ricsim88 316 Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 I emailed the Boston Symphony about a refund, knowing full well the tickets are none refundable, but they replied with this:Thank you for your e-mail.We are also disappointed that Maestro Williams will be unable to conduct these concerts.We have processed a refund for the ticket price only. The handling fee cannot be refunded.We hope you will join us next season!Same reply I got. At least they were nice enough to tefund the tickets.
Director of Poltergeist 8,124 Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 This is the only known photo of one of my meetings with JW years ago, taken with the worst cell phone camera in history. That's me with the Mark Hamill ESB hair, and there's the man himself signing MInority Report.And that's everyone else being completely envious.
RedBard 71 Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 Now you're making ME envious with that picture.Hell or high water, I'm going to Tanglewood this year.
Koray Savas 2,256 Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 What?? I emailed them but never got a response. Could you give me the address you contacted them at?
leeallen01 2,202 Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 What?? I emailed them but never got a response. Could you give me the address you contacted them at?I emailed their Customer Services department - customerservice@bso.org
ricsim88 316 Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 What?? I emailed them but never got a response. Could you give me the address you contacted them at?I actually just replied to the email I received regarding the change of conductor. A day later it was all settled. Still a bummer as I was really looking forward to see him conduct at symphony hall.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,943 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Posted May 20, 2015 I'm glad people are able to get refunds
Koray Savas 2,256 Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 What?? I emailed them but never got a response. Could you give me the address you contacted them at?I emailed their Customer Services department - customerservice@bso.orgThat's the one I wrote to!What?? I emailed them but never got a response. Could you give me the address you contacted them at?I actually just replied to the email I received regarding the change of conductor. A day later it was all settled. Still a bummer as I was really looking forward to see him conduct at symphony hall.Tried this as well, hopefully it gets through.
Koray Savas 2,256 Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 Still no response. If I don't hear back today I'm gonna try calling.
Koray Savas 2,256 Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 Called, they offered me a gift card for the full amount. So now I'm thinking of doing Tanglewood.
Jay 42,451 Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 Sweet. I have not been able to get a reply after 2 emails, I'll try calling.I'll definitely be happy with a gift card, cause they will certainly do shows in the future I would like to attend.BTW, did all you guys who got tickets have digital ones or paper one? Because I have real, physical tickets, maybe thats making it harder for me to refund them.
Jay 42,451 Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 So........Who is still attending Friday night, then?
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,943 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Posted May 20, 2015 Called, they offered me a gift card for the full amount. So now I'm thinking of doing Tanglewood.You will meet me there!
ricsim88 316 Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Sweet. I have not been able to get a reply after 2 emails, I'll try calling.I'll definitely be happy with a gift card, cause they will certainly do shows in the future I would like to attend.BTW, did all you guys who got tickets have digital ones or paper one? Because I have real, physical tickets, maybe thats making it harder for me to refund them.I was to pick up the ticket at the box office. Maybe that made it easier to get a refund.
Koray Savas 2,256 Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Wait so you actually got your money back and not an exchange or gift card? I need to call them again tomorrow lol, hopefully they haven't mailed my gift card yet.
Jay 42,451 Posted May 21, 2015 Posted May 21, 2015 Hey gang,Is ANYBODY HERE still going to tomorrow night's concert?If not, I might get a refund for that as well as my Saturday tickets.Please respond if you are going out tomorrow!
Foxfan 188 Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 I'm still going tonight. Jay, I've sent you a copy of the program if you want to share it on the forum.
Jay 42,451 Posted May 22, 2015 Posted May 22, 2015 Program for both tonight and tomorrow night: Hooray For Hollywood (Whiting/Mercer, arr. Williams) Selections from Far and Away [County Galway, June 1892 / The Fighting Donnellys / Joseph and Shannon / Blowin' Off Steam (The Fight) / Finale] Theme from Sabrina Jim's New Life from Empire of the Sun The Duel from The Adventures of Tintin Marion's Theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark Theme from Jaws Flight to Neverland from Hook --Intermission-- Liberty Fanfare Sherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Nimbus 2000 from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Devil's Dance from The Witches of Eastwick Love Theme from Superman March from Superman Throne Room and Finale from Star Wars So nothing out of the ordinary. Jim's New Life might be the only one of these I haven't heard live before. Thanks Foxfan!
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,943 Posted May 22, 2015 Author Posted May 22, 2015 Very nice!Have fun guys. Still wish I could be there.
Thor 9,308 Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 Cool program. I love the selections from FAR & AWAY, which is a personal JW favourite.
Joe Brausam 228 Posted May 24, 2015 Posted May 24, 2015 Thought the concert tonight was great, Kauffman did a great job subbing in. He seemed very excited to be there, and performed with a lot of energy. He also talked a lot and had a great story about Witches of Eastwick, that piece was also the highlight of the evening for us. It was a good time!
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,943 Posted May 24, 2015 Author Posted May 24, 2015 Cool program. I love the selections from FAR & AWAY, which is a personal JW favourite.He tends to program it with some regularity. Even though the film itself is all but forgotten.So he must be pretty proud of it, or feels it works well on stage.
Andrej 56 Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 All in all, this was one great event and for me personally an excitement 2 days roundtrip to Boston from Europe. I'm very glad I went. I might not be able to see JW performing live, but at least I gave it a shot. Giving the circumstances, I think Kaufmann was very decent sub.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,943 Posted May 26, 2015 Author Posted May 26, 2015 Regret that you sold your other ticket?
Andrej 56 Posted May 26, 2015 Posted May 26, 2015 Regret that you sold your other ticket? not really, because I wouldn’t be able to make the trip in August anyhow.... Boston was my only chance this (and most probably also next) year to see him live.I hope he will be able to make it to Tanglewood so at least one of us got a chance to see him performing live Fingers crossed
Ricard 2,318 Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 The concert is now available for streaming at WGBH.orghttp://www.wgbh.org/programs/The-Boston-Symphony-Orchestra-in-Concert-1641#63461 Incanus 1
Director of Poltergeist 8,124 Posted June 13, 2015 Posted June 13, 2015 The concert is now available for streaming at WGBH.orghttp://www.wgbh.org/programs/The-Boston-Symphony-Orchestra-in-Concert-1641#63461Good recording! I close my eyes and I'm there.You can hear the difference, though. It's not quite as polished as it would have been with Williams conducting.Awesome version of Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra! That was supposed to be on the program years ago when I went and Williams replaced it with Sabrina, I think.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,943 Posted June 14, 2015 Author Posted June 14, 2015 Yeah, but atleast JW was there!
Incanus 5,858 Posted June 14, 2015 Posted June 14, 2015 The concert is now available for streaming at WGBH.orghttp://www.wgbh.org/programs/The-Boston-Symphony-Orchestra-in-Concert-1641#63461Excellent! Thank you Ricard!
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Yeah, but atleast JW was there!He made an appearance at the concert? I wanted to go originally but couldn't afford it at the time, so I was a happy to hear he wasn't able to make it (although very concerned). However, that program looks fabulous. Even without Williams I'm sure it was wonderful.
Smeltington 1,754 Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 I think he means, at least JW was at the concert E.T. and Elliot attended. Williams was in LA during the Boston Pops film night performances last month.
Foxfan 188 Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 You can hear the difference, though. It's not quite as polished as it would have been with Williams conducting.The recording is from the Saturday night performance and there might have been a few flubs here and there, but the Friday night performance I attended was spot on, and the orchestra probably sounded even better than they have in recent years. There's a certain degree of energy I noticed when orchestras are led by a guest conductor for the first time. The musicians really tried their best to impress Kaufman.
Bespin Copilot 9,630 Posted June 18, 2015 Posted June 18, 2015 Just listened to the captation, I loved it! As if I was there!Many difficulties in Throne Room, but I think it's normal for an orchestra dealing with a guest conductor! But like it was said earlier, I loved the global energy. It turned out as a great and moving tribute to John Williams.
Amer 2,528 Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Is there any software that can help you download this ? (I know others have done this before but Im struggling to get this down)
Bespin Copilot 9,630 Posted June 19, 2015 Posted June 19, 2015 Is there any software that can help you download this ? (I know others have done this before but Im struggling to get this down) Video DownloadHelper Plugin for Firefox, free.
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