Last night the Map did go to the Concert Hall.
At the h'University. No less.
By Hisself. All alone. In seat 1. Row N.
Full house. Full orchestra. And chorous of 200!
It started with REQUIEM by Faure.
Beautiful, but it WAS a requiem. Sombre.
Interval. Not a bad Merlot for 4 euro. And 70 cent.
NOW the show begins!
CARMINA BURANA by Carl Orff.
I have never heard such a sound! Never!
200 magnificent, powerful voices and an orchestra of passionate musicians.
A conductor who seemed to be living his dream.
Two soloists, bass and soprano, gave of their hearts with soul.
I was fairly close to the percussionist section, two freaky drummin' dudes and one rockin' xylophonist mamma! Xlnt!
But the voices! oh my!
If I hadn't shaved my neck before I left the house, (well I WAS doing the head), the hairs thereon would have stood on end!
BRAVO BRAVO!
Did I mention my eldest Teenager was one of the 200?
BRAVO! BRAVO!
Ah, the love of a father shines through! How fabulous that your child participated in such a grand affair.
ReplyDeleteI bet your chest was fit to bursting with pride!
Did you wear dark specs and sign auty-graffs for the salacious of fans during the interval?
ReplyDeleteYou will one day. Mark my words.
Now there's a performance by your kids that sounds a million times better than a school show!
ReplyDeleteMap,
ReplyDeleteYou said, "If I hadn't shaved ... the hairs thereon would have stood on end!"
Sounds like it was a solid performance! My congratulations to your daughter and the other performers.
I would love to hear it if a recording is available.
U
congrats all round. Clearly runs in the family. You must have been so chuffed.
ReplyDeleteYou want to watch out, sitting in the front row. The performers invariably pick on the people in the front row, considering them fair game
ReplyDeletePon; a proud daddy indeed. She has more talent in her little finger than Map could ever dream of!
ReplyDeleteJimmy; I DO wear the dark glasses, but only to hide the dark rings under the eyes!
Anna; been to the school shows!
U; no recording equipment allowed unfortunately. 'Tho I'm sure someone sneaked in a camera! We'll see!
Madame DF; my kids have WAY more talent than the Map. But Yes, chuffed one was. Major chuffed!
Kim; the conductor asked if I would stop askin' for requests!
Congrats! These performances are so different in real life and feel so much more alive than listening to a recording.
ReplyDeleteI should get out more.
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Scarlet; This is so true. Can't beat a bit of culture every now and then!
ReplyDelete(Good wishes to you and you Mom)
And what a PROUD papa you must be!
ReplyDeletewoo hoo!!!
congratulations, sugarpie! big hugs for all y'all, too! oxox
ReplyDeleteAuntie; very proud indeed!
ReplyDeleteSav; huhs are Gooood!xoxox
Sav; HUGS! (puts specs on!)
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