Symphony of the goddess help.

I attended the legend of zelda symphony of the goddess tour date in boston. I chose to use it as a live performance requirement for my intro to music class. It was a perfect excuse to spend money on the tickets, because I technically "had to." I'm really interested in seeing what we learned applied to music I personally love. That was my original intent but I really didn't learn much from the class and I'm having a tough time identifying what we learned in the music. I'm hoping someone here can help and that I'll have an "aha!" moment after listening and understanding the terms. To be clear: I know the terms and definitions, but I'm having trouble applying them. The best I can identify is the use of counterpoint. I'd appreciate any help, thanks.

P.S, The show was incredible!!! I've never been around so many people with a similar passion. The conductor played the windwaker movement with the actual wind waker baton and everyone went crazy, it was awesome.