Magnificent Evening!
I received a cell phone call from Mom on the way home from the symphony: "We won the Stanley Cup. Be careful around South Side and Oakland."
By the by, the afternoon at the Three Rivers Arts Festival with Nancy was fun...we got a chocolate & fresh strawberry crepe with whipped cream. The chef was totally into the process of making it! (And we were into the process of eating it!)
Mahler's Resurrection Symphony (No. 2 in C minor) was nothing short of magnificent. Manfred Honeck conducted after introductory words by the outgoing concertmaster, Andres Cardenes. Elizabeth duShong (Mezzo-soprano) and Katy Shackleton Williams (soprano---a last-minute substitute) accompanied the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh (directed by Betsy Burleigh). The piece vacillated between piano movements which exploded into fortissimo movements. The fourth and fifth movements were sung by the women and the choir, respectively. The fourth movement was entitled Urlicht (Primeval Light), and the fifth movement included pieces "Aufersteh'n"/"Resurrection" and "O Glaube, Mein Herz"/"O Believe, My Heart." An immediate standing ovation greeted the artists, with several repeat calls.
Due to sudden street closures we ended up on the West End Bridge to the Hot Metal Bridge and in Oakland, where we heard whoops of joy. We were thinking of going to Victor's for a snack when Mom telephoned, and we had second thoughts.
Nancy handed me a puzzle/mystery, library book, and well wishes before we see each othe tomorrow.
Labels: art, dine, dining, games, Honeck, Mahler, music, Pittsburgh, Point, PSO, rivers, sports
posted by Grace @ 6/12/2009 11:24:00 PM
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