Where to begin?! I've been to Manhattan many times before - Radio City, the Empire State Building, Central Park, Broadway, pre-9/11 financial district, and so on. But, I never dreamed of being on the Isaac Stern Auditorium Stage, THE premier concert venue in the U.S., performing John Rutter and Mark Hayes in front of thousands.
The choir was enormous(350 strong?). The orchestra 'wowed' our conductor, Sean Boulware. A standing ovation at the end of the concert was...expected, in my opinion, about halfway through the Hayes.
We had rehearsal in the Kaplan Space on the third floor for two days.
I got a thumbs up from the principle percussionist and timpanist. I'm looking forward to going back to that incomparable stage.
