[Trombone-l] Gabe on Boston Pops July 4 Broadcast

[Rodger A. Hinson]

Gabe,

I watched the Boston Pops tonight and I caught the slightest glimpse of 
you. Unfortunately, CBS's production of it was so horrid that I'm glad I 
watched it on Tivo later instead of missing the Fort Collins Symphony's 
performance at our local fireworks show.

No slight to the Boston Pops. The orchestra sounded incredible as 
always, but CBS screwed this one up big time. The constant camera sweeps 
darn near made me seasick and the orchestra felt woefully 
underrepresented. After commercials, the Boston Pops got maybe 15 
minutes of a 60 minute show. Ugh.

Didn't PBS used to do Pops Goes the Fourth? It was MUCH better back then 
- more about the orchestra, less about the MC(s) and the commercials and 
camera tricks.

Rodger Hinson
Fort Collins, Colorado

Gabriel Langfur wrote:
> Hi all, 
>
> If you tune in to the July 4 Boston Pops TV Broadcast, you
> just might catch a glimpse of me (playing bass trombone of
> course)... 
>
> I've subbed and played extra for the BSO and Pops for
> years, but I haven't done this one before. It's pretty
> exciting!
>
>
>
> Gabe Langfur
> Boston, MA
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