tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post116257253934819902..comments2023-12-23T07:29:02.620-06:00Comments on Diary of a Self-Portrait: Symphony No. 3, opus 36, Symphony of Sorrowful SongsJessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1162667340363177852006-11-04T13:09:00.000-06:002006-11-04T13:09:00.000-06:00Oh I can't believe I let so much time go between v...Oh I can't believe I let so much time go between visits. I've missed stopping by. First things first ... your haircut is terrific! Secondly, you say you wish you knew more about music so you could better describe it. Ha! What you've written here carried me directly to an ancient moment at the Chicago Lyric Opera, a symphonic sunset as you describe. This is powerful and beatiful and I'm so excited for you that you got so much from your night of music. And BTW, the last line of this is going on my fridge. Happy Weekend!HoBesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094740252136028478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1162607639891657442006-11-03T20:33:00.000-06:002006-11-03T20:33:00.000-06:00i felt like i was sitting therefloating on the not...i felt like i was sitting there<BR/>floating on the notes -<BR/>into layers of pillowed poetry:)<BR/><BR/>beautiful evening:)sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11661402907743286458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1162601078260546002006-11-03T18:44:00.000-06:002006-11-03T18:44:00.000-06:00i was having an idea...i'll email it to you....thi...i was having an idea...i'll email it to you....<BR/><BR/>this was fantastic. i love the last line, particularly. <BR/><BR/>i want to take you on a date to the opera!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1162588613963476712006-11-03T15:16:00.000-06:002006-11-03T15:16:00.000-06:00I started to cry while reading this. You described...I started to cry while reading this. You described the very way I feel about this kind of music. I played the viold for five years and was in a youth symphony in high school. It was not my natural talent so it did not come easily. Part of the problem was that I'd start to listen to the actual music around me and would get lost in it, forgetting that I was supposed to play. I can remember my eyes clouding up as tears ran down my face a few time while trying to play something that touched me. The first time I played Handel's Messiah along with a chorus of singers I almost fell off my chair! It was extraordinary... I sometimes miss that feeling.Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18266495150913013825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1162583566513905802006-11-03T13:52:00.000-06:002006-11-03T13:52:00.000-06:00loralee--yes, she was a beautiful singer. i wante...loralee--yes, she was a beautiful singer. i wanted to write about her too...but didn't know how. there was so much that created the WHOLE. last night, as i listened to her sing, i thought of you...i can only imagine how incredible it must feel to SING like that....lungs so full of oxygen...i was awed by the sheer power of it all.<BR/><BR/>and ruby--i've never been very interested the orchestra either...but i've since changed my mind. ;)Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1162582579552664512006-11-03T13:36:00.000-06:002006-11-03T13:36:00.000-06:00I don't miss the life of a professional singer.I D...I don't miss the life of a professional singer.<BR/><BR/>I DO miss singing with orchestras in beautiful halls. I checked out the singers profile in the link. She's a "Juliette" wow. Must have been very lyrical, light and quick. Bet it was beautiful.Loralee Choatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055102094371755499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-1162582445942665012006-11-03T13:34:00.000-06:002006-11-03T13:34:00.000-06:00this is beautiful, jessie...i've never been to the...this is beautiful, jessie...i've never been to the orchestra and never had a real desire to go...until your words created this beautiful imageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com