Happy summer solstice. We have sixteen hours of daylight in the Northwest and true darkness lasts for only about 4 hours. The birds wake up with me about 3:45.
We heard good old Beethoven's 9th at the Symphony yesterday for the season finale. Seattle audiences love Beethoven! Not to mention, big choral music productions.
Frankly, the 60+ minute work is kind of a slog (apologies to a musical masterpiece of Western civilization) until the final "Ode to Joy" catchy movement. Then chorus finally gets to stand up. And then the audience goes crazy with a standing O.
A lighter take from Mr. Bean:
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