The symphony

I had never been to the Dallas symphony before. The first time was a couple of weeks ago. The piece was Dmitry Shostakovich, Symphony no 10. It was a piece written in the years following WWII in the Soviet Union. I am not sure about the message of the piece, I found it to be rather depressing and terrifying, but I was amazed at how well the conductor, musicians and the room reflected feeling into the audience. I had never before seen the value of listening to live classical music. It's a whole different experience. The acoustics in the room allowed me to pinpoint where every sound was coming from. Even though there were many musicians playing at the same time, I could pinpoint a sound and direct my attention to that particular violinist.