Symphony

Friday, April 10, 2026

Blake Van Egeren drove eight of us to the Milwaukee Symphony for another delightful experience to witness beautiful music.  I feel so fortunate that I am able to attend these marvelous concerts.  The program opened with Anton Webern's Passacaglia, Opus 1, and  featured Robert Schumann with Russian pianist Pelina Osetinskaya giving a powerful performance of his Concerto in a minor, Opus 54, with two encores: June: Barcarolle from The Seasons, by P. Tchaikowsky and Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639, by J.S. Bach. The orchestra concluded with Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony no. 1 in F minor.

I joined the group preparing for our variety show.  I read my knitting poem and took two parts in "The Case of the Candy Cottage".  It should be pretty funny.

My air fryer was delivered, also a very nice top from Land's End.  I unpacked the air fryer, which was quite light and takes less space on my counter than my toaster oven.  I cleaned up the toaster oven intending to have Peter drop it off at Good Will.  And then I realized that SRS was having a Swap Fest tomorrow; I decided to donate it there.

I read through the recipe book included with the air fryer and it is obvious it was made in an Eastern country with most of the recipes having an Asian flavor.