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John Williams is being performed live in London once again: https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2023/home-alone-in-concert/
I'm just waiting for today's concert to begin!
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4 hours ago, Dr. Rick said:
Why was that? Would've been nice to see something either pics or video from the event.
The official reason given was "to protect the guests' privacy", although I'm not sure how pictures or videos would violate their privacy. The participants were announced publicly well before the event, and they looked happy to be there. I guess it's more to do with the organizers and Mike not wanting any of the photographic/audio/video content presented during the event to be distributed outside of their control. -
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They told us to take no pictures, no video or audio recordings, and to not post about the event on social media.
Without going into the actual content, I can say that the LSO musicians and Mike were amazing to listen to. You can really feel the love they have for John Williams as a composer, conductor and musician.
I remember @bigjimwilson asked about the elitism/snobism that is prevalent within some Classical music academic circles and orchestras, such as the Berliner Philharmoniker. Well, there was none of that LSO!
I can also mention that my brother was lucky enough to win one of the smaller prizes. He didn't have enough space to take everything aboard the plane, so we split the loot! It was several CDs, Blu-rays, booklets, artwork, a Legacy of John Williams t-shirt and a box with E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial merchandise.
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I'll be there!
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1 hour ago, Pawel P. said:
Could you tell us the original dimensions of it?
As soon as I get back home from work, I'll measure it and tell you.
By the way, I uploaded some audience applause moments from Monday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLzeiLtl7Kk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihYS5T1xidw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Fzwa6S-xM
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14 hours ago, Jay said:Nobody in our entire gathering of JW Fans managed to get one, but random people we saw all did, with some people even holding multiple copies
My brother managed to pick up two of them. He said that at the end of the concert, the staff placed a bunch of them on the table where the programmes were, and people started grabbing them really quickly in what could be described as a frenzy. A random person even tried to take the two posters out of my brother's hands. It was crazy. He even had to hide them!
Anyway, I gave one of the posters to @Martinland during the meetup. He has a massive John Williams archive, so the poster will feel at home there. It would be nice to digitize it in high resolution, but I'm not sure how to go about doing that. Maybe it would be easier to just ask La Scala for a .pdf. They should have one.- Martinland, SteTorino and Pawel P.
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1 hour ago, Jay said:
Are all you guys posting these pictures and clips under 30?
I'm 28. I tried to look around for older people who might have snuck inside, but all I saw were young people. The staff did briefly check the tickets upon entry, but didn't scan them, and didn't ask for IDs or passports. I guess that even if you're above 30, as long as you look young enough, it would be easy to get inside the venue.
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Is there any dress code for the rehearsal? I was thinking to just turn up in casual clothing, I hope they won't throw me out!
- Martinland and GlastoEls
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1 hour ago, GlastoEls said:
Home Alone 2 (expanded!) playing
I'd love for Home Alone to make an appearance in the concert. It would be so appropriate for the Christmas setting. Alas, it doesn't look likely that the wish is going to be fulfilled.
In any case, have a pleasant flight, and I'll see you in Milan!
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1 hour ago, TownerFan said:
Let me know by tomorrow how many of you plans to join and I’ll try to reserve a table or two
Thank you! I'll be there!
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18 hours ago, Jay said:
@TownerFan has astutely pointed out that most if not all of the restaurants in the area of the concert won't even start dinner service until 7 or 730, and with the concert starting at 8, it doesn't really make sense to try to all have a dinner together.
Instead, he will share a bar here which we can all go to after the concert, and hopefully someone will remember to get a group picture!
Are you sure about that? I've checked on TripAdvisor, and there seemed to be plenty of restaurants that were open for dinner from 6 pm. There are also some that are open until midnight, so a post-concert dinner could also be an option.
Of course, as a non-Milanese, I cannot vouch for the quality of those restaurants, though.
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I decided to settle the argument with a conclusive proof that John Williams wrote the trailer music. I simply asked ChatGPT, the world's most knowledgeable AI chat bot:
UPDATE: After voicing my doubts to the chat bot regarding its last reply, it suddenly decided that Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a non-existent film, and, thus, no trailer, let alone trailer music, exists for it:
HOME ALONE - Live to Projection Concerts
in JOHN WILLIAMS
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Here's the ending! They also played Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!
It does make a dent in my finances, and now especially with the krone, it's very noticeable, and a full-time job is barely enough. Nevertheless, I think it's worth it.
I wasn't even going to London because of Home Alone, though. It was an afterthought, as I noticed that there luckily was a concert today at RAH. I went with some family to see Phantom of the Opera yesterday. That one was also a great experience. Here's the conductor doing a little performance for us after the end: