The daily grind

As we head towards the end of the AIMS program the frequency of events has increased. There are sometimes three concerts on one day in various locations. There was a concert of Spanish music, a Russian evening, an operetta program (performed three different times), and evening of spirituals, several student recitals and, this week alone, three different Liederabende. There was one on Sunday late morning in the Meerscheinschlößl, a charming little palace that now belongs to the university. I am told that Mozart once performed in the hall in which the concert took place. Imagine that! The orchestra performed last Thursday's concert two more times outside of Graz and they are playing their final program this Thursday. Monday we also had a visiting artist, renowned baritone Bo Skovhus, do a masterclass. Whew!