo in the classical concert series.)

To wind things down, John Tu conducted Maurice Ravel's Bolero.

And the concert ended with everyone on stage.

Daniel Flores's Tequila, where the audience joined in and shouted, "Tequila!".  :)

Fire & Water

KUSC is broadcasting the twelfth and final concert of Pacific Symphony's 2014-2015 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

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We went to the Thursday concert, I loved the Vivaldi.  :)

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with principal flutist Benjamin Smolen and soprano Deborah Voigt.

Antonio Vivaldi:  Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in F Major, RV 433 La Tempesta di Mare

Laura Karpman:  Siren Songs

Richard Wagner:  Selections from Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)

[Car tune] L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima

Brian Lauritzen's car tune.

"... break lights, and people not using their turn signals, all of that going on on the freeways of southern California ..."



"L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima" by Gaetano Donizetti
Performance by Joshua Bell, violin, Orchestra of St. Luke's, conducted by Michael Stern.

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André Previn

KUSC is broadcasting the eleventh concert of Pacific Symphony's 2014-2015 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

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Music director Carl St.Clair will be performing with violinist Jaime Laredo, cellist Sharon Robinson, and soprano Elizabeth Futral.

André Previn: Principals

André Previn: Double Concerto for Violin and Cello

André Previn: Owls

André Previn: Honey and Rue

[Car tune] Semele: Where e'er you walk

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... and that way, you will not rear-end that person who just cut you off, and that's what you want to do, so instead let off the gas, take a deep breath, relax ..."



"Semele: Where e'er you walk" by George Frideric Handel
Performance by Nicholas Daniel, oboe, City of London Sinfonia, conducted by John Rutter.

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[Car tune] River Flows in You

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... look at it this way, it's not raining ..."



"River Flows in You" by Yiruma
Performance by Yiruma, piano.

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Beethoven's "Emperor"

KUSC is broadcasting the tenth concert of Pacific Symphony's 2014-2015 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

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Guest conductor John Nelson will be performing with pianist Barry Douglas.

Carl Maria von Weber:  Overture to Oberon, J. 306

Ludwig van Beethoven:  Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73, Emperor

Robert Schumann:  Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61

Romeo & Juliet Reimagined

KUSC is broadcasting the ninth concert of Pacific Symphony's 2014-2015 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

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We went to the Saturday and Sunday concert on April 18 and 19.

If you have never heard the "happy ending" version of Romeo & Juliet, here's your chance.  :)

The first half involved pieces featuring the main violin players and principal cellist of the symphony.

Music director Carl St.Clair conducted with artistic adviser Joseph Horowitz.

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in B Minor for 4 Violins, Continuo & Strings, Op. 3, No. 10, RV 580 (Ramond Kobler, Paul Manaster, Jeanne Skrocki, and Bridget Dolkas, violins)

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (Timothy Landauer, cello)

Serge Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64

[Car tune] Thais: Meditation

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... today, I was driving in on the Santa Monica freeway, and happen to see the person in front of me, litter, dropping some, looked like a wrapping from a cigarette package that he had just opened, and thrown out the window into my windshield and everyone behind me, for the next few years, so, he happened to pull over one lane, and gave me an opportunity to pull up along side him, to give me the opportunity to give him a really dirty look, you know, I mean, what else can you do?  just try to get his eyes, and contact that, and just glare for a moment, sadly, even though I pulled up along side him, and his car window was open, I could not make eye contact, why?  Because in one hand, he had a cigarette, that was in the right hand, in the left hand, up to his ear, with the telephone, and was just too wrapped up on that non-hands-free phone call to even know that I was glaring ..."



"Thais: Meditation" by Jules Massenet
Performance by Maxim Vengerov, violin, Virtuosi, conducted by Mikhail Parkhomovsky.

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[Car tune] Two Sunsets

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... someone's got to have some class and sanctity on the roadway, might as well be you ..."



"Two Sunsets" by Ludovico Einaudi
Performance by Ludovico Einaudi, piano, Marco Decimo, cello.

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Tchaikovsky’s "Pathetique"

KUSC is broadcasting the eighth concert of Pacific Symphony's 2014-2015 classical concert series tonight at 7 PM (PST).

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We went to the Sunday concert on March 15.

Carl St.Clair conducted with violinist James Ehnes.

Frank Ticheli: There Will Be Rest

James Newton Howard: Violin Concerto (world premiere)

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”

[Car tune] Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... after all, it seems like you're the only person on that freeway not a total idiot ..."



"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performance by New Queen's Hall Orchestra, conducted by Barry Wordsworth.

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[Car tune] Petit Adagio

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... you might as well be the only one sane on the 405 ..."



"Petit Adagio" by Alexander Glazunov
Performance by Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov.

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[Car tune] At Dusk

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... southern California, which is basically one long traffic jam year around, with an exception of about 2 to 2:15 on one Sunday morning in July, but otherwise, it's the freeway ..."



"At Dusk" by Arthur Foote
Performance by Fenwick Smith, flute, Ronald Thomas, cello, Caitriona Yeats, harp.

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[Car tune] Suite Espanola: Granada Op 47

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... especially on Friday when it's nothing but break lights and idiots ..."



"Suite Espanola: Granada Op 47" by Isaac Albeniz
Performance by Manuel Barrueco, guitar.

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[Car tune] Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... they really are testing you ..."



"Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro" by Giacomo Puccini
Performance by Joshua Bell, violin, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, conducted by Michael Stern.

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[Car tune] Hansel & Gretel: Evening Prayer

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... traffic is what it always is here in southern California ..."



"Hansel & Gretel: Evening Prayer" by Engelbert Humperdinck
Performance by Norman Luboff Choir, New Symphony Orchestra of London, conducted by Leopold Stokowski.

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[Car tune] Cello Suite #1: Prelude in G

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... after all, yep, they're idiots, and they really are tail gaiting and doing unannounced lane changes, just relax take a deep breath ..."



"Cello Suite #1: Prelude in G" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performance by Yo-Yo Ma, cello.

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[Car tune] Prayer of Saint Gregory

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... and I know that many folks, especially on the west side yesterday afternoon, thought they were never gonna get going to where they needed to get going, here's the good news, there was no politics happening in Southern California today, well, at least at the presidential level, so, it's just the usual Friday afternoon nightmare ..."



"Prayer of Saint Gregory" by Alan Hovhaness
Performance by Benny Wiame, trumpet, I Fiamminghi (Orchestra of Flanders), conducted by Rudolf Werthen.

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[Car tune] Orchestral Suite #3: Air

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... yes, they did forget how to drive since they got out of the car this morning ..."



"Orchestral Suite #3: Air" by Johann Sebastian Bach; orch. Sargeant
Performance by BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin.

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[Car tune] Farewell to Stromness

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... yeah, they're pretty much idiots ..."



"Farewell to Stromness" by Peter Maxwell Davies
Performance by Peter Maxwell Davies, piano.

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[Car tune] The Last Spring

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... as you're sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic, doesn't it drive you crazy when they do the lane splitting?  I'm not talking about motorcycles, I'm talking about people in Hummers, boy that just drives me nuts ..."



"The Last Spring" by Edvard Grieg
Performance by San Francisco Symphony, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas.

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