The Freako Diva

If you are interested in classical music performed by young performers, you should definitely attend the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts (SOTA) instrumental concerts. The first piece performed on the program was  Concerto for Horn and orchestra in B-flat Major, Op. 91, Allegro  composed by Reinbold Gliere and performed by Avery Roth-Hawthorne. I especially relished the brass-like sounds make by Mr. Roth-Hawthorne and the "a cappella" sections. When everyone was applauding, there were lots of flowers thrown at him as well as a rose from backstage (every performer was presented with a single rose by Stephanie Blanco and Anna Chen). The second piece was  Concerto for Oboe and Strings  by Domenico Cimarosa and performed by Dario Cadoppi. This piece was very light-hearted, and Mr. Cadoppi seemed to enjoy every sound he produced with the Oboe.  Ema Jordan, on Double Bass, performed  Elegie en re no. 1  by Giovanni Bottesini. Federico Strand...

On Friday, March 7th 2014, Ruth Asawa School of the Arts performed Monty Python's Spamalot. The cast consisted of students from SOTA, some of which weren't even from musical departments! The show was extremely enjoyable and I recommend going. Get your tickets here . The overture sets up a good mood and The Historian comes out and gives a long and tedious speech in which he mentions England quite a few times. After a second, an ensemble of villagers and their mayor come out and begin singing the Fisch Schlapping Song. The men take out small fish and start slapping the women on either cheek with these fish. After a few slaps, the women take out even greater fish and knock the men down. Before long, the historian comes back on stage and yells: I said England, not Finland! The frolicking Finns gather their belongings and leave, being replaced with England. Three monks in hooded robes come on stage with huge Bibles in their hands. They occasionally bang their heads on the ...