Krishan P Oberoi ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>My local orchestra (The Rhode Island Philharmonic) is presenting a program
>this weekend which includes Dukas' "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" with a
>narrator (storyteller Bill Harley).  A friend of mine who works for the
>Philharmonic offered me tickets, but I politely declined on the basis that
>I am a purist and don't particularly enjoy classical music interrupted by
>elements that weren't intended by the composer.  ...

One of the most wonderful performances of Sorcerer that I ever experienced
was in college when a cartoonist "drew" the story on a large projection
screen placed over the orchestra as the piece was presented.  I loved it.

Kevin Sutton
Artistic Director and Conductor
The Helios Ensemble