It was actually suggested ... by a former student of mine, and she wanted to give us tickets to come to this performance. ... And we’re happy she did. We’re very happy to be here.”
“[The soprano] was tremendous. Really enjoyed listening to her. It was wonderful.”
“I liked the spiritual nature of it. I’m glad to see the subtitles because obviously I don’t speak Chinese. I wouldn’t have known what she was saying, but I thought the lyrics were very beautiful. I found them very inspiring.”
“I think it brings together ... people throughout the world in terms of the spiritual nature of people, how everyone has a spiritual nature to them, and it’s expressed in different ways, but there’s that desire to have that connection to a higher power.”
“I think the spiritual inclination is something that’s very important to me, so I can appreciate this.”
“I believe in a God. I happen to be of Christian faith, but I can see the common nature between the belief in a God, a higher power, a need for that connection in other religions also. It’s wonderful.”