It would appear that the gods do not appreciate Mendelssohn. Yesterday, the sleepy village of Gambier was hit by thunderstorms and high winds. Nobody was hurt as far as I know, but a few trees came down on top of power lines, leading to a 10-hour power outage. Our concert was cancelled. There was a fair bit of debate over whether or not we could move the risers, orchestra, and audience across campus to a building across campus which actually had power, but eventually we had to give up. We are now left trying to find a date when we can try to have it again, without losing soloists or an entire orchestral section. I'm trying to remain optimistic, but things don't look very good.
posted by Alison @ 12:01 PM
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