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A ‘ONE-HIT wonder’ is a term used to describe musicians whom are known mainly for only one hit single.
THE mellow sounds of the Hartley Collective entertained a full house of diners at the Upstairs Downstairs Restaurant and the band will be back on the scene tomorrow evening.
THE Bahrain Chamber Orchestra played to a small but appreciative audience on Friday at the Bahrain Cultural Centre.
The combination of such a talented orchestra, conducted by the enthusiastic Luke Dallagrana and led by the even more passionate David Hlawiczka, and the marvellous space that is the Bahrain Cultural Centre, meant that the only disappointment was the attendance of less than 100.
The concert started with Mozart’s Symphony No. 27, a real piece of music for the summer – light and delicate; an ideal start to the show. From there, a string octet played Mendelssohn’s String Octet in E flat major. It is a gentle, sweeping piece, and I, as a non-professional audience member, was tremendously impressed by both the complexity of the orchestration from such a young composer, as well as the tremendous sense of togetherness that the octet displayed as they shared their obvious love of the music with the audience.
