Let's Eat !

Last night we attended a percussion ensemble at Harris Hall.  It was quite an unusual performance compared with those we have been seeing.  The music was quite...percussive, and odd, but interesting.  The Squad's favorite piece was one in which four players banged wooden spoons together and on a table, somewhat reminiscent of The Blue Man Group. The theme of that piece was "Let's Eat".  After intermission there was a long piece that included four students from the voice program who read a scripted story while the musicians played an unusually-arranged (by Paul Frucht) composition by Igor Stravinsky.

Today we plan to attend a master class with Robert Lipsett and a concert by the American Academy of Conducting - Aspen, fondly referred to as AACA.  This is the orchestra that I have been hearing while I sit and wait during Maya's lessons at the music campus.  Here is a view of the building.  I sit at the left hand corner of the deck by the pond.

Here is a view of my perch, and a better view of what is in the room.  Unfortunately I cannot show you the beautiful sound created by these students.  I'll try to embed video in one of these posts, one of these days.

Jamuna is going to spend the night with her friend Sierra.