New Kronberg Orchestra Performance

Jesse, you would have enjoyed attending the concert I just came from. It was sponsored through the Cultural Arts Office and was a group of 20 plus string players from Kronberg, Germany, a town of 20,000. It was similar to a civic orchestra in the US. The performers ranged in ages from 25 to 70. Most seemed to be at least 50. The performance was for the high school and jr. high students that are associated with the ACG. (They are separate schools that are affiliated with the ACG. We all share the swimming pool, soccer field, and parking lot.) Most of the orchestra members only spoke German and the audience mostly spoke Greek. I noticed a big difference between Greek women and the Germans. The Germans dressed much more casually, wore little or no makeup, and had a minimal amount of jewelry on. Seems like 90 percent of Greek women have dark hair. Suddenly I was watching mostly dirty brown or gray haired people. The Germans had very simple, yet attractive haircuts. These are all just observations that struck me as I sat, watching the performance. Debbie arrives tomorrow. I went downtown this am and purchased tour tickets to Sounion for Monday afternoon and Mycenae, Epidarious, Nafplio, and the Corinth Canal for all day Thursday. Expect to see plenty of photos next week.