Lancaster, Kentucky, Lancaster Grand Theatre, Nov. 21, 2015
Nov 23, 2015 1:26:55 GMT
Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2015 1:26:55 GMT
Thanks to 'agog' for his delightful review:
Oh boy. Where to start? What a lucky fan I am. Living in little ol' Indianapolis I was strategically placed to go to either Wabash on Friday or Lancaster on Saturday. Being an indecisive type I went to both. Sometimes character flaws have benefits.
At Wabash I lucked into a second row, slightly left of center seat. Jackie up close! File that under blind squirrel scores. But enough preamble.
Wabash was a modern venue. Jackie was her lovely teen self. There were the now standard eight musicians with 4 violins, two violas and two cellos and of course Jackie's music director, the talented and multitasking Peter Keiswalter. One person told me after that there were only seven strings. That is possible as the piano blocked my view of where one of the performers would have been.
I was hoping to hear SOTR ["Somewhere Over the Rainbow"] in the night's set list after reading rave reviews elsewhere on this site, and fervently hoping to hear Jackie sing Nessun Dorma. She has included both in her last several concerts. We weren't disappointed at either show. Ladies and gents of Jackies fan club, the girl can sing Puccini! Just a fact. Standing O's for ND at both venues.
While Jackie never disappoints, I had a definite favorite of the two shows. Lancaster. The intimate 1920 built theater was perfect. At just over 400 seats there truly wasn't a bad seat. I had row H, off to the left. I enjoyed it even more than the second row at Wabash. Being smaller, Jackie's sound tech,( I would like to insert his name here if some kind fan would oblige.) whom she always thanks at some point in the show, dialed back the board. Oh it was lovely. At Lancaster I heard what others have appreciated in SOTR. Jackie sang it without embellishment and took great care with every note and word. I said it was lovely, well it was. Sigh...
Jackie received, I don't know, four or so standing O's at both concerts. Lovers received a very earnest standing O, but the ovation for Nessun Dorma at little four hundred seat Lancaster was THUNDEROUS and immediate. No one looked around a bit to not be the first to stand or to see if others were standing too. Jackie took notice with a smile. It was one of several appreciative smiles that evening from Jackie that made it easy for the regular goers to see Jackie was very pleased with the enthusiasm of the Lancaster audience. Of course Jackie sang as she always does. It was the physically smaller venue that allowed her less amplified voice to burnish each note as I've not heard in any other concert.
If you get the opportunity to see Jackie, by all means do so. But if she's playing a small intimate house like Lancaster, go the extra mile to be there. You'll be more than rewarded.
Oh, I can't finish this review without mentioning that the people who attended the show were elegantly turned out. At the reception most people I spoke with were quite familiar with Jackie. Several said they had all her albums and watched her youtube videos. They were thrilled to be going to their first Jackie concert and were pleased to have an artist of Jackie's caliber grace their still in renovation local venue. Great people who knew about Jackie.
Is this review ever going to end? I must mention one more thing. The presentation in the theater, after the reception and before the show, was highlighted by several older veterans in their DAV headgear, escorting Old Glory in front of the stage. The audience stood, placed their hands on their hearts, and pledged allegiance to our flag. No one pooh poohed the ritual. It was a throwback to an era not seen enough these days and much appreciated by this Jackie vet. After we were took our seats, the old somewhat frail vets walked up the aisle to their seats by the sound board. As they passed my row I said audibly, "Well done boys." I got two big grins from those WW2 fellows.
EDIT TO ADD: I was fashionably late for the reception and missed Jackie's brief appearance. The H with fashion from now on.
Oh boy. Where to start? What a lucky fan I am. Living in little ol' Indianapolis I was strategically placed to go to either Wabash on Friday or Lancaster on Saturday. Being an indecisive type I went to both. Sometimes character flaws have benefits.
At Wabash I lucked into a second row, slightly left of center seat. Jackie up close! File that under blind squirrel scores. But enough preamble.
Wabash was a modern venue. Jackie was her lovely teen self. There were the now standard eight musicians with 4 violins, two violas and two cellos and of course Jackie's music director, the talented and multitasking Peter Keiswalter. One person told me after that there were only seven strings. That is possible as the piano blocked my view of where one of the performers would have been.
I was hoping to hear SOTR ["Somewhere Over the Rainbow"] in the night's set list after reading rave reviews elsewhere on this site, and fervently hoping to hear Jackie sing Nessun Dorma. She has included both in her last several concerts. We weren't disappointed at either show. Ladies and gents of Jackies fan club, the girl can sing Puccini! Just a fact. Standing O's for ND at both venues.
While Jackie never disappoints, I had a definite favorite of the two shows. Lancaster. The intimate 1920 built theater was perfect. At just over 400 seats there truly wasn't a bad seat. I had row H, off to the left. I enjoyed it even more than the second row at Wabash. Being smaller, Jackie's sound tech,( I would like to insert his name here if some kind fan would oblige.) whom she always thanks at some point in the show, dialed back the board. Oh it was lovely. At Lancaster I heard what others have appreciated in SOTR. Jackie sang it without embellishment and took great care with every note and word. I said it was lovely, well it was. Sigh...
Jackie received, I don't know, four or so standing O's at both concerts. Lovers received a very earnest standing O, but the ovation for Nessun Dorma at little four hundred seat Lancaster was THUNDEROUS and immediate. No one looked around a bit to not be the first to stand or to see if others were standing too. Jackie took notice with a smile. It was one of several appreciative smiles that evening from Jackie that made it easy for the regular goers to see Jackie was very pleased with the enthusiasm of the Lancaster audience. Of course Jackie sang as she always does. It was the physically smaller venue that allowed her less amplified voice to burnish each note as I've not heard in any other concert.
If you get the opportunity to see Jackie, by all means do so. But if she's playing a small intimate house like Lancaster, go the extra mile to be there. You'll be more than rewarded.
Oh, I can't finish this review without mentioning that the people who attended the show were elegantly turned out. At the reception most people I spoke with were quite familiar with Jackie. Several said they had all her albums and watched her youtube videos. They were thrilled to be going to their first Jackie concert and were pleased to have an artist of Jackie's caliber grace their still in renovation local venue. Great people who knew about Jackie.
Is this review ever going to end? I must mention one more thing. The presentation in the theater, after the reception and before the show, was highlighted by several older veterans in their DAV headgear, escorting Old Glory in front of the stage. The audience stood, placed their hands on their hearts, and pledged allegiance to our flag. No one pooh poohed the ritual. It was a throwback to an era not seen enough these days and much appreciated by this Jackie vet. After we were took our seats, the old somewhat frail vets walked up the aisle to their seats by the sound board. As they passed my row I said audibly, "Well done boys." I got two big grins from those WW2 fellows.
EDIT TO ADD: I was fashionably late for the reception and missed Jackie's brief appearance. The H with fashion from now on.
as minors don't call the shots over her team but of course most of fans will not believe that .
, the guy almost got the pen too 
, what's up with dat , ? ok no Skyhawks tomorrow , it turkey guys turkey 