Captivating….Jason Tramm brings beautiful music to the Greatest Auditorium. Paul Goldfinger photo. 8/29/22 ©Click to enlarge all images.

It was a warm night for the Sacred Masterworks concert.  All the doors were open in the Great Auditorium , so occasional cool breezes came in.

Paul Goldfinger photos. 8/28/22  The orchestra was superb  with marvelous musicians, especially the first violinist.

The Masterworks Concert was wonderful.  Maestro Tramm selected a varied program that was delightful, and the audience, spread out over the giant room, was appreciative.  The selection led from one amazing  piece to another.  And the cast was perfect: vocalists, orchestra, organ, choir—The Camp Meeting  has done it again!

In the park, a grandmother danced to the music with two little girls. The concert was the back-drop.    Paul Goldfinger photo.

Auditorium Park as the concert winds down. Paul Goldfinger. 8/28/22  Walk the dog to Haydn.

I was seated up high. A few people brought small children. They listened and then got restless, but even a taste of fine music for a child…  And the audience was not restless; hardly anyone left their seat to step outside.  There was no intermission, and the music flowed from one to the other like a soft stream bubbling through the woods.

As I stepped outside, a woman approached me, wondering about my camera and what I was doing.  She was so taken with the amazing event–she said, “I can’t wait to see the pictures.”

So I gave her a Blogfinger card and now I was challenged to figure out how to overcome the dark outside,  but the musicians had already done that in their way.

On the way home I met some neighbors—-two literary women, Shelly and Perdita: writers and music lovers who were ecstatic about the concert.  Shelly is a veteran of the OG  Choir.  They were happy in the afterglow of Jason’s magical accomplishment.

This isn’t from the show, but it is Ronald Naldi:

“Torna!”

Paul Goldfinger, MD.   Editor, Blogfinger.net