Was this in Ulster Hall? Because if it was, you were probably sitting where Anuna were at the concert I went to. If not then...who knows? ;)
In any case, I recall being somewhat disappointed by the ratio of orchestra to Anuna. I think they sang once, maybe twice. I had really been hoping for a lot more, like a concert with the orchestra, not just a concert where they put in an appearance as a bit of decoration here and there. I believe the whole thing was broadcast on the BBC, though, and I did enjoy the wicked percussionist they also featured, who did the Sabre Dance while standing in the middle of a not-quite-round contraption in which were strung all sorts of things that made sound when you hit them. He was reaching all around him and it was amazing and a lot of fun. He pretty much stole the show. Oh, and there was a soprano soloist wearing a shiny dress that was, no joke, the color of Pepto-Bismol. (I had to explain my amusement at the color to my Swiss friend.)
But yeah, not nearly so much Anuna as I'd have liked. :-\
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Date: 2006-08-23 03:14 am (UTC)In any case, I recall being somewhat disappointed by the ratio of orchestra to Anuna. I think they sang once, maybe twice. I had really been hoping for a lot more, like a concert with the orchestra, not just a concert where they put in an appearance as a bit of decoration here and there. I believe the whole thing was broadcast on the BBC, though, and I did enjoy the wicked percussionist they also featured, who did the Sabre Dance while standing in the middle of a not-quite-round contraption in which were strung all sorts of things that made sound when you hit them. He was reaching all around him and it was amazing and a lot of fun. He pretty much stole the show. Oh, and there was a soprano soloist wearing a shiny dress that was, no joke, the color of Pepto-Bismol. (I had to explain my amusement at the color to my Swiss friend.)
But yeah, not nearly so much Anuna as I'd have liked. :-\