Sunday, June 19, 2022
Marilyn Minor called me on Friday saying that she bought an extra ticket for the symphony and asked if I'd like to go. I was over "JOY"ed, since the symphony was completing its season with Beethoven's 9th. I was even promised a ride with her friends. The ticket was $60, which I was more than happy to pay.
I rode with Kevin (?) Jude and Marilyn to the Warner; Kevin dropped us off and found parking. The first piece by John Adams, Absolute Jest, was modern, imaginative and lively with the Aizuri Quartet. During intermission members of the symphony and chorus that were retiring were recognized, some with as many as forty-eight years as members. Symphony No. 9 followed intermission. Words cannot describe the emotion and exhilaration that music evoked. I loved the spritely second movement. But the final movement, with the soloists, chorus and orchestra was something everyone should experience before they die. The projected translation from the German made the piece more meaningful. At the conclusion, the audience rose and the applause did not subside until a number of curtain calls and recognition of sections of the orchestra.
English Translation
https://www.saxonica.com/~mike/OdeToJoy.html
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