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We went to see a symphony. The composer, Steve Hackman, made a fusion of Brahms and Radiohead. I'm not generally a fan of symphonic arrangements of rock songs, but this was different. The symphony played an arrangement of Brahms's First Symphony, adjusted for Radiohead's OK Computer album, with the lyrics sung. I'm not quite sure how to describe it. The music was mostly Brahms, I think. Only occasionally did they play something that was clearly Radiohead. There were three singers, who sang the vocal parts from the album. The singing was very jazzy sounding. It reminded me of Post Modern Jukebox's covers.

From the program...
These two works share striking and defining characteristics, the most significant is their mood of anxiety and brooding pathos. Brahms, unendingly plagued by the shadow of o the great Beethoven, took more than a decade to write this symphony for fear of not living up this predecessor. That pressure is felt in each tightly-wound measure. For Radiohead, the themes of social alienation, consumerism, emotional isolation, and political turmoil are channeled electrically through every anxious note and lyric of OK Computer.

More, plus a couple of videos:
https://m.styleweekly.com/richmond/a-musical-mission/Content?oid=19213510