Gad, who'd of thought my posting that I liked hearing a cellist would have provoked such a discussion???!!
Alex, Jodie, Julie, et al. I'd love to take you all to the VSO, only it would have to be somewhere other than the Orpheum theatre. They sit us crips off by ourselves - I had the company of a dentist who'd had a stroke and was paralyzed on one side. He's also had his left leg amputed mid thigh. I joked with him that he had an advantage over me - if he wanted to stretch that leg, all he need do is unstrap the prosthesis (we were quite cramped)! He thought that was hillarious! However, it's the kind of gallows humour that only gimps can share....
No, if I am in the company of gorgeous women as their escort for the evening, I at least want to sit with them!
And for those that cared (I've lost my program so can't be specific). The composers Dvorak, Heiden, and one other were represented in the selection of pieces. I'm not big into classical (I rarely listen to it at home), but enjoyed the live performance.
