Majestic: Music and Theatre

This evening I traveled to downtown San Antonio. I was drawn thence by the exciting prospect of my first–ever visit to the Majestic Theatre, home of the San Antonio Symphony. Prior to tonight I had never experienced the San Antonio Symphony in person, so when the opportunity arose to visit the Majestic Theatre and listen to the Symphony with some friends, I immediately jumped at the chance.

Attending tonight’s concert with me were Michael Fowl, Nikkae, Katherine, Brandon, and Anthony (Hubers all four). We each enjoyed the night’s two musical pieces, the first being Walton’s Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor (which piece I had never heard), and the second the well-known (and personal favorite) Vivaldi’s Le quattro stagioni, op.8 (commonly titled, The Four Seasons). Both selections were well-performed, although I preferred The Four Seasons (duh).

Check out Brandon’s blog for details about Karen Gomyo, the solo violinist who played The Four Seasons. Although my efforts to determine a good/bad rating of the violinist from the members of our group was in vain, personally I thought she was extremely good. However, Brandon will have the complete scoop on her (or so I am told), and I therefore encourage you to view his blog for that info.

After the concert we walked (and walked, and walked, and walked) along the Riverwalk and stopped at a Hagen Dazs ice cream shop for- - -believe it or not- - -ice cream. Quite a tasty treat! Regrettably, I was unable to find us any seating inside the shop or out, so we ate our snack as we walked (and walked, and walked, and walked) back to the Hubers vehicle. Oh, well. Good exercise.

Many thanks to the Hubers for inviting Michael and me to the concert. It was an enjoyable evening, and something which I look forward to doing again.