Seeing Yo Yo Ma and the CSO

BEDA #3

Again, I'm late. I do apologize. I got home later then I thought last night and wasn't able to write about my evening, as I had planned. I'll do that now.

Backstory: In May my band was scheduled to go see the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with Yo Yo Ma performing with them, during a free practice. On the same day my advanced art class was going to go to the Art Museum downtown and a couple other galleries. But on the night before these events, I was hospitalized with a severe case of bacterial pneumonia and was unable to attend either. 

My lovely ,lovely aunt came to the rescue, promising me that she would find Yo Yo Ma tickets and would take me to see him. Last night my mother, brother, our friend Nate, my cousin, my aunt, and I all went to Ravinia to see him perform. It was beautiful. He is an amazing performer; I wish I could watch it again. His dedication and connection to music so inspiring. He did two pieces with the orchestra and then one solo piece. Many times I would myself forgetting what was around because I was so focused on the music. 

The atmosphere of the venue was very different from anything else I've been too. It was outdoors with a covered stadium section and then there was a sprawling lawn where people sit out there chairs, had a picnic, and listened to the music under the stars.It was loud with friendly chatter most of the time but once the performance started, there was silence. Many people read while the music played, while others, like me, walked up to the railing and watched the performance. My friend Nate said how incredible it was to look around and see all these people in very close proximity to each other be in utter and complete silence. It was definitely a new experience that I'll hopefully have again soon. 

That was my Friday night, I hope yours was well. Tell me in the comments about your experience seeing live music, was it like mine? Sorry again for being late, I'll post today's entry soon. I promise :)