Then, the team slowed the pace for the Stephen Sondheim gem, ‘Send in the Clowns,’ from ‘A Little Night Music,’ featuring a legato introduction, followed by flowing chords-it was just Collins and the pianist for this virtuosic class, which, in Collins’s capable hands turned platinum. The coming-of- age ballad, ‘When I Was a Girl in Colorado’ reinforced the hunch that her intention was to share her vivid past with grace and humility. Collins did spend considerable time in Colorado, breaking into the music scene there prior to relocating to the East Coast.
In contrast, were the more palpable, ‘Hell on Wheels’ and image-rich ‘Prairie Dream.’ The melodies were peppered with beautiful lyrics, such as: “Canyons through the wind-blown grass” and allusions of “Sundown and sunset.” Collins hit the highs and the lows.
