I am so glad I went to see Verdi’s Requiem after all. In a strange sort of way, I think I’m glad I was by myself — I could focus on the music. And what music! The symphony, the chorus and all four soloists were in top form, and the acoustics at Laura Turner Concert Hall wrap the music all around you in a way that’s powerful and moving. I was torn between trying to read the supertitles and watch the expressions on the faces of the soloists versus just closing my eyes and getting lost in the music. (I frequently close my eyes when listening to really good music.)

Getting there was strange. I first parked in the wrong place — the parking garage under the SunTrust building as opposed to the parking garage across the street from, the bank. By the time I figured out what was going on, ran back to my car, got out of the first garage, and finally found a parking space in the second garage, I was scared I was going to cut it close getting to the concert. I was in such a hurry that I didn’t pay close attention to on which level I had parked, which meant I had to do some looking around at the end of the evening. I was covered in sweat by the time I got to the concert.

What a fabulous evening. I got another surprise when I got home, but I don’t want it to get lost and so I’ll make it into a separate post.