Mahler's Symphony of a Thousand

Try this link to listen.

Well, yesterday came and went and I finally got to see the next best things to a live performance of a Mahler symphony.  Nothing like starting with what I would consider the best. The 8th Symphony, Symphony of a Thousand.  There were at least a thousand young venezuelan voices and an orchestra of 200, consisting of members of the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra from Caracas, Venezuela and members of the Los Angeles Symphony, plus Gonzalo Dudamel, who now directs the LA Symphony, but started his music career with the youth of Venezuela.  It was an incredibly moving experience. The piccolo player played her part flawlessly, the flutes to die for, as was the oboe. There was a french horn player that was blonde haired and blue eyed and no doubt from the LA Symphony. He was not only an incredible musican, but was handsome as all get out. The young girls must go crazy when they get a look at him :o) Other than the screeching female soloists...it was perfection.
Before you try to listen to the video of the last ten minutes of the performance, go down to the bottom of this page and turn off the music, then listen to it all...especially where my favoritest favoritest part starts at around 3:20...oh yea...it's delicious :o) The sound quality isn't good, but what do you expect when the digital recorder is sittin on top of my purse in the seat next to me :o)