I was utterly swamped with trying to get things accomplished at work before my trip and social events, not that I am complaining about the social
events :)
Thursday night brought about the final in the Repartee series at the BSO. By a fluke, I ended up with tickets in the 2nd row. I have never been that close to the orchestra before and it was quite a different experience. Sitting further away, you really get a sense of the orchestra as a whole. In the 2nd row, you get a close up of a few individual musicians.
Before the concert begins you always hear the dissonance of each musician tuning their instruments and warming up. Far away this is background noise. Up close you really notice the moment when all the individuals become one. It was very impressive. Also impressive was seeing our conductor, who was filling in for the scheduled conductor. She was the 6th woman to conduct the BSO. Woman #5 had conducted two weeks before. On one hand I am happy for the progress. On the other, if you take into account how long the BSO has been around, having only 5 and 6 in April of 2009 is a bit depressing. But progress is progress no matter how slow.
Friday was an very impromptu dinner party with amazing food, a big group of people and a French film that prompted quit a bit of discussion. After standing in a big circle debating the pros and cons of the film, we all decided that further discussion over a beer would be beneficial. It was a nice night and we all sat outside and enjoyed the cool Spring night. It was also a night that just got away from me. One minute it was 8pm and the next it was well after midnight and definitely time to go home.
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