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07/26/2003 Entry: "Some Odd thoughts"

Richard's going to be busy for the next few days and he is forbidden to go on the Internet, so he asked me to make a few entries whilst he is gone. (See, I still remember my English).

I thought I'd start with something fairly non-controversial. Yesterday, Debbie, Rachel and I ventured the whole 28 miles from our new home in DeLand, FL to the Peabody Auditorium in Daytona Beach. There, surrounded by lots and lots of children and about an equal number of adults, we enjoyed a family concert by the London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Richard McNichol did a great job introducing each piece by letting different sections play the types of sounds to be recognized in the piece, such as the angry North Atlantic crashing against the cliffs of England. Then, the whole orchestra would play the entire piece. A special thrill for us was that our son Chris, who had the priviledge last year of playing trumpet with the West Glamorgan Youth Orchestra in competition in London and also of hearing the LSO on another date in London, was one of 23 young people selected to work all last week with LSO and played with them yesterday. Not only am I a proud father, but I am very thrilled to see that there are still supporters of the arts on both sides of the pond. Among God's greatest creations is music, and I'm so glad that it still has the power to move, emote and persuade both children and adults like.

Ivan The Crank

Posted by alice @ 07/27/2003 12:36 AM CST