No doubt it will make the wettest October in many years. We have had so many rainy days this month. Apart from the 9 consecutive days of no-sun about 10 days ago, we are now in the fourth day of such a stretch, again. What's more, this is a nor'easter. I hate the word "nor'easter". That means it is a storm that would linger on for a long time. So this one won't stop until sometime tomorrow. It is so windy and wet outside. It is just nasty.
I am going to the Symphony Hall tonight. What a program it will be! It's Sibelius' violin concerto and Shostakovich's symphony No. 8 (completed in 1943 during WWII). The latter is supposed to be excessively gloomy and despairing. It doesn't seem to be the best choice for this kind of weather. But Shostakovich himself said that his No. 8 was about beauty and affirmation: "Life is beautiful. All that is dark and depressing will disappear, depart, and the beautiful will reign."
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