Chuck Malott

Review of Harris Theater for Music & Dan...

The performance we paid to see was billed as the E...

The performance we paid to see was billed as the Elgin Orchestra performing Abbey Road. It would have been great to actually hear the orchestra! Instead, we strained to hear anything beyond the vocals and the drummer - who some genius determined should bang loudly from a position in front of the orchestra! An example of how bad this was, during While My Guitar Gently Weeps, we could barely hear the lead guitar. And then, they brought forward a violinist who, though vigorously working her bow, could not be heard at all! And we were sitting less than ten feet from the mixing board! Very disappointing