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WCRB is 'Out of the Box' with Cliff Eidelman's 'Night in the Gallery'

Posted: October 28, 2019

Cliff Eidelman: Symphony for Orchestra & Two Pianos, and Night in the Gallery. Members of the London Symphony Orchestra and Cliff Eidelman, conductor. Inspired by several paintings hanging at the Louvre in Paris, this wonderful work for chamber orchestra is a perfect candidate for Out of the Box -- a fusing of visual and audio art that brings both to life with seductive magic.

MUST LISTEN TRACKS: Night in the Gallery for Chamber Orchestra:

1. "Seduction and Mischief"

2. "The Tempest and the Mysterious Clown"

3. "Islands of Love"

4. "Liberation and Innocence"

WHY I THINK YOU'LL LOVE IT: It's a lot of fun, and very satisfying to listen to! Simple as that.  Eidelman is a film composer with a film composer's refined knack for musical storytelling, and so from the first notes to the last, you truly get the sense that you're wandering the halls of some darkened art museum, spying on paintings and sculptures as they shed their daytime pretense of inanimacy and instead fully come to life.

If you want to have your own late night museum experience, there are a few non-catering ways to do that. The MFA is open every Wednesday-Friday until 10pm, and from time to time also have special "Late Nite" events that go until the wee hours. Meanwhile, the Gardner is open every Thursday until 9pm, and my old stomping grounds at the BPL are open Monday-Wednesday until 9pm as well. Check 'em out!

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