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An Unfortunate Person's Guide to the Orchestra
This afternoon found me in a concert hall for the first time in
years. The venue was Davies Hall, home to the San Francisco
Symphony. The event was a performance of The Composer is Dead, a
twenty-first century version of
The
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra or perhaps
Peter and
the Wolf. So what was I doing there, not being a young person and
all? Well, it had to do with the writer and not the composer (or the
Composer), a strange fellow by the name of Lemony Snicket. I'm a bit
of a fan of Mr. Snicket's work, and have been jealous of some of my
friends who have met him, or at least his alter ego, Daniel Handler.
So this was my chance to see if his strangeness and silliness
translate from the page.
Short answer: they do. Longer answer: if you ever get the chance to see and hear The Composer is Dead, especially if its writer and its composer (definitely not the one of the title) are in attendance, go!
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