“Rocked” as in “were fabulous”!!! We have the lawn ticket package for the Orchestra concerts at Blossom, and we’ve taken the kids twice this summer (this year kids under 12 are free). Tonight just my husband and I went. As much as I love for the kids to have that experience, I also love to share it with just my husband. You know, when I can actually hear the music. Anyway, we usually pick the night we go based more on when we are free rather than the program, conductor or soloist. But tonight we got lucky. The program, conductor and soloist were all outstanding. The evening’s music had a Spanish theme, including songs from “Carmen” and ending with “Bolero.” The conductor was so into the music that his enthusiasm was carried into the audience, with some, um, elderlyish people shouting “Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” at the end of a number. You expect that at a rock concert, but not a classical one. And the soloist – a 25-year-old whiz of a violinist from Italy - was amazing. We are just so lucky to have an orchestra of this caliber play at such an amazing facility as Blossom. To picnic on the lawn before the show and then hear such beautiful music while laying back and studying the clouds or the stars, well, it’s pretty special. Tonight was the orchestra’s last performance for the summer at Blossom; next weekend it’s the Festival Orchestra with Looney Tunes and fireworks. Then we wait again until next summer …
Update: This morning I spoke with a woman in her 80s who also happened to go to the concert last night. She agreed with me that it just might have been the best Cleveland Orchestra performance we’ve ever seen!!
I’m glad you had a wonderful time. It sounds awesome!