Concert Review: 'Video Games Live: Bonus Round!' at Wolf Trap

?Video Games Live? at Wolf Trap. Photo courtesy of Wolf Trap.

For those who call video games anti-social or who think that only a minority of people, ?nerds? play them they are in for a shock when going to a performance of Video Games Live: Bonus Round! The evening opened with Video Games Live creator and Video Game composer Tommy Tallarico saying, ?Some people think video games are just for little kids, video game music is just a bunch of annoying bips and bloops, video games are the cause of violence.? Well if there was ever a crowd to staunchly disagree it was at Wolf Trap saturday night. People of all ages were out to see the National Symphony Orchestra and a chorus prepared by Danny Ozment perform music from Pacman to Skyrim.

Video Games Live! was created by Mr. Tallarico in 2002 as an immersive audio and video experience to celebrate and support the art of video game music. It is now in its 10th anniversary of touring with two albums and numerous awards.

Emil de Cou the NSO at Wolf Trap festival conductor wrote in the introduction ?all the worlds of music are welcome on our stage? and never was it more true than for the Video Games Live: Bonus Round performance. If you are a fan of orchestra concerts ?the calm spectators clapping politely at just the right moments? this performance was not for you. Rarely have I seen such audience enthusiasm, energy and sheer joy for the music being performed, it was infectious.

??a fun, exciting, and unique experience.

The National Symphony Orchestra was stellar, conducted with elegance and mirth by Emmanuel Fratianni. They were gleefully cheered on as they had to perform the music, sound effects and all, while select members of the audience got on stage and played super smash brothers live. It is hard to imagine a better way to expose young people to the wonder of the orchestra as with music that they already love and appreciate.

Composed by Nobuo Uematsu, a ?famous? composer in the gaming world,??Final Fantasy 8, Liberi Fatali? was one piece that stood out, and I must say that the music was absolutely AMAZING. ? This song is the introduction when you start a new game, foreshadowing the epic love story between Squall and Rinoa. ?For the time this game came out (1999), this took video game music to a whole new level. ?Nobuo said, ?screw that?, to conventional video game music, which was usually really short and catchy. ?He wanted to make something huge and beautiful ?and he did.They also performed a medley from Zelda. ?The girl who played the flute for the medley is Laura Intravia, and she became popular via youtube for doing this.

I can promise you that going to a performance of Video Games Live, whether you are a gamer, a musician, a parent or all three, you will have a fun, exciting, and unique experience.

Running time: Three hours with two encores.

Video Games Live: Bonus Round!?was their only performance at Wolf Trap. ?For future events at Wolf Trap, click here.

Source: http://www.mdtheatreguide.com/2013/07/concert-review-video-games-live-bonus-round-at-wolf-trap/

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UFC champion St-Pierre enjoys teaching, but not ready to become a coach

Don?t look for Georges St-Pierre to become a coach when his fighting days are over.

But the mixed martial arts champion seemed to enjoy being a teacher for a day on Friday as he led a small group of newbies through the basics of kicks, blocks and chokeholds.

?Twelve years ago I was teaching delinquent kids in a program for the government and it was a lot of fun,? the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight king said.

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Not enough to want to be a coach, however.

?I loved it, but I don?t know if I like it that much to do it every day,? he said. ?I like teaching kids better than adults, to tell the truth.?

St-Pierre spent an hour at his training base at Tristar Gym teaching the MMA basics to a contest winner and others from across Canada chosen by a sponsor, the NOS energy drink.

They learned how to throw a leg kick without getting clobbered by a punch, how to block a kick (never with the hands) and other moves.

Contest winner Lawrence Pernica of Vancouver called it ?unreal.

?I?ve really enjoyed watching him fight. I?ve been a fan of his for years.?

St-Pierre is on a bit of a break since posting his 11th win in a row, a unanimous decision over Nick Diaz on March. 16 at the Bell Centre.

He opens training camp in September for his next bout Nov. 16 against Johny Hendricks.

Earlier this month, he was in Las Vegas to play a little poker and watch Chris Weidman?s stunning victory by second round knockout over Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight title. The loss ended Silva?s record 17-bout undefeated streak that began in 2006.

?I?m happy for Weidman, he?s a friend and a training partner,? said St. Pierre. ?It couldn?t happen to a better person.

?He lost his house, he has (two) kids and now he?s going to start making more money.

?I?m not surprised at the result. I predicted he would win, but I should make it clear: I?m not happy Silva lost. I?m happy that Chris won because he?s my friend.?

Weidman lost his home during Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

UFC boss Dana White pushed for a super-fight between Silva and St-Pierre, even though the St-Isidore, Que. native would need to go up in weight class against the Brazilian.

St-Pierre did not rule that out for sometime in the future, but for now, he is thinking only of Hendricks, while Silva will be concentrating on his rematch with Weidman, which is expected in December.

While in Vegas, St-Pierre took part in the World Series of Poker. He hung in till the end of the first day before opting to go all-in on a hand and going bust.

His tournament ended early for a second year in a row, but he said he is not a gambler at heart.

?I did a stupid move at the end,? he said with a laugh. ?I?m too emotional when I play poker and I lost like an idiot.

?It was the last hand of the day and it was either go to the next round with a big pot of money like a champion, or lose like an idiot. And I lost like an idiot.?

St-Pierre is looking forward to fighting in Las Vegas again. His last four have been in Canada, with three of them before home town crowds in Montreal.

?Vegas takes a lot of pressure off me,? he said. ?Promotion, for example.

?When I fight here, I do it in English and French, so I do twice what my opponent does. And the last one, my opponent (Diaz) did nothing at all. So that will give me a little bit of a break.?

Still, he hopes to fight at least once more in Montreal before he gives up MMA.

The 32-year-old is asked repeatedly when he?ll retire, but he has no idea.

?It?s not happening yet,? he said. ?I?m in better shape than people think. I have no injuries. I?m fit.?

St. Pierre will get plenty of help while training for the Hendricks bout. Famed boxing coach Freddie Roach and Thai boxing champion John Wayne Parr are among those slated to take part.

16:28ET 19-07-13

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