Sorry to disappoint my readers, but I came up with that subject heading having found out about the Canadian composer Scott Good and his orchestral work being premièred by the NACO tomorrow, The Kiss. I did a Google search for "good kiss," you see, which seemed too good a combination of words to waste. This is what I found on the NAC's website:
...the NAC Orchestra commissioned him to write a new work which will now have its world premiere. Scott Good explains how he was inspired by the sculptures of renowned French artist Auguste Rodin. "The Kiss had a particularly profound impact on me with its sense of proportion and physical sensuality. The bodies are in perfect balance, neither dominating the other. The impression was so strong that I hoped somehow to pay tribute this work. The commission to write a new piece for the National Arts Centre Orchestra provided the appropriate opportunity."
Anyway, I am going to attend the rehearsal tomorrow morning, at which I expect the orchestra will also be working on the other two items on the evening's programme, the Korngold Violin Concerto and Elgar's Enigma Variations. I may not have time to write a blogpost about it, because it's Chris' weekly singing lesson afterwards; then on Thursday night I'm due to fly to London.
Thursday's going to be a big day for Ottawa with a forecast snowfall to deal with on top of President Obama's flying visit, for which the city has been erecting barricades for days. Because of this disruption I fear my own flight may be delayed, but let's hope not. I'm not due to take off until late.
Talking of flights, Chris took to the air quite a lot at the weekend, so that he enjoyed doing a total of 7 landings in lovely clear weather! I went up twice and one of his other flights was with a very keen photographer as passenger, Chuck, who later "stitched" two shots of the Rideau Canal together, making an impressive composite picture that he has posted here, on Flickr.
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