Opening day for both Festivals...
| This morning we joined Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. and dignitaries as they officially opened the Spoleto season at Spoleto Festival USA's Opening Ceremonies in front of City Hall. We volunteers, our friend Sharon, festival goers, Charlestonians and guests gathered for the admission-free opening. The musical prelude by Piccolo Spoleto's Brass Ensemble of Fanfare For the Common Man (Copland) almost made Steve cry. It was that beautiful, as was the National Anthem sung by Robert McPherson (I did cry). Robert Carter danced as Olga Supphozova from Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. I will explain this more tomorrow night after we usher for that performance. Next stop was St. Matthew's Lutheran Church (1872) where we were moved by the powerful voices, uplifting messages and incredible talent. Hands were clapping. Toes were tapping. The Charleston Symphony Orchestra Gospel Choir presented African American Sacred Songs III –The Good News Gospel: from Amadeus Mozart to Kirk Franklin, featuring traditional classical selections from Mozart and Handel, traditional spirituals, selections from Ellington's Sacred Songs, and contemporary gospel music from Timothy Wright, Kirk Franklin, and other noted gospel greats. Our last event for Opening night was a spellbinding dance. It is difficult to explain, but we laughed at times and were mostly in awe of the talent and creativity. Wow. Under the direction of choreographer Andrea Miller, Gallim Dance has exploded onto the New York downtown dance scene. Fiercely physical and possessing a delicious strangeness and coiled sensuality...The company performed I Can See Myself in Your Pupil, a suite of dances set to an eclectic score incorporating sources as diverse as the Israeli band Balkan Beat Box and Puccini. The truest expression of a people is in its dance and in its music. Bodies never lie. ~Agnes de Mille | |
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Hi guys The picture look great keep them coming. It really looks like you have your hand full very classy I like :)
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