Classical cross-over

[Deepsky]

been thinking recently with the massive surge in popularity & content of the classical cross-over genre that it would be nice to get some of it in at glastonbury.

Surely i'm not alone?

[Kyelo]

Not for me, sure plenty would see it. How would it go down in a festival though?

[grumpyhack]

Crossover can be fun. Glastonbury Town Band opening Glasto, Hayseed Dixie doing heavy metal meets hillbilly.

Saw a nice example last year when the Birmingham Music Conservatoire Folk Orchestra played at the Trowbridge Festival. Young, classically trained musicians, performing folk music arranged for a traditional symphony orchestra.

I also hugely enjoyed Ade Edmundson and the Bad Shepherds doing their folk/punk crossover.

John Williams did it brilliantly with Sky.

We've also got quite a few other classically trained musicians who play rock. Lucy Shaw, who plays classical double bass, ripping it up with Glen Tilbrooke and the Fluffers.

[ukslim]

As long as it's not the "posh totty in little black dresses play Vivaldi against a bombastic drum backing" genre. Or the "opera boy band" genre.

Ugh.

[Deepsky]

As long as it's not the "posh totty in little black dresses play Vivaldi against a bombastic drum backing" genre. Or the "opera boy band" genre.

Ugh.

[Istari]

The English National Opera did Wagner's Ride of the Valkyrie on the Pyramid Stage on Sunday lunchtime in 2004 and that went down really well. Even if most people only went to see it to hear the bit from Apocalypse Now!

[kpins]

Ludovico Einaudi would be well good, he played Big Chill last year.

[LusciousLucy]

Even more reason for people to remain seated in their camping chairs in epic numbers in the Pyramid Field

[st00ka]

Even more reason for people to remain seated in their camping chairs in epic numbers in the Pyramid Field

Edited January 19, 2010 by st00ka

[st00ka]

Or Jeff Mills with the Montpellier Philharmonic Orchestra.

[The Nal]

Metallica with the San Fran Philharmonic?

Edited January 19, 2010 by The Nal

[ukslim]

Or Jeff Mills with the Montpellier Philharmonic Orchestra.

[pingap]

been thinking recently with the massive surge in popularity & content of the classical cross-over genre that it would be nice to get some of it in at glastonbury.

Surely i'm not alone?