"The concert, “Too Marvelous for Words,” didn’t focus strictly on Mercer lyrics. Instrumental segments, conducted by the orchestra’s new musical director Steven Reineke...Young and vigorous, with a playful attitude that has been a pops orchestral tradition since the heyday of Arthur Fiedler, Mr. Reineke was a polished, welcoming host."

"Reineke’s accompaniment was seamless. But half of the enjoyment from this show came from the orchestral performances by the Cincinnati Pops. On the “diva” theme, Reineke swept through tuneful selections from Bizet’s opera, “Carmen,” and Puccini’s gorgeous “Oh! Mio babbino caro,” as well as the Overture to “Gypsy” and “My Heart Will Go On” from “Titanic.”

"And spectacular it was. Reineke constructed a fabulous program, including the usual novelties and music from Hollywood and Broadway, but also more of what might be termed light classics than the LBSO POPS! audience is used to. And, since Reineke first made his name as an arranger, a number of the pieces were his own crackerjack arrangements."