Family , Music and
the marvels of Modern Technology
This
Friday was the start of a superb weekend when the wonders of modern technology
brought the complete Johan Strauss Concert Orchestra in all its glory to a tiny
cinema in the centre of Stowmarket , a small village in rural Suffolk. A brand new huge screen with surround sound
transported the audience in the Regal Cinema right into the very centre of
Maastrict in Holland.
We
felt that we were actually there - amongst an audience of people that had come
from all over Europe – and also from as far away from the USA to attend this
fabulous event.
It
was nothing less than a wonderful extravaganza of top class musical ability,
the orchestra led by Andre Rieu, himself a world class violinist and streamed
live all over the world in real time. We
felt extremely priviledged to be
there amongst an audience singing and
dancing in joyfull pleasure who would have paid a fairly large sum of money for
the pleasure.
We
paid ten quid , and it was probably the best tenner I have ever spent.
I
was especially moved by the soloists rendition of Jerusalem, which brought
tears to my eyes and have ordered a copy of it from Amazon.
Jennie
also arranged for the six of us to have Lunch together on the Sunday at a
restaurant in the old part of Bury St Edmunds. Most enjoyable and probably the
last time we will meet up with Lewis for a while as he is now off to Birmingham
where he will begin a six year course to became a G.P. He is a naturally caring person and I am sure
that he will make a first class doctor.
The
rest of the weekend was organised by daughter Jennie aided by her man David, a
very talented maker of top quality jewellery who has just accepted a commission
to make me a nice diamond ring.
We had a very nice
Sunday lunch at a small restaurant in the centre of Bury St Edmunds together with
my other daughter’s son the lovely Lewis and his charming girlfriend Selma. Lewis and Barbara’s eldest grand daughter Kamara
were good friends and played together when they were just children and we had time
to remember it all while we ate together.
Lewis is now 19 and a handsome 6 foot tall man who has just started on
the first round of his training at Birmingham University so I don’t think we
will see that much of him for a while.
Still , it’s nice too
see our two distinctly different family groups coming together via the lovely
gentle Kamara and this lovely elegant young man – also known when a nine year
old as Marvo the Magician. Fond
memories of times gone by. 
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