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Article: Arts & Entertainment: On song for a year of blockbuster concerts; With the festive glitz fading Christopher Morley looks at Symphony Hall's programme of events for 2000.(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
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- January 4, 2000
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With festive glitter taking longer than usual to clear away this year, it is understandable that Symphony Hall's 2000 concert diary swings into action gradually, but here are some selections to tickle the fancy.
An early blockbuster comes with the massive Berlioz Grande Messe des Morts on Thursday, January 6. Bringing this monster for the first time to a hall almost purpose-built to accommodate its vast executant and acoustic forces is the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, whose dedicated members have, probably not reluctantly, given up some of their ...