Minnesota Orchestra To Perform LED ZEPPELIN
January 17, 2007, 17 years ago
The following report is courtesy of Darcy Pohland from Wcco.com
Minneapolis Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and ... Jimmy Page?
When you brainstorm the names of the composers in the Minnesota Orchestra's repertoire, you might not consider the likes of 'Whole Lotta Love' and 'Black Dog' worthy of standing alongside Samuel Barber's 'Adagio For Strings' or Maurice Ravel's 'Bolero'.
The programmers of the Minnesota Orchestra, on the other hand, hope some of the traditional concert patrons open their minds and ears to music fit for moshing.
In March, the Minnesota Orchestra is scheduled to perform a special, "one night only" program of the songs of LED ZEPPELIN at the Target Center on March 3 at 8 p.m.
Michael Sutton, a violinist with the orchestra, spent most of his work day rehearsing Schubert, but secretly he's humming a different tune in his head, even though he wasn't sure how the orchestra planned on pulling the concert off when they made their Zeppelin debut last year.
"My reaction was, 'Really? How's that going to work?'" he said, but added once they launched into the music, "everyone was just going nuts. It's a real rush."Minnesota Orchestra president Tony Woodcock said the concert is meant to appeal to a broader audience than their usual repertoire.
"A rock group with the backing of a full symphony orchestra is a unique mix of symphonic and rock music," he said.
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