FAIRFAX, Va.—Russell Van Wingerden, the president of Atlantic Building Supply, thoroughly enjoyed Shen Yun’s matinee on Chinese New Year, Jan. 22. Sitting in the second row of George Mason University Center for the Arts, Mr. Van Wingerden exclaimed, “I felt like I was almost on the stage!”
He further added that though he can’t actually get on stage with the dancers, he did play the trumpet when he was young, so “being by the orchestra has really been fantastic.”
According to its website, Shen Yun’s touring orchestras are the first in the world to permanently combine classical Western and Eastern instruments. Combined with the dancers on stage, Shen Yun’s original compositions told stories from ancient times to the modern day….