Messiah-nic
Because this was too funny (in that horrifying, it-could-happen-to-anyone way - in fact listen to our first podcast for the retelling of a similar incident that happened with the Minnesota Orchestra) not to repost (thank you Alex Ross), a "Messiah" gone very, very wrong.
Labels: fun, orchestras not named minnesota
posted by Sarah at
3:01 PM
5 Comments:
Just going by what Sam has blogged here, I'd blame the violas. A couple of them probably sneaked up behind the organist with a blindfold, and then, right at the grand pause...
Oh, very nice. As if I'm not sullying our instrumental reputation enough with true stories...
The truth is that organists are absolutely a breed unto themselves, and need no assistance from violas or anyone else to make a musical hash of things. Think of them as the semi trucks of the music world - they can be as reckless as they want, because they're so big and powerful that no one else on the road could even begin to think of how to stop them.
I think the chorus maintains pitch quite remarkably despite the chaotic organ entrance...!
This clip makes me laugh out loud every time I hear it. And I've listened to it over a dozen times just today...
I guess the organist screwed up on that one? Still, the audience was generous enough to give applause, and the chorus sounded beautiful to my amateur ears. Which orchestra was this?
I actually don't know which ensemble this is, and yes, it sounds like the organist must have hit the "transpose" button before crashing in...
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