• Castles and Christmas
    Organ was understated at least with sound.
    Cake icing architecture.Sculpted crown molding.Enthusiastic ovation. The crowd was raucous.The orchestra tuning, preparing for the Maestro.A rightfully pleased orchestra.Maestro Roberto Gonzalas-Mojas and his soloists.CornicesRight it's dark out.Only saw these at night, could not make out faces.Alstadt ay night in lights overlooking the river.The church down the way on the other side of the bridge.Tucked into a corner of the Cathedral square, The Cloak of Concience.One of the 12 Labors of Hercules.

    Requiem at Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg

    December 5, 2025 in Austria ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F

    Listening to Mozart's Requiem on the anniversary of his death. What a piece. The sound from the choir was nearly tangible. The conductor wielded his baton like a mad sorcerer with a willful magic wand. Pulled sound from the orchestra and choir like winning a tug of war with masterful persuasion. It was a manic dance.Read more