In Which Sophie Gets Unreasonably Excited About Something Which Will Not Happen For Over A Year

[sophieisgod]

Okay, as dealt with in previous posts, I have ISSUES about the Australian actor Philip Quast. And his voice. And his hands. Yesterday, something veryveryvery exciting happened. Emma and I got tickets to see him perform as the guest soloist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican.

This is the programme:
Vaughan Williams Toward the Unknown Region
Vaughan Williams Symphony No 6 in E minor
Dominic Muldowney Tsunami (world premiere)
Ives General William Booth Enters Into Heaven
Holst Hymn of Jesus

As if The Man With The Hands wasn't enough to melt me, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS? AND HOLST? Not only that... Toward the Unknown Region is a choral working of a fucking WALT WHITMAN poem! Whitman! The sexiest poet ever! I think God loves me at the moment.

True, the concert isn't until May 2008, but it's still worth being excited about.

BREAKING NEWS: Samuel West, Dervla Kirwan and TOBY STEPHENS are going to be doing Harold Pinter's Betrayal at the Donmar Warehouse this summer. Tickets aren't on general release until 16th April, but Emma's parents are Friends Of The Donmar!!!! We're getting them today!!!!! Ach. So much joy.

Also, it's something of a Cambridge Spies reunion (if you haven't seen it, see it ASAP). Sam and Toby, obviously, but Dervla Kirwan is with Rupert Penry-Jones. Tom Hollander must feel a wee bit left out...

Comments

[rose-greenthumb.livejournal.com]

The Whitman thing is the perfect cover for our wanting to go! It's like we did something good in a previous life.

Also, we need to watch lots more Cambridge Spies to prepare ourselves for our pilgrimage. Which WILL happen.

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

Yes, strictly in the name of research. Ach, so excited!

And you knew this already, but Whitman makes me cream. As does TMWTH. Is there such a thing as a classy beachtowel?

[rose-greenthumb.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure, but we have a year to investigate the situation. Failing that, it doesn't matter because it's not our upholstery.

[miss-bluesky.livejournal.com]

<3 Vaughan Williams. And Holst. And Philip Quast, actually.

My boyfriend has a bit of a man-crush on Quast. Slightly scary.

Damn, I want to go to that concert.

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

You should! It will be immense! And it's relatively cheap and there are still tickets.

http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=5609

Ahh, nice to find another lover of The Quast. Do you speak of professional admiration, or that plus some slightly wrong lust?

[movie-licious.livejournal.com]

Have fun! :D

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

Oh, I intend to.... *dirty laugh*