Music Under the Stars

 

What could be more wonderful than a concert of incredible music by professional musicians?

The answer is music played under the the stars in a beautiful setting, now that people are getting out of their houses after a long, painful year due to COVID.

Tanglewood, in western Massachusetts, is a sprawling, grassy venue that contains a huge open shed, that happens to be the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

People come from all over to listen to music while sitting on lawn chairs. Some people bring blankets to spread on the grass and have picnics. 

There is even flickering candlelight on some tables!

What could be better than having  delicious dinner via candlelight, under the stars, while music soothes the soul?

 Recently, instead of the symphony orchestra, the Boston Pops performed at Tanglewood.

It was Fourth of July weekend which happens to be the birthday of one of my sisters! Her daughters planned a celebration on the lawn prior to the concert!  What a birthday bash. Wowsers.

 The concert, usually performed in Boston, was moved this year to Tanglewood.

The final musical piece played was the 1812 Overture, accompanied by the shooting of canons that rocked the very grassy earth beneath the feet of concert-goers.  

Talk about splendorous...

ARE THERE CONCERTS UNDER THE STARS WHERE YOU LIVE?