Sorry, I couldn't come up with a creative title for this one.
Anyway, this concert was one of the better orchestra concerts that I've been in. Although we didn't nearly have the great group we had two years ago, we still managed to do some good songs, and I think we pulled them off well.
The Holberg Suite we pulled off remarkably well, especially with SG playing 2nd Violin some of the time. Mr. N made it clear to the audience that that piece was standard repertoire, and that we pulled it off very well.
The other three strings pieces all went nearly flawlessly. No major mistakes or notable events (which makes a boring post, I know), and the dynamic contrast was really good, except maybe for Mountain Chase. We even got a pretty big applause before the end of Emperor Waltz, which was really not expected!
The Les Misérables medley went really well, though we didn't get the reaction from the audience that I'd hoped we'd get. There were places where both the band and orchestra had screw-ups, but nothing major went wrong, and the piece was pretty impressive as a whole.
The band didn't quite blow us out of the water as they did in the Winter Concert, and that is due to the Orchestra getting better, not the band getting worse. The songs they did were very good, though seemed a little long at times, but definitely well-rehearsed.
RS's solo was the highlight of the night though. She is incredible. Mr. N gave a nice speech about her beforehand, and she surpassed the expectations he set for her. Phenomenal.
Overall, it was a good concert. The people who went were glad they went. The people who didn't go really missed out.
-NM
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