{"id":53134,"date":"2017-11-19T19:31:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T00:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=53134"},"modified":"2017-11-19T19:31:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T00:31:18","slug":"holiday-spectacular-trans-siberian-orchestra-diane-fleischman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=53134","title":{"rendered":"A HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR:  TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA &#8211; by Diane Fleischman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.df-foto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Story &amp; Photographs by Diane Fleischman<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">There seems to be a big rush to get to the holiday season this year.\u00a0 While retailers offer Black Friday specials before the big day, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra returned to the PPL Center Saturday for two performances prepared to get the crowd singing and excited for the holiday season, a week before Thanksgiving.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"su_carousel_69f932441d903\" 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\/DSC_0631r.jpg\" 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\/DSC_0631r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0631r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/DSC_0691r.jpg\" 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\/DSC_0691r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0691r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/DSC_0924r.jpg\" 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\/DSC_0924r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0924r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/DSC_0973r.jpg\" 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\/DSC_0973r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0973r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/DSC_1025r.jpg\" 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\/DSC_1025r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_1025r\" \/><\/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><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">But this is not a bah-humbug review.\u00a0 The Trans-Siberian Orchestra has become over the last twenty years a rock holiday tradition.\u00a0 This year\u2019s tour presents \u2018Ghosts of Christmas Eve\u2019, and their greatest hits.\u00a0 It\u2019s more than their melodic progressive rock songs, it\u2019s a one of a kind audio and visual experience, unlikely to find in any other concert arena.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">The stage is a hydraulic masterpiece, with front pads that rose high above the stage, the rear of the stage also on a hydraulic lift, and a lighting rig, high above the stage, doubled as a cat walk when lowered for the guitarist and violinist to walk around wowing the crowd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Cambria;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A storyteller narrates the story of Ghosts of Christmas Eve.\u00a0 As the tale began, a young runaway finds shelter in an abandoned theatre on Christmas Eve.\u00a0 The runaway experiences the band\u2019s performances as ghostly visions from the theatre\u2019s past.\u00a0 The runaway finds hope in the music and returns home.\u00a0 The story intertwines between the music.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">For those who may not be huge fans of progressive rock, the light show won everybody over.\u00a0 As TSO performed \u201cChristmas Eve (Sarajevo 12\/24)\u201d, the lighting scheme went into a overload of flashing lights, lasers, and graphics.\u00a0 The spectacular light show for all the songs was perfectly synced to the music, which amazed and delighted the crowd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Cambria;\">Although we\u2019re not carving the holiday turkey just yet, TSO promised one thing on this tour, to donate $1 on every ticket sold to charity.\u00a0 The afternoon show was sold out, and the evening show had scarce seating available, starting this holiday season off with one nice contribution.\u00a0 If it wasn\u2019t the music, the extraordinary light show, the charity contribution is a nice way to welcome this holiday season and fill the hearts with holiday cheer.<\/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; 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