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Chuck's Journal
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Day 4 : Travel to Sarasota |
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We left for Sarasota at 10 am after breakfast and a short bike ride along the beach road. The weather was perfect and the drive interesting. The route took us due West on the Everglades expressway (Route 75) which is straight as an arrow, free of road billboards and few rest stops. Many alligators were sunning themselves along the canals that parallel the highway so we didn’t stop. |
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Thank goodness we weren’t staying here, some of the rooms are not ready yet! |
Traffic just outside Sarasota |
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Prokofiev lover? |
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Listening to Bach? |
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He looks like he likes Wagner. |
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PSO Principal English Horn Harold Smoliar chauffeurs his daughter and PSO Oboe Scott Bell into Sarasota |
Sarasota |
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Sarasota is very nice. |
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The view from my room! |
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Lunch at Jack’s Marina consisted of grilled seafood and a pie that set new standards for the tour…it was a brownie crust with a filling of macadamia nut ice cream and topped with whipped cream. I don’t know why I raved about any of the other sweets on this tour; I must have out of my mind because this was delicious. |
Views on the walk to the concert hall |
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PSO Orchestra Personnel and Operations Coordinator Susanne Watts. |
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Van Wezel Hall |
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Stage Door. |
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Stage Door Security. |
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Backstage. |
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The Conductor “Bullpen” |
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Inside the Conductor “Bullpen” |
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Principal Timpanist Tim Adams and Horn Player Ron Schneider warm up on stage. |
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The view from stage |
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Principal Timpanist Tim Adams |
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Principal Trumpet George Vosburgh |
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PSO Bass Player Peter Guild. |
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PSO Assistant Principal Bass Betsy Heston. |
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PSO Co-Principal Clarinet Tommy Thompson prepares. |
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PSO Acting Principal Flute Damian Bursill-Hall. |
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PSO Bass John Moore. |
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PSO Viola Peter Guroff. |
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PSO Bass Jim Krummenacher pulls his instrument out of the travel case. |
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Principal Piccolo Rhian Kenny. |
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Clarinet Player Ron Samuels. |
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The audience begins to arrive. |
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The audience view. |
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Time to get the tuxes on. |
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Heading to my seat on stage |
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Looks like a very full house tonight! We have a 2pm concert on Saturday and that leaves the evening open for a good dinner. Often on tour this is impossible because restaurants open at 6pm just as we are preparing for the show and close at 10pm just before we get out of the hall. There is a Ritz Carlton next door that is targeted for dinner. |
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