Bugs Bunny at the Symphony on Sunday, October 31st at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox
I was so excited to hear that we were going to see this show on Sunday. I love our symphony and who doesn’t love Bugs Bunny?! I didn’t know what to expect as in how the show was going to run but once we sat in our seats and I saw a big screen I knew it was going to be cool. Since Sunday was Halloween they were having a costume contest. It was great to walk into The Fox and see kids and adults dressed up. A little Scooby Doo sat in front of us, there was Batman and Robin down the aisle, and even a Teradactyl Dinosaur!
Guest conductor George Daugherty was fabulous. He was funny and did a great job of directing the symphony while acting a bit to the funny cartoons. We would listen to the symphony play the music to the cartoon we were watching. George would tell us stories in-between as well about the cartoons and about the people that wrote the music. He even pointed out that they used a rare original slide guitar, which they found in a box under papers at Warner Bros. It was cool to hear those kinds of stories! The symphony even did a piece for us without any cartoons which George Daugherty called “Spokane Symphony Unplugged.” George Daugherty had a great comment about our Spokane Symphony saying they are the “Greatest culture treasure of our city.”
Between the Spokane Symphony and the cartoons we heard and watched a lot of grand music! It was so cool to watch our symphony play along to the cartoons, you could see their bows moving at the pace of the character on the screen. The timing of the music with the cartoons was impeccable. It was also a treat to hear laughter at the Spokane Symphony. Not just from kids either, but adults. These cartoons are timeless. Bugs Bunny wasn’t the only character that made an appearance either, Tom & Jerry, Porky and Petunia, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Tweety, Sylvester, Pepe Le Pew, Yosemite Sam, Speedy Gonzales, Tasmanian Devil, The Flinstones, and even Scooby-Doo!
Everything was done perfectly! We as an audience even did our part perfectly by adding in applause and laughter. It is such a fun way to see the Spokane Symphony. Plus it’s a great way for kids to enjoy their music and the beautiful Fox Theater. I hope Bugs can take time out of his busy schedule to come back in the future, because I would love to see him again.
