Outdoor orchestra performances are nothing new. But The NY Philharmonic put on a great show, that actuallty surprised me in a few ways.
he NY Philharmonic performed in Central Park the other night, and although it was rainy earlier I wasn’t going to miss it. The performance was fantastic. But what I loved the most were:
1.) The sound system (which surprisingly did a fantastic job of re-creating the acoustics in the open park)
2.) The use of texting to vote for the setlist/encore
The voting was the coolest. It was Twitter-like, and the participants ‘fought’ for their favorite songs. ‘It’s about interaction – and I’m glad their starting to understand that. Next I would like to see them turn that into a game somehow – with that many people in the open park, there would be tons you could do.
They redid the performance for a second night, but the rain unfortunately kept me away this time around. It was a blast to hear the classics, but once again – the set list was similar to what I always complain about.
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