Last week Nolan got tickets from a colleague to the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. So on Saturday we headed to the Ordway Concert Hall to hear Bach's St. Matthew Passion. We were very surprised to see that our seats were in the choir loft behind the musicians! It was like we were a part of the performance. The pressure was higher not to fidget or fall asleep. We performed pretty well.
The orchestra was phenomenal. It was a double orchestra and double chorus. They had 4 singers who traded off parts and sang all the chorales together. They even had two organs! Although I'm sure Nolan appreciated the view of the conductor we moved seats during intermission to get the other view of the performers. Nolan and I both found the chorales very touching. I think the chorales are probably touching to me because they are attached to church nostalgia. It also reminded me of how my Aunt Joan has been told (negatively) that she has the ability to make any song sound like a hymn. If she could make every song sound like a Bach Chorale she should be very proud.
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