Andy Jackson wrote: >I have a question for list members. Does anyone in the Boston area know >anything about the Concord Orchestra? They are due to give two performances >of Robert Simpson's 5th Symphony (March 26 & 27) in Concord Massachusetts, >and I am contemplating taking a trip up there to attend. I can speak only from a third-person point of view. I've never played for them or heard them. The Concord Orchestra is an amateur orchestra, as far as I know, though I know at least one professional in it: he's told me he stays in it (he's not paid as far as I know) because of the adventurous repertoire they play. I'd give it a shot if they had a first trombone opening, put it that way. The conductor, Richard Pittman, is known for his work with modern music. I suspect that the concert will be pretty good, but not great, but then where are you going to hear a Simpson symphony in this part of the woods. Anyone who's heard the orchestra in concert knows more about them than I do. If you're a Simpson lover, I'd give it a shot and be tolerant. Roger Hecht