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    Caleb Mitchum attended the opening concert of the OKC Philharmonic's 2014-2015 season and provided a review of the performance in his concert review. The program included Berlioz's Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, Richard Strauss's Don Juan, Enesco's Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1, and Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole featuring soloist Ms. Lamsma. Mitchum found the orchestra played the pieces very well, particularly praising their performance of Strauss's Don Juan and enjoyed being able to hear pieces he was unfamiliar with as well as witnessing the soloist performance. Overall, he enjoyed the concert very much and looked forward to attending more

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    Caleb Mitchum attended the opening concert of the OKC Philharmonic's 2014-2015 season and provided a review of the performance in his concert review. The program included Berlioz's Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, Richard Strauss's Don Juan, Enesco's Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1, and Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole featuring soloist Ms. Lamsma. Mitchum found the orchestra played the pieces very well, particularly praising their performance of Strauss's Don Juan and enjoyed being able to hear pieces he was unfamiliar with as well as witnessing the soloist performance. Overall, he enjoyed the concert very much and looked forward to attending more

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    Caleb Mitchum attended the opening concert of the OKC Philharmonic's 2014-2015 season and provided a review of the performance in his concert review. The program included Berlioz's Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, Richard Strauss's Don Juan, Enesco's Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1, and Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole featuring soloist Ms. Lamsma. Mitchum found the orchestra played the pieces very well, particularly praising their performance of Strauss's Don Juan and enjoyed being able to hear pieces he was unfamiliar with as well as witnessing the soloist performance. Overall, he enjoyed the concert very much and looked forward to attending more

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    Caleb Mitchum attended the opening concert of the OKC Philharmonic's 2014-2015 season and provided a review of the performance in his concert review. The program included Berlioz's Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, Richard Strauss's Don Juan, Enesco's Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1, and Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole featuring soloist Ms. Lamsma. Mitchum found the orchestra played the pieces very well, particularly praising their performance of Strauss's Don Juan and enjoyed being able to hear pieces he was unfamiliar with as well as witnessing the soloist performance. Overall, he enjoyed the concert very much and looked forward to attending more

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    Caleb Mitchum

    Concert Review No. 1


    OKC Philharmonic

    I attended the opening concert of the OKC Philharmonics 2014-2015 season.


    The slated program material was an interesting mix and the soloist appeared to be
    a younger, rising musician which I was interested to see. It was an excellent
    performance with many moments that were musically impressive.
    The first piece on the program was a Berlioz overture. I thought it was an
    interesting choice to begin the season. Berliozs music has always struck me as a
    little odd, but the Overture to Benvenuto Cellini was not particularly striking in any
    way. It was not a piece that I was familiar with at all, which was nice. The orchestra
    played it very well, illustrating the dynamic and textural extremes of the score quite
    well. The balance between the strings and winds was particularly good, and the
    sections featuring the winds were the greatest redeeming quality of the piece which
    I found otherwise unremarkable.
    The next piece on the docket was Richard Strausss Don Juan. In the last year
    I have fallen in love with Strauss and his many tone poems, so I was excited to hear
    this piece performed live for the first time. Having studied the score a little I
    understood the difficulty of this monumental piece, particularly for the string
    section. This particular performance was the most virtuosic I have heard from the
    Philharmonic in recent memory, and it was done quite well. The many independent
    lines of melody and countermelody were well balanced and articulate. The different
    sections of the orchestra got to show off, which was a joy to see. My favorite part of
    attending these performances is getting to see my mentors do what they do best.
    Enescos Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1, was next. This was another piece with
    which I was not familiar. I am not particularly familiar with Enescos work but for his
    singular piece for flute. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this piece. The
    opening dialogue between clarinet and oboe was an interesting way to start.
    Woodwinds were quite prominent throughout the piece which was of course a joy for
    me. The flute feature was quite fun to hear.
    The last piece of the evening was Lalos Symphonie Espagnole, the only other
    piece on the program that I was familiar with. I was excited to hear Ms. Lamsma
    perform as I had heard a couple of recordings of her and it sounded as if this piece

    would be particularly suited to her style. The main facet of this piece that I enjoyed
    was the rhythmic complexity and variety, which Lamsma highlighted quite well. Her
    playing was accurate and exciting if sometimes lacking a bit in expression. There
    was one particular section during which I was hypnotized by the percussion section,
    which, as a flutist, never happens!
    Overall I enjoyed this performance very much. It was nice to see a mix of
    familiar and foreign repertoire and the soloist was very impressive. I look forward to
    the rest of the Philharmonics season and hope to attend many more of the
    concerts.

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