“A little musical trash talk broke out on the roof of Symphony Hall Tuesday when the brass section of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, outfitted in Red Sox shirts, played an arrangement of ‘Anything you can do, we can do better’ and ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame,’ ” write Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein in Wednesday’s (10/23) Boston Globe (subscription required). “It was organized by trumpeter Michael Martin, whose friends at the St. Louis Symphony recorded a similar piece, and led by former BSO music director Seiji Ozawa. Both songs were recorded and … stitched into one video for your social media amusement. Meanwhile, hundreds of people donning their best sartorial interpretations of Wally the Green Monster gathered in Boston University’s Marsh Plaza Tuesday hoping to win free tickets to a World Series game being given away by comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres.” The opening game of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals is scheduled to take place today at Boston’s Fenway Park.
Posted October 23, 2013
