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I have been in music a long time, and I have attended many concerts. I don't think I have ever had more fun at a classical symphony orchestra concert than I did seeing the Asheville Symphony on Saturday, February 11, 2012. The hall was beautiful and so was the music. Their conductor is truly inspiring.
I was very impressed with what Asheville has to offer by its local talent. The symphony was excellent...the choirs were good. Billy Jonas was not the correct choice for the guest artist. Nonetheless, it was a great show and I will attend again next year. Note: The ushers need to learn to seat folks between pieces. Very disruptive.
I'm used to seeing the symphony in NYC and STL. This venue is old, paint peeling in multiple places. Back wall of stage has air ducts visible. Chorus was so deep upstage they had to be miked. Soloists also miked. Not used to that. Better to hear natural sound. A piece of something from the ceiling even fell down onto the bass section during the concert. Temperature was boiling. Fortunately someone turned on the A/C in the middle of the evening, so that helped. Surprised the staff wouldn't have anticipated this. The program itself was shorter than expected, and since I came to hear the chorale, I was disappointed since their portion of the evening only lasted about 20 minutes. Overall I enjoyed that portion, as the 125-member double chorus and the soloists sounded nice, although, again, not quite right due to miking them over the sound system. Sound system itself okay, but not the best way to hear classical music. I understand why it was done, since the voices might have been lost from the back of the stage. The venue is not well designed for classical music. I hope Asheville is able to construct or use a different venue for the symphony, as they deserve better.
This was our first time to the Symphony. The occasion was my son's 20th birthday. He has been learning to play the cello, and just so happens we sat in front of the cello section. So he was able to get an up close and personal view. The solo violinist was awesome. We will be returning in November.
Opening performance of the 2011-12 season. After opening selection called Lolapalooza, S. Dinerstein played the Ravel piece with intense energy and excitement. The Tchaikovsky symphony #5 was almost an afterthought even though performed with energy, sensitivity and feeling. Standing ovations all around.
Great performance; soloist was amazing - cellist. Never cared much for strings, but he changed that view for life.