So last night's featured entertainment was Twilight. Tonight I went to see the National Philharmonic with my dad. Talk about a change of pace. He showed up for dinner half an hour late which irritated me, but we had a nice time anyway.
We saw a performance of Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms and Orff's Carmina Burana. The beginning of Carmina has been featured in a bunch of movies - it is very dramatic music with people singing in Latin and German. However, they had a translation in the program and it turns out to be a fairly naughty song, with gambling and drinking and virgins and sex. It was very powerful to hear a full choir singing the song backed up by a full orchestra, and the soloist who sang the baritone parts was very good. I'm not an expert on classical music, but I liked it. My dad is more of a purist, and this is one of his favorite pieces, so he was a bit more critical. I was more concerned about the fact that the concert hall was freezing.
Nothing wrong with a little culture, and it was good to see my dad. Twilight was more fun though.
