Nassau Pops Cerebral Palsy Gala
by Schreeched on 10/18/18Tilles Center Concert Hall - BrookvilleI love the Pops Orchestra and attend various concerts and events over the years. My criticisms are that they seem to get stuck in playing most like a band-moderate to loud all the time, with no nuances and subtleties... Fast and thunderous and plain over powering. But they are a fun group to listen to and I love the Pops music etc... They would vastly improve if they started playing like a fine tuned modulating orchestra... I know they have the talent to do this so it gets frustrating to settle for "mediocre" but with great enthusiasm. Regarding the Frankie Valle show. OMG the lead singer was awful. Constant screaming and screeching at the top of his lungs. Sad. My 89 yo Mother said she was glad she forgot her hearing aids... They put on a substantial amount of music. Maybe sing less and do better... It seemed in the first few numbers there was an issue with equipment and/or the mixer. Not their fault then but it never got better from the beginning...I don't know if it was a lack of rehearsal time with the orchestra or that they just amped it up for a large auditorium. Disappointing because again I know it could've been better.