I won some free tickets to a Utah Symphony concert of my choice for promoting the organization on social media. Recently Marilyn and I used the tickets to see a lovely performance featuring the music of Mozart, my favorite composer, along with Leonard Bernstein and Carl Nielsen. The orchestra began with Eine Kleine Nachtmusik which is one of Mozart's most popular works, certainly one of the most recognizable. It was performed by a small chamber group and I thoroughly enjoyed it because this is one of the first pieces of classical music that I fell in love with. I think it is light, airy, and elegant. After this piece, the full orchestra, including a large contingent of percussion instruments, joined the group for Leonard Bernstein's Serenade, after Plato's Symposium. This featured Kathryn Eberle, the Associate Concert Master for the Utah Symphony, on solo violin and she was amazing. It is a series of related movements with various speakers praising the platonic idea of love. I really enjoyed the first movement because it featured a lot of percussion. I especially liked the chimes. The orchestra concluded the concert with Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 5. I was not very familiar with Carl Nielsen but, as the orchestra has been performing his Symphony Cycle this season, I have grown to appreciate his work and I was especially affected by this piece. Many believe it was heavily influenced by the brutality of World War I. It was very somber but I thought it ended triumphantly! Marilyn and I had a wonderful evening. Thanks to the Utah Symphony for the tickets!
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