{"id":804,"date":"2011-10-28T18:58:11","date_gmt":"2011-10-28T22:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/?p=804"},"modified":"2011-10-28T19:40:39","modified_gmt":"2011-10-28T23:40:39","slug":"cracker-jacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/2011\/10\/cracker-jacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Cracker Jacks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update on the World Series Orchestral Battle of Destiny, which ends tonight. I was at Siegfried<\/em> last night, but could have actually watched the end of that crazy game, even after a 5.5 hour opera, if I didn’t go to the after-party.<\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/em> randomly reports<\/a> on the Dallas Symphony, and Alex Ross checks in<\/a> with St. Louis:<\/p>\n

As Red Sox fans<\/a>, we here at The Rest Is Noise take no position on the current World Series, which finds the St. Louis Cardinals doing battle with the Texas Rangers. Applying purely aesthetic criteria, however, we can’t help being impressed by the St. Louis Symphony’s ferociously precise rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” David Robertson, the St. Louis director, has been holding up signs<\/a> showing the score during performances.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Excellent classical music PR work, all around!<\/p>\n

Sarah Bryan Miller also points out The Power of Music<\/a> in predicting game outcomes.<\/p>\n

May the best team win, may the Yankees hang their heads in shame, and can God please spend a little less time with Josh Hamilton<\/a> and a little more time on, I dunno, Haiti?<\/p>\n

St. Louis Symphony music director David Robertson:<\/p>\n

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And Dallas concertmaster Nathan Olson:<\/p>\n

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I am sad that no one made my\/John Clare’s bet<\/a>, but I’ll survive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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