I went to an organ concert at our church this evening. It was a good program and there was a nice crowd their. I did enjoy the music, some classical, some more modern, but I found myself thinking that I really enjoy the philharmonic more. As I pondered this (listening to music gives me plenty of time to ponder) I realized that I enjoy the philharmonic more because I can watch the music being created. It's the same reason I don't listen to much music on the radio or any other musical venue these days. I like to see my music. I enjoy the performance. Ironically, I realized during intermission that the program was being live streamed and that the camera was focused on the organist as he played. Since our organ is located in the balcony behind the congregation we don't get any view of the organ from the main floor. When we were shut down because of Covid one of the things I enjoyed most about couch church was being able to see the organist play. This evening I realized that if I had stayed at home and watched the livestream I would have probably enjoyed it even more. Ah well, live and learn.
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