musicians of old

Chapter 747 The Seventh Day

On the morning of the seventh day of the celebration, a fine, intermittent drizzle fell in San Pereto.

On the open Holy Sun Sacrament Square, you can see water vapor rising slightly from the dome of the cathedral, and the gilded scepters extending from the reliefs of generations of bathers of light are constantly repeating the cycle of water droplets slowly condensing and dripping.

The rain was not heavy, far from the point where I needed to give up my composure and hold an umbrella.

However, the 30,000 square seats that stretched out like a golden carpet under the bright sun a few days ago now have a slightly old and damp verdigris texture when viewed from a distance.

Of course, they were still packed, and this did not affect the audience dressed in their best, nor did it affect the festive atmosphere of the twelve surrounding main streets that were packed with people.

“Ding-dang-dang-dang—dong—dong—dong!!”

The nine-foot "Boethius" piano in the center of the field of vision is about to reach its glorious finale.

The concerto's orchestra gave firm support on the strong beats, and the piano master Uccello's hands flew alternately, playing a torrential chord, startling the gray pigeons that were pecking at bread crumbs in the square.

"Bravo!!"

The cheers burst out enthusiastically.

Moreover, it is natural that one wave is higher than the other.

After climbing three peaks, it retreated quickly like the receding tide.

It was as if some kind of strange and "well-trained" tacit understanding had gradually formed in the hearts of so many listeners, and even the enthusiastic expressions of some distinguished guests in the front row seemed to be deliberately empty - of course, this was just a strange idea that suddenly arose in another group of people sitting next to them.

A good listener who is polite and reserved will be respected at all times.

"encore!"

"enco"

The afterglow of the last explosion of the metal strings had not yet dissipated, but the curtain began to grind like a guillotine, and the extremely light sound of rain immediately filled the gap left by the sudden cessation of cheers.

The pianist left the stage after the curtain call, and the conductor left the stage after the curtain call.

This was normal, but then the musicians left one after another.

Logically speaking, while waiting for the conductor and pianist to return, there are too many musicians and they will not stand up for the time being. It is possible that after performing a few encores, the musicians will withdraw and then be called back to the stage by applause, but generally, they will not stand up for the first song.

So, no encore.

Some fans who were holding autograph books, colored bead tubes, champagne or flower bouquets froze in their places. Some of the large bouquets in their hands were soaked in rain and felt as heavy as explosives about to explode.

"Is it strange?"

"There have been nearly 40 performances in the past few days, and in 30 of them, only one song was performed encore."

"There are only a few who have performed two songs, and none who have performed three songs. And since yesterday, there has even been a performer who has performed none at all. Perhaps this is not surprising, after all, there has never been a clear rule about this or that, and 'encore' is just the performers' right to do as they please."

Roy whispered to himself in a corner of the VIP seats. In fact, under the customary mechanism of the Harvest Art Festival, every artist should be more willing to return to the stage, because there are so many schedules to consider, and the duration of each "main film" is usually shorter than a normal concert, about an hour, and the composers must bring out their latest and most proud large-scale work, or a set of logically connected songs.

In this case, it would be a good idea to bring back some of the smaller works that were ranked second or third in order of creation to enhance communication with the audience or to strengthen the expression of artistic concepts.

But this is the cumulative statistics so far.

It was another curtain call without an encore.

"I just heard some other things about Master Uchilo's game." Shilan leaned close to Roy's ear and lowered his voice.

"Ok?"

"At the end of the colorful rehearsal at 9 o'clock, a violinist from the 'Unfallen Fire' Festival Orchestra had an argument with their concertmaster. The initial trigger seemed to be 'should the cadenza of the third movement of the Piano Concert Orchestra be based on the original score or the revised version issued by the board of directors the day before yesterday?' The reason for the escalation of the argument was that the musician felt that the explanation of the board executive was unclear."

"It's just a weird little thing." Roy looked a little worried, "But there have been too many little things happening recently, and I think the follow-up of those big things might not be good."

"Let's wait and see." Xilan had a stack of telegrams in his hand. "Mr. Marley should continue to keep in close contact with the headquarters team."

They themselves are performers of the "Untitled" Symphony in C-sharp minor and will lead the group on stage in the evening.

Now is the most critical moment of the end of the Harvest Art Festival. There is no better solution than to focus on it and hold our ground!

But during this week, the number of emergency communications coming from the Turner Art Museum headquarters far away in the northern continent has reached an exaggerated level!

The previous ones had been full a long time ago, and the amount in Xilan's hands now was just the amount that had been delivered by the staff who came over one after another in the past hour or so.

This is not what is commonly described as a "tumultuous time", but anyone with a little sensitivity can sense that after a series of "big things happening", "even bigger things" are about to happen!

It all started that night when Fanning disappeared again at the celebration party for the premiere of "Tristan and Isolde".

There are almost no people or forces in the world now who can take Fan Ning away quietly and dare to take Fan Ning away.

When thinking about what happened on the "Vanessa" when we arrived at the Western Continent, the remaining possibilities of the answer seem obvious!

This incident was definitely the most important one, but as a postscript, as the days went by, with Roy's calm analysis, everyone's anxiety level was actually gradually reduced - Fanning's reserved "non-suicide statement" was not triggered, which meant that he was still alive and his spiritual state was basically normal.

Moreover, unlike other artists who were quietly removed from the schedule one after another, the organizing committee did not adjust or cancel the premiere of Fanning's "Untitled Symphony in C-sharp Minor" on the evening of the seventh day!

But Fanning's disappearance did become the beginning of a series of ominous premonitions. Soon, Sir Viadrin somehow left the banquet hall without saying goodbye.

Furthermore, Hiran tried to contact Viadrin's messenger but received no response.

Then, in the morning of the next day, it was the first day of the official "Seven Days Celebration".

A piece of secular news from Theolian shocked people from all walks of life! Parades and riots of all sizes began to appear in various places!

"Announcement of the House of Commons of the Theolian Empire

No.: 916-Privy Letter No. 42

(November 916, 11 in the new calendar)

In order to adapt to the grand process of the Empire's industrialization, strengthen the unified will of the Congress to reform and the spirit of the "New Industrial Order and Promotion Law", after deliberation by the Cabinet and with the decree of His Majesty the King, the former "Imperial City College Joint Committee" will be merged into the "Imperial Industrial Joint Development Committee" from now on, and the new organization will be named "Imperial Industrial Coordination and Education Promotion Association".

The empire's original 78 city colleges, 326 subordinate primary and secondary public schools, more than 2 workers' night schools, free schools for the poor, women's home schools and more than 700 corresponding libraries will be managed uniformly by the "Universal Education Department" under the "Imperial Industrial Coordination and Education Promotion Association" under the guidance of the 11 responsible departments of the cabinet. Asset and personnel changes will also be reformed smoothly and orderly in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

This adjustment will eliminate the redundant administrative structure of the Empire, demonstrate the unprecedented unity and enterprising determination of the House of Commons, and condense the wisdom of academic elites and industrial pioneers into the spark that promotes steam civilization. "

The issuer column is

The newly appointed Speaker of the House of Commons of the Congress of Theolian, Count Jana Adair!!