Pines of Rome

It's not all new music by Chip Davis.

He curates and folds in big classical Candaces, Ottorino Raspighi's Pines of Rome, Vivaldi's Spring, and Ferdi Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite.

Hold up.

He's lifting pieces tied to Rome and the Grand Canyon and dropping them into Yellowstone?

Right.

The claim is that awe travels, that the feeling can be recontextualized.

So Pines of Rome reads like geysers in Wyoming.

I'm torn.

Here is Carly Elders, our arts and entertainment and features reporter, with this week's upcoming events.

Starting the day off is Classic Conversations Lunch and Learn at Noon, where you can meet maestro William Intraligator and pianist Lorraine Min before they take to the Civic Center stage for the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra's Pines of Rome concert tomorrow, October 10th at 7.30pm. Today also marks the first day of the Sean Duby Memorial Rodeo at the LCCC Arena.

Today and tomorrow, the rodeo begins at 7 p.m., while on Sunday, October 11th, it begins at 11 a.m. More events for Saturday.

The VWF 1881 Craft and Flea Market Show at 9 a.m. at the VFW Post 1881.

Now music of 20th century Italian composer Ottorino Respighi.

This is the second of three tone poems about Rome, which he completed in 1924, his Pines of Rome.

The piece is in four movements, with each depicting a city setting with pine trees.

Here is a recording of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Enrique Batiz.

[music playing][on-hold music]

[on-hold music][outro jingle]

[outro jingle]Music of Ottorino Respighi, the tone poem Pines of Rome.

Enrique Batiz led the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

We played the first movement of Beethoven's, uh, C Minor Symphony, [singing] which is awesome.

Uh, a couple of other favorites like Finlandia and Carmina Burana, and finished with, uh, Respighi's Pines of Rome, which is also my favorite piece ever.

Yay.

[laughs]

[laughs]

Mr. Keller and Mrs. Shapley.

Mr. Keller said, "Hey, John, you should listen to this piece called Pines of Rome." And I was like, "I don't know what this is, but it's only 20 minutes.

I can find a, a way to kill 20 minutes." And so right after that, COVID happened, and I finally stomached the 20 minutes to put on my headphones and, and, and listen to it.

But his music, I think, stands very well on its own.

I remember doing with this orchestra the Fountains of Rome and the Pines of Rome as one continuous piece, and it was very successful.

I'm beginning to plan my 25th anniversary season, 27-28, and I think Respighi will be present.

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Ottorino Raspighi is remembered for his orchestral tone poems, Pines of Rome and Fountains of Rome, both of which still receive frequent orchestral performances.

After these great successes, he took inspiration from Baroque-era music, writing The Birds in 1928.

This piece is based on Baroque pieces imitating birds by Jean-Philippe Rameau and Bernardo Paschini.