This week we attended three very different “events” in our town. On Thursday early evening I went to an opening of an art show. The show is in an intimate room next to the tourist bureau. The artist, Fidelie Cardi, a painter presented her colorful cheerful oil paintings. I stayed there an hour talking French and very little English!
Today we attended an international church called Crossroads here. The service rocked with beautiful gospel-like music and lots of prayer. We liked the sincerity of it all. There is also a German Lutheran church in Geneva that we may visit soon.
In the evening we listened to a concert with Trumpet and Organ music in the “Temple de Ferney Voltaire,” which is the protestant church. It was packed to the last place on hard small benches. Romain Leleu (trumpet) gave a brilliant performance, accompanied nicely by Mathias Lecomte (organ). They played lots of Bach but also Vierne and Händel and a few more modern ones (Brandt, Sauguet). The concert ended with a fun piece by Ponchielli, which evoked a carnival-like feeling. In between they explained the pieces so could practise listening to French!
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