Free Weight Fantastique

I recently found a video on YouTube, go figure, of a performance that took place at one of my alma maters, the Whalen School of Music at Ithaca College. It must be a composition recital judging from the creative use of material and presentation. The work uses themes from Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique in a theatrical way that could only be concieved by someone attending Ithaca College. Featured in the video as the wieghtlifter is Mark Radice, professor of musicology at Ithaca College, and soomeone who nurtutred my interest in musicology. The reason why Radice was chosen, if not composed in mind, for this performance is because he regularly works out and supposedly was the winner of Mr. New York one year. During my time at Ithaca, Radice stood 5' 5.5" and weighed 195 lbs., virtually all muscle. Enjoy.