The Nutcracker

Tonight my wife and I went to see The Nutcracker. It was an amazing performance is always and I especially enjoy the music of Tchaikovsky. The acoustics of the room or excellent which I'm always blown away by when I see the Nutcracker in San Francisco. My wife and I see it as a tradition every Christmas. The sound of a orchestra is so pleasing to the ear and I'm amazed by how unoffending it is. the percussionist impressed me the most out of everyone and I think that had something to do with the fact that he was all by himself with one other person. His parts were very planned out and he would play quite a bit at certain parts of the night and then not play it all. There's something to be said about standing still and concentrating on the music when you're not playing but then coming in and playing your part with such excellence. It's refreshing to go and see excellent musicians play and do what they are so incredible at.