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Violin Fireworks

I decided to become un-Japanese for a night and do some traditionally Western things.

Like Italian food and wine...

Thanks to my mum, who sent some Roselli's frozen lasagna up with my dad last week. Delicious, healthy, and a no-brainer. Definitely my kind of food!

I went to the Symphony again tonight as well.

Special guest Corey Cerovsek

The pieces for tonight were Copland's Tender Land, Corigliano's The Red Violin (yes, from the movie of the same name), Ravel's Tzigane, and Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony. An evening full of joyous and sorrowful music. Henry opted out, claiming that the concert would be too violent. I didn't think so up until the second movement of the Tchaikovsky piece...now I can only nod vaguely in his direction.

Corey is an interesting character though. I don't have much knowledge of classical music yet, but I do know that I could compare his intensity and fervor to Pamela Means -- in fact, his bow was shedding hairs during the Red Violin, reminscent of good old Pam snapping guitar strings left and right.