Tanglewood and our 25th anniversary

We went to Tanglewood in Lenox MA to see our son perform. It was also our 25th wedding anniversary. Everbody went, my Mom, 2 brothers, and my son.
After an uneventful drive from CT, we arrived at the main gate, it was noon, and the concert didn't start until 8:30. The grounds weren't open, but there was a line on people, complete with folding chairs and picnics waiting to get in. My mother's comment was--its just another Ravinia. Well, it might look a little bit like Ravinia, but that's about it. It's much nicer, has a better location, has a beautiful view, large, well kept lawns, old buildings, and a more serious music program. The program we saw was Tanglewood on Parade, which just happened to be the most popular and best attended program of the summer. It was packed. The Boston Symphony played, the Tanglewood fellows orchestra played ( my son is in this orchestra), and then the Boston Pops played. The finale was the 1812 Overture played by the Fellows and the BSO, followed by fireworks. It was spectacular. There were about 7 cannons lined up on the lawn. John Williams, the movie music composer, conducted the 1812. The crowd loved it. We then drove back to CT, and got lost twice. It was past 2am when we finally got to sleep.
We visited Tanglewood again on our way home. David was playing on a chamber music program, which was part of the comtemporary music weekend. His trio played a piece called Brandeli, by Ron Ford. It was made up of 12 very short movements, which could be played in any order, according to the wishes and whims of the musicians. Ford told the trio that they were the first group that chose to do this. The trio was mentioned in today's New York Times Arts section. We went out to lunch, and headed out of town.