The Sixth Sense @ Kitara

Today's outing was an afternoon chamber concert at Sapporo's prestigious (the musician said so multiple times during the concert) concert hall in Nakajima Park.

In the park, the leaves haven't changed the color yet, but the view was wonderful at every angle.

It was my first time in ages to enter a concert hall with cloakroom and foyer bar.

 

Of course I got a coffee (an unacceptable 600 yen!) to immerse myself in the special atmosphere.  

The interior was magnificent.

I couldn't believe this was in Sapporo, a municipality that keeps saying "we are short of money!" and where the roads are left full of potholes....

The concert itself was a bit challenging for me, to be honest. I'd probably be a Grade 3 (or likely lower) listener if I compared my classical-music listening skills with Ei-ken.  So during the first part, partly because it was right after lunchtime, I couldn't help dozing off, but it was the happiest nap. Falling asleep while such skilled musicians are playing for me...sounds rather aristocratic, eh?   

Program:

• Bizet: Carmen Suite, arranged by Walter
• Roussel: Divertissement for Piano and Wind Quintet, Op. 6
• Poulenc: Sextet, FP 100

（Intermission）

• Mozart: Andante in F major for Mechanical Organ, K. 616, arranged for Wind Quintet
• Thuille: Sextet in B-flat major for Piano and Wind Quintet, Op. 6
•  （Encore） Ravel: Piano Concerto (Title unknown)

I didn’t know the flute was categorized as a woodwind. I assumed it was a kind of brass because of its synth-like metallic sound (Don’t take me seriously, I'm a Grade 3 or lower listener!).