On March 24, Take 6 was presented by Hancher at the IMU Main Lounge.
Here are the comments we received from the audience after we asked for their commnts.
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Overall enjoyed the concert. many of the lyrics were not understandable. Great talent.
RHC
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I enjoyed the Take 6 event immensely.
It was joyful from beginning to end.
Take 6 was completely entertaining and full of wonderful energy.
I smiled the whole time.
Tonya
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I would never go to see them again. They were too loud, selections were too similar, and I do not support group who gives praise to the lord, without knowing that that is part of the program (i.e. church ).
Betty
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We were greatly disappointed with the show presented by "Take 6." We went to the concert prepared to hear the pleasing harmonies of six male voices in natural sound, doing vocal jazz and soul touched with gospel. Instead we got artificial sound of boom box quality that masked the potential for natural and acoustic projection of their program. Not only was the artificial sound, especially at the level it was projected, a disappointment, the artists used gimmicks that drew attention away from their natural abilities. We left the show after thirty minutes.
Bob and Beth
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Good and LOUD!
Sherwood
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Tremendous. I would see them again in a minute!
Dave
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The music was good, but too loud. We wish they had done more "old standards."
Kay and Dale
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very good concert! bring in more groups of the like :)
Mark
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I LOVE Take 6! May, in fact, have been introduced to their tight harmonies when they were at Hancher in 1991. Was pleased to have been able to bring a group of young people to the concert to expose them to the varied musical stylings of this group.
It is refreshing to see a group of African American men singing family-oriented music so well and for so long.
I thoroughly enjoyed my experience, and I know the The Academy Kids did, as well.
Ruth
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Parts we enjoyed, others were a stretch. It was a matter of expectations. We were expecting less amplification so I was overwhelmed some of the times. Maybe it is just that we are over 65!
Just some feedback.. We liked to be "stretched" a bit and we were last night.
SS
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My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the performance. It was dynamic and uplifting. We appreciate Hancher's ability to offer this performance to our community. Some of the songs brought some wonderful memories.
Diana
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Absolutely loved these guys. It’s some of the best music I’ve heard all year, and they were so personable. Please bring them back in the future!
Nancy
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BRAVO!!! Something my students could really latch on to both in terms of applicability to their own performing and entertaining to many generations! We saw several older folks leave in the middle, most likely due to volume. DO NOT BE DETERRED BY THEIR POTENTIAL NEGATIVE COMMENTS. It was a fabulous performance and I'm glad to see Hancher bringing in some top rate ensembles as well as branching out from the normal lineup.
Keep it coming!!!
Joel
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This was a terrific event. Part of the treat was the pre-concert with the Uof I men’s and women’s groups! Good to know there are still such talented men and women. The concert was energetic, entertaining and spiritually uplifting an confirming. They should be invited back again.
Nanc
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Basically, enjoyed the show very much. Would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't had to have my hands over my ears for about 1/3 the show. My husband took his hearing aids out and still found it too loud.
Judy
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A very talented group. We enjoyed the program for the most part. The bass was overpowering in the first piece. I could feel my body vibrating. Fortunately, there was a change of pace in the second piece. However, more generally, we thought that amplification made it difficult to hear the words of the songs.
Take 6 certainly has a devoted following.
Cheers, Gene
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We thought we would have to leave during the first number due to the intensity of the sound. However, the sound people got it together and we thoroughly enjoyed the rest of the evening. It was great hearing some standards like “ Smile.” It was great to see an audience that was mixed in age. A delightful evening!
Hancher attendees
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What a fabulous experience we had at Take 6! We were so thrilled by this absolutely incredible performance by such a talented energetic and positive group! When the world seems to be in such difficulty--in Libya, Japan--and our political discourse is so confrontational, it is such a lift to be with Take 6 for an evening!
It is duly noted that they asked to come back when we have "our Hancher back"! They noticed how sad it is for us to live with our arts moving from place to place....making do with conditions that are only acceptable....we look forward to the day when we will have "our Hancher experience" back again.
Will that ex-Hancher building ever come down? Will the new plans begin to form and will the work begin so that it is visible and real? Even in these hard economic times, will we be able to envision a time when we will be back into The ARTS at full capacity!?
Take 6 took us places last night! a wonderful celebration as only the arts can give us! Touching our souls, our joy, our heart felt longing for brilliant artistic expressions of the best of life!
Thank you! Bev