Jay 37,281 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 It was a fantastic evening! Super fun watching HA with an enthusiastic crowd! And the Pops played great all night, Setting The Trap was the only rough spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Thanks for the report, guys! It's a shame to hear about Setting the Trap. That would have been the highlight for me. Was this event sold out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 It was a fantastic evening! Super fun watching HA with an enthusiastic crowd! And the Pops played great all night, Setting The Trap was the only rough spot.Yeah, it was an excellent performance. A few french horn bleats, but it comes with the territory. The horn is an absurdly difficult instrument, and Williams likes to showcase it. I criticized the audience, but it was actually a pretty enjoyable experience. The "Music by John Williams" credit got a lot of applause. I should also mention that the orchestra reprised the title music before part 2 of the film, also to enthusiastic applause. Lockhart actually had to gesture for the audience to settle down as the film resumed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Barbarians! Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Massholes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russds 8 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 It was a fantastic evening! Super fun watching HA with an enthusiastic crowd! And the Pops played great all night, Setting The Trap was the only rough spot.Thanks for the play by play. HA is one of my all time favorites, hopefully they'll do more of this, it sounds like a lot of fun. Also interesting the notes on Setting the trap with the synth out of sync. That's one of my queues. I wonder if a recording will surface, i would love to hear or see any portion of it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic will be performing this at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in January next year. Dirk Brosse conducts. There will be two performances, one on the Saturday evening and one on the Sunday afternoon. I wonder if we will see this elsewhere in the UK in due course? http://www.liverpoolphil.com/16723/events-classical-music/home-alone.html For the Liverpool audiences I hope they include the deleted scene where Kevin offers to 'look after' various strangers' cars for a small financial contribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 He he he.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHOENIX 34 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Just announced. Home Alone Live to Film. 2nd and 3rd January 2016Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Dirk Brosse. http://www.liverpoolphil.com/?lid=1&query=HOME+ALONE&x=5&y=12 2015/ 2016 season brochure.http://issuu.com/liverpoolphilharmonic/docs/rlpo_2015_-_2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciarlese 248 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Thank you from Manchester mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,633 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 One would have thought they would have been the first to do it: Anyway, Dec 11-13:http://cso.org/TicketsAndEvents/EventDetails.aspx?eid=7306&utm_source=mail2&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20150724ChristmasinJuly&source_no=23026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Why can't they have these things in Houston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Why can't they have these things in Houston? http://www.houstonsymphony.org/tickets/production/detail?id=6803 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Are you serious?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmanjerm 78 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Why can't they have these things in Houston? Well it's a little drive over here but San Antonio Symphony is doing E.T. in September, and Raiders in February or so. I mean, it's not Chicago, but should still be a fun time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 That would be worth the trip! It's only about a 3 hour drive and I haven't been in San Antonio since 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,242 Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 The full list of 2015/2016 shows is now available on FilmConcertsLive.com:http://filmconcertslive.com/movies/home-alone/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I'll be going to the Houston concert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnome in Plaid 219 Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I've got tickets for Nashville but I don't think I'm going to end up being able to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I'll be going to the Houston concert! Me too. Should be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balahkay 627 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 It was loads of fun! I really enjoyed it. Definitely worth the cost and trip into town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I'll be going to the Chicago Symphony's performance of this on Sunday! Are the only score changes the additions at the end of the first act (leading into intermission) and at the beginning of the second act (coming out of intermission)? EDIT: Never mind, I reread the posts from earlier in the thread and they tell me all I wanted to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Well, I'll be leaving for Symphony Center in less than half an hour. Should be fun! I'll be sitting pretty high up so I'm going to bring binoculars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciarlese 248 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I attended the Liverpool Philharmonic's performance yesterday and it was great. Not only an amazing performance by the orchestra, but after the intermission a huge choir joined them and that was quite a surprise to me, which made the all experience definitely perfect. Sadly someone left the performance as soon as the end credits appeared on the screen, with a live orchestra still playing... Cannot wait for ROTLA in London in March! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Psycho Pianist 216 Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 57 minutes ago, ciarlese said: I attended the Liverpool Philharmonic's performance yesterday and it was great. Not only an amazing performance by the orchestra, but after the intermission a huge choir joined them and that was quite a surprise to me, which made the all experience definitely perfect. Sadly someone left the performance as soon as the end credits appeared on the screen, with a live orchestra still playing... Cannot wait for ROTLA in London in March! I was at the Liverpool Philharmonic today - great performance by the orchestra, ruined by people getting up and talking as soon as the credits start. It was the same with E.T. live at the Hollywood Bowl earlier this year. Do people seriously not realise how disrespectful it is to do that when there are 70+ musicians still playing in front of them? I loved the performance of "Merry Christmas" at the end too, an unexpected bonus. Fortunately people had decided to sit back down by that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Psycho Pianist 216 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Sorry for the double post, but a good review of the performance was posted by the Liverpool Echo here. Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 Coming to Kansas City this December http://filmconcertslive.com/movies/home-alone/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Jay said: Coming to Kansas City this December http://filmconcertslive.com/movies/home-alone/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBard 71 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 This past December, I had the fun opportunity of seeing Home Alone live in concert at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City, UT. http://www.utahsymphony.org/15-16-season/1112-home-alone-feature-film-with-the-utah-symphony I gotta tell you: losing my aural virginity to a John Williams score live in concert was something else. It is definitely magnitudes better hearing it live than on a soundtrack. I got chills just listening to the 20th Century Fox theme. And from there, it was a roller coaster ride of emotions swirling around a Christmas tale of a kid outsmarting a pair of otherwise wonderful actors. And I kept the program as a souvenir. My only regrets? 1) I couldn't take any pictures or video recording during the show. Looking back, though, it was the better decision to make seeing how getting kicked out during my first ever John Williams concert would've ruined it for myself. 2) I couldn't get a peek at the full score on the conductor's stand. If I did, I could've gotten the cue list for Home Alone. Omen II 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 November/December 2016 concert dates are up http://filmconcertslive.com/movies/home-alone/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 This continues to be a popular concert, though only in the wintertime. I don't expect 2017 dates to be announced for a while NOVEMBER 2016 11NOVHOME ALONEcity: Costa Mesa, CA 8:00 pm Segerstrom Center for the ArtsOrchestra: Pacific Symphony 12NOVHOME ALONEcity: Costa Mesa, CA 8:00 pm Segerstrom Center for the ArtsOrchestra: Pacific Symphony 26NOVHOME ALONEcity: Tucson, AZ 4:00 pm Tucson Music HallOrchestra: Tucson Symphony Orchestra 26NOVHOME ALONEcity: Norfolk, VA 7:00 pm Chrysler HallOrchestra: Virginia Symphony 27NOVHOME ALONEcity: Tucson, AZ 2:00 pm Tucson Music HallOrchestra: Tucson Symphony Orchestra DECEMBER 2016 2DECHOME ALONEcity: San Diego, CA 8:00 pm Copley Symphony HallOrchestra: San Diego Symphony 3DECHOME ALONEcity: New Orleans, LA 7:30 pm Mahalia Jackson TheaterOrchestra: Louisiana Philharmonic 4DECHOME ALONEcity: Nashville, TN 1:00 pm Schermerhorn Symphony CenterOrchestra: Nashville Symphony 4DECHOME ALONEcity: Nashville, TN 7:00 pm Schermerhorn Symphony CenterOrchestra: Nashville Symphony 14DECHOME ALONEcity: Detroit, MI 7:30 pm Max M Fisher Music CenterOrchestra: Detroit Symphony 20DECHOME ALONEcity: Philadelphia, PA 7:00 pm Verizon HallOrchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra 21DECHOME ALONEcity: Kansas City, MO 7:00 pm Kauffman CenterOrchestra: Kansas City Symphony 21DECHOME ALONEcity: Philadelphia, PA 7:00 pm Verizon HallOrchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra 22DECHOME ALONEcity: Philadelphia, PA 7:00 pm Verizon HallOrchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra 22DECHOME ALONEcity: Kansas City, MO 7:00 pm Kauffman CenterOrchestra: Kansas City Symphony 22DECHOME ALONEcity: San Antonio, TX 7:30 pm Majestic TheatreOrchestra: San Antonio Symphony 23DECHOME ALONEcity: San Antonio, TX 7:30 pm Majestic TheatreOrchestra: San Antonio Symphony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Coming to Toronoto in December DECEMBER 2017 1DECHOME ALONEcity: Toronto, ON 7:30 pm Roy Thomson HallOrchestra: Toronto Symphony Orchestra 2DECHOME ALONEcity: Toronto, ON 2:00 pm Roy Thomson HallOrchestra: Toronto Symphony Orchestra 2DECHOME ALONEcity: Toronto, ON 7:30 pm Roy Thomson HallOrchestra: Toronto Symphony Orchestra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Chicago Symphony will perform this for a second time on December 9 and 10 - twice on the latter day, back to back! Gosh, I pity those musicians, unless it's a mistake... http://cso.org/ticketsandevents/production-details-2017-18/cso-specials/home-alone/ I went a couple years ago and it was great. For anyone who missed it ... now's your chance. I may even end up going again if student tickets are offered for $25 like normal. Hmm, if JW's concert in 2018 has student tickets at that price, I might not be able to help going a second time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Home Alone In Concert is coming to London at long last, although we will have to wait until 22nd December 2018. Ben Palmer will conduct the Cinematic Sinfonia with the Crouch End Festival Chorus at the Royal Albert Hall, so all boxes ticked on this one. Home Alone Kevin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Come on, come to Antwerp, come on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Due to popular demand there will now be two performances of this at the Royal Albert Hall on 22nd December 2018. Home Alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Omen II 1,235 Posted December 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2018 Home Alone at the Royal Albert Hall this evening was the tenth different John Williams score I have seen and heard played live to picture at the venue and it was surely one of the best. Being able to attend so close to Christmas was a real treat too. Ben Palmer (who is obviously a big John Williams fan) conducted the Cinematic Sinfonia and the Crouch End Festival Chorus and it was honestly like hearing the original soundtrack. I loved the scene in the church with the choir singing live and expertly dialling their volume up and down in synch with the picture. Setting the Trap was absolutely incredible - the orchestra played it superbly (the drum kit was played live rather than tracked) and really loudly, it was goosebump-inducing. As seems to have happened at other venues, they played Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas from Home Alone 2: Lost In New York as an encore, a wonderful performance to round off the evening. Ricard, bollemanneke and JWMike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Awesome! That's one of my favorite LTP concerts too. It's a fun movie to watch with an enthusiastic crowd, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JWMike 117 Posted December 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2018 Nice seats @Omen II! I agree wholeheartedly with your assessment of tonight's performance. Setting the Trap was indeed amazing to hear live and the encore of Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas was a nice little treat to cap off the evening! This rounds off an amazing year of John Williams concerts for me. The disappointment of October still lingers but seeing the following all in 2018: Chamber of Secrets Close Encounters Jurassic Park Prisoner of Azkaban Star Wars Home Alone LSO concert truly made this a year for the books in more ways than one! Ricard, MrScratch and Omen II 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 13 hours ago, Jay said: Awesome! That's one of my favorite LTP concerts too. It's a fun movie to watch with an enthusiastic crowd, too! Yes, I think most of the audience were in the Christmas spirit and it was great to watch the film with an enthusiastic but respectful crowd. There was a family with a couple of young children sitting to my left and although the little girl was obviously a little tired towards the end, she and her brother were roaring with laughter as Kevin inflicted catastrophic, life-changing injuries on the two hapless burglars. Their laughter was infectious. I was amused by the conversation of another grown up family in the row behind me who had not realised that the film would be screened at the same time as the music was played! I am not sure what they were expecting when they bought their tickets. They were also completely thrown when the choir walked on stage for the second half and it took them a while to work out that they were not additional members of the orchestra (despite there being about sixty extra people, none of which was carrying a musical instrument which is usually a bit of a giveaway). They then concluded that they must have been 'substitutes' (😲) and even resorted to checking their phones for photos they had taken in the first half to confirm that they had not been on stage before the interval. You can see from my photos above that the choir must have had about sixty people in it, so observation could not have been their strong point. I could have easily turned round to correct them but it was just too funny to interrupt them. @serenifly Indeed I had good seats in stalls block J, row 10. I see from your picture that you must have been a little further round and a few rows forward. They are usually good seats for live to film concerts, as you can see the screen and the orchestra easily without having to change your focus too much or crane your neck, while the sound is still good. Ricard and JWMike 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWMike 117 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Omen II said: Yes, I think most of the audience were in the Christmas spirit and it was great to watch the film with an enthusiastic but respectful crowd. There was a family with a couple of young children sitting to my left and although the little girl was obviously a little tired towards the end, she and her brother were roaring with laughter as Kevin inflicted catastrophic, life-changing injuries on the two hapless burglars. Their laughter was infectious. Ha! This was so true. Had the exact same experience near us. 3 hours ago, Omen II said: Indeed I had good seats in stalls block J, row 10. I see from your picture that you must have been a little further round and a few rows forward. They are usually good seats for live to film concerts, as you can see the screen and the orchestra easily without having to change your focus too much or crane your neck, while the sound is still good. Yeah, this kind of area is my go to for seating if they're available. I was in block L, row 6. For Azkaban I ended up in the front row of the arena and found it to be much better than I was expecting. You're getting a great close-up of certain members of the orchestra in exchange for missing some of the others who are out of view. The sound balance was quite different I think, but overall I'd be tempted to go for these again if available in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrScratch 294 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 My first Williams LTP concert was Home Alone in 2015. Great show. Last night I went to a Christmas concert and the evening ended with 3 Home Alone songs: Somewhere In My Memory, Star Of Bethlehem, and Merry Christmas. I didn’t know they were going to play any of those so that was an awesome surprise. JWMike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 This continues to be a massive holiday hit NOVEMBER 2019 12NOVHOME ALONE7:00 pm DeVos Performance HallOrchestra: Grand Rapids Symphony city: Grand Rapids, MI 29NOVHOME ALONE7:30 pm Boettcher Concert HallOrchestra: Colorado Symphony city: Denver, CO 29NOVHOME ALONE7:30 pm North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts CenterOrchestra: Charlotte Symphony Orchestra city: Charlotte, NC 30NOVHOME ALONE7:30 pm The Riverside TheaterOrchestra: Milwaukee Symphony city: Milwaukee, WI 30NOVHOME ALONE7:30 pm Atlanta Symphony HallOrchestra: Atlanta Symphony city: Atlanta, GA 30NOVHOME ALONE7:30 pm Des Moines Civic CenterOrchestra: Des Moines Symphony city: Des Moines, IA DECEMBER 2019 1DECHOME ALONE1:30 pm Des Moines Civic CenterOrchestra: Des Moines Symphony city: Des Moines, IA 1DECHOME ALONE2:30 pm The Riverside TheaterOrchestra: Milwaukee Symphony city: Milwaukee, WI 1DECHOME ALONE7:30 pm Atlanta Symphony HallOrchestra: Atlanta Symphony city: Atlanta, GA 6DECHOME ALONE7:00 pm Symphony CenterOrchestra: Chicago Symphony city: Chicago, IL 6DECHOME ALONE7:30 pm Phoenix Symphony HallOrchestra: The Phoenix Symphony city: Phoenix, AZ 6DECHOME ALONE7:30 pm Roy Thomson HallOrchestra: Toronto Symphony city: Toronto, ON 6DECHOME ALONE8:30 pm Auditorium di MilanoOrchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi city: Milan, Italy 7DECHOME ALONE2:00 pm Roy Thomson HallOrchestra: Toronto Symphony city: Toronto, ON 7DECHOME ALONE2:00 pm Phoenix Symphony HallOrchestra: The Phoenix Symphony city: Phoenix, AZ 7DECHOME ALONE3:00 pm Symphony CenterOrchestra: Chicago Symphony city: Chicago, IL 7DECHOME ALONE4:00 pm Auditorium di MilanoOrchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi city: Milan, Italy 7DECHOME ALONE7:30 pm Phoenix Symphony HallOrchestra: The Phoenix Symphony city: Phoenix, AZ 7DECHOME ALONE7:30 pm Roy Thomson HallOrchestra: Toronto Symphony city: Toronto, ON 7DECHOME ALONE8:30 pm Auditorium di MilanoOrchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi city: Milan, Italy 8DECHOME ALONE2:00 pm Phoenix Symphony HallOrchestra: The Phoenix Symphony city: Phoenix, AZ 8DECHOME ALONE3:00 pm Symphony CenterOrchestra: Chicago Symphony city: Chicago, IL 11DECHOME ALONE7:00 pm Kleinhans Music HallOrchestra: Buffalo Philharmonic city: Buffalo, NY 12DECHOME ALONE7:00 pm Schermerhorn Symphony CenterOrchestra: Nashville Symphony city: Nashville, TN 13DECHOME ALONE7:00 pm Schermerhorn Symphony CenterOrchestra: Nashville Symphony city: Nashville, TN 14DECHOME ALONE7:30 pm Wichita Falls Memorial AuditoriumOrchestra: Wichita Falls Symphony city: Wichita Falls, TX 14DECHOME ALONE7:30 pm Conexus Arts CentreOrchestra: Regina Symphony Orchestra city: Regina, SK 18DECHOME ALONE7:30 pm Max M Fisher Music CenterOrchestra: Detroit Symphony city: Detroit, MI 20DECHOME ALONE7:00 pm Powell HallOrchestra: St Louis Symphony city: St Louis, MO 20DECHOME ALONE7:30 pm Robinson Center Music HallOrchestra: Arkansas Symphony city: Little Rock, AR 21DECHOME ALONE2:00 pm Powell HallOrchestra: St Louis Symphony city: St Louis, MO 21DECHOME ALONE7:30 pm Robinson Center Music HallOrchestra: Arkansas Symphony city: Little Rock, AR 22DECHOME ALONE3:00 pm Robinson Center Music HallOrchestra: Arkansas Symphony city: Little Rock, AR 22DECHOME ALONE6:30 pm KKL Konzertsaal LuzernOrchestra: City Lights Orchestra city: Lucerne, Switzerland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 I'm still baffled that we're not getting this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will 2,215 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Saw this again yesterday! (My school's choir was performing this time, so I wanted to go!) Gosh, I'd forgotten how awesome JW's "Listening to Carson" extension to end the first act is. Pure JW fanfaric awesomeness. I desperately want to hear it again... Maybe someone will manage to make a phone recording at some point. Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoeinAR 1,949 Posted December 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 9, 2019 Dave and I will spend Sunday the 22 seeing Rise of Skywalker, eating a chinese luncheon and then seeing Home Alone at the Symphony. It will be a John Williams holiday. theMaestraX, Will and #SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Wait, JW wrote a Listening to Carson extension? Also, any chance someone could get a cue list of this concert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quppa 117 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I saw the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's performance of Home Alone last night and thought they did a great job. I was worried about 'Setting the Trap' based on previous comments, but it was well executed. 'Making the Plane' was more of a struggle. I think the highlight was hearing the choir in the second half - it would have been even better if they could have somehow slotted in the full version of 'Somewhere in My Memory' (we also got 'Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas' as the encore, which was lovely - it's my least favourite of the 5 (?) songs Williams wrote for the 2 movies, but it worked really well as a live performance). I hadn't realised how sparsely scored parts of the film were - definitely a contrast to some other LTP concerts. The conductor always - understandably - encourages the crowd to 'participate' by clapping throughout the performance, but personally I'd rather just listen to the music. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,337 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Still surprised they don't also add Christmas Star to the encore, given the length of the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smaug The Iron 510 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 They are playing Home Alone on the 18th of December in my hometown. I have already booked my ticket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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