I Will Remember You - Sarah Mclachlan

This weekend would play host to two sold out shows and they couldn't be further from each other in terms of type of music. Once again, this is a testament to the variety of shows that we have at Wolf Trap and also how many bigs acts we actually get. Sarah McLachlan started her career in 1988 with her first album (and actually performed at Wolf Trap in 1989), but her first taste of national success wouldn't occur until 1997. That year, she released the album Surfacing and the songs "Adia" and "Angel". These songs propelled her to mainstream success and she has continued to sell millions of records.  Her music is very soft and she relies on calm piano ballads that allow her thin but adaptable voice to shine. Having listened to Surfacing in preparation for the show, I can say that I enjoy her music and she does have great songwriting chops. I'm glad that I was able to explore her music because it definitely erased my preconceived notions of her (albeit taken mostly from her cheesy ASPCA commercial) She proved to me that she has some serious talent and can put on a grew show even if her music remains slow and for most of the time. I enjoyed that she engaged the audience by inviting a few patrons to the stage so they could ask her questions about anything. It shows that she really cares and added a more intimate feel than many other shows of that size. It also helped that her guitarist played the bouzouki for one song! I also play that greek instrument and it was so cool that I finally saw it being put to use but a major act. The predominately female patrons in the theater seemed to love her and my experience was very positive as well.

I was hoping that because of the demographics of the crowd, it would be a busy but overall uneventful show. This proved to be the case and it gave me a chance to experience the show. It was a hot but sunny day and once the sun went down it really turned into a perfect evening. After the show, some coworkers and I had a nice little party afterwards. I regretted only getting three hours of sleep but it was still a wonderful night. As always, looking forward to more shows in the future!

My favorite part of the show was when Sarah played her song "Adia". This my favorite song of hers and her band took a back seat and allowed her to basically play it alone with just a piano. A really good show and now a new artist that I like!

Can't believe she's 46. Still looks great!