Day 32 - Mississippi - Evening

Day 32

November 12

Gulfport, Mississippi

Dear Miss Smith,
    I don’t have much time to write as it is already late and we have a busy day tomorrow; I don’t want the girls to stay up too late. It would never do to have sleepy girls.
    We just got back from the Gulfport Symphony! [Note from Miss Smith: Click on the Symphony and have your speakers on to listen to a bit of the symphony itself!] Oh, Miss Smith! It was enchanting, exquisite, delightful, soothing, invigorating, refreshing, need I say more? It was with astonishment that I learned that neither Lydia or Natalie, nor Amy, had ever been to a symphony. That was something that could not be allowed to continue, so after supper we prepared.
    I insisted that we all must wear our best, for you know, Miss Smith, that attending a symphony is a gala occasion. Amy did the girls’ hair for them and they looked quite sweet. They even delighted me by agreeing to wear hats! Now, do have no worries, I beg of you. These hats were the small ones and in no way did they obstruct the view of those sitting behind us. Amy could not be persuaded to wear a hat of any kind, so at last we departed in style for the concert hall.

    Upon arriving and entering, all three of my companions fell into an awed silence, for the grandeur of the place, the essence of past concerts that seemed to linger in the air, and the notes of instruments tuning on the stage held them in its mighty symphony grasp, nor did it leave them through the entire concert.

Ivan Zenaty - Soloist

    The soloist, Ivan Zenaty, was marvelous and you could tell playing his violin was pure joy to him. The conductor did a brilliant job. We were treated to Debussy’s Afternoon of a Faun, David Ott’s Music for the Canvas and Aram Khachaturian’s Violin Concerto in D minor. I simply cannot describe the music, Miss Smith. I get shivers up and down my spine just recalling it.
    All the way home and even now, the conversation is the music. I don’t think these girls will ever forget their night at the symphony.
    Good Night, Miss Smith, I’ll write more soon.

~Priscilla

[Note from Miss Smith: Priscilla couldn't take any pictures for you, so please stop by the web site to see pictures.]