Lydia and I went to La Petit Trianon in San Jose and saw a fantastic show this past Saturday. It was a wind ensemble that was a completely surprising performance. I was expecting the usual Mozart or Brahms, which would have been fine, but was completely surprised. Four young musicians, all with classical training. They played an amazing selection of 20th century compositions from Latin and Eastern Europe composers that were just fantastic. Kind of a mix of jazz and classical. The music was great and their playing was just superb. It is also a wonderful small hall with fantastic acoustics. They also gave little talks before each piece that talked about the composer and the history behind the piece. Frankly I was spellbound and didn't drift off into my usual day dreaming state that classical music sends me to. Highly recommend seeing them. Lydia and I bought two of their CDs right there on the spot.
