On Tuesday night we (Liz, me, Philip, Gyl, Lucas, and my sisters Jean, Joy) had a wonderful evening at the Anvil Theatre in Basingstoke at a concert of classical music by the Philharmonia Orchestra celebrating their 80th year with 80 musicians. First of all they played Finlandia by Sibelius which was outstanding under the leadership of the conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali. Next they presented Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto with the brilliant Víkingur Ólafsson playing the piano. Finally came the Firebird Suite by Stravinsky. It was a great concert! What culture! What live music!
Yesterday afternoon we enjoyed a lovely long chat, over fruit juice and biscuits, with renowned author Mike Hollow who writes the Blitz Detective Series which I love reading. I have read all the books in his series. Mike is a Christian whom we have known since he visited us in Brazil in the 90s as a writer with Tearfund.
Last night I ate fish (huss) and chips for the 3rd time since being in the UK! I also lost a game of chess to Philip.
Gostei da parte do concerto. É algo que nunca assisti ao vivo
ReplyDeleteAté que enfim, pr. Philip ganhou uma do pr. John :) Que Deus continue abençoando todos vocês.
ReplyDeletePr. John,
ReplyDeleteA mentiria do xadrez tá muito boa. O discípulo coroando a obra do mestre. Parabéns a ambos. Deixou ganhar não né?
Ah que saudade dos tempos áureos da Orquestra Sinfônica da Paraiba. Haviam concertos gratuitos, no Espaço Cultural. Nos anos 80 durante a gestão do então governador, Tarcísio de Miranda Burity.
Era maravilhoso.