Our concert last night was at the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery amidst a 30 year retrospective of the Australian artist G W Bot. "Bot" got her nom de plume from the French phrase for Wombat which is le Grande Wam Bot. It was an interesting show - partially because the work was so varied, and the gallery served it well. Additionally, the acoustics were very flute-friendly so I was happy.
Australia's oldest inland city, we were told Goulburn is also the most intact (mostly because there has been no money to tear things down and build new.) It's a cute town, and we were treated to lovely meat pies for lunch and totally respectable Thai for dinner.
After the concert, a woman who has lived her whole life in Goulburn came up to me and told me about the first time she heard a live orchestra. She said that she was absolutely floored and sat there the whole time with her mouth open. Frankly, I can't remember my first live orchestral experience. It must have been in kindergarten at the latest, because I remember taking field trips to the Symphony as a kid. I was a little jealous that this woman had such a powerful memory and was so affected by the music, but of course the downside is that it happens in places where live music is few and far between.
Today is a very, very full day. Two masterclasses and a concert in fairly rapid succession in Wollongong (pronounced "wool-en-gong" as we keep being chastised about.)
Australia's oldest inland city, we were told Goulburn is also the most intact (mostly because there has been no money to tear things down and build new.) It's a cute town, and we were treated to lovely meat pies for lunch and totally respectable Thai for dinner.
After the concert, a woman who has lived her whole life in Goulburn came up to me and told me about the first time she heard a live orchestra. She said that she was absolutely floored and sat there the whole time with her mouth open. Frankly, I can't remember my first live orchestral experience. It must have been in kindergarten at the latest, because I remember taking field trips to the Symphony as a kid. I was a little jealous that this woman had such a powerful memory and was so affected by the music, but of course the downside is that it happens in places where live music is few and far between.
Today is a very, very full day. Two masterclasses and a concert in fairly rapid succession in Wollongong (pronounced "wool-en-gong" as we keep being chastised about.)