February started off on a high note. We enjoyed a night at the Salt Lake Symphony at Abravenel Hall which had been gifted to us by Chelsea and Spencer for Christmas. The performance was called Symphonie fantastique which included music by Bach's Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 5 & 6 and Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique. The pieces by Bach featured a handful of instruments including violin, viola, flute, and best of all, the harpsichord which was fun to hear and watch the lady play. Berlioz's piece was cool to listen to and imagine the story behind it which we read about in our program. The best part of that symphony was watching the conductor do his thing. Where we were sitting near the front, we could see him from the side and could see his facial expressions and hear his grunts and noises. He was quite dramatic as he should be with such a dynamic piece. It's amazing how he knows that hour (or more) long symphony inside and out. He didn't have any written music in front of him. I wish that I could have taken a picture or video of him, but of course that isn't allowed. These pictures were taken during the warm up.
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