(Apologies in advance for the quality of the photos. All I had with me was my iPhone.)
Backstage, Anthony Daniels, the actor who portrayed C3PO in all six Star Wars movies (and who narrated the performance with great charm), came backstage to meet us. One of our singers was using the downtime to write Christmas cards, and she was addressing one to a friend of hers who is a real Star Wars fan. She wrote something on the card that told him where she was, and that would try to get Daniels to sign it. She lost her nerve and didn't ask, but the woman next to her did.. Here are the photos of him reading and signing the card.
After we finished singing, we were given tickets to go out into the arena to hear the second half. It was amazing.
Here are some shots of the crowd, many of whom were in full Star Wars costume. Light sabres were being brandished all over the hall.
Here are some shots of the concert in progress. Incredible light show...
Finally, some kind soul in the audience took a video, which I found on YouTube this morning. He or she happened to capture our second number, "Battle of the Heroes." so you can hear our tiny contribution. Make sure you watch until the end. The pyrotechnics were pretty cool.
Actually, they weren't cool at all. We could feel the heat all the way behind the orchestra.
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