But Can He Dance?

Another music blessing. A friend invited me to join her at a performance of the Boise Philharmonic Symphony. I didn't know if I was music savvy enough to even enjoy it.

A listening feast

pluck, pluck of deep vibrating strings

bowing zest of First violin

Most fun of all:

Watching
the conductor

His beat pattern

not a pattern at all

but

a dance

of wrist turns

Swaying and bowing

from the waist

Reaching his long arm

into the viola section

then swooping left

til he faced the first violins

Bouncing up and down on his toes

with hand drawing

legato waves

in the air

Leaning

Swaying

Air poking

A singular black-coat-with-tails

ballet

with all musicians

in synchronized response

I was mesmerized