Paying Tribute To The Grateful Dead In Symphony

The Cabrillo Festival Orchestra will pay tribute to the Grateful Dead by performing Dead Symphony no. 6.

To read the LA Times coverage complete with quotes from Blair Jackson, David Gans and Dennis McNally, click here.

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3 times?

On August 5th, 2009 caroline said:

the article mentions that this symphony has been performed only 3 times before-- which is very interesting because i've seen 1 of 3! the indianapolis symphony orchestra layed this earlier this summer at a gorgrous outdoor venue (conner prairie). it was a take on the dead, and not a muzak version of the dead. worth hearing! enjoy!
caroline

see this if you can!

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On August 9th, 2009 gratefulweb said:

I had an opportunity to interview Lee Johnson, who is the man behind Dead Symphony...a great man with many great musical exploits...seek out his work...buyt certainly a great place to start is with Dead Symphony! He brings many nice touches, funny and moving musical references and allusions...Lots of wit and daring...as mentioned above...certainly NOT a muzak version of the Dead! The album truly has a performance feel...

ENJOY!!!

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