Recital Number Two

Last semester, Jbird played a chamber group recital with Soph and another girl.  It was pretty neat, I wrote about it here.  This semester he put together a solo recital and he played it two nights ago.  Even though I had a few things to do and was out or teaching for a lot of the day, I felt as though the hours went by really slowly.  Jbird treated it like he normally does, he never lets my nervous tension get in the way.  A little bit of practice, a sleep in the afternoon, and a light meal to stave off hunger.  We were both pretty confident for him - the concerts last week had gone so well - so there was no "oh no, he's not quite prepared!" type tension.  

The concert itself was a success.  He played Beethoven Sonata Op. 90, Brahms ballades, Chabrier village dance, and a Faure Nocturne confidently and charasmatically.  Our Scottish buddy read the ballad Edward, Edward which Brahms had in mind when writing the first of the Ballades which Jbird played, and the audience was able to relate.  The pieces didn't have a particular theme but they seemed to sit well together.  Now the pressure is off, Jbird can enjoy spring break and concentrate on his teaching and classes for the rest of the semester.  

His professor took us to a pretty fancy restaurant to celebrate - Restaurant Tallent.  I had the beet salad, trout, and panna cotta - and a little too much white wine. Jbird had the rabbit and the oatmeal.  We were there well after closing and went to bed stuffed yet satisfied.