All I Want For Christmas Is A Front Row Seat

Last night I surprised my children with a bit of class and culture by taking them to see the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. This was kept a secret till the last minute, and when I asked them all to guess what they thought we might be doing, all but one came very close.

When I asked how they guessed so accurately, they all agreed it was, "Because we had to dress nicely." In other words: No jeans!

No photography is allowed during the performances, which really stinks because I and my zoom lens had a great view of the Maestro. But I did manage some cramped pictures (the nose bleed section doesn't allow much elbow room, my friends) before the performance.





I think Caedin was most impressed that the orchestra knew God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. I don't think it occurred to him that perhaps that song had been used before this year's church musical.





Tylan looked forward to the sing-along portion of the evening, and then promptly gave up when he didn't know all the words to It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas. I told him that was fine, at least he can now truthfully say he has sung with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He just looked at me like he thought perhaps his mother was a bit loony.






Taran seemed a bit bored at a few points during the evening, however, he seemed most impressed by numbers performed by Angela Renee Simpson. Wow, what a stage presence she has! I would love to see her in Porgy and Bess, but I dare say that is one bit of culture I won't be able to convince my husband to accompany me to.









He may volunteer to wear a suit but he's not going to wear it to the opera. *wink*






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The last photo was taken by Chana, who is even more intimidated by my camera than I am, and who, after five tries taking a picture of her father and me, informed me this was just going to have to be good enough.