Heroes, Guitar and Otherwise

Poor Scott has done more than his share of Tolly time this weekend, all in the name of Ruby's guitar playing. Friday night Ruby and I went to a long-awaited guitar concert by Fabio Zanon, a Brazilian musician and guest this weekend of the Utah Classical Guitar Society. Ruby's favorite part of the concert was when Mr. Zanon was asked to play a certain piece as an encore. He said, "I haven't played that one for a few years, but I'll give it a try." He then proceeded to pull off an almost flawless performance of a virtuostic piece that had everyone on their feet for a second standing ovation.

Tonight, Ruby was fortunate enough to play in the master class given by Mr. Zanon. She did very well and responded to his remarks and coaching nicely. I was proud of her. She said she was nervous, but she seemed to be quite composed. All the other players were much older, so it was intimidating, but so worthwhile to learn from all of them. The class was at Ruby's teacher's home and was followed by an intimate meal which Ruby and I enjoyed in the company of an eclectic group of a dozen or so guitar players and aficionados. I think it was Ruby's first such dinner party. She was the youngest person there by about 30 years!

I hated to be away from the little mama's boy for so long, but he was fast asleep when we got home. I saw evidence of Scott's long evening, however, in the full bottle and binky that were left out. Thanks, Scott, for supporting Ruby and enabling me to enjoy her musical education and success. You're my hero.