vincehardy

Hi guys. I guess that would be my first post in 3 years? I was able to attend Tanglewood for the first time this year. I wanted to see John Williams direct the Boston Pops Since the mid 80s so it was a long time coming. My photos: PS: If you would like those photos in high res, PM me or email me at vincehardyatgmaildotcom

Nothing earth shattering but Williams made his way into the New York Philharmonic's 2008 annual report for the two concerts discussed in this thread. Now if only he would come back to New York... Annual reports for the NY phil can be found in pdf format here but the 2k8 is not up yet.

I wouldn't systematically give a 5 to any Williams or Goldsmith but they would probably be the only 2, I would give the highest mark to. As for the issue of how it works in the film, I would give without hesitation a 5 to Hook, although I saw the movie only once during its original theatrical release. Needless to say I don't remember much, just that it wasn't very good. This being said the score might work great in the film, I just don't know. And I would aslo give a 5 to Jane Eyre even though I've never seen it. Does that make any sense?

Love the director's cut of the movie. Love the score and all "floating around" incarnations of the soundtrack... Still, 5 would only be for Williams and Goldsmith as far as I'm concerned.

So "Olympic Spirit" got the axe but at least they included the encores. Good stuff and errrr yeah i would never break copyright laws... Or something...

I don't trust him, either. But he is my friend.

Some good pics and a brief review from a friend here

I guess it's subjective and he might have days when he's doing better than others but I thought he was in great shape when I saw him in New York 2 weeks ago. As for forgetting being in Columbus OH, 14 years prior, I'm sure someone on this board would have a ballpark number of how many concerts he gave since '93.

So tracks number 13, 14 and 15 are a concert suite of Jane Eyre and that's why it's exactly what was played last wekend. I was really starting to think that "The return" sounded a lot more like what we hear (because of the harp at the beginning) than "Reunion" form the album. I will play Jane Eyre on a loop all day again today.

So that's why! It all finally make sense now. Thanks!

Yes, the mics were on stage all three evenings and I can't think of anything preventing them to pick takes from different concerts but if the recording of '06 is any indication, it will be all from the same date and I sure hope they pick Friday. Speaking of '06 I was looking at my concert tickets today and for basically the same Row B ticket I had on April 24, 2006 and September 16, 2007, I've paid $100 more this year. Talk about price jacking! I've been listening to Jane Eyre on a loop all day. I can't wait for January 3 to have the concert version, it was amazing.

As I'm getting acquainted with "Jane Eyre" I've just noticed that the program could be misleading for people who didn't attend the concert. "Lowood" is in fact "Restoration" in the album and it could be really confusing because there is a track titled "Lowood" in the album. Just thought you'd like to know. Update: On the "Jane Records" version of Jane Eyre there is an "At Lowood (Alternate version)" (track #13) and I think this is exactly what we heard during the concert so it all start to make sense. Still it's almost the same piece as "Restoration". Weird that Williams didn't get into details on that one.

Hehehe. OK first off this is my camera. It's a bit big but I've made it past the bag check every single time. We (and by we, I mean myself and two friends) showed up at 8:30 AM and we were one of the first 10 people to get in, so we took front row (at least whatt was front row for the rehearsal since you were not allowed to seat in the first 12) all the way to the left. For one thing, I was getting a better angle and second security and ushers at Avery Fisher Hall always have the same paterns and one of them is they love going up and down the two center aisles, they will take the sides only if they have to. My friends were acting as lookouts and were telling me when the-lady-with-the-glasses was coming down the aisle to check the front row for cameras and I was fine for most of the rehearsal until the girl (John Williams called her by her first name but I can't remember) on the right by Stanley Donen in this picture She was the one with the headset giving instruction to the projectionist. Anyway, she turned around during the Speilberg/Lucas tribute and I could see in my camera she was looking straight at me. She walked up the ailse casually and talked to the-lady-with-the-glasses and that's how I finished the rehearsal with a security guy right next to me It was all worth it though. What explains the steadiness of the video is there was nobody in front of me, so I could rest my arms on the back of the seat in front of me. Convenient. Otherwise taking pictures at Avery Fisher Hall during a concert is easy as long as you follow a few common sense rules: 1. Don't pull out your camera before the concert starts. That's when the ushers and/or security will spot you easily. 2. As a matter of fact don't pull out your camera until the second half of the concert. It's not very often but you could have one of the people seating near you, reporting you during the intermission, although really most people who see you take pictures only want to know if they will be available online. 3. You need to have a camera that's silent, has a viewfinder and performs well in low-light conditions. No LCD screen, no flash. It's the easiest way to get caught and it shows a total lack of consideration for the people around you. 4. Do not take pictures during a really quiet piece (think the intro to "Sayuri's Theme" in this concert). My camera is really quiet but it still has a slight click sound. The person seating next to me on Friday didn't notice a thing and the one at my right on Sunday finally noticed at the last encore. Saturday I was in the middle of a group of friends so that was different. I hope this helps for say... next year?

I've been thinking there will be, come January, the inevitable question which night was the broadcast recorded? These are the differences I've noted: Friday as noted in my review there was no applause during "Jane Eyre", on Saturday there was between each piece and on Sunday only between "To Thornfield" and "Reunion". There was also a brief introduction of "Singin' in the Rain" by Stanley Donen between "The Worry Song" and "Singin' in the Rain" on Friday, it was gone the other two evenings, Williams going straight from one set to the next. Of course there's still the possibility we get takes from different nights. My pleasure.

Alright one of the last things I'll share with you wonderful people, and please do not pm me or email me because this is all I have I swear; no I did not record the entire rehearsal or any of the concerts and as far as audio, the broadcast in January will be far superior to anything I could have done. So here we go, a minute and a half of Flight to Neverland during the rehearsal. Enjoy. http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=...ideoid=18294791