Exhibitionist's Corner

[Seahag]

Dahlias, I don't know if you're still out there but I'll give it a try. I had the good fortune of attending a performance of the Cleveland Orchestra last weekend down in Sarasota. WOW!!!!
I didn't know how moving an orchestra could be. Our orchestra here in Tampa is very good but your orchestra is world class. The brass and woodwinds sections were about equal, BUT THE STRINGS!!!!!! They moved in unison as if they were one organism. Maestro Ling was at his best. He is our Music Director and your Resident Conductor. We'll be losing him in two years, too bad for us. They did an all Russian program. Petuscka(sp) Prokofiev's Violin Concerto 2 with an absolutely brilliant guest soloist and Tschaikofksy's Romeo and Juliet. (Forgive my butchering of the spelling but I'm too lazy today to hunt down the program) At any rate I was moved to tears. I'm really jealous that you live in such close proximity to this wonderful group of musicians. I wish someone local with deep pockets would come up with the money that is needed to support an orchestra of this caliber. Maybe a new mission for me????? Later, SH