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 [201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=201+Van+Ness,+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en)   [201 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=201+Van+Ness,+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en)  
 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 12, 2014 2:00 PM, Thursday, June 12, 2014
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 ## Original Program ## Original Program
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 [Program Notes](http://www.sfsymphony.org/Watch-Listen-Learn/Read-Program-Notes/Program-Notes/BRITTEN-Suite-from-The-Prince-of-the-Pagodas,-Opus.aspx) by Michael Steinberg [Program Notes](http://www.sfsymphony.org/Watch-Listen-Learn/Read-Program-Notes/Program-Notes/BRITTEN-Suite-from-The-Prince-of-the-Pagodas,-Opus.aspx) by Michael Steinberg
  
-01. [3:12 PM] Part 1: Prelude  2:24  +01. [3:12 PM] Part 1: Prelude  
        
 Part 2: The Four Kings Part 2: The Four Kings
-02. [3:m PM] Variation of the King of the North: Quick and heavy  1:27 +02. [3:m PM] Variation of the King of the North: Quick and heavy 
-03. [3:m PM] Variation of the King of the East: Slow and languorous  2:40 +03. [3:m PM] Variation of the King of the East: Slow and languorous 
-04. [3:18 PM] Variation of the King of the West: Moderately quick  1:06 +04. [3:18 PM] Variation of the King of the West: Moderately quick 
-05. [3:m PM] Variation of the King of the South: Quick and heavy. Energetic  1:51  +05. [3:m PM] Variation of the King of the South: Quick and heavy. Energetic  
        
 Part 3: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land Part 3: The Strange Journey of Belle Rose to the Pagoda Land
-06. [3:21 PM] Belle Rose is Borne in by Frogs  0:42 +06. [3:21 PM] Belle Rose is Borne in by Frogs 
-07. [3:m PM] Pas de deux: Male and Female Flames  1:29 +07. [3:m PM] Pas de deux: Male and Female Flames 
-08. [3:m PM] Coda: Male and Female Flames and corps de ballet of Flames  3:17  +08. [3:m PM] Coda: Male and Female Flames and corps de ballet of Flames  
        
 Part 4: The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas Part 4: The Arrival and Adventures of Belle Rose in the Kingdom of the Pagodas
-09. [3:m PM] Very free: Slow  9:46 +09. [3:m PM] Very free: Slow 
-10. [3:m PM] Pas de deux: The Prince and Belle Rose  7:25  +10. [3:m PM] Pas de deux: The Prince and Belle Rose  
        
 Part 5: The Pagoda Palace: Darkness to Light Part 5: The Pagoda Palace: Darkness to Light
-11. [3:m PM] Slow. Same tempo  4:40 +11. [3:m PM] Slow. Same tempo 
-12. [3:m PM] Pas de six: Entrée: Quick and energetic  2:06 +12. [3:m PM] Pas de six: Entrée: Quick and energetic 
-13. [3:m PM] Pas de deux: Broadly  3:31 +13. [3:m PM] Pas de deux: Broadly 
-14. [3:m PM] Pas de trois: Flowing  1:51  +14. [3:m PM] Pas de trois: Flowing  
        
 Part 6: Finale Part 6: Finale
-15. [3:m PM] Waltz time  2:10 +15. [3:m PM] Waltz time 
-16. [3:m PM] Boys of the Pas de six  0:34 +16. [3:m PM] Boys of the Pas de six 
-17. [3:m PM] The Emperor and the Fool  0:47 +17. [3:m PM] The Emperor and the Fool 
-18. [3:m PM] Girls of the Pas de six  0:54 +18. [3:m PM] Girls of the Pas de six 
-19. [3:m PM] The Prince of the Pagodas  0:20 +19. [3:m PM] The Prince of the Pagodas 
-20. [3:m PM] Belle Rose  0:22 +20. [3:m PM] Belle Rose 
-21. [3:m PM] Apotheosis: Quick. Broadly. Quick  1:44+21. [3:m PM] Apotheosis: Quick. Broadly. Quick
 [show ends 3:m PM] [show ends 3:m PM]
  
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 ## Notes ## Notes
  
-Today's matinee program was certainly unusual: it' s rare that a Symphony performance begins without any symphony members present onstage, but after an introduction that was both warm and heartfelt and somewhat mealymouthed, MTT slipped off, leaving the stage empty until GSJ filed in to their places in the front. I feel lucky to have been assigned today's seat -- smack dab in the center of the fourth row, and absolutely perfect for watching the dancers and performers. Molto bene! While my untutored recollection is that Legong is typically advertised as the 'dance of the virgins' and performed by preteens, todays quintet of dancers were all certainly of college age if not even a decade or two past that. For me, this changed the dance quite a bit, making it a less alien spectacle. Probably also a lot easier to find adult legong dancers in Berkeley, but I have to say that I haven't searched for any, so my opinion is unsubstantiated.+Today's matinee program was certainly unusual: it' s rare that a Symphony performance begins without any symphony members present onstage, but after an introduction that was both warm and heartfelt and somewhat mealy mouthed, MTT slipped off, leaving the stage empty until GSJ filed in to their places in the front. I feel lucky to have been assigned today's seat -- smack dab in the center of the fourth row, and absolutely perfect for watching the dancers and performers. Molto bene! While my untutored recollection is that Legong is typically advertised as the 'dance of the virgins' and performed by preteens, todays quintet of dancers were all certainly of college age if not even a decade or two past that. For me, this changed the dance quite a bit, making it a less alien spectacle. Probably also a lot easier to find adult legong dancers in Berkeley, but I have to say that I haven't searched for any, so my opinion is unsubstantiated.
  
-I thought the concluding work on today's program, an arrangement of Britten's 1957? ballet, _the Prince of Pagodas_, by Donald Mitchell and Mervyn Cooke, was darn interesting. Britten (or Mitchell and Cooke?) did a really fine job of orchestrating the parts to approximate the sound of a gamelan. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Britten was leaning hard on LP's that he picked up in Bali to tune his aural memories while writing the work. It's a shame that the piece was presented out of context -- without costumed ballet dancers or thatrical backdrops -- but that's not too surprising given the nature of the event, and not really even a complaint, just an observation that I'd have liked the extra sensory input!+I thought the concluding work on today's program, an arrangement of Britten's 1957? ballet, _the Prince of Pagodas_, by Donald Mitchell and Mervyn Cooke, was darn interesting. Britten (or Mitchell and Cooke?) did a really fine job of orchestrating the parts to approximate the sound of a gamelan. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Britten was leaning hard on LP's that he picked up in Bali to tune his aural memories while writing the work. It's a shame that the piece was presented out of context -- without costumed ballet dancers or theatrical backdrops -- but that's not too surprising given the nature of the event, and not really even a complaint, just an observation that I'd have liked the extra sensory input!
  
 Unfortunately, I seemed to have mucked things up with the set timing, and my data for the second set has been lost. I hate it when that happens! Unfortunately, I seemed to have mucked things up with the set timing, and my data for the second set has been lost. I hate it when that happens!

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