Fabulous alumni piece. Very cute youth strings. Wind ensemble and conservatory orchestras' talents seemed stifled by the conductor's painfully slow pace. His brakes took away from my enjoyment, which I think would have been greater at a faster tempo, even at the expense of a possibly less than perfect performance. Loved the Phil Orch. Would see them again. (I'm only in town on business until March 1, so I may not have the opportunity.) Wished the audience was more sophisticated. The gentleman behind me hummed the melody on more than one tune, which was terribly distracting. Even after I turned my head a bit to hopefully indicate that he could be heard and perhaps he would not want to continue, it persisted. There was also talking by several around me at various times, during the pieces, which reduced my enjoyment as well. Perhaps something could be tactfully mentioned during the pre-concert announcements, similar to the vein of respecting others by turning cell phones and other electronic devices off. Thank you for your interest.
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall @
- Portland @
, OR @
- Wed, Dec 26, 2012 @
Favorite moment: The end of the Offenbach when I witnessed the ecstatic expressions of the first and second violins as they raced to the finish in pure, unbridled joy. @