Dancin' At The Symphony

The Nashville Symphony has a fantastic education department, and we have taken advantage of their offerings multiple times since we moved here. They send out a list of free school concerts each year, and we homeschoolers are included in this generosity.

The one we attended last week was “Dancing Through The Centuries.”

This is a great example of one of our adventures where I miss Buds. He’s been leaving for work early and working so hard. We had to send him this puppy pile picture so he knew we were missing him in the early hours on this day we’d be heading to the symphony.

The homeschoolers always get to sit in the loge boxes on the sides. Yessa wanted to see if we could get seats higher up, but they were already filled with students, so next time we’ll get there earlier to see if we can get higher or closer.

And our friend Roger was playing, which always helps us feel connected to the music.

Another great aspect of the Young People’s Concerts is that the symphony adds in an extra hook to help keep us entertained. For this concert a male and female dancer came out in stunning costumes to demonstrate several of the dances as the symphony played. I was so entranced I didn’t get any pictures of them, but it was beautiful.

Additional bonus, people who didn’t arrive in a bus always get released first.

Oh, and as a funny aside: Much like a new friend will say, “Oh, you are from Chicago. I know Sally Jones from there. Do you know her?”

When we’re out at an event with students who arrive in buses, Yessa and I are always looking for Nashville cousins to happen to be on a field trip at the same place at the same time. We’re perpetually hopeful we’ll see them.

Yeah for live music, kind people, and delightful, free adventures.