What a beautiful concert

Homage to Schoenberg. "Transfigured Night" was phenomenal. Life as a music student does have ups. Moments like this remind us of why we are here and why we are able to put up with with crap at the Conservatory. To spend 30 minutes in communion with the masters is incredibly revitalizing. The Parker Quartet (and the wonderful guests) is doing just fine, it seems. For them, talent, opportunity and (no way!) a future have converged. I wish each of them the best from my heart.

But what of the rest of us? Look at some of the graduating seniors. Many are scared to think about what they will do with their shiny Bachelor of Music from New England Conservatory. So scared, they come back for a Masters and put up with more crap, more rising tuition, more funding cuts and more outrageous rents. As if four years wasn't enough, we decided to extend our stay by another 2 (or more!) years. But all for moments like the 30 minutes that those in Jordan Hall experienced tonight.

The things we give for music! Time, money, energy, our hearts, our souls, our minds... For a person in his/her 20's, that's pretty much everything. What a bargain!