“I think [the music] anchors the entire show together. It’s the centerpiece of the show and it’s incredible,” Santini said.“I could talk about the music for, I’m sure, at least thirty minutes.”
“The textures that they put together—the fusion of East and West—is really interesting and seamless,” Santini commented. “The composition and the backdrop with the story that the choreographer tells is really just brought to life by the music ... the way that they sync together.
“I never say anything’s perfect, but I would say it was flawless. I thought it was amazing and it’s the second time I have seen the show.”
“I actually felt so much energy in my chest ... I felt like I was going to have to stand up or my heart was going to jump or something,” he said of the instrumental performance. “And whenever it reached that point, it was like yin and yang almost—the balance and the contrast was profound.
“Watching Shen Yun is reinvigorating to the heart. And actually, they even said that there used to be an ancient belief, which I obviously believe as a musician: that music reaches both the physical body, the ear, and the spirit or the heart.”
“It couldn’t get any better,” Santini said of Shen Yun.