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8 September 2020
Aurora at Handyside Canopy
8th September 2020 Jon Jacob Blog, Journal
The opening chords of Beethoven’s 7th symphony played by the Aurora
Orchestra in Kings Cross pinned me to the glass doors of nearby Waitrose in
Handyside Canopy. Tears flowed. This was the first actual live orchestral
music I’d heard in person in six months. A supercharged affair.
There’s a vague sense that this might be an outing for musicians and concert-
goers alike which is fleeting. Conversations I’ve had today with TV people hint
at something cumbersome and depressing coming down the tracks: an
increasing R-rate. If you’re part of a pitifully small group of people who are
getting to experience live music in socially-distanced audiences right now
maybe that avenue of pleasure will be closed of in the coming weeks. Will
Christmas music all be pre-recorded? Or will we ride this wave? It’s difficult to
tell.
