A few weeks ago we had M's friend and her family over for dinner. The moms of each family grew up in the same town but attended different schools. P was in the tuba studio with the mom. Both dads were band directors. Both older daughters played horn. So much in common.
Mom A invited us to go to Tuba Christmas with her which was the motivation we needed to do something we'd wanted to do but hadn't prioritized. I haven't played in a tuba christmas since Utah!
There were 189 tuba/baritones there. There was also a drummer on a full kit in the center which made everything move together and kept tempo from dragging.
We went to lunch and had a nice audience for the concert. I'm so glad we got to go and get to know the B family better. Great people.
We came home for a few hours then I took B and lP to their concert downtown. Traffic was the worst I'd ever seen. We wound up parking on Old Mission Rd. 0.7 miles from the venue. I'm always boggled by so many people choosing to come into crowded situations like that. No thank you. I wish this concert could happen some other night of the year, but I have enjoyed having the children involved in it. The acoustics are beautiful. The children sound great. The traffic and parking and crowds are the price you pay for them to sing this concert.
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