Ben Folds and WASO Live in Perth
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Video by Ben Folds and West Australian Symphony Orchestra | |
Released | December 6, 2005 |
Recorded | March 12 & 13, 2005 |
Genre | Alternative rock |
Length | 1 hour 20 minutes |
Label | Epic (Sony BMG) |
Director | Ray Black |
Producer | John Minor; Calvin Aurand |
Ben Folds and WASO Live in Perth is a DVD featuring performances by singer-songwriter and pianist Ben Folds, backed by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Filmed over two nights on March 12 & 13, 2005 at Kings Park and Botanical Gardens in Perth, Australia - a venue Folds jokingly refers to as a "luminous green petri dish" - the DVD offers 14 songs from the three major Ben Folds Five albums and Folds' debut solo album Rockin' the Suburbs.
Played to over 9000 fans,[1] the two concerts featured on the DVD represent the first time Folds' music was set to an orchestra; a trend Folds has since continued with performances with various orchestras around the United States and the world, including Cleveland's Contemporary Youth Orchestra,[2] the Sydney Symphony Orchestra,[3] the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra,[4] members of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia,[5] and the Boston Pops.[6][7] Folds' music was rewritten and arranged specifically for symphonic performance by members of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Simon Kenway.
Track listing
- "Zak and Sara" (arranged by Iain Grandage)
- "Smoke" (arranged by Michael Pigneguy)
- "Fred Jones Part 2" (arranged by Iain Grandage)
- "Steven's Last Night In Town" (arranged by Graeme Lyall)
- "Boxing" (arranged by Stephen Newcomb)
- "Annie Waits" (arranged by James Ledger)
- "Brick" (arranged by James Ledger)
- "Evaporated" (arranged by Stephen Newcomb)
- "Not the Same"
- "The Ascent of Stan" (arranged by James Ledger)
- "Lullabye" (arranged by Graeme Lyall)
- "Narcolepsy" (arranged by James Ledger)
Encore
- "Rock This Bitch (Perth Version)"
- "The Luckiest" (arranged by James Ledger)
Personnel
- Ben Folds - vocals and piano
- West Australian Symphony Orchestra - 83 pieces
- Simon Kenway - Conductor
- Graeme Lyall - Saxophone and arrangement
- Stuart Haycock - Tenor
Production
Produced and Presented by West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Assisted by Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, Perth, Australia
- Executive Producer: Calvin Aurand
- Producer: John Minor
- Director: Ray Black
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