LOVe the variety of performances every year! So thankful for the UMS series

This was the first symphony orchestra I actually saw live. They were super impressive, I loved sitting so close to the members – I could see some instruments and people up close, I liked seeing the intensity on their faces. It was cool to see such a huge group of people playing different or similar instruments to create one large cohesive (sometimes) sound.

My favorite was Ive’s Concord Symphony. There were moments I felt like I was with the sound itself.

I left the Andersen Project feeling completely satiated. It feels like it stimulated all of me. Yves Jacques was astonishing. The fusion of video/techonology and theatre was blended with taste. I don’t know how to describe the show to others – “one-man show” doesn’t suffice. I felt like I was completely with each character and their situation. It was a unique experience.

I just got home from Einstein on the Beach. It was eccentric! I appreciated the parts that had an obvious relationship with Einstein, thought that was really cool. I thought that I’d feel more of a flow throughout the piece after hearing how sporadic the script was, but I remained just as puzzled even at the performance, which only tested my creativity and imagination further! I really liked the main 2 women, their precision and facial expressions and the way they held their bodies awed me. This really stretched my definition of opera.