“I really liked the whole Phoenix thing. ... Spiritually for me, being able to just stop and see the beauty, just stop my day,” said Mr. Walker.

“I took the day off. I never do that. I planned this for months and turned my phone off,” he said.

“I just wanted to experience this. So for me, it’s more than art. It’s my little spiritual moment, my little getaway.”

“I think it takes you through the history ... It’s an education, right? I wanted to learn; as people, we should always be evolving,” said Mr. Walker.

“I think that from the culture that I got to experience today, it shows that we’re pretty much the same. We’ve had different issues along the way as people in this country, but I think it’s important for us to [understand] as human beings what’s going on in China, and other places around the world,” he said.

“Take a moment and think about culture, what [it] can bring to human society and the human race. I think that if we don’t take time to recognize that, we’re really missing out, great things like this could be erased from memory.”

Mr. Walker applauded how every aspect of the performance seemed to be connected.

“The talent is how everything just flows together in song; the music is connected to the performers and even the clothing [is] connected to the music. It all just flows together. It’s fantastic. It’s more than I thought it would be for me,” he said.