At the Orpheum Theatre

You walk through the doors and you see red carpet everywhere; up the numerous staircases to the top balconies. There were volunteers on each floor to talk about the history of the building or to guide you to your seat. The chandeliers hang from the ceiling lighting this amazing theatre built around 1911. There was a display of all the famous people who came to this theatre and we checked it out but I didn't recognize anybody at first but then maybe just one or two. This beautiful architecture was once considered to be taken down by the city and used for a parking lot but many people fought this argument and won. I was ecstatic to see the grandiose of this beautiful building in downtown Vancouver.
I didn't pack any dress clothes, not expecting to go anywhere as elegant as the theatre but my sister provided me with a coat and a beautiful scarf. I had my long brown boots, so the coat hid my clothes and I didn't have the urge to go anywhere during the intermission so nobody discovered that I was under dressed. I wished that I had brought a dress for this night at the theatre. I had the same old earrings I wore all week long so I wouldn't forget anything but as it happened, I forgot my mitts at my sister's and my sister mailed them to me. The Ontario weather is so much colder than in British Columbia. We found out that pansies could thrive during the winter months.
We arrived early at the theatre and got tickets for the bargain price of $15.00/each. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra was playing Strauss; six songs, Opus 68 and Elgar symphony no 1 in A flat major, opus 55. I had never heard of these pieces being played before since I mainly concentrate myself to Baroque music. I am a lover of Bach originating from my studies of music at university. I am in love with the Brandenburg concerto's and happen to listen to the same music over and over again.
Sir Andrew Davis was the conductor and Celena Shafer was the vocalist. She sang six German song with great animation of her posture. My sister wondered what language she was singing in and I said German, having taken a German course in university. I once had a plan to study music in Austria and preparing myself for this grand endeavor by taking an introductory German course. Celena's singing was excellent. She said it took a toll on her voice with the range of notes; some very high and other's low. She had to be a soprano. I could sing in alto in the University of Guelph choir. I plan to join the choir in 2010.
The strings were excellent; something I wished to play but I had to come to terms that my hand would never stop shaking due to my mild cerebral palsy. I was greatly discouraged when I tried to play the violin, hoping that every thing would turn out OK but it didn't and I had to accept that and sell my violin. There were two large harps and they sounded beautiful in harmony with all the strings. I'm only sorry that didn't know the music, otherwise I could explained more about the music to my sister. When you hear the word Strauss, you think of waltzes but I didn't hear any waltzes but just and endless piece of music.