Enraptured: Nora's first classical music gig

We trooped off to The Barbican to watch the English Symphony Orchestra play a gig of childrens music including Flight Of The Bumble Bee, William Tell, that sort of thing but, most importantly, the whole of Peter and The Wolf.

I was slightly nervous in that I couldn't remember how loud The Barbican was acoustically, and Nor can get a bit upset by loud things (see previous fireworks related post) but in fact, from the moment we went in to the half empty hall (went in early so she could get her bearings) she was asking questions, concentrating, working hard and loving every bloody minute.

When the flute played the opening bars of 'Peter', being the bird, n'all, the look on her face when she turned to me was a picture of joy and excitement.

She is, very often, a fantastic person.