Music in the Air

Piazza del Popolo

Serenading us in the Piazza Garibaldi

Today was Todi's music festival, and it was an absolute delight! The morning theme was "Music from Heaven" and used different balconies and upper areas of town: musicians went on these elevated platforms throughout the city and sang or performed on their instruments. We had big band, chamber music, clarinet, contraltos, sopranos, and more. The way the city is laid out, you could turn a corner and lose the music from one location, only to pick up the music coming from another spot.

In Piazza Jacopone

The afternoon was themed "Street Music," and the performers accordingly took to the streets...and the courtyards of local palazzi...and the piazze...and wherever. This went on from about four until seven, when the main larger bands marched into the Piazza del Popolo one at a time to perform separately (a sort of "battle of the bands") and then together for two pieces (including the national anthem).

Gorgeous day

Music from the hairdresser's salon

The courtyard of another palazzo

This group played the Bach fugue

In the front of the theatre

Jazz trio in palazzo down the road

Pantalla band arriving

Greek dancer is the IT guy at the middle school

The French horn in the middle is our choir director

Pantalla's band!

First band!

Next band arriving!

The cops working the beat

A large part of the fun was the huge variety. We heard a brass jazz band group playing a Bach fugue. There was an unaccompanied choir, flamenco dancers, Greek dancers, several brass bands, classical guitar, and piano. Another aspect was that we knew people in pretty much every performing group, so it was great to see them performing.

Can't wait until next year's version!

Love,

Alexandra