The Power of Connection (plus more photos)

Holstein Gate

       I have felt it.  Riding the wave of good energy when you know the audience is with you.  It's like your energy is plugged in to the crowd and magnified, filling the room with warmth and light.
      Last night's concert was like that.  The people in Preetz responded to our music with generous applause, words of thanks, postcards of thanks and rose wine.

The first clockwork mechanism

       "Moments like this are the reason I do music," Nate said.  "To make people happy."
      Later, we got into a discussion about the importance of connecting with our music and the audience.  Karin said,
      "It's the most important thing when you're performing."
       Paul said, "The thing people love about Canto Armonico is that we emote.  The audience will be drawn to certain singers.  I've had people come up to me and say it was like I was preaching the music to them."

Scale models of Lubeck ships

       As we bond more on this trip, mostly through eating and drinking and wandering aimlessly, we also are becoming a more cohesive ensemble.

Executioner's sword.  Flat at the tip, as it was only used for slicing.  Hope it was sharp!

We have a couple of kids with us on this trip, Matthew and Julia.  They are models of good behavior for all of us, "like saints," somebody said.  

In Preetz, I saw they were having some fun.   We rode home and discussed whether German deer speak German and how funny the word Ausfahrt is (that was the adults.)  

So goodbye Lubeck, we enjoyed our time here.  Hello Minden, a whole new set of music, and recording! 

Scale model of Lubeck.