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Sep 27, 2007 - 5:55 PM
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rhonstar
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I must have been the only one to attend this concert last night. The concert was a great one, where Williams conducted his standard:
-The Cowboys Overture
-Excepts from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
-Suite from Harry Potter (Hedwig's Theme, Nimbus 2000, Harry's Wondrous World)
-Adventures on Earth from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
-Theme from Schindler's List
-Suite from Star Wars (Imperial March, Leia's Theme and the Main Title) (yes, the main title last!)
He also conducted a medley piece he arranged called "Monsters, Beauties and Heroes" that went along with a film of Monsters, Beauties and Heroes, including some other composers music (which I am trying to research to find the unknown music to me, I think one of the pieces was Korngold's Robin Hood) plus his own Jaws and Superman.
The most interesting part was right after the intermission. Williams showed and walked us through the opening of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, starting right at where young Indiana has stolen the Cross of Coranoto (sp) from the cave and the chase on horse back to the circus train, alligators, snakes and rhino, without music, dialog or sound effects. He then replayed the film segment while conducting the symphony. At times they were off to the film, but I think a lot of the people in the audience were finally made aware of what all goes into film music composition.
When the concert concluded, Williams received a standing ovation, to where he conducted Memoirs of a Geisha and his Olympic Theme (also shown to a movie of the athletes). After he left the stage to another standing ovation, only to come out a total of 3 times, before conducting
the Raiders March. He then left the stage to reappear 4 more times, finally putting his hands to the side of his face as to lay down and go to sleep. The audience then started to leave, they got the hint!
The performance was great, but you could tell the trumpet section was getting tired with some goofs in all three encore piece!
Another thing we noticed, is John Williams is looking older, or was not feeling good. He used the railing on the conductors stand
quite a lot, even getting up and down off the platform. He also said that it was great to be here in Columbus where he had never been,
and to conduct an orchestra he had never conducted. Well, I went to a concert in the Spring of 1993, at the Ohio Theater, with the Columbus Symphony, conducted by John Williams!!! I know he performs worldwide, but the Ohio Theater in downtown Columbus, Ohio, is not a place one would forget!!!
Well, this has been long enough. I had been checking the message board for anyone else that was going to attend, but never saw anyone, so I figured I would give you the run down to a great concert!! This was also the first major concert I was able to take my wife and 4 kids to, to let them actually see why I enjoy film scores! I think they came away with a different view!!! They are wanting to borrow my CDS!!!!!
I have now seen John Williams and Jerry Goldsmith conduct 2 concerts each, and I will always have that!!
Be great to hear if anoyone else was there?
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Mike, I wish I could have made it to this one (as I missed the Tanglewood concert last month  ) Oh well.
Glad you had a good time, and that your kids are "seeing the light!"
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I, too, was there.
Where were you seated at? I noticed a couple with about four kids. Maybe we were seated close and didn't even know it.
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We were seated on the right side of the stage, "FL-1, Row N seats 22, 24."
Ireally enjoyed the concert. Especially since it was the only JW concert I have ever been to. I was very excited that he did Excerpts from CE3K.
Do you have any pictures of the outside of the Ohio Theater? I was not able to get many pictures of Columbus. Beautiful city.
Write me at wolfyap AT gmail.com
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Sep 29, 2007 - 2:04 PM
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rhonstar
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We were seated on the right side of the stage, "FL-1, Row N seats 22, 24."
Ireally enjoyed the concert. Especially since it was the only JW concert I have ever been to. I was very excited that he did Excerpts from CE3K.
Do you have any pictures of the outside of the Ohio Theater? I was not able to get many pictures of Columbus. Beautiful city.
Write me at wolfyap AT gmail.com
We were FL-3, Row CC, seats 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, and 125. As for pictures, we do not have any pictures, I looked on-line ans have found a few using ask.com about Ohio Theatre. Were did you drive in from?
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We were seated on the right side of the stage, "FL-1, Row N seats 22, 24."
Ireally enjoyed the concert. Especially since it was the only JW concert I have ever been to. I was very excited that he did Excerpts from CE3K.
Do you have any pictures of the outside of the Ohio Theater? I was not able to get many pictures of Columbus. Beautiful city.
Write me at wolfyap AT gmail.com
We were FL-3, Row CC, seats 115, 117, 119, 121, 123, and 125. As for pictures, we do not have any pictures, I looked on-line ans have found a few using ask.com about Ohio Theatre. Were did you drive in from?
We drove from Mount Vernon, Illinois. About 400 miles. Well worth it, though!
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