{"id":51706,"date":"2017-11-08T14:47:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T19:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=51706"},"modified":"2017-11-08T14:50:01","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T19:50:01","slug":"evanescence-synthesis-live-orchestra-sbec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=51706","title":{"rendered":"Evanescence: Synthesis Live With Orchestra at The SBEC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.df-foto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Photographs by Diane Fleischman<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000080;\">\/ <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?cat=2575\"><strong>Review By: Janel Spiegel <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"su_carousel_69f3edd188a73\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-yes su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"2\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/727C435B-F86C-4E79-A0DC-E3F96ED9854F.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/727C435B-F86C-4E79-A0DC-E3F96ED9854F-182x200.jpeg\" alt=\"727C435B-F86C-4E79-A0DC-E3F96ED9854F\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FE9FB7F3-A74A-4FE6-BE9B-7E5582585EBA.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FE9FB7F3-A74A-4FE6-BE9B-7E5582585EBA-182x200.jpeg\" alt=\"FE9FB7F3-A74A-4FE6-BE9B-7E5582585EBA\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/42D79469-CE09-47F6-8F8A-A2629EC16604.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/42D79469-CE09-47F6-8F8A-A2629EC16604-182x200.jpeg\" alt=\"42D79469-CE09-47F6-8F8A-A2629EC16604\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FBB3D9EC-6214-40BC-8092-3B2EF47FE95C.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FBB3D9EC-6214-40BC-8092-3B2EF47FE95C-182x200.jpeg\" alt=\"FBB3D9EC-6214-40BC-8092-3B2EF47FE95C\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/B5F41B19-E3E5-4943-911E-49C09B7A77E4.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/B5F41B19-E3E5-4943-911E-49C09B7A77E4-182x200.jpeg\" alt=\"B5F41B19-E3E5-4943-911E-49C09B7A77E4\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Tuesday, November 8, 2017 at SANDS BETHLEHEM EVENT CENTER.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">EVANESCENCE lead singer-song-writer (She wrote some of the most incredible songs), bassist Tim McCord, drummer, Will Hunt, lead guitarist\/backing vocalist Troy McLawhorn and guitarist Jen Majura released their new album SYNTHESIS. The orchestra arranger and composer is David Campbell. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The rain and chilly weather did not stop the music! Tonight at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center in Bethlehem, PA, Evanescence: Synthesis with Orchestra took the stage. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The Orchestra was set up first and they did the most incredible rendition of Ludwig van Beethoven\u2019s \u201cMoonlight Sonata\u201d and a few more songs. The orchestra was exquisite. \u00a0They did a beautiful job. The orchestra had a brief intermission. It sort of made you feel like you were in New York on Broadway at the theatre. The Sands Event staff was efficient and walking around helping everyone find seats. The staff always does an incredible job. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This concert felt different and you could feel it in the air that the crowd was so excited. Amy Lee came on-stage after the intermission. \u00a0Amy Lee sounds so incredible live as if you are listening to an album. She played piano which was so amazing to see her play the piano along with her live orchestra playing. She is such a powerful singer. Her voice is haunting yet opera ready. There were \u201cI have chills and goosebumps\u201d comments for most of the concert.\u00a0 You can physically feel every word whether it is painful or joyful when she is singing. EVANESCENCE is powerful. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">It was amazing to hear songs like, \u201cNever Go Back,\u201d \u201cLithium,\u201d \u201cSecret Door\u201d and more. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The stage looked so beautiful yet simple. It was Amy, the band and the orchestra. \u00a0She sang a few new songs from the new album SYNTHESIS. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The new songs were well received. Amy sang her heart and soul out. \u201cImperfection\u201d was loved as the crowd sang along and she delivered a powerful message telling everyone \u201cyou don\u2019t have to be perfect.\u201d Amy also thanked Bethlehem, PA and the fans. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">You could feel the enthusiasm and the love from the audience. She sang a few fan favorites including \u201cMy Immortal\u201d (goosebumps, chills and tears-so amazing Live) and \u201cBring Me to Life.\u201d She is a class act and brought music, pure music to the Sands Bethlehem Event Center. She did not need any outfit changes, nothing fancy just her incredible voice and the power of the orchestra made the show incredible. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0EVANESCENCE and the Orchestra received a standing ovation and of course she did an amazing encore. Everyone stayed until Amy and the band left the stage. This concert was perfection and Sands Bethlehem Event Center out did themselves as usual. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you want to see a great concert make sure to check out the Sands Bethlehem Event Center <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandseventcenter.com\/\">http:\/\/www.sandseventcenter.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">EVANESCENCE Links<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evanescence.com\/\">http:\/\/www.evanescence.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandseventcenter.com\/events\/evanescence\/\">http:\/\/www.sandseventcenter.com\/events\/evanescence\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evanescence\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/evanescence<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCDDmukrq0bwckrp09bNt-Rw\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCDDmukrq0bwckrp09bNt-Rw<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51707,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2290,69,2575,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diane-fleischman","category-in-the-valley","category-janel-spiegel","category-photography"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/EVANESCENCE-.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51706"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/51707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}