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CSO and Herrmann don't seem to be a good match. Their concert of Herrmann music back in 2008 or so was a mess, too.
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Sorry to hear that man, I agree that would have been incredible to see that film live to picture.
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What a bummer. Aside from the refund, have you expressed your displeasure to the powers-that-be? Or, pressed them for an explanation for the sudden, rude switch? (To say nothing of an apology.) Are they getting blowback from other disappointed patrons? Have you considered writing a letter to the Chjcago papers?
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May 15, 2017 - 8:43 PM
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Jim Doherty
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O.K.,
I've calmed down a bit, although I'm still disappointed.
I've had tickets to this event since November of 2016, and, obviously, have been looking forward to it since then. Just when my excitement was at fever pitch, only two weeks before the concert, they change the program. And how did I find out? From a post on bernardherrmann.org! (Someone in the discussion forum found out by looking at the CSO calendar.) I received not a word from the CSO offices. I wonder how many people are going to show up on May 26th, only to be told "Oh, by the way, we've changed the entire evening's program." At least, that's how I look at it. I understand, that sometimes, a certain piece will be changed on an orchestral program, but usually that's one out of four or five pieces on the program that night. In this case, it's like they are not performing ANYTHING you bought the tickets for.
I requested a refund (having already seen a CSO performance of PSYCHO about three or four years ago), and the CSO very nicely said they will do so. In their email reply, they said that the studio could not provide the music-less print of NORTH BY NORTHWEST in time for the concert. What the Hell! The CSO has advertised this concert since late summer of 2016! So, exactly when did "the studio" decide to begin working on this music-less version... a month ago?!! They had almost a year to get this done, and failed. Honestly, being a sound engineer, it shouldn't have taken more than (at most), a couple of weeks to complete this project if you had the separated dialogue, music, and effects tracks. PLUS, if those elements were NOT available, why even advertise this concert in the first place?
I am happy the CSO will refund my money, but I am SO unhappy that somebody let something fall through the cracks and ruin what, I'm sure, would have been a GREAT event. I saw the CSO performance of VERTIGO, and by the end of it, was moved to tears by the power of Herrmann's music played live right in front of me. It's an experience you will NEVER get by listening to a recording, no matter how good it is.
Whoever's fault is was , I can only quote "Midge" (Barbara Bel Geddes) in VERTIGO... "Stupid...STUPID!"
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