Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
AnnaAnthro ("Anna Haunthro") wrote:
“ The National Symphony Orchestra, homeless thanks to the deranged Kennedy Center landlord, has had to find other venues and construct a concert series on the fly.
Its opening evening at the Strathmore in Bethesda was therefore highly anticipated.
The orchestra began the event in the European fashion, entering as a group rather than tuning onstage while the audience settles in, which is common in the US.
It created the occasion for a powerful expression of thanks.”