is fantastic, but I have to say that you are not so accurate on the rest of your assessment. As for the performance sounding effortless and simple, well that’s the intent — it should seem effortless but, make no mistake, it is not easy. The piece you heard tonight, Beethoven’s Fifth, has thousands of notes. We had 96 musicians in four sections performing on 41 different instruments to 26 unique parts in numerous key signatures.” Joe was speechless. Maestro continued, “Furthermore, we had four distinct movements with unique styles incorporating dozens of tempo changes and dynamic crescendos and decrescendos. In reality, there are literally thousands of opportunities for breakdowns but that seldom happens.” 9