Facemasks and a lot of cameras helped the symphony come to life this spring. It happened again last night, says Don Hamilton, a hint of something close to rapture in his voice. There was a 30-piece orchestra onstage, and I was and this is a word often abused
literally the only other person in the room. I m all alone in the Fox Theater, a building with a capacity of 1,700, and live musicians are playing Mahler as if it s for me. Hamilton s private concert experience stems from the fact that he s been overseeing the recording process for the Spokane Symphony s first-ever streaming concert series, itself a product of the COVID-19 restrictions that continue to limit the size of indoor gatherings. Those same restrictions obviously affect film crews, too, which is why Hamilton has lately found himself enjoying full-blown performances for an audience of one.
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