Symphoria the best kept secret in town
by DeDe8 on 5/20/13The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater - SyracuseI always enjoy going to the symphony concerts. I enjoy the pop shows. The Gershwin show was great and the broadway show was very entertaining. The really should have more pop theater. The orchestra is excellent , the singers good and the chorus was great. The combination of tunes was enjoyable. The tunes were mixed, both old and currents songs. From Les Miz to Sound of Music. The only criticism and I have noticed this at a lot of shows at the Civic center is the acoustics. At times I could hear the singers but I couldn't understand what they were sayiing which took away from my enjoyment. When the song from Ragtime was sung I could not understand a single word. The orchestra was too loud and the singers attempted to be louder then the band and it turned out to be a shouting match between the singers and the band. I was in the balcony and maybe that was the cause of the distortion. Unfortunately, the theater was empty and I hope the poor attendance will not continue because I do enjoy the concerts. I do not enjoy classical music hopefully the attendance is better during the classical shows . I would hate to see the symphony close down again. Last thought--i would have njoyed a different song from Chorus Line.