| I fully agree with Brian. With all those CDs being sold, perhaps the orchestra can generate some much needed cash to put towards "real" music. Not saying, of course, that what they played is not real. I personally love Pops concerts as a way to enjoy all kinds of music, and many orchestras are and can be succesful at playing both Pops style and "serious". Take the Boston Pops. I have them on recording playing everything from Tchaikovsky's "1812" to Simon and Garfunkel's "America" to Bernstein's "West Side Story", and they play all of it well.
By the way, Brian, do you know a Jennifer Spenner and/or Don Loomis? They live around you. |