Bon Appetit!
Bon Appetit!
Bon Appetit!
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Introduction
And yet, oddly enough, we’ve become accustomed to having our music served alone.
Centuries ago, music and food were almost always served together, especially at large
celebratory feasts. It is only in the past hundred years or so that the formal and serious
classical music concert has become a tradition.
Have we become too accustomed to near-perfect silence while the music plays, remaining
nearly motionless in ranked rows so we do not disturb our seat mates, obeying regimented
manners to applaud only when the music stops? Can we no longer conceive of an alternative?
Might there be another way to enjoy music, a way foreign to us but familiar to our ancestors?
This concert answers that question. Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony music director Edwin
Outwater says, “music and food go together! They’re both very sensual experiences.” He has a
plan to explore this sensual intersection and to challenge our formal concert traditions.
Tonight, we turn the familiar romantic meal with musical accompaniment on its head:
a romantic evening concert accompanied by food and wine. Bon Appetit!
Tonight’s music
Raymond Scott (1908 - 1994)
Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals
Per Nørgård (b. 1932)
“Pastorale” from Babette’s Feast
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
Tahiti-Trot (Tea for Two)
John Estacio (b. 1966)
“The Harvesters” from A Farmer’s Symphony
Edwin and Nick converse briefly about music and food, and
Nick admits that he prefers the Rolling Stones to classical
works. Edwin’s fine with that; he likes the Stones too!
Yes!
The tasting
The challenge for the evening is to serve three tasting courses
to the audience while the orchestra is playing -- without
causing undue disruption.
Bravo!
Right, from top: ushers open the doors as the concert ends;
patrons in the lobby, on the way home after a satisfying
evening; Kevin cleans up the preparation area.
KWS staff and volunteers
The non-profit Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
is not just a group of musicians. Nearly two
dozen staff members plus many volunteers
work to keep the organization running. So,
when you think of the KWS, don’t just think
of the wonderful music and the talented
musicians -- also think of the hard-working
and dedicated team working behind the
curtain.
Administration
Genevieve Twomey, Amy Higgins
Artistic
Edwin Outwater, Olga Myachajluk
Finance
Marilyn Fitzpatrick
Development
Jana Gordon, Sarah McPherson,
Sandra Villaraga
Marketing
Jessica Jones-Deziel, Tal Hebdon,
Esther Wheaton, Stephanie Munger,
Rob Covens
Education & Outreach
Christopher Sharpe, Barbara Kaplanek
Operations
Laurie Castello, Dawna Coleman, Michelle
Lawson, Corey Rempel, Nancy Wharton
Acknowledgements
This book would not have been possible
without the enthusiastic cooperation of the
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony staff and
musicians.
Thanks again.