The priest here had mentioned to us that there would be a special musical performance on Friday night so we planned to attend for a while just hear some of the local talent. Why not??
We have noticed very little music here on the streets or even in shops and restaurants, so it was a surprise to find the church full of people excitedly awaiting the performance.
The performance started (20min late/known here as Egyptian time) with a grand piano soon followed by a violin. It was soon clear that they were both very talented and they played music that was not familiar to us but it was excellent. Possibly classical Egyptian if there is such a category?
In the hands of the performer the violin seemed to come alive and live on its own. It was hard to believe that the man was actually using it to make the sounds that we heard.
Again there was a plan to honor us as volunteers and have us recognized but we had slipped out early to have popcorn and a movie. How gauche of us! As we left the director actually followed us and asked if we liked the performance. How can you explain that it was great but you also chose to leave early?
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The performance started (20min late/known here as Egyptian time) with a grand piano soon followed by a violin. It was soon clear that they were both very talented and they played music that was not familiar to us but it was excellent. Possibly classical Egyptian if there is such a category?
In the hands of the performer the violin seemed to come alive and live on its own. It was hard to believe that the man was actually using it to make the sounds that we heard.
Again there was a plan to honor us as volunteers and have us recognized but we had slipped out early to have popcorn and a movie. How gauche of us! As we left the director actually followed us and asked if we liked the performance. How can you explain that it was great but you also chose to leave early?
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