This past Friday was another beautiful day in the plaza. I had initially heard rain, but as the day bloomed it became the best day one could hope for. We arrived downtown to set up around 11:00. In the half hour or so it took us to get ready the crowd started to gather from inside the buildings or from wherever. The children were out to play this Friday as they got the legs wet in the clean water of the plaza.
Our guest was Sophia Ahmad of the Des Moines Register who introduced the Quartet and elaborated a little on the pieces chosen for the day. It was another great lunch hour for the plaza!
Prior to my internship with the Quartet I hadn't known of these free performances. Two shows in and I am loving the atmosphere and the great music. It is a great place filled with the music from the masters of yesteryear and the light chatter of the noon hour. The traffic still flows and the hustle and the bustle of downtown business still exists on Locust and beyond; but, inside the plaza it feels like a community coming together to get away for a moment, it's fantastic.
If you are looking for your new lunch spot or a place to take a date, check out the quartet: we'd love to have you.
Jason Link - 2009 Belin Quartet Intern
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