‘Winter Fun” Concert
The sound was big! This was not the symphonic music that I have listened to on my earPods or Sonos for the past 18 months – this was REAL! The sound of the brass section of the Loudoun Symphony Orchestra (LSO) filled the packed auditorium. It caught my attention and put a smile on my face behind my bedazzled mask. How wonderful, to finally hear real music performed by real people!
Wearing Santa hats, twinkling vests, and bows, the musicians captured the holiday spirit down to their light-wrapped music stands.
Maestra, Nancia DAlimonte, LSO Music Director and Conductor, lead the Symphony in a holiday program that was dramatic, funny, wistful, and energetic. From Grinchy to lyrical, the performance was polished to perfection and full with joy.
Nancia brought wisdom, cheer, and humor to every part of the program. She introduced the pieces with stories, wit, and context. Her impeccable timing and connection with the musicians was, of course, exceptional. Her head dresses changed from a festive holiday plaid Santa hat to crystalline antlers, to a shark head. She not only lead the orchestra, but she lead the audience to create the sound of the cracking whip in the closing piece, Sleigh Ride.
LSO brought Christmas music by train, with music from the Polar Express; by nightmare from Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas, Making Christmas; en pointe with excerpts from The Nutcracker; by sleigh; by reindeer; by wooden soldiers; from the movies with Miracle on 34th Street, Somewhere in My Memory from Home Alone, Where are You Christmas? From the Grinch.
The one hour concert heralded the Christmas season and inspirited the audience to start making their lists and tying bows. Best of all – there was magnificent live music once again. Our souls have awakened. The concert was held in the sun-filled ST. David’s Episcopal Church in Ashburn, Virginia on Saturday, December 4.
To learn more about LSO and to see their 2022 performance schedule, please visit their website – https://www.loudounsymphony.org/
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