Symphony surprises

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Tonight was the symphony – I’m kind of surprised I even went, since my sleep had been messed up and I wasn’t especially interested. We had a reorchestration of Handel’s “Water Music,” a trumpet concerto by a Russian composer I hadn’t heard of named Böhme, and Schumann’s third symphony. Well! The trumpet concerto surprised me by being beautiful, the Schumann piece surprised me by being slightly familiar, and the “Water Music” – well, it was almost entirely unrecognizable. Instead, it was bizarre and goofy! Fortunately it was first, so it wasn’t my final impression of the concert. I was glad I went.