Andy and I went to the holiday concert with the
Ypsilanti Symphony Orchestra and
Measure for Measure tonight, rescheduled from the crazy snow day back in mid-December.
I had worried that I couldn't get all cranked up up for the holidays again at this point, but I have to say -- I managed it! Thanks to an exciting musical program and some fabulous performers.
Little did I know, for example, that the
Christmas Festival medley by Leroy Anderson was the very medley to the animated tones of which I danced around my childhood living room on Christmas Eves long past. I found myself whispering to Andy, "This is the best part!" more than once.
And King George II would be pleased to know that the
Pease Auditorium audience stood up for the Hallelujah Chorus. With that kind of enthusiasm being invested in it, how could we not?
Good stuff all around. Especially the tubist and the principal violist...! :-)
Afterwards, Andy and I went for a glass of wine, some saganaki, and a little chatter at the
Tower Inn, and I found myself wishing that there were people carrying teetering stacks of parcels down Cross Street, through flurries of snow, with Christmas still a week away.
(I particularly love this one, since it looks as though Evelyn and Barb are listening in rapt attention as Della shares a serious story...)
Jim Leyland's office.
