A couple of weeks ago the three oldest and I were fortunate enough to get tickets to go hear the Czech Nonet play. Apparently the nonet (which is a group of nine musicians) formed in Prague before WWI. They were a string quartet and a wind quintet which combined to create the nonet. The group has lasted through all the world wars and is still going strong today (obviously with different musicians than the originals.) They only visited one state on their world tour and it happened to be Oregon and somehow the Umpqua Symphony Association got them to visit us after playing in Portland and Eugene. How lucky are we!!
The concert was inspiring to say in the least. The musicians were amazing. The kids would lean over and comment on how "impressive" the musicians were or how "amazing" it was to hear the music live. We sat right up front so the kids could see every movement. The first two pieces were by Mozart and Prokofiev and very beautiful. My favorite was the third piece by a composer I hadn't heard of, Steven Sacco. It was a piece called Divertimento. I loved the dynamics of this piece and its playful melody.
It was so great to hear a live concert again. I love love love going to classical concerts. It fills and enriches my soul and I could tell it did the same for my kids. It was wonderful to share that with them.
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