“Pops” (as in concert) isn’t a four-letter word
While many symphony musicians and hard-core classical music lovers alike compare the symphonic “pops” concert to a tooth-pulling experience, and many symphony board members think that they will (somehow) be the savior of classical music, it is refreshing to come across proof that a pops concert can be fun, exciting, musically interesting, and of high musical quality.
Yes, it’s a youth orchestra and they sound fantastic (every bit as good as my Baltimore Symphony version on CD).
Yes, the (large) hall is completely packed. (check when the camera pans around)
And it does appear that everyone is having fun…
Not that I’m calling out any orchestra in particular for their less-than-acceptable pops efforts.
(OK, I am, but I can’t link to them because I don’t need the headache.)
The other think that you notice is that things look good for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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