Sunday, February 21, 2010

In a galaxy far, far away...

We went to the symphony last night for the John Williams Spectacular last night with the girls. Morgan was thrilled since she loves John Williams. Maddie was fine with going along. Rozzie was put upon, poor thing. They started the show with a piece from Harry Potter. Then Rozzie got into it. They did a number of songs from lesser known movies which we really enjoyed, too.
Then the last 1/4 of the show was all Star Wars, starting with the theme for 20th Century Fox. During the Star Wars part, people came out on stage dressed in their Star Wars costumes and Darth even took over conducting. After the show, the characters were out in the lobby for pictures and everyone really had a grand time with that. As you can see, they were happy to pose for pictures!!




It was a really nice time out with the family. It was my Valentine for everyone. For the encore, they played "Call of the Champions" which John Williams wrote for the opening ceremonies of the Salt Lake Olympics. we have it on CD and so were familiar with the song. They had the Symphony Chorus for a few of the numbers and so they also sang for that last song, too. What a treat!!
And now for something completely different, Morgan finished her first pair of socks. She had made yoga socks which were toeless and heeless, so these ones were a little more involved. Look, ho!!

4 comments:

Shoebox Princess said...

Awesome concert! My family is jealous! That is cool that Darth conducted. It's nice to know he has other talents than using the Force to strangle people.

Morgan, lovely socks!

Jenni said...

He used the force to strangle the conductor to take away the baton so he could conduct. It was very scary.

Jen said...

Whether or not one is a fan of Star Wars, that still sounds like a fun evening. Glad Roz eventually got into it and that you all had a great time.

TeamCar said...

EGADS... I am behind reading your blog.. this NEVER happens!!!! I LOVE IT! John Williams Rules!

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