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This has been as close to being at Severance Hall as one could get during the pandemic. Now that things are getting back to a more normal time, I’m glad they’re continuing the streaming service. It’s nice to be able to enjoy wonderful music and support the artists that make it possible.

The Cleveland Orchestra has created the perfect response to the current situation. This app (on iPhone and Apple TV) is flawless. The 2020 season is brilliant, but I am especially enamored with the smaller pieces in the app - Pärt’s Spiegel im Spiegel, Reich’s Nagoya Marimbas. These intimate performances bring you so close to the performers it feels like you are on stage. Every nuance is captured in perfect detail. The introductions to each piece are a great way to go deeper into the music and the performance. This is truly a new way to experience classical music!

That it won't be what you expect, it is better. Thank you to the apps officiants and to the Cleveland Orchestra. You can now have Severance and the Orchestra at your leisure without having to park, walk, or wish someone else took that seat behind you. I hope it will always be available for weathering uncomfortable times, inside or outside anyone's control. I never signed up, using the Smart TV, as easily as I did with this app. And oh my the offerings it provides all for the a price that is a bit more than driving a car and parking for one concert. To see, really see, the conductor, and to watch the players as they sit a great distance from one another introducing and growing their interludes and harmonizations. It is not a typical AV experience, it is Severance Hall and Music made very special. It is using the best of technology to make a better and kinder experience about music for everyone. And all of this is at yours and your family's leisure. Try it, you will not be disappointed.