You don’t often combine comedy with the symphony. But for the Florida Orchestra in Tampa Bay they go hand in hand. This is a video from 2017 but I just saw it recently and had to share. Its the head percussionist pulling off what is quite probably the greatest triangle solo ever done. And he goes for it big time! Props to the Florida Orchestra for having fun where you can. And especially to John Shaw, the soloing percussionist, for going full on lead guitar solo style with just a triangle!
Watch This Hilarious Video Of A Rockin’ Triangle Solo From The Florida Orchestra In Tampa Bay
Iraqi Symphony Orchestra Plays Concert In Baghdad's Green Zone BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 21: British conductor Oliver Gilmour conducts the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra May 21, 2008 in the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq. The orchestra played a performance for a gathering of Iraqi officials and Western bureaucrats working in the Green Zone, playing Rossini, Dvorak, and Mussorgsky as well as a selection of Iraqi traditional music. The orchestra is a throwback to another time in Iraq, before the US invasion, when men and women mixed easily and Western culture was celebrated rather than reviled. The orchestra was once one of the best in Middle East, but has had few opportunities to play since the fall of the Saddam regime and onset of civil strife. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)