Concert at Raphael House

The Music and Love Concert today took place at the Raphael House. Gabriel and I were a little nervous because the first performance was our piano duet, Danz Havana. We had practiced this piece for a month, but we were still worried we might make a mistake since playing a duet requires close coordination with your partner. Luckily, we did not make any mistakes this time. After our duet, we enjoyed several beautiful violin pieces performed by Elaine, Riddhima, and Rishita, as well as some passionate piano pieces played by Frankie, Jeremy, Jacob, and Ayan. It started drizzling outside, but inside it felt warm and sweet, filled with lovely music. Momo’s violin performance of Violin Concerto No. 1 by Niccolò Paganini was very long, but we were all completely immersed in her fabulous playing. The music sometimes flowed fast like a river, and sometimes it became calm and deep, touching our spirits. We also heard two more duets. One was a violin duet by Esther and Faith, and the other was a piano duet by Allie and Sophia. We could truly feel the coordination between the partners. Both performances were fantastic! My favorite piece was the Bassoon Concerto performed by Chloe on the bassoon. I had never heard a bassoon performance before. It produces a warm, woody, and sometimes slightly buzzy sound that deeply attracted me. The concert was very successful today. Sadly, we didn’t see the living center’s cat, Isabella. We’ll try to find her next time! (Reported by Grace Zhou)