I really liked Jethro Tull when I was in high school (1969-1972). Went to see them perform. Loved it. Stand Up and This Was hooked me; Aqualung sealed it. Thick as a Brick was a good follow-up. But with Living in the Past, I started losing attention. By the time they sang "Bungle Through the Jungle", I was gone as a fan.Last year, Ian Anderson brought his orchestral show to the Keswick Theatre (where I occasionally work). I didn't see that show, but the people who I worked with who did see it thought it was fantastic. I decided to work the night Anderson brought it back this year.They were right. Jethro Tull music, with Anderson's flute, was always a bit orchestral (don't confuse orchestral with classical), but the rock band played in the foreground and any orchestra was implied or in the background. For this tour, a chamber orchestra shared the foreground with Anderson and his handfull of rock mainstays.Anderson was up front with his flute and a violinist, Anne Marie Calhoun. The orchestra was right behind him. Where there was a traditional rock band: guitar, bass, keyboard and drums, they stayed mostly in the background.For me, there were two highlights: "Aqualung" with the strings playing the old guitar parts, and "Locomotive Breath" with Calhoun sliding into "Orange Blossom Special" in the middle.A couple more notes: Anderson was quite a guy as well as quite a musician. The chamber orchestra was comprised of local student musicians who Anderson auditioned and hired in each part of the tour. What a great opportunity for these people. In addition, he gave out more back stage passes than any performer I've seen at the venue. These were passes for fans and he came out and spoke with them and answered their questions before the doors opened to the public.See this show if you get a chance.