David Benoit and Youth Orchestra Thrill At World Premier
By C. MacDonald
TORRANCE, CA–Legendary Pianist David Benoit and the incredible Asia America Youth Orchestra “lifted the rafters” of James Armstrong Theatre recently at the “Journey of the Endeavour” World Premier.
Benoit, the orchestra’s Founder, Music Director and Conductor, created the fun, fast-paced tribute piece, and the superbly-talented young musicians helped sensationally-serenade the famous Space Shuttle Endeavour, as videos of it–in the air and being pulled through the streets of LA–appeared on a big screen. To add further reality to the Space & Great Outdoors concert theme, Astronaut Garrett Reisman, Ph.D., who actually flew on two shuttle missions (the first one on Endeavour), spoke to the spellbound crowd about what it was like to “blast off.”
The Endeavour recently ended its journey but the careers of the student musicians are just taking off…read more>
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