One of the best live performances ever.
by CharlieTuba on 11/11/14Bardavon 1869 Opera House - PoughkeepsieFrom the pre-concert talk to the Dvorak Symphony a very memorable night. I certainly expected this evening to be great, but I was not prepared to be blown away. I am a big fan of Copeland and had played Lincoln Portrait in high school. I have heard many recordings of his work, but Maestro Randall Craig Fleischer 's sensitivities to the many themes, melodies and counter melodies matched my ideal of what Copeland was going for. Fleischer delivered a experience I have never had from orchestras with much larger reputations. The many swells of sound were so well coordinated it is sounded as if the orchestra was of one body, totally in sync. If any attendee did not experience chills that night, they probably should have their hearing checked.