In less than 24 hours, I will be landing in New York City, along with my dear Grandma Z, Aunt Chris, Aunt Kay, Mom, and my cousin Lindsey! Yes, that's right, it's Chicks in the City 2010! And goodness, to make things even more exciting, I reach the quarter-century mark on Monday, July 12, and get to celebrate in NYC with some of my amazing family members.
Rebecca is watching Tux...I hope he behaves for her. He better not puke! He's hiding in the futon right now, as we had a couple rumbles of thunder. What a goober.
I'm packed except for my toiletries and my carry-on bag. The airport shuttle is picking me up and I'll meet the ladies at Mitchell. I have a brand new suitcase [polka dots] and camera [purple] for the trip. I've set up a flickr page where I'll be loading the zillions of pictures I'm going to be taking...but not until I'm back in MKE [computer free for a week].
We are staying at the amazing Waldorf=Astoria. Yes, that's right, we're classy ladies! And we have a kickass travel agent :) We have a lot planned, including a Broadway show [The Lion King], the New York Philharmonic in Central Park [more about this in a moment], Ellis Island, and a variety of tours of all the different sites! Not to mention, all the delicious food...mmm.
So this concert. I'm super-excited about. It's on the Great Lawn in Central Park, and check out this concert program:
Tchaikovsky: Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Ravel: Boléro
Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser
Rossini: Largo al factotum della città from The Barber of Seville
Gounod: "Je veux vivre" from Romeo and Juliet
Mozart: "La ci darem la mano" from Don Giovanni
Jim Fuzai: Go and See the World
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue |
Oh my god! First, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue is one of my all time favorite pieces of music. It just makes you feel lovely and summery. Even more awesome: Lang Lang will be performing the piano solo! Second, the rest of the program is also amazing, from another favorite of mine, Bernstein, to the intriguing Bolero by Ravel. Bolero is only 2 measures long, repeating in various fashions for 17 minutes. Torvill and Dean skated to a cut of this to win the 1984 Olympics.
So, unless I get access to a computer during the week, ciao until Friday!
peace and love,
m
This is from the Today Show. Unfortunately, we didn't get on TV. However, I did see Matt Lauer's hand! And Ann Curry's back. Whoa, exciting ;) Seriously though, we had an amazing time. I'll do a more detailed post...sometime. When I'm not exhausted from work. Or chasing Tux off the table.
