{"id":3697,"date":"2014-12-21T11:09:20","date_gmt":"2014-12-21T18:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=3697"},"modified":"2014-12-31T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2014-12-31T18:22:10","slug":"solstice-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/solstice-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"solstice concert"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I finally made it to the Paul Winter Solstice Concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. The show was a bit upstaged by the installation of the giant Phoenix by Xu Bing. <\/p>\n

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Huang lit up by the light of dawn<\/p><\/div>\n

Other photos from the concert:
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sunrise ceremony with gong<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

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spiral tree of sound<\/p><\/div>\n

The dance number “Amazing” was amazing and energetic. My heart was pounding. The cello performance of “Song of the Birds” was also incredible. There were brief moments of extreme beauty – solo soprano saxophone, the enactment of a thunderstorm, and the rising of the sun gong. Other than that the concert affected me as being overly spectacular. I found myself wishing for a more intimate, indigenously crafted solstice ceremony. And the giant presence of the Phoenix definitely diverted me from the performance. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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