WHAT A WEEK. I don’t know what was in the air/water/stars this week (hippies and astrologists, please weigh in) but it really felt like the universe was out to get all of us. Everyone I know is tired and Over It.
Anyway, I went to an LA Phil concert this past weekend that low-key gave me a new perspective on how curation can work in concert programming. You all know that I am a huge huge fan of the LA Phil and their programming and I am at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and Hollywood Bowl so often, I’m surprised they haven’t started charging me rent.
I bought tickets for this particular concert as soon as I saw two of the pieces featured on it: selections from Margaret Bonds’ Montgomery Variations and a premiere of a concerto-ized version of Florence Price’s Fantasie Nègre No. 1. I first encountered Bonds’ Montgomery Variations when the Phil played a few selections at the Hollywood Bowl two seasons ago, and I was hooked.
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