NEC Symphony + Loebel

Once again I ventured into Boston on a cool November evening to enjoy a concert at
Jordah Hall

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The Program:

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 Bela Bartok (1881-1945)

Dance Suite

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Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Billy the Kid Suite

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 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

 Symphony No.2 in D, op. 36

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David Loebel, Associate Conductor of Orchestras, lead the NEC Symphony in a program that delighted the audience with its good humor and color.

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Written in 1923, the Bartok Dance Suite was composed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the unification of the cities of Buda and Pest to form the modern capital of Hungary, Budapest.

In five sections, it features lively melodies, colorfully orchestrated from Arabic, Wallachian and Hungarian folk traditions. 

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Copland's Billy the Kid Suite is taken from his 1938 ballet,

commissioned by Lincoln Kirstein and choreographed by Eugene Loring

for Ballet Caravan. 

Like the Bartok, it plays with folk idioms, borrowing actual cowboy tunes

and

American folk songs.

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Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 was described by Berlioz as smiling all the way though. This despite the health problems and failing hearing that the composer was suffering at the time. Among the words often used to describe the music are

"rowdy,"

"humorous,"

and

"vitality".

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And  * THAT *  it WAS !

 

 A Good Time Was Had By All !

 

Presidential Wreath-Laying Ceremony

277th Birthday Anniversary

* PRESIDENT *

John Adams

October 30, 1735 ~ July 4, 1826

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United First Parish Church in Quincy

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Church of the Presidents

 

United First Parish Church (Unitarian) in Quincy

First gathered in 1636 as a branch of the Church of Boston,  It was established as an independent church in 1639.  As were their ancestors before them, both Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams were active members of the congregation.  Their tombs rest in the crypt within the church building, alongside those of their wives.  Originally founded by Puritans as a Congregationalist Church, the church became Unitarian during the lifetime of John Adams and is today a

Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

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Tuesday October 30, 2012

12 Noon

(rescheduled due to Hurricane 'Sandy')

 

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John Adams

"I must study Politiks and War that my sons may have liberty to study Mathematicks and Philosophy. My sons ought to study Mathematicks and Philosophy, Geography, Natural History, Naval Architecture, Navigation, Commerce and Agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study Painting, Poetry, Musick, Architecture, Statuary, Tapestry, and Porcelaine."

John Adams to Abigail Adams (May 12, 1780)

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Signer of the Declaration of Independence

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Framer of the Constitution of Massachusetts

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Minister to Great Britain

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First Vice President of the United States of America

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Second President of the United States of America

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In Honor of

John Adams

Second President of the United States of America

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The program:

Musical Prelude ~ Navy Band Northeast, Newport Rhode Island

Presentation of the Presidential Wreath

National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance

Commander Brock A. Miller ~

Commanding Officer, Navy Operational Support Center Quincy

 Posting of the Colors

Welcome ~ H.Kirkland Switzer II ~ Vice President, United First Parish Church

Prayer ~ Reverend Dave Johnson ~ Interim Minister, United First Parish Church

 

 

 

 

Speakers:

Honorable Thomas P. Koch ~ Mayor, City of Quincy Massachusetts

Emily Rines ~ Woodward School for Girls, Class of 2013

John Adams ~ Seventh Generation Descendant

Caroline Keinath ~ Deputy Superintendent, Adams National Historical Park

Dr. Edward Fitzgerald ~ Director, Quincy Historical Society

Commander Brock A. Miller ~ Representing President Barack Obama

Naval Operational Support Center Quincy

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Laying of the Presidential Wreath (Presidential Crypt)

 

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Musical Interlude, Quincy Choral Society

Closing Remarks ~ Gary E. Haynes - Director Visitors Program, United First Parish Church

Benediction ~ Reverend Dave Johnson - Interim Minister, United First Parish Church

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Retirement of the Colors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday Mr. President !