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    Paying Tribute To The Grateful Dead In Symphony
    The Cabrillo Festival Orchestra will commemorate the death of Jerry Garcia 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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  • gratefulweb
    14 years 8 months ago
    see this if you can!
    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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    caroline
    14 years 8 months ago
    3 times?
    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
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The Cabrillo Festival Orchestra will commemorate the death of Jerry Garcia 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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Submitted by caroline on Wed, 08/05/2009 - 14:20

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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
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Submitted by gratefulweb on Sun, 08/09/2009 - 09:16

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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!!!