Incredible performance. Enjoyed every minute of the CU singing and the orchestra except for the oboe player front and center who was eternally cleaning his instrument. Realize oboes are touchy to play and he did a great job with his solos but it was distracting to see him pulling the cleaning cloth every 3 minutes. Kudos to the two soloists. Hope they’ll be back.

I agree…we found the film to be a total turnoff which often was so “in your face” that one forgot to listen to the music. We did not expect that, having read previews that made it sound as though the film would be showing our national parks, as well as the Dead Sea and other European vistas. Considering the musical piece was commissioned as a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Independence of the United States, the film seems almost like a desecration of that event.

Fabulous performance…what a wonder it was to watch him and to hear the results of his keyboard artistry. Hope he returns soon!