I just came back from one of the most brilliant and wonderful early music concerts ever! It was held at Trinity Episcopal, Staunton, which is a fine sacred space with decent acoustics. It was tremendous. Music featured included Telemann’s Overture in B-flat Major, Ferrandini’s Il Pianto di maria (with the absolutely wonderful mezzo-soprano Jennifer Lane, who was actually late for the performance and kept everyone waiting!), and Vivaldi’s Gloria, with the James Madison University Chorus, which was also wonderful.

Now this is our Grand Marquee:

And this is me on my horse!

Me trying to pack my luggage into our thankfully large trunk:

And a cute motorcycle riding dog in downtown Staunton

A nice Roman Catholic Church: St. Francis of Assisi, in downtown Staunton

Um: a playground in the park!

Me and my sister on the see-saw

We were wondering if we qualify for 8 and under…

Me at the Glass blowing factory with a glass spider:

Dinner with my sister at Beverley’s restaurant, a really nice place.

Me with the organ of Trinity Episcopal in the background. It looks German Baroquish, but I sadly didn’t get to hear it.

Me on the swing at Trinity Episcopal’s playground:

More of me at the playground!

The concert starts: the Baroque Ensemble playing Telemann

The James Madison Choir singing madrigals during the really extended intermission.

Kyrie eleison