Shad

“Hey Shad”

“Hey James, what’s up?”

“Well, turns out we can’t make it to the symphony tonight and we have these two extra tickets, do you want them?”

“Uh… yeah.”

That’s how it started. He didn’t mention that these were the best seats in the house. He said they were good, but wow. First balcony, all the way to the left, all the way in the front… equivilant to where box seats would be in any other theatre.

Program
Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64

Mahler
Symphony No.5 In C# Minor

The Mendelssohn peice was played by a 21yo violin prodogy named Ilya Gringolts. Quite amazing.

Mahler was a little less… happy… darker. He really plays with your expectations. Sets you up for the big and gives you small… plays small, then suddenly BIG, and then small again. And where the hell did that flat note come from and how does it fit so nicely right there where it really shouldn’t fit so nicely.