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Ben Folds with the Spokane Symphony |
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It was wonderful to see symphony fans get a taste of Ben Folds and the same for indie music fans to get a taste of the symphony. This was a good way for people to see that the Symphony isn’t as stuffy as you think. Ben Folds walked out on stage with his striped polo and jeans as the symphony was playing his song and he went straight into a night of music. I am not a die hard Ben Folds fan so a lot of the songs were new to me, but my co-worker Cole who is a HUGE fan and has seen him 7 times was extremely happy with the set list! It was a disappointment to see the symphony leave early, but I am glad Ben Folds still played a few songs for us to end our evening. He did play songs off his current album, and some classics (I only say classics because everyone was singing along.) He had a song for his daughter and one for his son. Ben Folds seems like the kid next door, a great dad yet still very humorous and fun.
I hope this concert opens up more opportunities for people to see the Symphony with other kinds of music. One last note, if you haven’t heard of Ben Folds or have seen him in concert check out some footage on YouTube it is pretty cool. |
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| checkitoutmusic.com 2007-2009 |
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Ben Folds with the Spokane Symphony and music director Eckart Preu, who would have thought that, would happen in Spokane? An audience of all ages gathered in their seats to an opening set of four pieces performed by the Spokane Symphony. Out of the four my two favorite were Clapping Music and Estancia – Final Dance, “Malambo.” The Clapping music was something I have never seen before, it consisted of two men clapping together to create a beat or music. 
His music sounded perfect with the symphony it was so cool to watch the symphony play and to see Ben watch Eckart direct. Ben even noted that after he messed Eckart up, that in college he would be in big trouble! What a cool experience for the symphony. Ben Folds did a little directing himself and led us in singing. I get why people enjoy his music, its fun to sing along too and he is a great entertainer. He rocked this bitch! 