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Cathedral of St. John the Divine

Tue, May 30, 2006 at 9:09 am Posted in Music, Photos/Pictures

Last night Diane and I went with friends Clark and Bethany Johnson to see a free New York Philharmonic Orchestra Concert at St. John the Divine. The music performed was “La Forza del Destino” by Giuseppe Verdi (or “Joe Green” as I like to call him) and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony #5.

The cathedral of St. John the Divine is currently being restored as it suffered the effects of a devastating fire in December 2001. The restoration of the cathedral is going along very nicely and it was a wonderful setting for listening to classical music. Here is one of the pictures that I took of the inside:

What I didn’t realize was that a main line from “La Forza del Destino” (The Force of Destiny) was also adapted to create the music for “Jean de Florette.” As soon as I heard the symphony begin to play I recognized the melancholy melody that I enjoyed so much in the movie. Those who have seen it might remember a rather idyllic scene from an upper story window where Jean plays this tune on harmonica while his wife sings alongside him.

We had a very nice evening. I was once again reminded that I want to start listening to more classical music in my life.

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  1. 1annegb on May 30, 2006 at 10:32 pm:

    I have a hard time figuring out how to post on your site, Daniel. Your picture is beautiful, was the music beautiful? I’m not a fan of classical music, but I did get into some when James died, I find I like quieter music now.

    But I had an experience once when I sang in a regional choir and just being around those beautiful voices just lifted me. I’ve wondered if I heard a performance like you describe, would it be like that.

  2. 2Daniel B. on May 31, 2006 at 6:16 am:

    Hi Annegb. I’m always very happy when you come around here. Last night I was reading one of your posts at Popcorn Popping and I was laughing out loud. My sister-in-law wanted to know what I was laughing about and I sent her the link to your post about your husband falling down the stairs. What a classic. You are an amazing writer. I’m so glad you participate and that now you have your own blog.

    You say you have a hard time figuring out how to post on my site. Does it ever reject your comments or are you saying it’s hard to find the link to comment? Let me know if I can do something better or help you out in some way.