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My first visit to Cornell’s newly renovated Bailey Hall this last Wednesday was an occasion auspicious enough to coincide with a visit from the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra (MSSO). As an invitee of the Cornell Concert Series, the MSSO traveled the four thousand odd miles separating its nation’s capital and the boondocks of central New York to perform three Russian works in what turned out to be one of the most fufilling experiences of my entire life.
I can recall my own performances as a horn player and the overwhelming fatigue that used to hang on my shoulders as all of us in the orchestra would stand to accept our applause, sweat dripping from our faces, breathing heavily from the Allegro vivace of the coda. And though a passive member of the audience this time, I left the concert hall exhausted in a remarkably similar way. Great music will try every ounce of your body and soul, it seems.
I could now accredit a whole host of factors with this final feeling of exaltation, but as I have found that the magic of wondrous experiences like these is curiously diminished by pedantic review, I will refrain.
Here’s to a night at the symphony.
Links!
- Concert Program
- Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
- Bailey Hall: Chronicle Online
- Bailey Hall: Explore Cornell