Symphony on the Prairie: Rockapella
Last night we took the kids to Symphony on the Prairie to see Rockapella. With it being festival seating, and with the previous night's concert having been rained out, I guess we should have known to arrive earlier than we did (and we were almost an hour early). We sat far enough back that we couldn't make out the performers' faces, and we were outside the sloped area so we kind of had to look in between the heads of other people. And we were outside the walkway around the bowl, so there were a lot of people walking by, also blocking the view.
But the view of the stage wasn't really why we were there. We still had a great view of the sunset and the moonrise and the stars coming out, and there were lots of people to watch. It wasn't too loud for the kids (which could easily have been a problem) and we had some pleasant music to listen to on a pleasant evening outside. There were very few bugs, and we weren't too crowded in. Morgan had a good time, and Brandon enjoyed the music, even though he mostly read his book while they sang. Overall, I'd say it was a success, though I think we could have accomplished much the same thing by having an evening picnic in an open public park, or out at my parents' farm, if we brought a boombox with our own music.
I do like a capella music, and Rockapella is very talented, but I've come to the conclusion that I just don't care for their musical arrangements. They put so much personal spin on their cover songs that they don't flow right, and I find the effect rather jarring. They also don't enunciate as well as I'd like, so it's a completely vocal performance in which I often can't make out the words, which irritates me. I much prefer Da Vinci's Notebook or Lager Rhythms. If anyone has recommendations for other a capella music, I'd be interested. Also, if they know of any web sites that recommend new music based on information about music you already like, that would be interesting too.
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