Sunday, December 4, 2022

A Winter in Boston, Handel's Messiah

Jordan Hall, Boston, MA

We are so fortunate this winter to have friends, Martha and Oleg, who have offered the use of their Boston condo to us.  They will be sculling in Tampa where they live during the winter months.  The condo is a beautiful South Boston corner apartment with a covered balcony facing east toward the harbor and a second story deck facing west toward the city skyline.  It is luxurious.  

We began our winter festivities with a Boston Baroque concert at Jordan Hall.  Jordan Hall is the principal performance space of the New England conservatory. Boston Baroque is the oldest period instrument orchestra in North America. It was founded in 1973 by Martin Pearlman who remains conductor and harpsichordist. We were here tonight to enjoy Handel's Messiah.  Hallelujah! 

Martha and Oleg invited us to stay the night at their's.  While we were at the concert, they were having dinner with a friend.  They suggested we do a dry run to access the condo. We successfully did so and were settled in with television when they arrived home.  We're off to an excellent start.