Saturday saw the opening of the Buchanan Center for the Arts "Town and Country" Exhibit. Over 700 paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures covered every spare inch of the Buchanan gallery from floor to ceiling. The work was submitted by Monmouth and Warren County school children and it was so full of color, joy, and optimism that for at least a moment one could believe that the younger generation was going to finally make good things happen and fix the mess that we have handed them on so many fronts.
Sunday saw the final concert of the year for the Quad City Symphony. "Sublime" would be the best description. Brahm's German Requiem with a chorus over one hundred voices strong could not have been more beautiful. You were bathed in etherial sound. It was a fitting finale to the season and left us eager to sign up for next year's series. I am not a musician and have no real tecnical understanding of music, but I would not be surprised if heaven sounded a lot like this.
Now for chaos as we try to clear the calendar so we can head off for a week's R & R in London.
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