Basketball and music

Any day when we get haircuts is a good one - and this was one of those days.

We went in separate directions tonight. John and Margaret went to Knoxville to watch the Lady Vols beat UVA. They said it was not pretty, but at least it went into the win column.

I went to String Theory at the Hunter Museum. This is a series of concerts set up by the music faculty at Lee University in Cleveland, TN. These are “small concerts” - quartets, trios, etc. Tonight the Borromeo String Quartet playing Beethoven’s Grosse Fugue. This is a short piece - only 15-16 minutes - but quite lovely. It was very different, in that the music was on laptops in front of each musician, rather than on paper on a music stand. One of the computers was hooked up to a screen, so the audience could see the score as the musicians played. (Tech note, the “page turning” of the music was done by a foot pedal.) It was interesting, and occasionally distracting, to be able to follow the music on the score.

After playing the piece, the leader talked about the different themes, playing short passages to illustrate themes and techniques. And then they played the fugue again in its entirety. It was quite interesting, and an unusual type of performance. It worked great in this small space with a small audience.
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This is the Godafoss Waterfall, Iceland.