Those are great pictures. Your seat was way better than mine and we were in the same row! (And you all see the pumpkin right? lol. I totally thought she was going to turn it around and light it. That would have been amazing. It was not up during Edwin's set (I have a pic).
So my official review is that it was lovely. The symphony sounded really great, especially since with Edwin's music they sounded like a bunch of noise or you could not hear them at all. There were sound issues during that set and thank goodness not during Vanessa's. I think the choir was wonderful (even though they missed the claps the first time around in Carousel (well one girl did it). I so badly wanted to clap but I wanted to record too.. At first Vanessa said she wasn't going to talk much which may have put people off a bit, but you could tell she was a bit nervous. She did start to open up and cracked a few Vanessa jokes like she does. she also mentioned at one point she would tell us "just a sliver" about the new album but did not. Bride was beautiful but she did not utilize the symphony that much, or as much as I would have expected, for the build up to the end. Marching line was my favorite, though she did start to sing the wrong words during the first verse. I thought it was hilarious that at the end, she did her salute, then tried to leave, but all the kids were around her and she couldn't get out. The poor thing looked like she wanted to escape but was caged in! So she turned around and saluted again. My final conclusion is that, while the symphony and choir are a completely different experience and add something to her performance, they also take something away. I really enjoy it being just her, the piano, and an accompanist or two. I think for some songs, she does need some background singers (like bride, carousel, htb) but otherwise, unadulterated Vanessa is all I require.
I'm going to try getting my videos up, but I'm already having issues, so it might take awhile. Also, I must not have been paying close attention because I wasn't recording TTFS when I thought I was so there is only half a song. I forgot to mention that one up in my review, I really enjoyed that one as well.
