{"id":1318457,"date":"2020-02-27T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=994095"},"modified":"2020-02-27T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T01:30:00","slug":"symphony-tries-to-repeat-the-past-with-20s-themed-gatsby-swing-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/symphony-tries-to-repeat-the-past-with-20s-themed-gatsby-swing-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Symphony tries to repeat the past with \u201920s themed Gatsby Swing concert"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Symphony in the Valley musicians practice at the Hotel Colorado Feb. 26 for the Gatsby Swing concert.<\/strong>
Thomas Phippen \/ Post Independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The past will be repeated for two nights this weekend as Symphony in the Valley transforms the Hotel Colorado Devereaux room into a glitzy soiree worthy of literature\u2019s most enigmatic party-giver.<\/p>\n

The symphony puts on a big band concert each winter, but for this year\u2019s Gatsby Swing on Friday and Saturday evening, the music, theme and d\u00e9cor are all about the 1920s.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe looked for a lot of \u201920s-era music, because of the Gatsby, Roaring Twenties theme,\u201d conductor Kelly Thompson said.<\/p>\n

Not all the big band music played this weekend will be from 90 to 100 years old, but Thompson said he was surprised how much of the swing music the symphony has played for years was actually written in the 1920s.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was amazed at how much music was written in the \u201920s. I thought it would be harder to find,\u201d Thompson said.<\/p>\n

 \u201cThe music is so energetic and fun, and so danceable,\u201d said manager and violist Amanda Watkins.<\/p>\n

Based on previous events, there will be non-stop dancing, be it Charleston, Turkey Trot, Peabody or Lindy Hop.<\/p>\n

Students in the upper grades at Liberty Classical School in New Castle treat the swing event as the school prom.<\/p>\n

The only problem might be the size of the dance floor. With 55 musicians and enough tables for 150 guests, even the great ballroom might get crowded.<\/p>\n

But, after all, large parties are best.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt small parties there isn\u2019t any privacy,\u201d as jazz age flapper Jordan Baker put it in F. Scott Fitzgerald\u2019s novel.<\/p>\n

The swing concert is one of the group\u2019s most popular events, and this year will be no exception.<\/p>\n

Saturday night sold out online, and Friday\u2019s party is heading the same way. Tickets are on sale online until noon Friday, then may be available at the door.<\/p>\n

The event includes a multi-course dinner with dessert, but any giggle water will have to be purchased at the bar.<\/p>\n

The swing concert is one of Symphony in the Valley\u2019s five annual events. The group puts on a Mother\u2019s Day concert, which this year will celebrate American composers to commemorate the 400th<\/sup> anniversary of the Mayflower\u2019s voyage.<\/p>\n

Later in the year, Symphony in the Valley will present a Fourth of July concert, a fall event featuring the music of Ludwig van Beethoven on his 250th<\/sup> birthday, and a Christmas concert.<\/p>\n

The swing event is the main fundraiser for the all-volunteer orchestra, and helps the group present all the other events.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really fun as a musician in the symphony to play different types of music,\u201d Watkins said.<\/p>\n

tphippen@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Symphony in the Valley musicians practice at the Hotel Colorado Feb. 26 for the Gatsby Swing concert.Thomas Phippen \/ Post Independent The past will be repeated for two nights this weekend as Symphony in the Valley transforms the Hotel Colorado Devereaux room into a glitzy soiree worthy of literature\u2019s most enigmatic party-giver. The symphony puts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1318457","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-25 07:56:48","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1318457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318457\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1318457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1318457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1318457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}