"Hello Cello" playing Baroque music under a hot tent in the shopping mall.
I am tempted to post a cheeky comment here, one made by Sir Thomas Beecham, when he met a lady who could not play a sweet note on her cello, but I will refrain!
The city often stages musical days, mostly for amateur musicians, school choirs, choirs for the older generation and for assorted bands and digeridoo players. Usually they are all grouped together in one place, such are in the Burgplatz near the cathedral, which makes watching and listening easy, and especially as it is out of the way of shoppers involved in intense shopping.
This time the musicians performed in three different places, and you had to move around to watch and listen to them. It was a hot day, so in the case of the above cello group, they played under a tent, we the audience stood on the other side of the mall in the shade, and the shoppers walked through the middle of the proceedings, which made listening to Baroque music difficult and failed to create any kind of atmosphere. Maybe I should write to the City council, giving them a few suggestions for the future!
The choir from Mascherode First School singing in the Kohlmarkt.
Two men, two digeridoos and a drum in the shopping mall.
Once again this group played on one side of the mall, whilst we watched from the other. I snapped many a quick photo between crowds of shoppers that afternoon, as they walked between me and the players.
Once again this group played on one side of the mall, whilst we watched from the other. I snapped many a quick photo between crowds of shoppers that afternoon, as they walked between me and the players.
The seniors´ choir from Hötzum playing in the shade in the Kolhmarkt.
Braunschweig Irish Band playing jigs, reels and Irish songs.
Irish music is so infectious, that during the playing I danced about, and pretended that I had my hankies in my hands, and did a bit of Morris Dancing to Irish music amongst the crowd.
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