It was the first one we had been to since pre- Covid. Had a good box with quick access to the bathrooms, lounge and exit (although the musicians still beat us to the parking garage).
We are lucky enough here in Baltimore to still have a world class orchestra- lots have disappeared in the last decade.
Support live music folks, or it will be a thing of the past!
We're also fortunate in my locale to have one of the best small city symphony orchestras in the U.S. and their venue is a great example of New Deal construction. Take a look at the Zodiac on the ceiling, the marble accents, and the mural of human history that extends along the back wall. They don't make them like this anymore, folks.
Harrisburg?
Yes. Not exactly what you might expect for rural Pennsylvania. Excellent local theater here too.
1. I will happily wire 1000s of dollars to people I’ve only met on the internet
2. I have a small suitcase full of watch straps that I put a new watch on before finally putting it back on its original bracelet
3. I have to intercept any FedEx packages before they reach the general household
Another watch and symphony orchestra fan.
For decades we bought season tickets to the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, beginning when our two sons were small. Spent the past 14 years living just a little too far out to make so many performances so resorted to individual performances on a weekend in town. We recently moved closer in so are grateful to be able to again purchase season tickets.
Bass Performance Hall - Fort Worth, Texas
I have multiple contacts in my phone (some of whom are good friends), with the watch brand I associate with them in the place of their last names.
And glad to see the symphonic digression above. I regularly attend the organ recitals at our local concert hall (pictured below), and it’s been a relief to see attendance bounce back this season 😀
Cities like Pittsburgh, Detroit and Cleveland had some of the best symphony’s in the world at that time, you wouldn’t think about those cities now in regards to classical music.
Check out the acoustics treatments on that place!! Probably not a bad seat in the house.
I went to the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia when it was newly opened and they were christening their new pipe organ- of course it was Saint-Seans. We had nose-bleed seats (went with a small group who all drove up together just for that occasion- new pipe organ within driving distance- road trip!!) , back row at the top, but when that organ kicked in- holy shit! Awesome acoustics there.
I grew up listening to many classic recordings by the Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell. I really didn't appreciate at the time how small Cleveland was compared to the other US cities with world-class orchestras.
You're correct about Szell. Some Cleveland Symphony recordings under George Szell are in the vinyl library and they're first rate. Beethoven's symphonic works and a quite tasty "Rhapsody In Blue" which is the best rendition in my view. I need to unpack them from a recent move.
