DSO offers Friday morning concert which I enjoyed today. Street parking was easy because I arrived 30 minutes earlier than the concert time. About $2.50 for 2 hours. The hall was small but pretty. This was not my first time at DSO, but everything felt new. Wei Yu, principal cellist, had gentle charisma. Clara Kang was beautiful. No flare. Almost sounding like a hard working student. Not as powerful, fearless, or flowy like Kerson Leong. but i would come out and listen to her anytime for her diligence.

right before the concert starts
Many white elderly people filled the audience. Some fell asleep, as always, some were constantly talking, and some were looking into the phone throughout the concert. I got lost in the middle of Zemlinaky’s Mermaid symphony. It was not fun. I wondered what people were enjoying there. The conductor, Kevin Edusei, seemed bright, straightforward, and energetic. The bio says he loves unconventional ways of approaching music and the audience. How? Ah, DSO program notes include DSO’s performance history of the piece. A short demography as I naturally do: all 6 cellists were guys. There were many female and Asian violins. Most brass, percussions, and winds seemed white. Most noticeable thing was there were several black performers in the orchestra (Toledo Symphony has one?) and many young black people were ushering the concert outside the hall. Inside usher who checked the tickets and showed the seats were all old white folks.