Today we were off to the Angela Peralta for the 12 noon Sunday afternoon concert.
At this performance we had tickets in the first lower balcony in seats 7 and 10. Eric wanted to sit where he had an unobstructed view of the musicians so he could see them clearly. The seats were just chairs with a padded seat…not cushy like the ones below so they aren’t as comfortable but the view was much better.
This is the only picture I took today and it’s not very good. My cameras are out to be repaired and I was using our cell phone which is not my first choice.
“ The two most beautiful serendades for strings by Tchaikowsky and Dvorak. Taking advantage of some of the best string players of Mexico and all members of Camerata Campbell and OSSLA (Orchestra Symphonic Sinaloa Las Artes) , this concert shows the romantic and rich side of the 19th century chamber music……Gordon Campbell.”
At this performance the camarata was introduced and Gordon told us how long each performer had been with him and where they were from. Only a couple of performers were from Mexico and the rest were from various parts of the world such as Spain, England, Central America, USA and the Ukraine but at this point I believe they all live in Culiacan. Very interesting to hear.
Gordon also informed us that the rumours saying that there would be no Sunday performances next year were untrue and just bunk! The schedule is all set for next season 2018/2019.
The music was absolutely lovely and I enjoyed every bit of it. Eric preferred the first half by Dvorak but I just loved it all. There was a standing ovation at the end but no encore.
The only downside today was the air conditioning which was set so low the audience was freezing. Apparently they couldn’t turn it off or raise the setting. Hopefully it will be repaired by next week. Eric and I had jackets and were warmly dressed but many people were just in light dresses and shirtsleeves….brrrr!
After the performance we were cold and hungry so we were off down the street to find a place to eat indoors out of the wind. Eric had seen a small Mexican restaurant a couple of blocks north on Carnival so that’s where we headed. We ordered a beer and tacos gobernador ….shrimp for Eric and crab for me. They weren’t actually gobernador as they only had shrimp or crab and cheese and didn’t include onions and peppers but they were hot and good so….no complaints.
A good day but we sure wish this cold wind would stop.
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