I Saw the Trans Siberian Orchestra Last Nite
 

What a wonderful show! My girlfriend and I sat near the mixing boards, and still had a great view of the stage. Some of the bandmembers came back in this area to play as well. If you have not seen this band live - go see them! It is worth every penny; it is a Christmas experience you will not forget.:frankiesmile:

I love their music on the radio, but I've never seen them life. Sounds like quite an experience. I love orchestral music at all times of the year, but you're right, this time of year ads a special seasoning to it, if you will. Glad you enjoyed it! :frankiesmile:

In some areas of the performance - I was in tears. I am a musician, so I feel what is being played. You do not need to use words, just notes and I understand. The tears were not of joy, nor sorrow, but of wonderment! That band blew my head off!:frankiesmile:

I tear up when listening to classical music sometimes, too. There's parts where it sounds just so powerful and beautiful, and it tugs at your emotions. I've compared instrumental music to reading a book, where listening to music with words is to watching a movie. Instrumental music allows you to use your own imagination and create a "story" of sorts, and everyone can come out with something completely different, it's really cool. And sometimes those stories are powerful enough to that person that they literally get emotional. One of the many reasons I love classical music. :)

You just know when you got bit by "great art." I used to be into punk, thrash, and metal bands, and played the same. Then I heard John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme"...and it was all over. My eyes were opened, and my musical molecular structure changed forever. I saw sounds and was hearing colors; here was a man laying his soul out. It was the purest art form I ever heard in my life. It was amazing. Those classical pieces get me too; so does jazz, and my performing music - the blues.:frankiesmile: