A Lovely Day in the Neighborhood - Sun and Great Music
Some people wonder what there is to do in a small town like Sedona - especially in the middle of February; not our peak tourist season. Personally, I spent today trying to recover from my sterling (or was it leaden) performance yesterday in the 5K section of the Third Annual Sedona Marathon. I was in the “Over-weight Old Guys Who-Used-To-Be-Serious-Runners Division.” Hey, I survived the thing, at least. I’m working my way back to shape one of these days. It’s a great event that attracted over 1,200 participants. Has to be one of the most scenic running events in the country. Give it a shot if you’re a runner or even a jogger or just like to take long walks.
Anyway, I worked out some of the kinks today by taking a nice hike in the National Forest near my home. Had to break out the shorts. It was 63 degrees this afternoon.
That was followed by a marvelous Chamber Music of Sedona concert. I’m always astounded by the amazingly high level of talent that CMS seems to be able to attract. We’re talking Lincoln Center quality here. I think there is sort of Aspen Music Festival syndrom at play here. The big names in chamber music just seem to love to stop off in Sedona to play amongst the red rocks. Today it was the multiple Grammy Award winning Emerson String Quartet, called by Time Magazine, “America’s greatest quartet.” Suffice to say that they lived up to their billing. Great stuff, especially if you’re a fan of Brahms and Czech composer, Leos Janacek.
Should you be in town when thee is a CMS performance, don’t miss it.