Concerts and stuff
Feb. 4th, 2008 09:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mojosmomYesterday, I went to the Cultural Center again, this time for a concert by the Baroque Band, one of Chicago's newest early music ensembles. The music was Vivaldi, Purcell, Bach, Corelli, Telemann and Pachelbel (yes, that one, you'd think he never wrote anything else!). Before the concert, I went to Millennium Park to check out the Museum of Modern Ice. What can I say? I was underwhelmed. Although some of the pieces had interesting patterns in them, the whole was rather dull and uninspiring, and the colors were garish. You can see some of the artist's work here. Then I wandered over to the skating rink, where some people were having fun!
Tonight, I went to the Oriental Institute, where the Venere Lute Quartet and two members of the Newberry Consort were giving a concert of Renaissance music in the Khorsabad Court. Here's hoping the OI hosts more concerts there! It's a nice space, and if you get there early you can check out the mummies. ;-)) There was a wine-and-cheese reception afterwards, which I hadn't expected. I was talking to the director of the Consort (who is also a member of the Baroque Band), and he said that they are trying to a) find larger space, or b) give two concerts in Hyde Park. So that's very good to hear! He had to reschedule the seminar he gives the week before each concert because a recording in which he and his wife, soprano Ellen Hargis, participated has been nominated for a Grammy, and they are off to L.A.! So wish them luck.
It's been a very foggy day here. All flights were cancelled at Midway, and at O'Hare they were either cancelled or very late. The drive home tonight required care and attention! But the fog makes everything beautiful.
When I did get home, well, it was kitty heaven! And why? Because I got a parcel in the mail - a nice big box filled with packing peanuts and bubble wrap. Just perfect for cats! For me, an antique Japanese sewing box, which I plan to use for jewelry. I saw it on Chuu.com, one of my favorite, and most dangerous, websites, and it was quite reasonably priced, so I ordered it immediately!
Tonight, I went to the Oriental Institute, where the Venere Lute Quartet and two members of the Newberry Consort were giving a concert of Renaissance music in the Khorsabad Court. Here's hoping the OI hosts more concerts there! It's a nice space, and if you get there early you can check out the mummies. ;-)) There was a wine-and-cheese reception afterwards, which I hadn't expected. I was talking to the director of the Consort (who is also a member of the Baroque Band), and he said that they are trying to a) find larger space, or b) give two concerts in Hyde Park. So that's very good to hear! He had to reschedule the seminar he gives the week before each concert because a recording in which he and his wife, soprano Ellen Hargis, participated has been nominated for a Grammy, and they are off to L.A.! So wish them luck.
It's been a very foggy day here. All flights were cancelled at Midway, and at O'Hare they were either cancelled or very late. The drive home tonight required care and attention! But the fog makes everything beautiful.
When I did get home, well, it was kitty heaven! And why? Because I got a parcel in the mail - a nice big box filled with packing peanuts and bubble wrap. Just perfect for cats! For me, an antique Japanese sewing box, which I plan to use for jewelry. I saw it on Chuu.com, one of my favorite, and most dangerous, websites, and it was quite reasonably priced, so I ordered it immediately!
