A Big Announcement & Rain

 

My good friends Julie and Dave hosted a patron's event at their house late Monday afternoon. The event was to announce the new Phoenix Symphony Music Director.  In the top photo we see Peter Kjome, the Symphony CEO and to the left is Paolo Bortolameolli, the new music director. He is a Chilean-Italian conductor who has performed all over the world and will start leading the Phoenix Symphony for the 2026-27 season.

After the announcement, a quartet of symphony musicians started playing some beautiful selections of music for the attendees to enjoy.  

After about 3 minutes of great music, the skies opened up and the rain started pummeling everyone on the patio.  We made a very speedy retreat getting the musicians out of the rain followed by the trays of food that had been placed out for all to enjoy.

The whole change from patio to living room took less than 8 minutes and that beautiful music now filled the house.  After the music ended, everyone retreated to the kitchen to enjoy all the great food that had been rescued from the rain.  It's a good thing that Julie and Dave have a big kitchen.  The event was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone in spite of the unusual weather disruption.