There were some technical difficulties at their concert in September. Due to these difficulties, they did not get to finish their concert. Thanks to some amazing sponsors, they were able to offer folks the second half of their show for free! (Thank you sponsors!)
Getting dressed to go to the Symphony was a challenge. My first trip to anything of culture was during my semester in London, where I learned that the people of London don't really dress up as we do in America. I had a few cocktail dresses ready to go, but saw that the Boyfriend (who is usually the better dressed of us two) was wearing jeans, so I opted for a dressy top, my dark blue skinny jeans and a pair of heels.
When we arrived, most people were in church clothes, and the Boyfriend started to get outfit panic. (It was cute.) He was saying that we needed to go home and change. I reminded him that we didn't have time for that, and told him to walk in like he owned the place and it would be alright. (My life motto.)
Once he saw other people in jeans, he felt better. He said we should feel better, but I told him that I was never concerned with my outfit to begin with. If there is anything I learned from my semester abroad, it is that confidence is key at events of culture. (As well as in life.)
Walking into the Julie Rogers Theatre, you can't help but notice the interesting color scheme. The baby blue with subtle pink was an interesting choice, but it felt very welcoming. I found this picture online that captures what none of the pictures I tried to take with my phone could.
What we were able to see last night was Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. While the piece itself was brilliantly beautiful, the conductor truly made the show for me. Before they began, he gave a little introduction and spoilers as to what we should be listening for during the piece and what the story of the piece was.
His excitement for what he does showed and I can only imagine that any children who leave the Symphony's educational programs are fired up to learn how to play an instrument,
Heck, I was fired up to learn how to play an instrument! Particularly the oboe. Not because of the cool name, but because of the cool sound it have during the second movement.
For anyone who has ever thought, "I would love to go to (insert event here), but I'm not the type of person who should go to that," my question to you is why not? Why not go and see for yourself if it's something you could enjoy? We all need moments where we are forced out of our comfort zone a little. So go ahead! Put on that dress you keep saving for a special occasion and go! Pull that suit out that you only wear to weddings and get some more use out of it! Or just go as you are and don't give a thought to what other people are thinking. Hint, pretty much all of them aren't really thinking about you anyway.
It took me a while to pick up on the tone of that last paragraph. I grew up in the middle of nowhere Louisiana and never felt that I really fit in at places like the Symphony. I've decided that I don't care if other people don't think I fit in, I enjoy myself when I go, and that's all that really matters. Now to find a day where there is a concert that I don't have to work ...
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