Grand Hope Crossing Walt Disney Concert Hall, April 18, 2004, USC Thornton Symphony, Sergiu Comissiona, conductor Los Angeles Times, April 20, 2004, Daniel Cariaga Lesemann's new piece uses the orchestra's lavish resources generously and builds to an exciting, naturally accumulative climax. Comissiona and his charges gave it careful treatment, if with a lower energy level than might have been expected. |