A Thing of Beauty

A sound of joy. My husband and I visited the Boston Early Music Festival's instrument exhibit this afternoon. We were too late for the mini concerts that we would have enjoyed, but in plenty of time to take in several hotel exhibit floors of replicated - and playable - early instruments. Rebecs, Viola da Gambas, Krumhorns and brilliant, beautiful harpsichords. There were three rooms full of harpsichords and they were all breathtaking. A fellow came by as were were looking, sat down at a few of them, and began to play. Wonderful.

I asked the guard if I might be able to take some pictures and he said yes, absolutely. A bit later we came upon some promotional CDs, one of which contained harpsichord music.

Well, you know me.