No pictures from the concert Tuesday evening in Valencia, we were not allowed to use cameras! David Okada may have pictures.
View of the castle (where the concert is), from the parent's hotel on the beach:
Concert in the evening. It starts with the band, with Daniel announcing first:
"On the Mall" March by Edwin Goldmann: Only Anup, John, Lauren and Lauren (no picture, sorry) playing,
while the rest of the band (and the audience) sing or whistle. Then the band takes the final bow:
Symphony Orchestra playing, and the view of the whole venue (before it got too dark for my camera):
Symphonic Wind Ensemble:
View of the harbor and old town from the castle, Calle mayor (Main
Street) in the old town, the church there, the Santa Maria gate to the
old town, and the Petxina spring and antique wash basin (for
laundry or fishing nets).
The bottom of the open plaza (and water collection structure) and two small
residences at the Gaudi-designed Parc Guell:
Evening: Open-air Concert in the Parc de la Ciutadella. First a
poster seen in town:
The band, Iris' trumpet solo, and Mrs. Hasegawa during "A Wild Rose
Above" (the piece honoring her son):
Symphony orchestra and audience from the back:
The same site, seen two days later, without band:
Saturday, June 28th: We started by walking around town. Here is a Gaudi residence in town:
They were kind enough to name a street after our wonderful assistent director, but
garbled the spelling of his last name slightly when translating to Catalan. And some
of their public spaces seem outright inimical to music:
In the Musical Instrument Museum, the piano used by Isaac Albeniz (the original
score of "Navarra" is in a showcase behind):
Poster for the concert tonight, seen while walking around town:
Exterior of the Palau de Musica Catalana, where they will perform this
evening. The orginal brick building is behind glass on one side:
Finally, the concert. The glass ceiling, then the first band that played (the
community band of the Raval neighborhood in Barcelona):
The band, with Mr. Boitz:
The symphony orchestra, setting up during intermission, then taking a bow after
the Sarasate (with soloists):
Sunday, June 29th: All the groups assembling in front of the cathedral, and a
few oboe players checking out a local band with traditional instruments:
In the evening, we visited the Gaudi-designed Basilica de la Sagrada Familia. It's
design is so mind-bending, it defies our photographic skills. Please google
for it.
Monday, June 30th: Lunch stop in Zaragoza, on the way from Barcelona to San
Sebastian: The Basilica of Nuestra Senora de Pilar, then the Catedral de la seo.
Tuesday, July 1st: Walking tour of San Sebastian (called Donostia in Basque):
The harbor, the main square (with nice museum in the modern building), and a
few views from the inclinded tram tour of the mountain. It was cloudy, rainy,
and at times heavy thunderstorms:
Concert in the Kursaal in the evening, the last concert of the trip. The empty
stage, set up for the choir, then the local choir, and the band that played
before us (I'll look up their name in the program later):
Our band, with Mr. Pwu:
The streamers at the end of "On the Mall":
Finally, the Symphony Orchestra, and some happy people at the final bow:
Wednesday, July 2nd: Walking around town. The Kursaal from outside (still
cloudy in the morning), then views from the Castillo de la mota:
Finally, the statue of Jesus that overlooks the city, with lightning rods
and a bird nesting on his head:
Thursday, July 3rd: On the way back to Madrid, a quick lunch stop in Burgos:
The (very large) cathedral, and the city gate:
We left Spain on July 4th.
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