These kiddos from Julliard! 👏 Beethoven: "String Quartet No.5"

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1. wonderful

I love string quartets in an intimate setting.

My first in-person string quartet was at a free concert at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston, decades ago.
Shostakovich, about a 90 minute concert performed by four women, whom I believe were described as student assistants from Julliard.

I went to an evening performance along with hundreds of others and I loved it so much that when I noticed
an encore performance at noon the next day, I went, by myself.

I was the only person who showed up. I sat down in the center of the front row, about 10 feet from the performers.
They performed the entire program just for me, but this time, up close, I felt the full emotional intensity. I saw the expressions on their faces and the movement of their bodies.

I felt like I was the most fortunate person in the world.

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2. There is nothing to compare to that circumstance you experienced.

I'm envious!

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5. It is one of the great memories of my life.

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3. How wonderful! You had a 'private' performance.

You gave me goosebumps just imaging this.

Can you picture if 'they' felt something different playing for 'one'?

Oh my lucky stars!

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4. I was very shy then, so although I applauded, I didn't walk up to the stage and thank them.

I probably would do that today, in a similar situation.

I don't know how they felt, but they certainly put everything into the performance. That concert transformed my view of what music could be.

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6. "...they put everything into the (that) performance."

They may have sensed in their spirit how you were in awe and deeply appreciative. 💝