Carolyn has continued playing her viola at Northeastern by joining with the school orchestra. The Spring performance was held on Sunday. It was anything but spring-like in Boston. The nor'easter was bringing wind and rain to the region. We managed to stay mostly dry as we navigated from the train station to dinner and then to the concert.
The ride home was longer than it should have been as for the first time in all my years of commuting here in Boston and previously in NJ/NY, we got on the wrong train. We remained warm and dry, but it took us awhile to get off at the next stop, and wait for another train to bring us back to a recovery point to catch the proper train home. A learning experience!
The concert was good although the program was shortened due to the weather. The harp accompanist elected not to travel in the wet and raw weather to protect the instrument. A wise decision.
One piece by a student composer did successfully recreate the feelings of openness and wonder that he experienced as he approached Denali via plane. I have not been to Denali but have been out in the wilderness in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mt Katahdin in Maine, and on top of the South Teton in Wyoming. For music to recreate the feeling of standing in one of those places, listening to the gentle wind, and all the life of nature, was truly impressive.
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