Lady Hiva and I took Lucky to his first Chamber Orchestra
Concert!
Our little Dragon that loves music thought that it was
amazing. He is constantly drawn to music and he has his own way of singing. His
little high pitch voice will sing dada da when he is happy.
The BYU Orchestra was here in Istanbul on tour and Lady and
I wanted to go. Normally 9 month old children wouldn’t go, but we took Tau’aho
anyway. We sat in the back of the room towards the edge knowing that if he
started to cry we needed to get out.
But the first few measures of Rossini’s Overture to Italian in Algiers were so powerful he was mesmerized.
It was fun to watch him take all the sounds in. For nearly two hours he sat, we
only had one time I had to stand up when he bumped his teeth on the chair in
front of us.
Lady and I both enjoyed the music too. Often, when we are
listening to classical music we will talk about what pictures we see as we listen.
A fight, a war, birds, butterflies in Springtime etc. I am amazed at the people
that can visualize the notes so well they paint an emotional landscape for
everyone to feel.
As we watched the two featured Turkish artists, one a
pianist and the other a Turkish Folk singer, we couldn’t help but be amazed at
their talent. The pianist’s fingers must have been moving at top speeds as he
played. Watching his face you could see the music transported him to another
place. It was natural to him. The Turkish folk singer we beautiful.
The Orchestra made their way through Bach, Mozart, Dvorak
and others and Lady and I had our favorites. We both loved their rendition of
the Shaker Hymn, Appalacian Spring, reminding
us life is a gift. As I watched the orchestra play Rachimanioff’s Vocalise and then to Bach’s Wachet Auf, I couldn’t help but rekindle
my life milestone goal to one day be the conductor for a large orchestra.
The musicians were expressing the music so intensely. Some were
completely rocking out to it, their bodies swayed back and forth with it. They
were lost in the music, which in turn makes the audience feel lost too. I
thought about the days I used to play in a symphony and sing in the choir and
the sense of accomplishment and euphoria felt when a strong piece ends and you
had just given all you had and so did the rest of people around you. The result
is the a powerful presentation.
HAHA...the flash was so bright! |
I am glad Tau’aho liked it. He is one amazing kid. The night
concluded with a favorite Children’s hymn from Church: A Child’s Prayer. That was the first duet I ever did in public when
I was 9 years old. The words are beautiful.
“Heavenly Father, are you really there? Do you hear and
Answer every child’s prayer?” A perfect way to send us all off.
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